Westworld Alberta
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winsport S U M M E R 2 0 1 5 | W E S T W O R L D A L B E R T A 57 SUMMER SAVINGS ALL-AGES ESCAPADES Four spots for family fun in Calgary 1 Calgary Zoo. is summer heralds the return of Dinosaurs Alive, the zoo's display of 18 animatronic dinosaurs. e Prehistoric Park offers a dino dig, photo opps with the big scaly guys, three walking routes, inter- pretive displays and programs for future paleontologists. Save 20% on regular admission. AMARewards.ca/CalgaryZoo 2 WinSport Canada Olympic Park. When the snow thaws, it's time to ride. Rent suspension mountain bikes and protective gear at the shop, then hop the high- speed quad lift to access a skills park with jumps, tracks and obstacles, as well as trails for all skill levels, across 30 metres of elevation. Save 50% on youth lift tickets with the purchase of an adult lift ticket. AMARewards.ca/WinSport 3 Aero Space Museum of Calgary. See how Western Canada's earliest aviators got off the ground. is former drill hall houses 20-plus aircraft – like a 1956 Cherokee II glider and an Avro Lancaster bomber – and artifacts spanning a century of Canadian flight. Save 25% on regular admission. AMARewards.ca/Aerospace 4 Fort Calgary Historic Park. is fair city had hum- ble origins: as a North West Mounted Police fort in 1875. Drop by this 16-hectare National Historic Site east of downtown and take a peek at the wooden fort struc- ture, try on an RCMP uniform, cool off in the period jail or stroll along the RiverWalk. Save 10% on regular admission and gift shop merchandise. AMARewards.ca/FortCalgary Slide into Crowsnest Pass Head 135 kilometres west from Lethbridge and you'll find yourself in Frank, one of five communities that make up the municipality of Crowsnest Pass. Frank was the site of Canada's deadliest landslide in 1903, when 82 million tonnes of lime- stone cascaded down from Turtle Mountain in the dead of night, crush- ing portions of the local mine and the town's eastern outskirts. Today, the fascinating Frank Slide Interpretive Centre gives visitors a glimpse of life before, during and after the disaster. Stop in to see photos of the tragedy, alongside stories of triumph, told via video dramatization, presentations and exhibits. You can even wander a 1.5-km trail through the remaining debris field. Two nights at Charles St. B&B in Lethbridge: Member price: from $105 YOU SAVE: $105 Family admission to the Calgary Zoo: Member price: from $67 YOU SAVE: $17 Two adult & two child lift tickets at Canada Olympic Park: Member price: from $70 YOU SAVE: $10 Family pass to the Aero Space Museum of Calgary: Member price: from $19 YOU SAVE: $6 Family admission to Fort Calgary: Member price: from $36 YOU SAVE: $4 Family admission to Frank Slide Interpretive Centre: Member price: from $25 YOU SAVE: $3 Save 10% on regular admission to the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. AMARewards.ca/ FrankSlide Airtime! A mountain biker shows his stuff at Canada Olympic Park.