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Heritage Park Historical VillagevsFort Calgary
Fort Calgary and Heritage Park Historical Village are both rated highly by professionals. On balance, Heritage Park Historical Village ranks significantly higher than Fort Calgary. Heritage Park Historical Village comes in at #2 in Calgary with accolades from 4 sources like Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Heritage Park Historical Village
Fodor's
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide Frommer's
1900 Heritage Drive SW, Calgary, Alberta T2V 2X3, Canada
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Fodor's "Canada's largest living-history village." Full review
Frommer's "On the banks of the man-made Glenmore Reservoir... sits one of the liveliest historical re-creations to be found in Alberta." Full review
Lonely Planet "Want to see what Calgary used to look like? Head down to this historical park and step right into the past." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"You will also see farm buildings and a windmill. A replica of the SS Moyie paddle steamboat offers boat trips on the reservoir. The kids will love the theme park from the same period." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Period buildings from the region dating back to the pioneering era...as part of this museum showcasing Canada's living history. Highlighting the history of Western Canada, it focuses on four themes" Full review
Frommer's "Offers visitors a taste of Calgary's frontier past, from its settler days in the early 19th century through its fur-trading roots in the 1860s all the way through to the construction of the railway " Full review
Fort Calgary Fodor's Frommer's Lonely Planet Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
750 9th Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2M5, Canada
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Fodor's "The Interpretive Centre here traces the history of the First Nations people, Mounties, and European settlers." Full review
Frommer's "In 1975, Fort Calgary became a public park of 16 hectares (40 acres), spread around the ruins of the original Mounted Police stronghold." Full review
Lonely Planet "Calgary was born at Fort Calgary. The site today is occupied by a replica of a military barracks that stood here in the 1880s." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"An interpretation centre recounts the history of the fort since the city's foundation." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"An interpretation centre recounts the history of the fort...visitors can visit the stables, the blacksmith-farrier's and carpenter's workshops and the barracks of the soldiers stationed here." Full review
