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Alberta Travel Stories

Alberta Movie Maps:
Going On Location

Discover southern Alberta through the eyes of a local who specializes in film locations, as you explore new Alberta Movie Maps.

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Enjoy Three Days of Wild:
Rexall Edmonton Indy Race

Drive into ‘Three Days of Wild’ when the Rexall Edmonton Indy fires up in July as the lone Indy car race on the Canadian circuit this summer. Learn how to see the world’s top racecar drivers compete on a track designed for thrills -- and make your own driving tour.

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Summer Rodeo Season:
Ride into Ranch Country

Saddle up bronc busters, it’s summer rodeo season. Sit ringside at some of the biggest and most exciting rodeos in the world. Learn how to connect with your inner cowgirl or cowboy by driving Alberta’s rodeo circuit.

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Drive Edmonton to Jasper:
Explore the Yellowhead

It snakes through rolling hills, past lakes and quirky attractions, and into the towering Rocky Mountains. The scenic driving route from Alberta’s capital city of Edmonton to Jasper National Park amidst the sky-scraping Canadian Rockies is one to write home about. Explore this iconic stretch of Canadian highway in half a day or a few days.

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Songs Drive Alberta’s ‘Brokeback’ Landscape

Filmed-in-Alberta Brokeback Mountain won three Oscars, including Best Original Score. Most of the cowboy movie’s rugged mountain scenes were shot in Kananaskis Country, which is a popular mountain and prairies playground for holiday adventures and escapes. Alberta’s small towns and cities also play a role in this magnificent postcard of the province’s diverse landscapes. Explore how the movie’s soundtrack can help you access your own Western adventure.

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Alberta's Top Foodies Dish Over Our Culinary Capitals

This is not your typical scenic drive through Banff, the Rockies, the Badlands or any other stretch of Alberta blacktop. This roadtrip cuts straight to – well, your belly. Yes, this is a gastronomic romp – in other words a scenic drive for foodies that dishes on culinary hot spots in Calgary and Edmonton. So, book a car rental that’ll zoom you between both cities (a three-hour drive), buckle up and prepare to belly up to Alberta riches.

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Ridin' the Cowboy Trail

Explore Alberta's historic Cowboy Trail and discover how the Old West lives on in its art, history, food, hospitality and culture. Plunk yourself down on any stretch of the 434-mile-long (640 kilometres) Cowboy Trail and you'll spy cowboys ropin' cattle, hiking trails, camping, a coyote loping across a shimmering field and rich ranchlands. You'll find distilled small-town pleasures still go down smoothly in the shadow of Alberta's Rocky Mountains. Read more...

Discover the Winter Road Trip to Fort Chipewyan

Aurora Borealis is dancing across the sky, shimmering from all directions in pinks, blue and white. It’s winter road trip time in Alberta and some of the best Northern Lights can be found in the far north, where there are no city lights to dim their brilliant hue. So take a road trip north of Edmonton to Fort McMurray and keep on going…and going…and going…for 280 kilometres to the historic town of Fort Chipewyan near Wood Buffalo National Park. But you’d better hurry…the winter road only stays frozen four months of the year Read more...