Guidebook for Calgary
Parks & Nature
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and Nature Centre
2425 9 Ave SEArts & Culture
Festival Hall
1215 10 Ave SELive Music
Arts Commons
205 8 Ave SEArts Commons has numerous live theatres -www.artscommons.com
There is a great hands-on music museum that is a great place for rainy days especially if you have kids.
National Music Centre also has a live music scene!
261 locals recommend
Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre
850 4 St SEThere is a great hands-on music museum that is a great place for rainy days especially if you have kids.
National Music Centre also has a live music scene!
Calgary's live mystery Theatre. Runs from September thru June each year.
17 locals recommend
Vertigo Theatre
115 9 Ave SECalgary's live mystery Theatre. Runs from September thru June each year.
Esker Foundation
1011 9 Ave SEFantastic place for art lovers
Find out about the history of Alberta. Plus the travelling art exhibits are usually fabulous.
492 locals recommend
Glenbow Museum
130 9 Ave SEFind out about the history of Alberta. Plus the travelling art exhibits are usually fabulous.
Fort Calgary
750 9 Ave SECalgary's Historical Fort which is a 10 min drive from the house
Drinks & Nightlife
Great blues jam on Saturday afternoons. Unique place with great staff and western honky tonk atmosphere.
67 locals recommend
The Blues Can
1429 9 Ave SEGreat blues jam on Saturday afternoons. Unique place with great staff and western honky tonk atmosphere.
Ironwood Stage & Grill
1229 9 Ave SEGreat Live Music!
Sightseeing
There is a revolving restaurant on the top of the tower. Plus an observatory.
757 locals recommend
Calgary Tower
101 9 Ave SWThere is a revolving restaurant on the top of the tower. Plus an observatory.
Shopping
This is a quiet shopping mall with high-end clothing stores mixed with reasonably priced stores. It's on Steven Avenue mall in the centre of the city.
310 locals recommend
Core Shopping
324 8 Ave SWThis is a quiet shopping mall with high-end clothing stores mixed with reasonably priced stores. It's on Steven Avenue mall in the centre of the city.
Fair's Fair Books
907 9 Ave SEGreat secondhand bookstore
The house is located in Inglewood neighbourhood. From the house you can walk along the river or directly down 9th avenue SE and you'll find, great restaurants, clothing boutiques, antique stores, art galleries, live music venues, yoga studios, cafes - everything you want in a cool community.
161 locals recommend
Inglewood
The house is located in Inglewood neighbourhood. From the house you can walk along the river or directly down 9th avenue SE and you'll find, great restaurants, clothing boutiques, antique stores, art galleries, live music venues, yoga studios, cafes - everything you want in a cool community.
Great wine and beer store - the selection and service are great! There are two stores in inglewood - this one and one on 9th Ave SE (main street of Inglewood)
ZYN The Wine Market
2600 17 Ave SEGreat wine and beer store - the selection and service are great! There are two stores in inglewood - this one and one on 9th Ave SE (main street of Inglewood)
Essentials
Best grocery store in Inglewood. Slightly pricey but everything is local, including meat, bakery, deli, specialty items. The eatery has great breakfasts!
40 locals recommend
Bite - Grocer & Eatery
1023 9 Ave SEBest grocery store in Inglewood. Slightly pricey but everything is local, including meat, bakery, deli, specialty items. The eatery has great breakfasts!
Large grocery store 10 mins from the house by car. There is a pharmacy also located in the store
15 locals recommend
Forest Lawn Co-op
3330 17 Ave SELarge grocery store 10 mins from the house by car. There is a pharmacy also located in the store
Homestyle Laundromat
3225 17 Ave SE10 mins by car
Hong Kong Food Market
3215 17 Ave SEGreat selection of Asian food
Fresh Market 10 minute walk from the house - two-minute drive. Fresh produce, specialty stores and a flee market.
70 locals recommend
Crossroads Market
1235 26 Ave SEFresh Market 10 minute walk from the house - two-minute drive. Fresh produce, specialty stores and a flee market.
drugstore, pharmacy and post office are located in Marshall drugs. It's open 9am - 5 pm and closed on Sundays
Marshall Drugs
1231 9 Ave SEdrugstore, pharmacy and post office are located in Marshall drugs. It's open 9am - 5 pm and closed on Sundays
Willow Park Florist
1428 9 Avenue Southeastgreat flower shop!
Food Scene
Without Papers Pizza
1216 9 Ave SEgreat pizza place. Live music happens at 10 pm on weekends
Rouge
1240 8 Ave SEhigh end restaurant
Gravity Espresso & Wine Bar
909 10 St SEgreat cafe
Fabulous Breakfast place. Be prepared to wait up to 30 minutes. 10 minute drive from the house
41 locals recommend
Red’s Diner In Ramsay
1101 8 St SEFabulous Breakfast place. Be prepared to wait up to 30 minutes. 10 minute drive from the house
Village Ice Cream
431 10 Ave SEbest ice-cream in Calgary!
Great restaurant and bar. Slightly pricey but the food is great. There is also a fabulous lounge
80 locals recommend
The Nash
925 11 St SEGreat restaurant and bar. Slightly pricey but the food is great. There is also a fabulous lounge
fast, greasy, but good takeout or delivery. If you stop by you can order pizza by the slice.
17 locals recommend
Inglewood Pizza
1225A 9 Ave SEfast, greasy, but good takeout or delivery. If you stop by you can order pizza by the slice.
in the Simmons bldg, located in east village. Walk along the river from the house to the Simmons bldg and you'll discover sidewalk cafe, Phil and Sebastian's cafe, and an amazing restaurant, all in the same historic brick building.
42 locals recommend
Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters - Simmons Building Cafe
618 Confluence Way SEin the Simmons bldg, located in east village. Walk along the river from the house to the Simmons bldg and you'll discover sidewalk cafe, Phil and Sebastian's cafe, and an amazing restaurant, all in the same historic brick building.
If you're in Inglewood, you have to visit the Blackfoot Truckstop. Travel back in time to the classic American diners of the 1950s - There's even a toy train that travels around the ceiling of the restaurant. The fabulous waitresses serve homecooked meals, pie with ice cream, milkshakes, full breakfasts! It's full of atmosphere - it's what they call 'downhome cuisine' and it's where truckers stop for a meal - Plus it's a 5-minute walk from the house!
12 locals recommend
Blackfoot Truckstop Diner
1840 9 Ave SEIf you're in Inglewood, you have to visit the Blackfoot Truckstop. Travel back in time to the classic American diners of the 1950s - There's even a toy train that travels around the ceiling of the restaurant. The fabulous waitresses serve homecooked meals, pie with ice cream, milkshakes, full breakfasts! It's full of atmosphere - it's what they call 'downhome cuisine' and it's where truckers stop for a meal - Plus it's a 5-minute walk from the house!