Guidebook for Calgary
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Fair's Fair has a HUGE selection of gently used books. It's a great place to trade in your travel guide or find some new fiction.
Fair's Fair (For Book Lovers) Inc
1609 14 St SWFair's Fair has a HUGE selection of gently used books. It's a great place to trade in your travel guide or find some new fiction.
This is where the majority of our big concerts and sporting events take place. It takes about 25-30 minutes to walk to/from. I've done it several times!
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The Scotiabank Saddledome
555 Saddledome Rise SoutheastThis is where the majority of our big concerts and sporting events take place. It takes about 25-30 minutes to walk to/from. I've done it several times!
Money Mart
1405 17 Ave SWNeed to send/receive money? This is the place to do it!
SCOTIABANK - INGONISH BEACH
This is a major Canadian bank
Traveling by bus? This long distance bus station can get you to Banff, Canmore, Edmonton or all the way to Vancouver, Toronto...
Greyhound Way Southwest
Greyhound Way SouthwestTraveling by bus? This long distance bus station can get you to Banff, Canmore, Edmonton or all the way to Vancouver, Toronto...
Skateboarder? Or like to watch? Within walking distance this a great place to people watch! Sometimes the city has concerts or cultural events here.
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Shaw Millennium Park
1220 9 Avenue SouthwestSkateboarder? Or like to watch? Within walking distance this a great place to people watch! Sometimes the city has concerts or cultural events here.
Love this Korean grocery store! In the same plaza there is a Korean BBQ restaurant, fried chicken store and a Korean bakery.
Arirang Oriental Foods
1324 10 Ave SWLove this Korean grocery store! In the same plaza there is a Korean BBQ restaurant, fried chicken store and a Korean bakery.
Great place to take ongoing learning courses if you're staying in Calgary a little longer...
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University of Calgary
24 Avenue NorthwestGreat place to take ongoing learning courses if you're staying in Calgary a little longer...
Globe Cinema
617 8 Ave SWLike independent film? This is a great old theatre!
Stephen Ave is fantastic. From 4 Street SW to 1 Street SE, this Avenue is lined with shops, restaurants, pubs, souvenir shops, theatres, ect. Totally walkable, this area is awesome in the summer!
8 Ave SW
Stephen Ave is fantastic. From 4 Street SW to 1 Street SE, this Avenue is lined with shops, restaurants, pubs, souvenir shops, theatres, ect. Totally walkable, this area is awesome in the summer!
Like museums? This is one of Calgary's best.
http://www.glenbow.org
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Glenbow Museum
130 9 Ave SELike museums? This is one of Calgary's best.
http://www.glenbow.org
Local 510
510 17 Ave SWAnother good place to grab a drink
If you're strolling 17 Ave, you want to stop in and check out this store. Original clothes, a wee expensive...but they always have great sales.
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Purr
940 17 Ave SWIf you're strolling 17 Ave, you want to stop in and check out this store. Original clothes, a wee expensive...but they always have great sales.
This is the closest subway station to my place. It's about a 5/7 minute walk.
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Sunalta LRT Station WB
This is the closest subway station to my place. It's about a 5/7 minute walk.
Fire N Ice Bar & Sheesha Lounge
854 16 Ave SWShesha bar
The Military Museums
4520 Crowchild Trail SWMilitary museum
The Military Museums
4520 Crowchild Trail SWNavel Museum - you can walk!
Olympic Billiards
1312 17 Ave SWPool hall
Crowfoot Wine & Sprits
1402 14 St SWClosest liquor store
Food Scene
Green Chili Fine Indian Cuisine
1434 17 Ave SWThis place has great Indian food. Mmm, Indian food...
Chianti Cafe & Restaurant
300 Crowfoot Crescent NWItalian food!
Alibaba Kabob House Inc
1602 14 St SWMiddle Eastern food. Yummy!!
More great Indian food. This place is a little more upscale.
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Moti Mahal Restaurant
1805 14 St SWMore great Indian food. This place is a little more upscale.
Chilitos Taberna
1309 17 Ave SWIt's McDonald's
One of the best places in the city to get a good steak. Alberta is famous for our beef (or at least we like to think we are)
Chicago Chop House
604 8 Ave SWOne of the best places in the city to get a good steak. Alberta is famous for our beef (or at least we like to think we are)
Awesome happy hour specials from 4-6 pm Mon-Fri and a great not-so-serious business atmosphere.
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Double Zero Pizza
6455 Macleod Trail SWAwesome happy hour specials from 4-6 pm Mon-Fri and a great not-so-serious business atmosphere.
If this is where you like to drink your coffee, it's a 5 minute walk.
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Starbucks
951 General Avenue NortheastIf this is where you like to drink your coffee, it's a 5 minute walk.
Fiores
634 A 17 Ave SWIn need of Italian food?
Shoppers Drug Mart
815 17 Ave SWGourmet donuts - need I say more!
Chiasso Coffee Company
Fantastic coffee
This a local favorite - a neighborhood hangout with magnificent coffee
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Caffe Beano
1613 9 St SWThis a local favorite - a neighborhood hangout with magnificent coffee
Breakfast - yes, please! Always lots of seating at this place.
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Nellie's Cosmic Cafe
1001 17 Ave SWBreakfast - yes, please! Always lots of seating at this place.
Mmmm, breakfast. This place is always busy. Be prepared to stand in line!
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Galaxie Diner
1413 11 St SWMmmm, breakfast. This place is always busy. Be prepared to stand in line!
Borgo Trattoria
818 16 Ave SWEXCELLENT ITALIAN FOOD!
Waves Coffee House
102-1019 17 Ave SWReally great coffee
Drinks & Nightlife
1410 is a restaurant during the day with more of a bar-ish atmosphere during the night. On the weekends they usually have DJs spinning.
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1410 World Bier Haus Restaurant & Lounge
1410 is a restaurant during the day with more of a bar-ish atmosphere during the night. On the weekends they usually have DJs spinning.
Morgan's Pub on Seventeenth
1324 17 Ave SWMorgan's is a pub that always has live bands
The Ship & Anchor
534 17 Ave SWOne of Calgary's best pubs, hands down!
Rose & Crown Pub
1503 4 St SWAlways a good time.
Always busy. Good patio. Great places to people watch on 17 Ave.
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Melrose Cafe & Bar
421 12 Ave SEAlways busy. Good patio. Great places to people watch on 17 Ave.
Watchman's Pub& Eatery
1109 17 Avenue SouthwestIt's a pub
Shopping
American Apparel
This is a huge American Apparel Store!
This is our downtown shopping centre. Shops, food court, banks, coffee shops, drug store, travel agents...they're all in here! For more info: http://www.coreshopping.ca/
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CORE Shopping Centre
324 8 Ave SWThis is our downtown shopping centre. Shops, food court, banks, coffee shops, drug store, travel agents...they're all in here! For more info: http://www.coreshopping.ca/
This building is connected to the Core (a bigger shopping mall) and has a fantastic food court.
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Bankers Hall
This building is connected to the Core (a bigger shopping mall) and has a fantastic food court.
MEC Calgary
830 10 Ave SWCanada's favorite - MEC! Get all your outdoor supplies here!
London Drugs
Drug store
You can take the CTrain from SunAlta Station to this mall - there's a Walmart here.
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Westbrook Mall
1200 37 Street SWYou can take the CTrain from SunAlta Station to this mall - there's a Walmart here.
Liquor Depot Mount Royal #736
1140 17 Ave SWLiquor store
Essentials
Moxie's Grill & Bar
29 Hopewell Way NEYum!
Biggest super market in the downtown Huge selection of cheese!
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Midtown Co-op
1130 11 Ave SWBiggest super market in the downtown Huge selection of cheese!
Community Natural Foods
1304 10 Ave SWPrefer organic? This is where you want to shop!
This is the closest grocery store to my house. Prices are very reasonable and it's family run/
LP Family Foods
This is the closest grocery store to my house. Prices are very reasonable and it's family run/
Sightseeing
The Calgary Tower is 1228 metres above sea level and the highest 360° observation deck in the whole-wide world! If you're feeling fancy, you should eat at the rotating restaurant!
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Calgary Tower
101 9 Ave SWThe Calgary Tower is 1228 metres above sea level and the highest 360° observation deck in the whole-wide world! If you're feeling fancy, you should eat at the rotating restaurant!