By plane

Calgary International Airport Calgary International has four concourses (A,B,C,D) in one terminal. It is well laid out and easy to find your way around.

    * WestJet, YYC is both the home and hub for Canada's main discount airline. International destinations served by Westjet include Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Palm Springs, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Orlando, and New York.
    * Air Canada, Calgary International Airport is also a hub for Canada's legacy national carrier. International destinations served by Air Canada include Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Chicago, New York, London Heathrow, Frankfurt, and Tokyo Narita.

By car

Calgary is just over an hour's drive East of Banff (on the Transcanada highway, 1), and about 3 hours South of Edmonton on highway 2. From the USA side, use the I-15 Fwy. Calgary is about 200 miles (320 km) north of the border.

By bus

    * Greyhound, The main terminal is located 1 km west of the edge of Downtown. However, there is excellent access from the station to the downtown C-Train stations via Calgary Transit.
    * Red Arrow, Provides service to several Alberta cities, including Edmonton, with a somewhat more accessible bus stop on 9th Ave at 1st St SE.

By train

Due to service cuts back in 1990, There is currently no Via Rail service to Calgary. However, there is service to Vancouver, Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff on the Rocky Mountaineer sightseeing train.

Prince's Island Park, Barclay Parade, Calgary Zoo, Fort Calgary Historic Park, The Military Museums

Prince's Island Park

immediately north of Eau Claire in the Bow River (from downtown, there are bridges to the park near the end of 2nd St SW, 3rd St SW and 6th St SW). Calgary's largest inner city park is an island with a number of pleasant trails for walking and relaxing. In the summer, it plays host to Shakespeare in the Park and it is also the site of two of the city's largest annual festivals: the Calgary Folk Music Festival and Carifest (Calgary's annual festival celebrating the city's large West Indian population).

Barclay Parade

Barclay Mall is a pedestrian mall that runs from Eau Claire on the north to Stephen Avenue in the south. It is home to a number of high end shops and encompasses the Penny Lane Entertainment District.

Calgary Zoo

1300 Zoo Rd NE (LRT 202 - Zoo station), Open daily 9AM - 5PM. The world-class Calgary Zoo is home to over 1,000 animals from all over the world, as well as to the Botanical Garden and a Prehistoric Park for dinosaur lovers. It is the second largest zoo in Canada.

Fort Calgary Historic Park

Open daily 9AM - 5PM. Before becoming a city in 1894, the Calgary area was home to Fort Calgary. The Northwest Mounted Police (NWMP) fort was built in 1875. Today, Fort Calgary, located in Inglewood at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers is the city's oldest historic monument.

The Military Museums

The most extensive military museum in Canada outside of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, this facility houses galleries devoted to four local Army regiments and their service in the Boer War, the World Wars, the Korean War, the Cold War, and post-1945 operations with the UN and NATO including Cyprus, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan, several general interest galleries, the former Naval Museum of Alberta, and an outdoor historical vehicle display.

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