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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Kananaskis

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Kananaskis, Alberta

Updated May 21, 2021

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Tunnel Entrance

Kananaskis, Alberta

The Vault

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.
The frozen falls

Kananaskis, Alberta

Troll Falls

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.
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The Big Head sculpture in Canmore.

Canmore, Alberta

Big Head Sculpture

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.
9 miles from Kananaskis
Permanently Closed
Fortune telling exhibit.

Canmore, Alberta

Curbside Museum

A small and quirky museum hidden inside a fence.
10 miles from Kananaskis

Kovach, Alberta

Memorial Lakes

Three pristine alpine lakes named in memorial of an accident that resulted in three different plane crashes.
11 miles from Kananaskis

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Lake Minnewanka Underwater Ghost Town

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.
19 miles from Kananaskis

Banff, Alberta

Banff Springs Hotel

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
19 miles from Kananaskis
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