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A historical landmark built in 1906 by James Shannon for his wife and nine children. He had purchased the land and a team of horses for $40 in 1895. The family kept the property for three generations, using part of it as a campground in the early 20th century. In 1930, they built the Maple Leaf Motel on the property to generate some income. In 1990 a local family bought the property. With a view toward keeping the prominent property as part of the community, they adapted it as the Saamis Memorial Funeral Chapel & Crematorium.
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Kin Coulee Park is 100-acre (0.4 km²) park along the banks of Seven Persons Creek that is almost entirely manicured. The park features a skateboard park, two ball diamonds, beach volleyball courts, fire pits, a band shell, washrooms, and two playgrounds. It is the venue for the annual Canada Day festival and fireworks.
A large multi-purpose cultural centre in downtown Medicine Hat. The facility features a more than 700 seat performing arts theatre, art gallery, museum, archives, gift shop, and café.
Strathcona Island Park is along the south bank of the South Saskatchewan River. The park has 5 km (3.1 mi) of walking trails, playgrounds, a water park, ball diamonds, a pavilion centre, washrooms, ice skating, kitchens and fire pits. The park is heavily treed.
The world's largest chess set, it features full-sized three-dimensional pieces. The tallest piece, the king, is tall, and the heaviest piece, the knight, weighs in at approximately pounds. Passers-by are free to stop by for a game on this massive chess board.
Contains the city's Cenotaph, a World War II-era Sherman tank, a brick mural by James Marshall, and two Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives.
World's Largest Teepee
Like many smaller prairie towns, Medicine Hat has a "largest" something. The World's Largest Teepee was constructed for the 1988 Winter Olympic games in Calgary. The city has added original First Nations artwork to the interior panels.