The Sights of Banff: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Buffalo Nations Museum

  Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore incredible Banff! On this 5 km (return) sightseeing tour, you'll explore Banff's past as well as it's present as we point out historical buildings, sculptures, sights & attractions. Highlights include the Banff Administration Building, Luxton Home Museum, Central Park & the Cascades of Time Gardens! Don't just see the beauty of Banff, hear what it has to say! Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play. The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer. Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices. Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route. Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Banff National Park Administration Building

  You'll be in awe at this incredible building. While you stare (it's ok to stare in this case), we'll tell you all about it!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Cascade Gardens

  Discover this magical 4-acre park built in the 1930s that features gardens terraced into the scenic hillside. The garden includes two separate points of interest you'll experience: the Cambrian & Devonian pavilions.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Banff Pedestrian Bridge

  As you stare out over the majestic Bow River from the pedestrian bridge, we'll tell you about all about the man known as Mr. Banff!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Buffalo Street & Muskrat Street

  See if you can find the elevation marker (looks like a coin) that's implanted in the sidewalk. While you look, we'll tell you what it means!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  514 Buffalo St

  We'll point out the Crandell Peck Cabin, one of Banff's oldest buildings. It was built by the original owner, Edward Henry Crandell in 1907, using almost entirely locally sourced materials.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Buffalo Street & Otter Street

  Any idea what an inukshuk is? We'll point one out and tell you all about it.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  525 Buffalo St #521

  You'll stroll by the Banff Powerstation and learn how it powered the town's streetlights and homes in 1905.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Ken Madsen Path

  While you venture down the scenic path, we'll tell you a bit about the history of Banff.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10
  117 Grizzly St

  We'll point out one of Canada's historic places, the Tarry-a-while residence. This was the home of Mary Schaffer Warren. Mary was well-known for her early explorations, writings and paintings chronicling the Canadian Rockies.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11
  Otter Street & Caribou Street

  While you walk to the next point of interest, we'll keep things 'cool' and tell you about Banff's climate!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12
  The Luxton Home Museum

  You'll see the historic home, which features a glimpse into the life of this pioneer family, and of Banff, over a period of nine decades.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 13
  Caribou Street & Banff Avenue

  You'll take in Caribou Corner while we tell you about when the Brewster family came to Banff in 1886 and set-up shop right here.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14
  204 Banff Ave

  We'll point out the four sentries sculpture, a mainstay on Banff Ave.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 15
  Box 3100

  We'll point out a big mural on Banff Ave that depicts the Cave & Basin site, which is the perfect opportunity to tell you all about it!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 16
  Banff Visitor Information Centre

  We'll point out the visitor centre where you can get more information on the all the amazing things to do in the area.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 17
  St. Paul's Presbyterian Church

  We'll tell you about this beautiful church that was built in 1930, but the story starts well before that as St. Paul’s church was established in 1887.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 18
  Banff Avenue & Elk Street

  Go ahead and have a seat at the fire, warm up a bit! Well, it's made of stone, so we'll just tell you about the monument instead.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 19
  Caribou Street & Bear Street

  You'll see the old Cascade lodge, home to the Banff Freemasons.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 20
  Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

  You'll learn about the museum, which seeks to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of the Rocky Mountains.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 21
  Central Park

  You'll take a stroll through Central park, and we'll tell you about a big pile of rocks in the middle. Seriously.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 22
  Banff Park Museum

  You'll learn about the National Historic Site of Canada, which was established in 1895. It's purpose was to house an exhibit of taxidermy mounted specimens of animals, plants and minerals associated with the park.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 23
  Banff Avenue & Buffalo Street

  We'll point out the Dave Whyte block, which has significant heritage value as one of the oldest remaining, largely intact, commercial buildings in Banff.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 24
  107 Banff Ave

  You'll see Harmony Lane, a prominent commercial building built in the rustic National Park style, with beautiful river stone pillars.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 25
  Rundle United (Ralph Connor Memorial United Church)

  Learn about the man behind the church's name, from the man himself! Er, our tour guide Don doing his best Mr. Rundle impersonation I mean.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 26
  Beaver Street & Buffalo Street

  You'll see the Superintendent's Residence and learn about the responsibilities of the Park Superintendent, who live here.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 27
  Royal Canadian Legion Col. Moore Branch 26

  Finally, you'll see the Banff Legion and the cenotaph that was built out front in 1920!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Parks Administration Building (Pass by)

  You'll see this amazing building!

  Admission ticket free
• All In The Wild Gallery (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Banff Avenue (Pass by)

  You'll walk up and down this famous Avenue during the tour.

  Admission ticket free
• Canada House Art Gallery (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Cascade Shops (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Ink Pots (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Surprise Corner (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Tunnel Mountain Drive (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Spray River Trail Loop (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Fenland Trail (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Banff Gondola (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Lake Minnewanka (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Bow Falls (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Sunshine Meadows (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Bow Valley Parkway (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Tunnel Mountain Trail (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Parker Ridge Trail (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Cave and Basin National Historic Site (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Two Jack Lake (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Vermilion Lakes (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Hoodoos Trail (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Banff Legacy Trail (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Johnson Lake (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Cascade Ponds (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Helen Lake Trail (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free
• Cascade Waterfall (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

  Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

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