Stretched along the banks of North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton is the capital and second largest city of Alberta, Canada. A young city and its perennial entertainment keep the town interesting and fun, crowning it as "Canada's Festival City". The city is also known as the oil capital of Canada as it possesses a major center for the oil and gas industry. It boasts a buzzy atmosphere, with all ages being able to enjoy the city’s wide open spaces, festivals, museums, and amazing shops. It owns the West Edmonton Mall which is an attraction in itself, one of the world’s biggest malls. It also hosts North America’s oldest and largest Fringe Festival and many others. The city’s Downtown brings industry, culture, skyscrapers, plenty of shops and an awesome food scene. From food trucks and mom and pop joints to fine dining restaurants with multi-cuisine menus, Edmonton offers something to flatter all tastes and budgets. One more thing, Edmonton is the sunniest place in Canada along with Calgary. 

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Top-alluring Tourist Attractions

West Edmonton Mall

West Edmonton Mall is the largest shopping mall in entire North America. A hub of almost everything, from over 800 stores, largest indoor amusement park - Galaxyland, largest indoor lake - Deep Sea Adventure Lake, waterpark, nine attractions, two hotels, to over 100 dining venues in the complex. It can park over 20,000 vehicles in one go. The place also features many themed streets known as Bourbon Street (a copy of the famous New Orleans Street), Europa Boulevard (European streetscape,) Chinatown (Asian-themed area), Fourpost (an area west of the Deep Sea Adventure Lake), etc. The mall receives about 32 million visitors per year and is a leading tourist attraction of entire Alberta. 

Fort Edmonton Park

Fort Edmonton Park is the largest living history museum in Canada (by area). An open-air museum includes both original and rebuilt historical structures indicating the history of Edmonton (including that of post-horse Aboriginals). Fort Edmonton Park is made up of four sections, each denoting an era. So, visit and discover four time periods: the fort of 1846, 1885 community, 1905 railway boom, and 1920 commerce hay day. Further, visitors may also interact with costumed historical interpreters in some specific time of the year.

The Art Gallery of Alberta

The public art gallery, Art Gallery of Alberta is located in downtown, Edmonton. It was established in 1924 under the name ‘The Edmonton Museum of Arts’ and is the province’s oldest public culture venue focused on preservation. The gallery features changing and traveling exhibitions and conserves an extensive collection of more than 6,000 works including historical and contemporary paintings, sculptures, and photographs by Canadian and international artists, and so on. 

Best Time to Visit Edmonton

The best time to visit Edmonton is in the summer between June to August when the weather is warm with amazing festivals happening around. Spring during March to May is pleasant and foliage begins to emerge from the frost. The months from July to August are hot and sunny with long days and warm nights and lots of outdoor events. Tourism peaks during the summer, so pre-booking of accommodations is highly recommended. You can also get great camping weather in April, May, September, and October. Winters are snowy with average temperatures in January falling below -10 degrees Celsius and lasts from December to February. 

Airports

Edmonton International Airport (YEG)

Edmonton Facts

Country/State: Canada/Alberta

Population: 932,546 (2016)

Currency: Canadian Dollar

Language: English 

Visa on Arrival: The US citizens do not need a Visa to enter Canada. They can stay in Canada for 180 days with their passport. However, they must always carry identification and nationality proof along with them. Tourists wanting to extend their stay in the country should apply for the same at least 30 days in advance. A foreign national wishing to enter Canada must obtain a temporary resident visa from one of the Canadian diplomatic missions unless he/she holds a passport issued by visa exempt countries.

Other notes: Fire Police Ambulance – 911

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