TRAVEL LIKE A LOCAL | Top 10,000 Places to Visit in Canada
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Located on a five-acre plot, the St. Albert Botanic Park is a beautiful garden committed to displaying, cultivating, and collecting a large range of plants labelled with their scientific names.
With two different parts committed to a wide variety of flowers and plants, you’ll soon get lost in the beauty this part made possible by volunteers has created.
Photo: St. Albert Botanic Park Facebook Page
Located on the western edge of St. Albert, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is a beautiful spot to spend a sunny summer day with friends and family. Bring your furry friends, too, with wide walking paths for them to get in all their smells without getting in the way of others.
This provincial park is also recognized as an “Important Bird Area” with its diverse and large bird populations that you can stop and admire on your walk.
Photo: Mike Sobel via Lois Hole Provincial Park Facebook Page
Discover St. Albert’s past with a guided tour of two of Alberta’s provincially designated grain elevators built in 1906 and 1929. With many grain elevators in Alberta disappearing, this is truly a moment to experience.
Finish your experience with a visit to a 1920 replica train station where you can see how station agents lived.
Photo: St. Albert Grain Elevator Park | Alberta Canada (travelalberta.com)
Enjoy this family-friendly craft brewery in St. Albert, and it takes the edge off a busy day. Delivery of consistent quality, and fresh ingredients, Endeavour is committed to serving all.
Their Sudden Draft IPA won a bronze award in the 2020 Alberta Beer Awards, but if beer isn’t your desired drink, they also roast their coffee beans and serve a mean Americano!
Photo: Endeavour Brewing Company Facebook Page
Take a step back in time to the 1860s and explore the life and work of Father Lacombe. With interpretive guides that explore the chapel, crypt, grotto and cemetery on the historic Mission Hill.
Photo: Anthony Chim via Father Lacombe Chapel St. Albert Facebook Page
With a vision of fostering a thriving arts and heritage community with St. Albert, the Musee Heritage Museum dedicates itself to the history and tradition of St. Albert.
With ongoing museum exhibitions, this is a perfect spot to learn more about St. Albert and its surrounding area.
Photo: Google Maps, Adijoyo Prakoso; St. Albert Place Visual Arts Council Facebook Page
Offering contemporary and community-led exhibitions, the Art Gallery of St. Albert is the perfect place to witness the visual culture and artistic achievements. Furthermore, the exhibitions displayed celebrate diversity, inspiration and education for the community.
Photo: Art Gallery of St. Albert Facebook Page
