Shopping in Edmonton

Edmonton is home to the West Edmonton Mall which is the world’s largest shopping and entertainment complex  as well as several other malls. It also has a wealth of antique stores worth checking out.

• Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market—the largest indoor farmers’ market in Edmonton with over 130 vendors selling freshly prepared local food and handmade crafts; 10310 83^rd Avenue NW
• West Edmonton Mall—the world’s largest shopping and entertainment center with over 800 stores and 20 restaurants as well as the world’s largest indoor amusement park, a tropical rainforest, and indoor bungee jump; 8882 170^th Street
• Old Stratchona Antique Mall—the largest antique mall in western Canada with two floors of vintage and antique pieces including furniture, jewelry, home décor, sports memorabilia, and games; 10323 78^th Avenue NW
• Southgate Centre—a shopping mall with 165 stores including Fossil, Lego, Aritzia, and Apple, and anchored by Hudson’s Bay and Sears; 5015-111 Street
• Kingsway Mall—a shopping mall with over 200 stores such as Sears, Hudson’s Bay, Forever 21, H&M, The Disney Store, and Sephora; 109 Street and Kingsway Avenue
• Zocalo—a store that sells flowers, gifts, plants, and home décor and has an espresso bar; 10826 95^th Street NW
• Ibon Antiques—a two-level antique store with vintage and collectible items and Moorcraft art pottery from the United Kingdom; 10423 79^th Avenue NW
• Curiosity Inc.—an antique shop with vintage motorcycles, masks, and toys among other unique items; 10056 164^th Street NW

 

Sights in Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta and is home to interesting museums, parks, and natural attractions.

• Fort Edmonton Park—a park that has re-creations of Edmonton throughout its history with a stable, general store, wooden sidewalks, a steam train, horses, gravel roads, and rides; On Whitemud Drive
• Art Gallery of Alberta—a modern art museum that opened in 2010 and has over 6000 pieces of historic and contemporary art veering towards Canadian art; 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square
• Muttart Conservatory—a botanical garden with four pyramids that have plants from different climates and an onsite café; 9626 96A Street
• Royal Alberta Museum—a newly renovated museum in the downtown area with a large collection that showcases Alberta’s natural and cultural history with the world’s largest collection of insects, a display about Alberta’s aboriginal culture, and a gallery where the province is divided into sections based on geography with plants and animals native to each area featured in their respective zones; 103A Avenue
• Alberta Railway Museum—a museum that has over 75 train cars including steam and diesel locomotives; 24215 34^th Street
• Telus World of Science—an interactive science museum that allows visitors to use crime-solving technology to solve crimes, learn about living in space, practice being a paleontologist, and learn more about the human body; 11211 142^nd Street
• Valley Zoo—a zoo with over 100 exotic, endangered, and Canadian native animals as well as a petting zoo, camel and pony rides, a miniature train, carousel, and paddleboats; 13315 Buena Vista Road
• Alberta Legislature—the former location of Fort Edmonton that is now Alberta’s legislative seat with a majestic dome and marble interior and offers visitors 45-minute tours and an interpretive center that describes the building’s architectural and political history; corner of 97^th Avenue and 107^th Street
• Alberta Government House—a mansion that was once the home of the lieutenant governor but is now used for conferences and receptions and is well-preserved with artwork by Canadian artists; 12845 102^nd Avenue
• Galaxy Land—the world’s largest indoor amusement park with over 27 rides; West Edmonton Mall, 170^th Street
• Alberta Aviation Museum—a museum located in the last double-long double-wide hangar from WWII that has educational programs and shares the stories of aviators; 11410 Kingsway NW
• University of Alberta Botanic Garden—a 240-acre garden with indoor greenhouses, a Japanese garden, a tropical greenhouse with exotic butterflies, a Native Peoples garden, and experimental garden beds; 51227 Highway 60
• Rutherford House Provincial Historic Site—once the home of the first Premier of Alberta, Alexander Cameron Rutherford, this brick mansion has been restored with period furniture; 11153 Saskatchewan Drive NW
• John Janzen Nature Centre—a newly renovated nature center with interactive exhibits, programs, events, and an indoor play area; 7000-143 Street, Whitemud Drive and Fox Drive