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Town in Alberta, Canada
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Nanton is a town of 2,100 (2016) in Southern Alberta. Traditionally a farming and ranching community, Nanton is now a popular tourist destination for its historic main Street and museums.
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Find boutique shopping, art, collectibles, antiques, and dining. Nanton's independent traders are conveniently located and organized around a walk, enjoy a stroll through our authentic downtown core as you pass from location to location.
Tour through the World War II Lancaster Bomber, one of only a very few left in the world. The museum was built by volunteers to honour all those associated with Bomber Command and the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, features the Lancaster, along with other aircraft, World War II vehicles, displays, and memorabilia.
A set of restored grain elevators and showcases the town's, and Alberta's, agricultural history.
Over 18 perennial gardens, walking trails and repurposed historic outbuildings. Artisan market, sculptures, and restaurant on site.
Nanton's visitor centre is in this 1906 one-room schoolhouse.
18-hole championship course, with a view of Nanton’s foothills landscape.
Gift store featuring used books and espresso.
High-end western fashion boutique, featuring Sympli, Joseph Ribkoff, Double D. Ranch and Tasha Polizzi.
Specializes in home decor and lifestyle objects with a focus on upcycling.
Get hot tea and cold tea to-go, as well as tins of loose leaf tea to brew at home.
The Candy Store in Nanton is a family-owned and -operated business housed inside the historic Hewitt building of 1915; thousands of nostalgic and popular candies imported from around the world.
Hand-forged lamps, sculptures and decor items; also makes frying pans.
Located in Keeley Building, constructed in 1909 as a hardware store and meeting space. Eventually the top floor was converted into apartments. Now features over 9000 square feet in showroom space.
Nanton is fairly compact and easily walkable. Highway 2 splits into parallel one-way streets when passing the town, and the historic business district is located between the two streets.
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