Experts' Choice Award The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland
What the experts agree on
Calgary's birthplace features a replica 1880s barracks, interpretation centre tracing First Nations and settler history, plus restored workshops. The 16-hectare park occupies the original Mounted Police stronghold's foundations.
“The Interpretive Centre here traces the history of the First Nations people, Mounties, and European settlers.”
– Fodor's
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
