The Atlas Obscura Guide To Calgary

12 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Calgary, Alberta

Updated October 13, 2025

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Unusual Attractions in Calgary

Calgary, Alberta

Little Chief

What happens when a chef with Indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

Peace Bridge

Calgary, Alberta

Peace Bridge

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

The medicine wheel.

Calgary, Alberta

Nose Hill Siksikaitsitapi Medicine Wheel

This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.

Cantos Music Foundation.

Calgary, Alberta

National Music Centre

Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.

Calgary, Alberta

The New Central Library

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

Cow along Stephen Avenue in downtown Calgary, 2007.

Calgary, Alberta

Udderly Art Pasture

A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."

Reader Rock Garden

Calgary, Alberta

Reader Rock Garden

A Victorian garden in a harsh climate at the border of the prairies and foothills of the Canadian Rockies.

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Calgary, Alberta

Little Chief

What happens when a chef with Indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

The 1886 Buffalo Cafe.

Calgary, Alberta

1886 Buffalo Cafe

One of the last remaining buildings from one of Calgary's earliest businesses.

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Stories About Calgary

A glamor shot of Vaseline.

Why Are All These Vaseline Jars Showing Up on a Calgary Street?

It's a slippery situation.

by Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura

August 14, 2018

'I Chose to Fly a Chair, Not Because It Is Easy But Because It Is Hard'

Calgary's balloon man has no regrets.

by Erik Shilling, Atlas Obscura

'Explosion' After a Chunk of Ice From a Jet Crashed Through This Couple's Home

They had been watching hockey.

by Erik Shilling, Atlas Obscura

February 27, 2017