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Edmonton, Alberta
The capital of Alberta, Edmonton boasts of a rich history
as the "Gateway to the North", celebrated each year in it's "Klondike Days"
(July 21-30, 1994)
celebration. Styling itself as "The City of Champions", Edmonton is home
to a number of
professional sports teams with a distinguished history
of winning.
What to See
Edmonton is home to a number of interesting
visitor sites, including the
Edmonton
Space and Science centre (home to laser shows and an IMAX theatre),
Fort Edmonton Park (a restored pioneer village and replica of the Hudson's Bay
Company fort, built in 1846), the
Muttart conservatory (four pyramid shaped
greenhouses), the
Provincial Museum of Alberta, and West Edmonton Mall.
This latter site is a $1.1 billion shopping and amusement complex with more
than 800 shops, 11 major department stores, 34 movie theatres and
110 eating places. Fantasyland (not associated with Disney, who sued and
won for trademark infringment BTW, but the name is still in use) is
the amusement park with rides such as a submarine ride
and the worlds largest metal rollercoaster (all indoor). Also in West Edmonton
Mall is the World Waterpark with waterslides, waterrides and a wavepool. An
NHL size ice-rink is also part of the mall, as is an indoor lake with a
submarine ride and dolphin show.
Edmonton can be called the City of
Festivals without too much exageration, as
it is home to Klondike Days, Heritage Days, the Folk Music Festival,
the Fringe Arts festival, and Jazz City.
Of course, no trip to Edmonton would be complete without seeing the
Alberta Goverment buildings with their beautifully landscaped
parks.
Check out Edmonton's
Light Rail Transit route.
Edmonton on the 'Net
Hyping business in Edmonton
More Info about Edmonton, from Fleet House
And yet more information
on Edmonton from EdTel (contain inline JPEG images, which may not be seen by
some browsers)
Information on Edmonton
from the University of Alberta.
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