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Region of Alberta, Canada (est. 1905)
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Jumping off point for Dinosaur Provincial Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The focal point of the Alberta badlands, best known for its museum of paleontology.
Small community near Drumheller in the badlands, known for its abandoned coal mine.
Small town northeast of Calgary.
Second largest city in Southern Alberta. It has a pretty river valley and is the jumping off point for Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park.
Small town along the river of the same name, one of the few locations in Canada within the Mississippi River watershed.
Small town near the Saskatchewan border.
Known as the "Corn Capital of Canada".
Small town in the foothills best known for its carriage museum and Mormon temple.
Small town between Calgary and Lethbridge.
Southern Alberta's gateway to the Rockies.
Jumping off point for Head Smashed-in Buffalo Jump, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fourth largest city in Alberta and centre of Southern Alberta. It has a pretty river valley and variety of attractions.
Small town south of Calgary known for its charming downtown and antique stores.
Small town in the foothills north of Waterton Lakes National Park.
Small town southeast of Calgary and the "Official Star Trek Capital of Canada."
A true natural gem in the Rockies in Alberta's extreme southwest. It is connected to Glacier National Park in Montana to form Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park.
Canada's highest point between the Rockies and the Labrador peninsula
rich collection of dinosaur fossils and its interesting badlands landscapes, a
has the greatest concentration of rock art on the North American Great Plains
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