{"id":260,"date":"2018-02-26T20:46:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T20:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.eas.ualberta.ca\/wdcag\/?page_id=260"},"modified":"2018-02-26T20:46:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T20:46:17","slug":"things-to-see-and-do-in-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cms.eas.ualberta.ca\/wdcag\/things-to-see-and-do-in-edmonton\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to see and do in Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edmonton is a dynamic and welcoming city with countless opportunities for visitors to participate in. Below are a few suggestions of things that may be of interest while visiting Edmonton.<\/p>\n

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  1. Red Bull Crashed Ice:\u00a0A unique blend of power skating and boarder cross, Red Bull Crashed Ice has been referred to as “Ice Cross Downhill”, and is one of the world’s most breathtaking winter sports events. In Red Bull Crashed Ice, skaters descend a steep ice track filled with bumps, jumps, rollers and obstacles four-at-a-time, jostling for position as they reach speeds of up to 80km\/h.\u00a0https:\/\/exploreedmonton.com\/festivals-and-events\/Red-Bull-Crashed-Ice<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Telus World of Science:\u00a0TELUS World of Science – Edmonton (TWOSE) inspires life-long learning as we create a positive science and technology culture in our region.
    \nThe science centre is a non-profit organization designed to motivate people to learn about and contribute to advances in science and technology to strengthen themselves, their families, and their community.\u00a0    http:\/\/telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Edmonton River Valley Parks System:\u00a0Edmonton’s river valley comprises over 20 major parks and attractions and forms the largest expanses of urban parkland in\u00a0Canada.\u00a0The public river valley parks provide a unique urban escape area with park styles ranging from fully serviced urban parks to campsite-like facilities with few amenities.\u00a0https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.ca\/Attraction_Review-g154914-d2013471-Reviews-River_Valley_Adventure_Segway_Tours-Edmonton_Alberta.html<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Art Gallery of Alberta:\u00a0Collecting is central to the Art Gallery of Alberta\u2019s role as an active resource and research facility for the Alberta community and broader public. Since its founding in 1924, the AGA has acquired\u00a0over 6,000 works of art, the vast majority of which were produced after 1950 and added to the collection since 1970.\u00a0https:\/\/www.youraga.ca\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Muttart Conservatory:\u00a0The\u00a0Muttart Conservatory\u00a0is a\u00a0botanical garden\u00a0located in the\u00a0North Saskatchewan river\u00a0valley, across from the\u00a0downtown core\u00a0in\u00a0Edmo<\/a>nton,\u00a0Al<\/a>berta, Canada. One of the best-known landmarks of Edmonton, the\u00a0conservatory\u00a0consists of three city-operated greenhouses, public gardens, as well as four feature pyramids for display of plant species found across three biomes, with the fourth pyramid hosting as a seasonal display. A fifth minor skylight pyramid lights up the central foyer.\u00a0https:\/\/www.edmonton.ca\/attractions_events\/muttart-conservatory.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Legislative Assembly of Alberta:\u00a0http:\/\/www.assembly.ab.ca\/visitor\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Edmonton is a dynamic and welcoming city with countless opportunities for visitors to participate in. Below are a few suggestions of things that may be of interest while visiting Edmonton. Red Bull Crashed Ice:\u00a0A unique blend of power skating and boarder cross, Red Bull Crashed Ice has been referred to as “Ice Cross Downhill”, and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-260","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.eas.ualberta.ca\/wdcag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.eas.ualberta.ca\/wdcag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.eas.ualberta.ca\/wdcag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.eas.ualberta.ca\/wdcag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.eas.ualberta.ca\/wdcag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms.eas.ualberta.ca\/wdcag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":261,"href":"https:\/\/cms.eas.ualberta.ca\/wdcag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/260\/revisions\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.eas.ualberta.ca\/wdcag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}