The Atlas Obscura Guide To

Canmore

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Canmore, Alberta

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Canmore, Alberta

Big Head Sculpture

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

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Canmore, Alberta

Curbside Museum

A small and quirky museum hidden inside a fence.

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Kananaskis, Alberta

The Vault

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.

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9 MILEs FROM Canmore

Banff Springs Hotel

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Nicholas Jackson

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10 MILEs FROM Canmore

Banff Merman

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

Annetta Black

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10 MILEs FROM Canmore

Bankhead, Alberta

Bankhead Ghost Town

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

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12 MILEs FROM Canmore

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Lake Minnewanka Underwater Ghost Town

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.

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12 MILEs FROM Canmore

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