Museums and Attractions
The Provincial Museum of Alberta is one of Canada's five most popular museums and attracts more than 300,000 visitors annually. Home to the internationally-acclaimed Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture, one of North America's most expansive exhibitions on aboriginal peoples, the museum brings 11,000 years of native history to life.

A collection of nearly 400 priceless treasures has been made available for another international blockbuster exhibition: Syria: Land of Civilizations, currently showing at the museum. The exhibit covers 8,000 years of human history; from the dawn of civilization to the end of the Crusades and runs from February 10 to May 13, 2001. The Edmonton exhibition is one of only five stops in North America. Making its first Canadian stop in November, 2001, is Lynda McCartney¹s photographic retrospective Sixties: Portrait of an Era. Caught in her camera lens were luminaries of the rock music world like Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Bob Dylan.The exhibition runs from Nov. 17 to Jan.13, 2002.

Fort Edmonton Park, Canada's largest living history park, offers a glimpse into life in the early fur trading days, frontier life in 1885 and gives a peak into the brand new city in 1905 and its progress into the 20th century.

The Edmonton Space and Science Centre keeps visitors on the leading edge of science and technology. A major expansion is under way which will increase exhibition space. This addition will be open to the public in June.

Other popular family attractions in Edmonton include The Valley Zoo, home to over 400 animals, the Muttart Conservatory, which blooms with exotic plants from around the world all year long, and the world-famous West Edmonton Mall.

Arts and Entertainment
Edmonton's arts community is represented by 78 vibrant organizations: popular, alternative and student theatre companies including Walterdale Theatre (the longest running community theatre in Western Canada); ballet, folk and modern dance troupes and symphony, baroque, choral and opera ensembles.The city also features over 70 art galleries and dealers and is home to the unique Gallery Walk district - a group of eight galleries which collaborate several times a year to put on seasonal exhibits. Another point of pride is the downtown Arts District, featuring the 76-year-old Edmonton Art Gallery, the Citadel Theatre and the magnificent $45-million Francis Winspear Centre for Music with its 1,928 seat performance chamber designed for spectacular natural acoustics.

Sports
Edmonton will be the first city in North America to play host to the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Recognized as the premier track event in the world, The World's will take place during a 10-day span, from August 3-12. Eclipsed in scope only by the Summer Olympics and World Cup Soccer, The World¹s are expected to attract more than 3,000 athletes, coaches and officials and over 2,500 media representatives from around the world. More than 4 billion people are expected to watch it on TV. You can be there to see one of the greatest sporting events unfold in Edmonton.

Following the dramatic debut of triathlon in the Olympic Games, the next time the world's best triathletes will meet is in Edmonton during this summer's 2001 ITU Triathlon World Championships. Edmonton's sports teams are always worth watching: Skyreach Centre is home to the NHL's Edmonton Oilers, who won five Stanley Cups during the 1980s. Winners of 11 Grey Cups in their 50-year history, the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos entertain at Commonwealth Stadium.

The Edmonton Trappers, who won back-to-back Pacific Coast League baseball titles in 1996 and 1997, play at Telus Field. For a day at the races head to The Spectrum at Northlands Park, a track and entertainment centre with thoroughbred, harness and global simulcast racing. Recreation

Edmonton offers a tremendous selection of indoor and outdoor facilities for the recreation enthusiast. The city's vast network of park trails are the perfect venue for cycling and hiking in summer and cross-country skiing in winter. Millennium Place, located in Strathcona County, is the region's newest multipurpose recreation facility, offering a variety of activities for all ages.