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Housed in a reproduction of a fur trading post, this museum focuses on the history of the First Nations in the Banff area.
The Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum is an Indigenous history and cultural museum located in the town of Banff, Alberta. The museum contains artifacts, artwork, and historical information from the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Īyãhé Nakoda Nations, and the Tsuut’ina Nation. The museum is "dedicated to the appreciation, interpretation, demonstration and display of the cultures, traditions, and values of the First Nations of North America and their trading partners".
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Cascade Gardens
Designed and built in the 1930s, the Cascades of Time gardens cover 1.6 hectares (4 acres) in the Banff townsite, in front of the Administration Building and behind it. The rustic timber and stone pavilions in the garden are Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings.
Come and learn about the animals you may see on your trip to Banff. Guaranteed bear sightings! This historic "cabinet museum" is full of Banff wildlife preserved through taxidermy. Most of the animals on display were killed roughly a century ago.
Offers something for the whole family: art, culture and the human and natural history of the Canadian Rockies. Visit the heritage homes or take a guided walk.
Their 12- and 18-passenger sleighs do hourly trips near the Banff townsite. Rides are roughly 45 minutes. They will provide hats & mittens if needed, blankets are also supplied to bundle up in. Couples can book a private 2-seater sleigh ride for $182 per couple.
Trail rides, western cookouts (trail ride and campfire meal), and back-country rides. Wagons are available so that your whole group can go together, including non-riders.
Downhill ski and snowboard equipment.