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Cave and Basin National Historic Site

Address: Cave Ave., 1 mi (2 km) west of downtown, Banff National Park, AB | Map It
Phone: 403/762-1566
www.pc.gc.ca

Category: Architectural Sites
Location: Banff National Park

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Fodor's Review:

This was given national park protection in 1885, becoming the birthplace of the Canadian Rockies park system. Two interpretive trails explain the area's geology and plant life, while hands-on interpretive displays offer information on the wildlife and history of the national park. You can take a guided tour of the cave daily mid-May through September and weekends throughout the rest of the year. A boardwalk leads to a marsh where the warm springwater supports tropical fish illegally dumped into the waters many years ago.

Cost: C$4
Open: Mid-May-Sept., daily 9-6; Oct.-mid-May, weekdays 11-4, weekends 9:30-5

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