"Alberta, home on the range" Province of Alberta by Darby2

First, Foremost. Finest



Canada's Largest Mountain National Park - Jasper National Park.

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Canada's first/oldest National Park - Banff National Park.

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World's Largest Shopping and Entertainment Complex - West Edmonton Mall.

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World's First International "Peace Park" - Waterton Lakes/Glacier National Park.

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World's Second Largest/Canada's Largest National Park - Wood Buffalo National Park.

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Largest Ski Area in Canada - Lake Louise.

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World's Largest Ukrainian Easter Egg (Pysanka) - Vegreville.

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Second Largest Glacier fed Lake in the World - Maligne Lake (Jasper National Park).

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One of the World's most Photographed Lakes - Moraine Lake (Banff National Park).

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North America's largest outdoor music festival - Big Valley Jamboree (Camrose)

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World's Largest Tyrannosaurus Rex - Drumheller.

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One of the most scenic Highways in the World - Icefields Parkway.

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Canada's Largest public display of live Reptiles - Reptile World (Drumheller).

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World's Largest herd of free Roaming Bison - Wood Buffalo National Park.

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North America's Largest, oldest and best preserved Buffalo Jump Site - Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.

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World's Largest Oil Sands Development - Suncor/Syncrude Oil Sand Plant (Fort McMurray).

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Only City in Canada found within two Provinces - Lloydminster.

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Largest Museum in Western Canada - Glenbow Museum (Calgary).

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Bird Capital of Canada - McLennan.

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North America's Largest Theatre Festival - Fringe Festival (Edmonton).

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Second Largest Zoo in Canada - Calgary Zoo (Calgary).

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One of the richest Dinosaur finds in the World - Dinosaur Provincial Park.

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Home of Iceland's greatest Poet - Stephansson House (Markerville).

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World's Largest Olympic Museum - Olympic Hall of Fame (Calgary).

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World's Largest Cable suspended roof "reverse hyperbolic paraboloid" - Olympic Saddledome (Calgary).

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North America's first covered Speed Skating Oval - Olympic Speed Skating Oval (Calgary).

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The richest Show Jumping contest in the World - The Masters (Calgary).

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One of North America's Largest Collections of Antique and Classic Cars, Trucks and Planes - Reynolds Alberta Museum (Westaskiwin).

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Greatest Outdoor show on Earth - Calgary Stampede (Calgary).

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World's first and only U.F.O. Landing Pad - St. Paul.

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More Park Land per capita than any other North American City - Edmonton.

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World's first Indoor Bungy Jump - West Edmonton Mall (Edmonton).

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World's Tallest Tepee - Medicine Hat.

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North America's Largest Collection of Horse Drawn Vehicles - Remington Alberta Carriage Centre.

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• Pros:Wide open spaces, great people, variety in scenery, low taxes