Exploring Southern Alberta

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Exploring Southern Alberta

Food scene

Fantastic wood fired pizzas pair well with their delicious craft beers. Great patio in the summer!
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The Pass Beer Co.
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Fantastic wood fired pizzas pair well with their delicious craft beers. Great patio in the summer!
Great little coffee shop with delicious food, great for lunches! Has good gluten-free options as well.
The Cherry on Top Bakery and Koffie Shop
13149 20 Ave
Great little coffee shop with delicious food, great for lunches! Has good gluten-free options as well.
Dog-friendly patio, tasty food and delicious beers! A great casual atmosphere with a mountain view!
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Oldman River Brewing
101 Breckenridge Ave
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Dog-friendly patio, tasty food and delicious beers! A great casual atmosphere with a mountain view!
Tasty local craft beers in a great historic setting. Relaxed, casual atmosphere.
Stronghold Brewing Co.
230 24 St
Tasty local craft beers in a great historic setting. Relaxed, casual atmosphere.
Tasty food and brews!
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Tin Dog Pub & Brewery
8510 19 Ave
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Tasty food and brews!
Convenient little store and some of the best mexican food around! They also host live music occasionally.
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Twin Butte Country General Store
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Convenient little store and some of the best mexican food around! They also host live music occasionally.
A perfect stop for a tasty treat after dinner on a summer evening!
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The Old Dairy Ice Cream Shoppe
2501 213 St
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A perfect stop for a tasty treat after dinner on a summer evening!
A nice little brunch or lunch spot, tasty scones!
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Stone's Throw Cafe
13019 20 Ave
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A nice little brunch or lunch spot, tasty scones!

City/town information

A local tragedy when the rock slide covered the town of Frank. Check out the great museum or just have fun climbing on the rocks (great for those who love to boulder!).
Frank
A local tragedy when the rock slide covered the town of Frank. Check out the great museum or just have fun climbing on the rocks (great for those who love to boulder!).
Breathtaking views, wild animals, fantastic hikes, and some great little places to eat. Definitely worth a day trip!
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Waterton Park
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Breathtaking views, wild animals, fantastic hikes, and some great little places to eat. Definitely worth a day trip!

Sightseeing

An easy stop alongside the highway with no hiking required, the brickwork makes for great photos and you learn a bit of local history too!
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Leitch Collieries Provincial Historic Site
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An easy stop alongside the highway with no hiking required, the brickwork makes for great photos and you learn a bit of local history too!
A wonderful museum/pioneer village where you explore various local historic buildings and displays - great for the whole family, especially kids.
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Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village
1037 Bev McLachlin Dr
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A wonderful museum/pioneer village where you explore various local historic buildings and displays - great for the whole family, especially kids.
Explore a replica of one of the earliest forts in southern Alberta! Look for the musical ride during the summer, great little ice cream shop just outside the fort as well.
The Fort Museum
219 25 St
Explore a replica of one of the earliest forts in southern Alberta! Look for the musical ride during the summer, great little ice cream shop just outside the fort as well.
Learn about our local history - lots of local bootleggers to spice things up!
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Crowsnest Museum and Archives
7701 18 Ave
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Learn about our local history - lots of local bootleggers to spice things up!
A bit of a drive but the landscape is amazing and it is a fun time picking out pictographs and petroglyphs on the rock faces. Take water, it gets hot in the hoodoos! Fun for kids to climb around too.
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Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park
NW 36 TW1 range 13
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A bit of a drive but the landscape is amazing and it is a fun time picking out pictographs and petroglyphs on the rock faces. Take water, it gets hot in the hoodoos! Fun for kids to climb around too.
The oldest running theatre in Canada! They offer movies as well as live performances. They have love-seats for those looking to get cozy during a performance. As about the local ghost while you're there too!
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Empress Theatre
235 24 St
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The oldest running theatre in Canada! They offer movies as well as live performances. They have love-seats for those looking to get cozy during a performance. As about the local ghost while you're there too!
A great way to learn some First Nations history, a very well done museum, beautiful views from the trail along the top of the jump! Can be a bit windy up there though!
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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Werelderfgoed Site
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A great way to learn some First Nations history, a very well done museum, beautiful views from the trail along the top of the jump! Can be a bit windy up there though!

Activities

Literally just down the block! A great little ski hill, perfect for a day on the slopes followed by a beer on the deck.
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Pass Powderkeg Skigebied
202 Powderkeg Drive
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Literally just down the block! A great little ski hill, perfect for a day on the slopes followed by a beer on the deck.
A pretty, forested lake with loons! Lots of picnic spots, great area for taking out a canoe or kayak and paddling around.
Beaver Mines Lake Campground
A pretty, forested lake with loons! Lots of picnic spots, great area for taking out a canoe or kayak and paddling around.
Skiing? Snowboarding? Snowshoeing? An excellent hill with challenging runs and trails for everyone. In the summer look for their berry picking festival or hike some of the trails in the area.
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Castle Mountain Ski Lodge Ltd.
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Skiing? Snowboarding? Snowshoeing? An excellent hill with challenging runs and trails for everyone. In the summer look for their berry picking festival or hike some of the trails in the area.
A fantastic array of local musicians - very relaxed and casual atmosphere. If you plan on camping, get in early!
South Country Fair
A fantastic array of local musicians - very relaxed and casual atmosphere. If you plan on camping, get in early!
Refreshing mountain water to paddle around in with the family.
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Castle Falls
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Refreshing mountain water to paddle around in with the family.
A great gold course, be sure to stop in for dinner at the clubhouse - excellent food!
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Crowsnest Pass Golf Club
90 24 Ave
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A great gold course, be sure to stop in for dinner at the clubhouse - excellent food!

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Look for the hot chocolate festival in March!

Several of the local cafes and restaurants do their own fancy take on hot chocolate!
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Lions Bingo!

Buy bingo cards at the Cherry on Top Bakery, then stop in at the Pass Brewery and play bingo while enjoying a beer and pizza - a favorite with locals and a surprising amount of fun!