About Calgary
Fort Calgary was once a wild frontier defended by the famous mounted
police. Now it is a place of enchanting stories and intricate tales that
inspire the human imagination and lend so much character to the enveloping
landscape. Even in autumn among the yellows, reds and greens of beautiful
trees, the settlement days of Calgary are deeply interwoven with whispers
of history. Heritage Historical Park is but one of the timeless attractions
that can unfold the secrets hidden by Calgary’s growing population (now
over 800,000 inhabitants) and impeccably aesthetic downtown sector. Calgary
Science Center features futuristic toys such as a gyroscope while the
Aerospace center has an awesome display of aeronautical history from the
first balloon to modern space shuttles.
The largest museum in western Canada is also in Calgary. Glenbow Museum has
such diverse attractions as the history of the art of human body piercing
to the tradition of West African tribal tattooing. Calgary Zoo is the home
of Kamala the painting elephant as well as more than 1,000 different
animals from around the world, a beautiful Botanical Garden and Prehistoric
Park for dinosaur discovery.
If arriving in Calgary by air, the Calgary international airport is a very
pleasant and convenient place to get all the information and tourist
information necessary, as well as hotel information and transportation.
Renting a car in Calgary is also very easy allowing more independence to
those visitors interested in visiting the enchanting Calgary countryside
for outdoor sport and recreation, like hiking and mountain climbing.