Cave and Basin National Historic Site, Banff

Cave and Basin National Historic Site reviews

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• By Quest565991

  Save your $8.00 admission! Inside the building you are indoctrinated on Climate Change. The supposed documentary film again was not on the Cave but again on Climate Change! We did not learn anything.....  more »

• By A5024GUjos

  Mainly noteworthy as the birthplace of the national parks system in Canada. Cave is closed due to COVID so hard to review when the main attraction is closed. Other than caves there is not much to see....  more »

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• By Lauren Wong

  Free with a Parks Canada pass which is nice! It's small but we had a lot of fun there. I thought it was educational but also had things to do like go into the cave (super cool), the photobooth & the winter carnival! We spent most of our time playing curling, box hockey, sitting around the fire and doing the bean bag toss. We spent more time at the museum than expected since the games were fun!

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• By robyn l

  Fun little place and not at all expensive to visit! Definitely check out the boardwalk trail behind the centre. The short and easy trail weaves its way up Sulpher Mountain following the thermal spring and offers a great view of the site. That said, if you are travelling on a budget or short on time, this is an easy spot to skip.

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