Visit Alberta: Strong and Free Discover Spectacular Alpine Scenery, Cowboys, Rodeos and Open Prairies.

Alberta is the westernmost of the three prairie provinces and the service hub of the Canadian oil shale industry. It is made up of mostly agricultural land with the Rocky Mountains straddling the western border of the state. It is home to five of Canada’s eighteen UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the the Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump,

Edmonton, the provincial capital, is known for the Edmonton Folk Festival and Edmonton Mall. Calgary, Alberta’s largest city, hosts the annual Calgary Stampede, celebrating cowboy culture. Banff and Jasper are important jumping off points for outdoor tourism in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Alberta is home to five Canadian National Parks. Banff National Park has been called the best national park in the world. Jasper National Park is the largest park in the Canadian Rockies and a haven for hiking, skiing, and other outdoor recreational activities. Waterton Lakes National Park, coupled with Glacier National Park in the USA, is part of the oldest trans-border protected area in the world. Elk Island National Park was established as a wildlife preserve. Wood Buffalo National Park protects the wood bison habitat and is the world’s largest dark-sky preserve.

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Why the Faber dozen? Here are our favorite things to do in Alberta:

Marvel at the majestic alpine scenery and abundant wildlife of Banff National Park. Enjoy the world famous view of Lake Louise. Explore Cave and Basin National Historic Site, the birthplace of Canada’s national park system. Take a hike on over 1600 kilometers of marked trails in the park.

Go for a drive along the Icefields Highway, one of the ten most scenic drives in the world. Be sure to stop for a stroll on the unique and exciting glass bottomed Glacier Skywalk.

Attend the world famous Calgary Stampede to celebrate western culture and get a taste of real cowboy life.

Shop for a day at the West Edmonton Mall, the largest indoor shopping and entertainment complex in North America.

Explore dinosaur country at Dinosaur Provincial Park. See the world’s biggest collection of full skeleton fossils at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology. Uncover fossils on a real dig. Hike to Pipestone Creek to see where hundreds of dinosaurs died.

Star gaze at Wood Buffalo National Park, the world’s largest dark-sky preserve.

Elk Island National Park

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Step aboard for a shoreline cruise in Waterton Lakes National Park, the Canadian side of the first international peace park.

Take a good long hike through scenic Jasper National Park, then soothe your tired bones in the pool at Miette Hot Springs.

Get outdoors for a winter day at the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park. From cross country skiing and biathlon to family ice skating and tobogganing, there is something for everyone at this 100 acre playground.

Discover some of Alberta’s wacky roadside attractions on the World’s Largest road trip. See the world’s largest pyrogy, the biggest golf tee, the world’s largest sausage, to name just a few of the giant sized items along the way.

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Alberta Travel Websites

Travel Alberta  The official provincial tourism portal. Lots of slick image building material showing off the best that Alberta has to offer. Includes trip planning tools.

albertaparks.ca

banfflakelouise.com

canmore.ca

jasper.travel

mywaterton.ca

parkscanada.gc.ca

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Louisiana Maps

State of Louisiana Travel Map Color coded by region. Includes Major roads and markers for state welcome centers, state parks, state historic sites, and UNESCO World Heritage.

Louisiana State Welcome Centers

Stop in at any of these state run welcome centers for travel information, advice, maps, catalogues, and brochures.

I-20 Eastbound Welcome Center
9945 I-20 West
Greenwood, LA 71033
+1 (318) 938-5613

I-20 Westbound Welcome Center
836 I-20 West
Tallulah, LA 71282
+1 (318) 574-5674

I-49 Welcome Center
7050 Hwy. 1 North
Boyce, LA 71409
+1 (318) 767-6000

U.S 84 Vidalia Welcome Center
112 Front Street
Vidalia, LA 71373
+1 (318) 336-7008

I-10 Eastbound Welcome Center
6212 I-10 West
Vinton, LA 70668
+1 (337) 589-7774

Atchafalaya Welcome Center
1908 Atchafalaya River Highway
Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
+1 (337) 228-1094

U.S. 61 Welcome Center
14869 U.S. Highway 61
St. Francisville, LA 70775
+1 (225) 635-6962

State Capitol Welcome Center
Louisiana State Capitol
900 N. Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
+1 (225) 342-7317

I-10 Westbound Welcome Center
41300 Crawford Landing Road
Slidell, LA 70461
+1 (985) 646-6451

New Orleans Welcome Center
529 St. Ann Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
+1 (504) 568-5661

I-55 Southbound Welcome Center
77479 I-55 South
Kentwood, LA 70444
+1 (985) 229-8338

I-59 Southbound Welcome Center
61441 I-59 South
Pearl River, LA 70452
+1 (985) 646-6450