Travel to Edmonton on Northwest Airlines

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When you travel to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Northwest Airlines, you'll be visiting Canada's "Festival City." Edmonton, the capital of and the second largest city in Alberta, is known for holding a number of festivals throughout the year; it is also home to the West Edmonton Mall, the largest mall in North America.

Edmonton's history in 1794 begins with Old Fort Edmonton and Old Fort Augustus, two forts founded by the Hudson Bay Company and the North-West Fur Company. Much later in 1871, Edmonton was incorporated as a village and the city's first mission was founded at McDougall Church. Today, it makes up the northern half of the Calgary-Edmonton corridor.

Edmonton holds a number of interesting sights for travelers. The Valley Zoo is open 364 days a year, and among other activities, the zoo holds informative shows about animals such as birds of prey, sea lions and more. The Muttart Conservatory is another unique Edmonton attraction. Here, travelers to Edmonton can walk through four pyramid-shaped glass buildings and observe plants of differing climate zones, including arid, tropical and temperate zones.

The Royal Alberta Museum is one of Edmonton's many museums and art galleries, and holds a vast collection of objects, focusing in particular on local aboriginal tribes. Other museums in Edmonton include the Alberta Aviation Museum and the Alberta Railway Museum.

Edmonton's festivals throughout the year are countless. Your airfare to Edmonton will bring you to the Capital City Exhibition in the summer, a gold rush-themed festival with carnival rides, fireworks and chuckwagon races. Another festival of interest is the Edmonton Folk Festival, one of the more successful folk music festivals in North America.

And finally, the West Edmonton Mall has not just a little, but a lot of something for everyone. The mall holds over 800 stores, an IMAX theater, dining, clubs, casinos, an amusement park, a water park, and a New Orleans-themed bar district, among other attractions.

Whether for a festival or just to see Alberta's capital, your travel to Edmonton will include interesting sights both indoors and out.