Off the beaten path in Alberta
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There are many places in Alberta, Canada that are off the beaten path.
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Big Stuff Tour
- World's biggest Beaver - Beaverlodge
- World's biggest Bee - Falher
- World's biggest Chuckwagon - Dewberry
- World's biggest Dinosaur - Drumheller
- World's biggest Golf Putter - Bow Island
- World's biggest Mallard Duck - Whitford Lake Bird Sanctuary (Andrew)
- World's biggest Mushrooms - Vilna
- World's biggest Oil Lamp Replica - Donalda
- World's biggest Perogy - Glendon
- World's biggest Piggy Bank - Coleman
- World's biggest Pysanka Easter Egg - Vegreville
- World's biggest Sausage - Mundare
- World's biggest Softball - Coleman
- World's biggest Star Trek Enterprise Replica - Vulcan
- World's biggest Sun dial - Lloydminster
- world's biggest Tipi - Medicine Hat
- World's first UFO landing pad - St. Paul
For more, visit: Large Canadian Roadside Attractions
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Lesser-known Natural Areas
- Whitegoat Wilderness Area / David Thompson Country
- Willmore Wilderness Park
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First Nations Events and Historic Sites
- Powwows
- Hobbema (Ermineskin)
- Peace River
- Saddle Lake
- Long Lake
- Beaver Lake
- Kehewin
- Wesley
- Calendar
- Powwow etiquette
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump: designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981
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Rodeos and Stampedes
- Ponoka Stampede
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Tourism for Engineers
- Paintearth Coal Strip Mine (Luscar) and Battle River Power Plant (ATCO), Forestburg
- Old Man Dam
- Oil Sands Discovery Centre, Fort McMurray
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Other Cultural and Historic Sites
- Visiting Hutterite Colonies
- Fort McLeod RCMP Musical Ride
- Reynolds Museum, Wetaskiwin
- Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, East of Edmonton
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Favourite Rural Cafes
- Donalda
- Big Valley
- Lacombe
- Camrose: Ruffingtons, and the Valley Tea Room
- Longview: Ian Tyson's Navajo Mug
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