Banff - Cave & Basin Centennial Centre (Cave & Basin National Historic Site)
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The Cave & Basin Centennial Centre grew up around the hot sulphur springs discovered in 1883. The Canadian National Park system developed here, based on the U.S. model. Exhibitions, slide-shows and computer games provide information on the national parks, two short instructive walks provide a key to the geology and the history of the hot springs which issue forth from a cave and to the specific ecological system linked thereto.
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Must-see attractions nearby:
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From the Cave & Basin Centennial Centre a charming walkway and cycle path leads along Bow River and past some flat marshland - formed by beaver dams! - to Sundance Canyon.
Address:
Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada, Box 900, Banff, AB T1L1K2, Canada
Phone: 1 (403) 762-1566, Fax: 1 (403) 762-1565
Phone: 1 (403) 762-1566, Fax: 1 (403) 762-1565
Hours:
May 15 to September 30: 9am-6pm
October 1 to May 14: 11am-4pm; Sun: 9:30am-5pm; Sat: 9:30am-5pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Parking: Pay
Disability Access: Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
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