Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Edmonton, Canada

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 2.9 km
Ascend 87 m
Descend 80 m

Explore Edmonton in Canada with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in EdmontonIndividual Sights in Edmonton

Sight 1: Ice District

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Ice District is a $2.5 billion mixed-use sports and entertainment district being developed on 10 hectares of land in Downtown Edmonton and a portion of the neighbourhood of Central McDougall. Its main attraction is Rogers Place, the home arena of the Edmonton Oilers professional ice hockey team. When completed the area will be Canada's largest mixed-use and entertainment district. The developers of the district are the Katz Group and the ONE Development Group. On July 13, 2015, it was announced that the area of the city surrounding the arena from 101 and 104 Street to 103 and 106 Avenue would be referred to as "Ice District" – a name created by Daryl Katz.

Wikipedia: Ice District (EN), Website

645 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Royal Alberta Museum

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The Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) is a museum of human and natural history in Downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, located north of City Hall. The museum is the largest in western Canada with more than 7,600 square metres (82,000 sq ft) exhibition space and 38,900 square metres (419,000 sq ft) in total.

Wikipedia: Royal Alberta Museum (EN), Website

382 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Francis Winspear Centre for Music

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Francis Winspear Centre for Music See below / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Francis Winspear Centre for Music is a performing arts centre located in the downtown core of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Opened in 1997, it is the home of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. The centre is named after Francis G. Winspear, who donated $6 million to the construction of the facility - the single largest private donation to a performing arts facility in Canadian history.

Wikipedia: Francis Winspear Centre for Music (EN), Website

190 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Art Gallery of Alberta

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Art Gallery of Alberta

The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is an art museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The museum occupies an 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) building at Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton. The museum building was originally designed by Donald G. Bittorf, and B. James Wensley, although portions of that structure were demolished or built over during a redevelopment of the building by Randall Stout.

Wikipedia: Art Gallery of Alberta (EN), Website

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Citadel Theatre

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The Citadel Theatre is the major venue for theatre arts in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, located in the city's downtown core on Churchill Square. It is the third largest regional theatre in Canada.

Wikipedia: Citadel Theatre (EN), Website

363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: The McLeod Building

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The McLeod Building is a historic office building located in Downtown Edmonton. It was designated a Provincial Historic Resource on January 3, 1995 and a Municipal Historic Resource on May 22, 2001.

Wikipedia: McLeod Building (EN)

1148 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 7: Archives and Museum

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McKay Avenue School is a former school and historic site in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The site is a Provincial and Municipal Historic Resource, and home to the Edmonton Public School Board's archives and museum.

Wikipedia: McKay Avenue School (EN), Website

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