Calgary, a cosmopolitan Alberta city with numerous skyscrapers, owes its rapid growth to its status as the centre of Canada’s oil industry. However, it’s still steeped in the western culture that earned it the nickname “Cowtown,” evident in the Calgary Stampede, its massive July rodeo and festival that grew out of the farming exhibitions once presented here.

 

STAY + EAT 

  • Alt Hotel Google map location
  • Blue Star Diner Google map location
  • La Brezza Google map location
  • Deane House Google map location
  • Vagabond Google map location
  • Gorilla Whale Google map location
  • Eden Google map location
  • The Nash Google map location

  • One 18 Empire Google map location
  • Spolumbos Google map location
  • Workshop Google map location
  • Ten Foot Henry’s Google map location

  • Diner Deluxe Google map location
  • Sushi Bar Zipang Google map location

  • Without Papers Pizza Google map location
  • Peter’s Drive In Google map location
  • Burger Bar 320 Google map location

SEE + DO

  • NHL Hockey Game Google map location
  • Glow Festival Google map location
  • BlockHeater – 3 Day Folk Festival Google map location
  • Mystery Towns
  • Central Library – Time Magazine Google map location
  • Esker Foundation Google map location
  • Village Ice Cream Google map location
  • RiverWalk Google map location
  • Saskatoon Berry Farm (Okotoks day trip) Google map location

  • Tourism Calgary

MUSIC

  • Blues Can Google map location
  • King Eddy Google map location
  • Gravity Wine Bar Google map location

DRINKS

  • Cold Garden Google map location
  • Ol ‘ Beautiful Google map location
  • Cannibale Google map location
  • Elite Brewing Google map location

COFFEE

  • Good Earth Coffee Google map location
  • Higher Ground Cafe Google map location
  • Phil & Sebastian Google map location
  • Lukes @ Central Library Google map location
  • 94 Take the Cake (Okotoks day trip) Google map location

GETTING  THERE & AROUND