8 days in Calgary Itinerary

Known as the "Stampede City" thanks to its world-famous annual rodeo, Calgary remains a tale of two cities.

Escape the urban bustle at Lake Minnewanka and Bow Falls. Popular historic sites such as Heritage Park Historical Village and Fort Calgary are in your itinerary. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Calgary: Banff (Bow Valley Parkway, Cave and Basin National Historic Site, &more), Drumheller (Valley Doll Museum & Gifts & Royal Tyrrell Museum) and Banff National Park (Johnston Canyon & Sulphur Mountain). There's still lots to do: get engrossed in the history at Glenbow Museum, indulge your thirst for a good beer at Big Rock Brewery, learn about wildlife with up-close encounters at The Calgary Zoo, and walk around Prince's Island Park.

To find more things to do, other places to visit, reviews, and more tourist information, go to the Calgary trip website.

If you are flying in from United States, the closest major aiport is Calgary International Airport. Expect a daytime high around 73°F in August, and nighttime lows around 50°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 5th (Sat) so you can travel back home.