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2. Banff National Park - Wikipedia

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   Banff National Park is Canada's first national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park.Located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 110–180 kilometres (68–112 mi) west of Calgary, Banff encompasses 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 sq mi) [3] of mountainous terrain, with many glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes.

3. Banff, Alberta - Wikipedia

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   Banff is a resort town in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, 126 km (78 mi) west of Calgary, 58 km (36 mi) east of Lake Louise, and 1,400 to 1,630 m (4,590 to 5,350 ft) above sea level. [5] Banff was the first municipality to incorporate within a Canadian national park.

4. List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Alberta - Wikipedia

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   Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) As of March 2018, there are 61 National Historic Sites in the province of Alberta, 16 of which are owned or administered by Parks Canada. The first three sites in Alberta were designated in 1923: the site of rival trading posts Fort Augustus and Fort ...

5. Tourism in Alberta - Wikipedia

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   The history of Alberta tourism events: [10] 1885: Banff National Park established, making it the first Canadian National Park, and the world's third [11] 1912: The Alberta Legislature Building opens;Calgary Exhibition and Stampede debuts; Alberta's first movie theatre, the Empress Theatre, opens in Fort Macleod; 1921: Road from Banff to Lake ...

6. Tourism in Canada - Wikipedia

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   Tourist attractions include the gold rush town of Dawson City, Kluane National Park and Reserve and a number of attractions in Whitehorse and other communities. Opportunities for wilderness adventure tourism and ecotourism abound ( hiking , canoeing , kayaking , skiing, dog-sledding ), but the territory is also served by a well-developed road ...

7. Pursuit (company) - Wikipedia

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   Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc. NYSE: PRSU (formerly Viad Corp) is an American attractions and hospitality company headquartered in Denver, Colorado.Pursuit owns and operates travel attractions and hotels in and around Banff, Denali, Glacier, Jasper, Kenai Fjords, and Waterton Lakes National Parks in Canada and the United States.