Tourist information on Edmonton

Edmonton, capital of Alberta, has successfully combined the pace of a modern city with the soothing tones of wide green spaces. It has more kilometres of greenery per inhabitant than any other city in Canada, including the largest stretch of urban parkland in North America, the North Saskatchewan River Valley. Explore it by bike, on foot, or even on skis (in winter, snow conditions make for excellent cross-country skiing throughout the Edmonton region).

Evidence of a penchant for doing things in a big way can also be seen at the West Edmonton Mall, the world's biggest shopping centre : 800 stores, 110 food-service establishments and seven world-renowned attractions, including a water park, reproductions of undersea caves, and a life-size replica of Christopher Columbus' ship.

Let yourself be carried away by the many art and music festivals. Over 13 weeks of summer, the city hosts nine festivals, not only the celebration of the visual arts and the International Jazz Festival, but also the fringe theatre festival, the biggest and most exciting alternative theatre festival in North America.

Museum fans are well catered to as well. The Edmonton Space and Science Centre houses an IMAX movie theatre and a planetarium which has the biggest dome in Canada. At Fort Edmonton Park, Canada's biggest living history museum, visitors can ride in a sleigh, tram or steam train through four periods of the city between 1855 and 1920.

Please note that station locations on some Google maps may not be entirely accurate. We are currently verifying the exact locations of all our stations.

VIA Rail trains serving Edmonton :

• Toronto-Jasper-Vancouver (the Canadian)

Additional tourist information :

• GoEdmonton.net

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