Alberta Information
Alberta, also known as Canada's "Energy Province,"
offers a great selection of bed and breakfasts, inns, cabins, lodges, small
hotels, and other charming accommodations, all of which can be found on BnBFinder.com.
Use the Activities and Attractions search features to find great lodging near
your favorite Alberta
activities like golfing, biking, boating, walking, rafting, sailing, scuba
diving, sightseeing, skiing, fishing, kayaking, snowmobiling and so much more.
Alberta
is home to 3.5 million people and has tons to offer everyone. Must-sees
include: Fort Vermillion,
Athabasca, Grande Prairie, Fox Creek, Edmonton, Jasper, Camrose, Cline
River, Red Deer,
Banff, Calgary, Lethbridge, and more.
Located in Drumheller,
Alberta is the official protected
Hoodoos site. Hoodoos are sandstone pillars resting on a thick base of shale
that is capped by a large stone and take millions of years to form (each is
about 5-7 meters tall). The Hoodoos site is a favorite among many and is sure
to impress you and offer tons of great photo ops!
Just 10 kilometers southwest of Okotoks is the Okotoks
Erratic – the world’s largest known glacial erratic (rock transported far from
its original place by glacial ice). Also known as “The Big Rock,” the Okotoks
Erratic is the largest rock in the Foothills Erratics Train (a group of rocks
that were carried by ice along the mountain front and dropped as the glacier
melted around 10,000 years ago). The Big Rock weighs 16,500 tons and measures 9
meters high, 41 meters long and 18 meters wide.
If you have any kids – or even still have the kid in you
yourself – visit the World Waterpark in the West Edmonton Mall. This incredible
5 acre indoor water park is sure to provide a day of fun for all. Enjoy more
than 24 different water activities, miles of water slides, bungee jumping, hot
tubs, and more.
To see and experience these attractions and more, find the best bed and breakfasts that Alberta has to offer on BnBFinder.com!
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