Edmonton 

Edmonton is the capital of Alberta and sits on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. It is well known for its scenic beauty as much as it is recognised for its festivals, shopping and entertainment. Visitors are attracted to Edmonton due to its proximity to Jasper and other national parks, its attractions and it being the gateway to the far north of Canada. 

Edmonton was Canada's Cultural Capital for 2007.

West Edmonton Mall

With more than 500 000 sq m of shopping, West Edmonton Mall is the largest entertainment and shopping centre in the world. Spanning the equivalent of 48 city blocks it has more than 800 stores, 110 restaurants, the world's largest indoor amusement park and water park, an NHL-size ice arena, 2 miniature golf courses, 19 movie theatres, including an Imax, a Las Vegas-style Casino, 4 -Star hotel and loads more. For more information go to www.westedmontonmall.com

The Alberta Legislature

On the site of the original Fort Edmonton is this beautiful Edwardian building from 1912. Surrounded by fountains, beautiful lawns and overlooking the river, its dome has remained one of Edmonton's prime landmarks.

Edmonton Space & Science Centre

With the largest planetarium in Canada the Edmonton Telus World of Science Centre offers galleries and exhibitions on all things space. There are IMAX screens, laser shows, presentations and the Bruderheim Meteorite. This fell near Edmonton in 1960 and is about as old as the Solar System, coming in at 4.6 billion years old.