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Prince's Island Park

Calgary's largest inner city park is an island with a number of pleasant trails for walking and relaxing. In the summer, it plays host to Shakespeare by the Bow and it is also the site of one of the city's largest annual festivals: the Calgary Folk Music Festival.

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Address: immediately north of Eau Claire in the Bow River
Getting there: from downtown, there are bridges to the park near the end of 2 St SW, 3 St SW and 6 St SW
Website: calgary.ca (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Calgary/City Centre, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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River Café
One of Calgary's first locavore restaurants, River Cafe is in the middle of Prince's Island Park (see map). It's right on the lagoon where the Bow River passes through downtown, thus has no parking. Nearest parking lot is not far, but this can cause problems in bad weather or for diners with mobility issues.
Mon-Fri 11AM-10PM, Sat Sun 10AM-10PM; open until 11PM nightly during summer$32-52 per main dish (dinner)
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Eau Claire Market
A unique market-style mall with a Cineplex Cinema inside. Mall is mostly defunct with a few souvenir shops left inside.
Mon-Wed Sat 10AM-6PM, Thu-Fri 10AM-8PM, Sun 11AM-5PM
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Crescent Road viewpoint
This ridgetop gives a great view of Prince's Island Park and downtown Calgary. Follow the pathway to a staircase going down the hillside for more varied perspectives.
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Crescent Heights Park
This park offers a pleasant walk, along with popular views of Downtown Calgary.
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