About Edmonton
Described as one of the most beautiful places on earth, Edmonton is part of the Alberta Rocky Mountains in western Canada. This city offers a wide variety of places to go and activities to enjoy at any time of the year. Known as Canada’s Festival City, Edmonton hosts over 30 festivals annually that celebrate music, food, culture, sports, theatre and more! With lots of blue sky and sunshine throughout the seasons, you can take advantage of many outdoor activities in the city. You will also find Edmonton to be a brilliant educational community that plays an essential role in advancing the economic success of Edmonton and Alberta. The University of Alberta’s revolutionary spirit inspires faculty and students to advance knowledge through research, to seek innovation in teaching and learning, and to find new ways to serve the people of Alberta and the world.
THINGS TO DO WHILE IN EDMONTON
Body Worlds Exhibition
See the human body like never before as TELUS World of ScienceT-Edmonton presents Gunther von Hagens'BODY WORLDS: The Original Exhibition of Real Human Bodies, the most highly attended touring exhibition in the world. From individual organs to whole bodies, BODY WORLDS offers visitors a rare opportunity to see the complexity of human anatomy and physiology.
Champ Car and Indy Race
Fasten your seatbelts! One of the most exciting motor racing events in the world returns to Edmonton on July 24 - 26, 2008. The Rexall Edmonton Indy is 3-days of gas and glory as the world's greatest driver's battle for supremacy on the super fast, technically challenging road course at the Rexall Speedway.
Edmonton's Eclectic Shopping Districts
Shop till you drop. Here's where to find the great finds.
Gateway to the North & Canadian Rockies
A scenic 3-hour drive (366 km) west of Edmonton via the TransCanada Yellowhead Highway, one of the easiest drives through the mountains, puts you at Jasper's doorstep. Enjoy historic sites, cross country skiing, hiking, skating, wildlife viewing and Marmot Basin for downhill skiing and snowboarding. Jasper National Park is Canada's largest Rocky Mountain Park and is part of the Rocky Mountain World Heritage Site. Jasper has accommodation, dining and shopping for every taste and budget.
Royal Alberta Museum
Rockies located in Edmonton, the Royal Alberta Museum is one of Canada's most popular museums. Set in a park just west of downtown, the Museum offers a full range of exhibitions and activities for every age level and interest. Feature exhibitions at the Museum are changing all the time. Behind the scenes, 13 curatorial programs are responsible for building and making accessible some of the finest cultural and natural history collections in the country.
Taste of Edmonton
A taste of Edmonton is cooking up a feast in Sir Winston Churchill Square, July 19 to 28. Tantalize your taste buds with 10 days of food from some of Edmonton’s best restaurants.
West Edmonton Mall
Visit the world's largest entertainment and shopping complex and home to over eight hundred shops. Beyond shopping, the 48-square-block-large complex offers numerous cinemas, the World Waterpark, an ice arena, an indoor amusement park, sea lions, and a hotel-in case you don't get through everything in one day!
