Calgary
A prairie oil city that is really a gateway — the Rockies are an hour west. For ten days in July it turns into the largest rodeo on earth.
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The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition, and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing, and First Nations exhibitions.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Unknown author · Public domain
The Calgary Tower is a 190.8-metre (626 ft) free-standing observation tower in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally called the Husky Tower, it was conceived as a joint venture between Marathon Realty Company Limited and Husky Oil as part of an urban renewal plan and to celebrate Canada's centennial of 1967.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Mar 2026
Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
The Glenbow Museum is an art and history regional museum in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The museum focuses on Western Canadian history and culture, including Indigenous perspectives. The Glenbow was established as a private non-profit foundation in 1955 by lawyer, businessman and philanthropist Eric Lafferty Harvie with materials from his personal collection.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Darthrussel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Heritage Park Historical Village is a living history museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 127 acres (51 ha) of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir. As one of Canada's largest living history museums, it is among the city's most visited tourist attractions. Exhibits span western Canadian history from the 1860s to the 1950s.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Tyson2k at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Prince's Island Park is an urban park in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is developed on an island on the Bow River, immediately north of downtown Calgary.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
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The National Music Centre is a non-profit museum, performance venue, and recording studio located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The centre's permanent building, branded Studio Bell, is located at 850 4th Street S.E. in Downtown East Village.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 May 2026
Craig Talbert · CC BY 2.0
The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition, and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing, and First Nations exhibitions.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Unknown author · Public domain
The Calgary Tower is a 190.8-metre (626 ft) free-standing observation tower in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally called the Husky Tower, it was conceived as a joint venture between Marathon Realty Company Limited and Husky Oil as part of an urban renewal plan and to celebrate Canada's centennial of 1967.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Mar 2026
Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
The Glenbow Museum is an art and history regional museum in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The museum focuses on Western Canadian history and culture, including Indigenous perspectives. The Glenbow was established as a private non-profit foundation in 1955 by lawyer, businessman and philanthropist Eric Lafferty Harvie with materials from his personal collection.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Darthrussel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Heritage Park Historical Village is a living history museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 127 acres (51 ha) of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir. As one of Canada's largest living history museums, it is among the city's most visited tourist attractions. Exhibits span western Canadian history from the 1860s to the 1950s.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Tyson2k at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Prince's Island Park is an urban park in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is developed on an island on the Bow River, immediately north of downtown Calgary.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
No machine-readable author provided. Scott5114 assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain
The National Music Centre is a non-profit museum, performance venue, and recording studio located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The centre's permanent building, branded Studio Bell, is located at 850 4th Street S.E. in Downtown East Village.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 May 2026
Craig Talbert · CC BY 2.0