Touring Opportunities in Southern Alberta

Forty-five minutes north of the Remington Carriage Museum is Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump, a United Nations World Heritage Site. Used for over 5,000 years by the plains native peoples, the site offers visitors a rare insight into the lifestyles, beliefs and religion of the indigenous people of the plains through displays and presentations at the interpretive centre.

Situated 45 minutes west of Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump is the spectacular Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. The Centre is set amidst the limestone rubble that, in 1903, cascaded from Turtle Mountain and buried a portion of the town of Frank. The exhibit gallery and theatre presentations explore the industry and geology of the historic Crowsnest Pass, and the lifestyles of its people.

Just 40 kilometres (approximately 25 miles) due west of the Remington Carriage Museum is the world-famous Waterton National Park. Straddling the United States/Canada border, Waterton is part of the Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park which offers its nearly 2 million yearly visitors some of the most beautiful scenery in the Rocky Mountains.

The Brooks Aqueduct in south-eastern Alberta presents an engineering marvel. Located 8km southeast of the town of Brooks — just off Trans-Canada Highway #1 — this 3 kilometre-long experiment in structural concrete was a vital link in an extensive irrigation network that provided water to southern Alberta.