Things to Do in Banff

This outfitter specializes in guided scrambles and high-altitude hikes that put you above treeline where most Banff visi...

Book a food-focused walking tour if you want to understand Banff through its restaurants and local food culture rather t...

Cross the Bow River on a suspension bridge that sways slightly underfoot and gives you an immediate sense of how small y...

Bow Falls is where the Bow River drops 10 meters over a rocky ledge, and it's the most accessible waterfall in Banff. Yo...

The Banff Gondola covers the 700-metre vertical to the summit of Sulphur Mountain in eight minutes, which makes it the m...

You don't need a four-hour hike to see what made Banff famous. Bow Falls drops 40 metres over a limestone ridge where th...

This garden trades the chaos of downtown Banff for actual quiet. You get terraced plant beds that show how the landscape...

This small urban green space is where locals actually spend their downtime, not tourists chasing views. It's a genuine c...

Banff town is where you actually eat, sleep, and spend money in this national park. It's the service hub for everyone he...

This Victorian-era building from 1903 holds the oldest natural history collection in the Canadian Rockies. You're lookin...

This is where Banff's story actually begins. The Cave and Basin Historic Site marks the 1884 discovery that sparked Cana...

Start here before you explore anything else in the park. The centre gives you current trail conditions, wildlife updates...

Canada House Gallery on Bear Street represents Canadian artists with a focus on landscape and wildlife work from the Roc...

Go see where Norman Luxton actually lived and worked instead of reading about him in a guidebook. This 1902 house reveal...

The payoff here is immediate: you round a short bend and suddenly face a postcard view of Bow River, Fairholme Range, an...

Mount Norquay offers the quickest lift access to alpine terrain in Banff, which matters if you want to escape crowded va...

This is your official visitor center, and it's actually useful. The staff here knows the park inside out and can answer...

The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies on Bear Street holds the most comprehensive archive of mountain west history, a...

This museum focuses on the Indigenous peoples who lived in and around the Rocky Mountains long before Parks Canada exist...

The Cave and Basin is where Banff National Park began. Three Canadian Pacific Railway workers found the hot springs in 1...