Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Canmore - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Canmore

Canmore, Alberta

Curbside Museum

A small and quirky museum hidden inside a fence.

Canmore, Alberta

Big Head Sculpture

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

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The Vault

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

9 miles from Canmore

Banff Springs Hotel

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

10 miles from Canmore

Banff Merman

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

10 miles from Canmore

Grizzly House

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

10 miles from Canmore

Cave and Basin National Historic Site

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

11 miles from Canmore

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