American Reacts to the 10 Best Things in Edmonton 

Tyler would have lost his mind to know that in the early 2000's the West Edmonton Mall had 4 submarines.

"The number one attraction is a MALL?"....and Canadians just wait for him to have his mind blown....

Edmontonian here. Lots was watched out of context. For example, the legislature Grounds are there because Edmonton is the capital of Alberta. The Royal Albert Museum is called that because it is named after our British heritage. Tyler made the comment that the Museum has lots of stuff. Even if it isn’t local. It’s all local - Yes Tyler, we have dinosaurs here. Shall we blow his mind and tell him about Drumheller? Most of those places are outside Edmonton and would never be considered “Edmonton.” Edmonton is known for as the city of Festivals and there are festivals of some sort happening almost back to back throughout the summer. The River runs THROUGH the city - through the downtown area where the River is surrounded by the largest contiguous green space in North America (even larger than Central Park Tyler). This video didn’t do Edmonton justice and quite a few of the clips looked like stock photos.

Im from Edmonton and so much was missing from here. Our river valley is one of the largest metropolitan parks in the world which is 1000 times bigger than central park in Newyork and it goes right through the entire city. West Edmonton mall is a town within a town. People live there and never have to leave. West Edmonton Mall was the largest mall in the world for many years till Dubai started building all their mega projects. The mall has a mock ocean full of sharks and tropical fish, you can take a submarine ride in the ocean and in the middle of the water is a 1700's style ship with a restaurant on it. The movie theater there has a giant robotic dragon that breaths actual fire and on the roof of the mall is a golf course. Fort Edmonton park is in Edmonton. They have old school playgrounds where your kids will 100% get injured..... for their own good. Downtown Edmotnon has pedways that connect all of downtown, in the winter you never have to walk around in the frozen cold streets, you can stay indoors, even shop in an open farmers market all winter long. We have Heritage days where every culture on earth opens little shops and food stands where you can taste food from all over the world and watch cultural displays of dancing and music. The river valley is so huge, you can go camping and feel like your not in a city, go fishing, go on a boat ride, go hiking for days... all without having to leave the city. Just north of Edmonton is a city attached to Edmonton called St Albert which has been considered numerous times to be the absolute best place to live on Earth. North of Edmonton are small towns who have a night sky policy so they turn off all the lights at night and you can see the night sky, the whole galaxy picture perfectly clear. Im blessed to be born in such a place.

That narrator's pronunciation of Wetaskiwin. Just, wow...

Go Edmonton Oilers. They play tonight.

I did my Palaeontology degree in Edmonton at the UofA. Alberta is one of the largest fossil beds in the world.

More on west edmonton mall: -There’s a literal lake with a life sized pirate ship where events can take place, paddle boats can be ridden, and many years ago there were submarines that toured under the lake -Bourbon street now isn’t as cool as it used to be, it used to genuinely looks like you were walking down a new Orleans street during mardi gras, with statues, music, and themed fronts on all the resturants. They’ve modernized it now, and while it looks nice it is nothing compared to what it once was :( -Galaxyland (the theme park) has recently gone through rebranding. It used to be this really cool space themed park, it was really unique. It was bought by hasbro and now all rides and attractions are based around hasbro IP. The “triple loop roller coaster” that the narrator mentioned has been removed (RIP Mindbender) but the park is still really cool. -The aquarium is huge and offers sea lion shows outside of it :) -The movie theatre is another thing that got less cool with time unfortunately. It used to have a giant fire breathing dragon up in the ceiling (yes, it actually breathed fire and it was the coolest thing). There were a bunch of large statues of characters like Yoda, Batman, King Kong, and a couple more I can’t remember anymore. There were also a bunch of original characters around that as you walked through the theatre would tell a comprehensive story. -The mall has the largest lego store in Canada -More big attractions in the mall include: Go Karts, a Gun Range, Mini golf(2 separate courses!), Bowling, at least 4 large arcades, a VR arcade, and an escape room.

Alberta, the province, is one of the largest deposits of dinosaur fossils. There is actually a dinosaur named the Albertasaurus. This is what has blessed Alberta with one of the world's biggest oil reserves.

I love the bad stock footage used in this video. The palm trees and Water Buffalo images used for Elk Island was hilarious.

Canadian here…after watching most of your videos these past few weeks, I’m genuinely touched that you want to learn about my home so much. Not a lot of Americans even care about what goes on up here…if you ever get an itch to try something new we will welcome you with open arms 🤗

Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, visited Edmonton during the Alberta Centennial Celebrations in 2005 and gave the Provincial Museum of Alberta its “Royal” designation. Ever since it has been known as the Royal Alberta Museum. On that same visit the freeway between Edmonton & Calgary (AB Hwy 2) was renamed “Queen Elizabeth II Highway” … known colloquially as the QE2! Another museum in Alberta had received the Royal treatment back in 1990 when the Queen of Canada gave the impressive dinosaur museum in Drumheller her nod of approval with this moniker: Royal Tyrell Museum Of Palaeontology.

Ukrainian culture is HUGE on the Canadian Prairies, especially in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta! A wave of Ukrainian immigrants came here in the late 1800s and early 1900s and they adapted easily as the land reminded them of home. They brought their farming skills, food, music, and traditions, making a lasting impact on the Prairies.

Classic Tyler. The narrator: "the 1913 Alberta Legislature Building..." Tyler: "I wonder how old it is?"

The video showed a tropical setting and then water buffaloes ... shake my head.

Fort Edmonton is not just 'recreated' but relocated. Many of the buildings are the original buildings that have been relocated to the park to save them.

I live about an hour and a half away from Edmonton in a city called Red Deer. I got really sick 5 years ago and was transferred to the University of Alberta Hospital in a medically induced coma. I spent 2 weeks fighting for my life on life support. The critical care ICU not only saved my life but was also incredibly good to my husband, son and parents. When I woke up I couldn’t walk or talk or anything. They were exceptional to me as well. Thank you Edmonton! ❤️

"K Days" was called "Klondike Days" when I was a kid; it is really just a big fair. Reynolds museum is great, but it is not in Edmonton . . . and the narrator completely butchered the pronunciation of Wetaskiwin. The Ukrainian village is also not in Edmonton, but near Vegreville. There was a lot of immigration from Eastern Europe, especially Ukraine. This was an effort to "fill up" the Prairies in an effort to keep the Americans from moving in, and there weren't enough British people willing to immigrate. The huge statue is Kyiv . . . I don't really know why they included that other than to make a Ukrainian connection.

22:16 No, that street with the Creole restaurants and live music in the video is the actual Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The section in the mall called Bourbon Street is just a lot of pubs and restaurants.

I lived in Edmonton for 5 years and loved it. The winter is prairie cold and long, but the city is world class, in my humble opinion. Thanks for featuring it!

"This is a mall?" It's the biggest mall in North America.

Things the video missed: The River Valley - the largest urban greenspace in Canada. It's 20x bigger than Central Park in NYC The Fringe Festival- largest theatre festival in North America The Edmonton Oilers Missed out mentioning watching the northern lights at Elk Island... which apparently now have water buffalo? And West Ed Mall def does not have 6 levels

-Klondike days is a celebration, commemorating the Gold Rush that happened here in the 1800's (Klondike days). Just a carnival with lots of food. - Second is pronounced 'Weh-Tass-Ka-Win. a small town with an aviation museum and car dealerships. -Art Gallery and Museum and World renowned Music Hall (Winspear Center) all within a block of each other. -Most Canadian provinces have similar legislature buildings. Edmonton's was built in 1913. The Original 'Fort-Edmonton' was there prior to it's construction. -The view of the North Saskatchewan river is NOT that from the legislature. it spans 1,287km (about 800 miles) From the mountains to the prairies. It runs directly through the city. YOU were pronouncing it Properly! -Edmonton is home to various Pyramids, One at West-Edmonton Mall and these in the River valley, Beautiful display of flowers and plants. 4 Different environments in ONE place. They hold date nights there, Great first date idea. -The Fort Edmonton there was built later, Not the original. It IS a spot you can visit and the staff dress like it's the 1800's. Can get old school candy there too. They recently built an old-timey amusement park. -Ukrainian village is similar to Fort Edmonton, But based around the culture and work ethic Ukrainians Brought to Alberta. A Lot of walking but they have a Horse Carriage as well. There were a LOT of Ukrainian immigrants here since the 1800's. YES, they wear costumes there. East of Edmonton 20 min. That photo with statue is from KIEV, Not Edmonton. -Elk Island Park IS Beautiful. So many Bison and rare birds. You can Camp there and they even have TeePee options. It's one of few 'BLACKOUT' zones,, void of all city light. DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS AT NATIONAL PARKS -They are showing the WRONG buffalo in the one scene, those are African water buffalo. -Edmonton and Alberta were home to many dinosaurs. South of Edmonton, Drumheller is an AMAZING dinosaur museum where they are STILL discovering bones. -No, the Mall is ok for tourists but NOT the top of the list.;You should have seen it when they still had the submarines there. Edmonton is known as the Festival City, Food festivals, Music festivals, Theatre festivals... Great theatre downtown (near museum), Music scene is Great (checkout STELLAFOX). They 've filmed TV/Movies here. Great variety of food, farmers markets. The ONLY thig Edmonton could stand to adopt is some better Art and a new Mayor/Council ;) Thanks for making this video! Come Check out Edmonton sometime!

I really appreciate your open mind and curiosity for learning about a sometimes overlooked Canadian city. As an Edmontonian I thank you!!

This video should be titled: American reacts to stock footage from around the world.

Other places of note; the Telus World of Science, Edmonton River Valley, Old Strathcona, Francis Winspear Centre for Music, and 124 Street. We're only a 3-hr drive away from the Rockies too, so you could do a day trip to Jasper. About 15 minutes southwest of Edmonton is the University of Alberta's Botanical Gardens in Devon. Also, the video you watched used a lot of stock footage that didn't have anything to do with Edmonton.

1. WEM 2. River Valley 3. Ice District 4. Whyte Ave 5. Royal Alberta Museum 6. Muttart Conservatory 7. Fort Edmonton Park 8. Elk Island 9. K-Days 10. Art Gallery of Alberta

NHLs Hockey comeback of the century will get all you Americans on track of Edmonton . Edmonton Oilers 🏆

(Born and raised Canadian here ) don’t forget that jasper and Banff national parks (with the turquoise water lakes) are 2-3 hours away from Edmonton.

I loved his reaction to #1 - "A mall..a MALL is #1" & I thought, Oh Tyler, just you wait. 😄

as an edmonton boy myself... i can confirm that the west edmnonton mall(though we just call it "west Ed") is absolutely massive. there used to be a huge animatronic dragon in the movie theater that would actually breath fire! it was always the highlight of my visits there when i was a kid... sadly it was removed due to maintenance issues, apparently.

Thanks for another excellent video, Tyler! One of the things they failed to mention was...winter, haha. Winters commonly reach -30c with occasional drops to -40c. The coldest recorded temperature was -49c or -57f...brrr!

It's so fun to see a video about my city! Added fun things: Edmonton is known as the Festival City. I'd recommend Taste of Edmonton (around the same time as K-Days) and Heritage Days (first weekend of August). Whyte Ave is the hub for restaurants, pubs, bars, and arts in general. Along that line of thought would be the University of Alberta campus (the arts building is beautiful) and the Rutherford house museum Some little notes nobody asked for: K-Days was originally Klondike Days - had a full wild west town set up along with the gold panning. It's a lot of fun. Northlands (where this is held) always has a bunch of vendors and games set up. I look forward to it every year. If you ever get the chance, I definitely recommend coming to our fine city. Wetaskiwin (not pronounced properly at all - think Weh-task-win) I would not consider part of Edmonton.. but Reynold's is still a cool place to visit and is close enough if you're interested in that sort of stuff. Fort Edmonton Park is, in fact, within the city. It's on the south bank of the river which separates south Edmonton from downtown.

I don’t know who edited this mess, but the Beaver Hills clips showed palm trees and a big herd of African Cape Buffalo.

I live 5 hours from Edmonton, and was just waiting for your reaction after doubting the mall! That video covered the tip of the iceberg there :D

Thanks for learning about edmonton! It's such a cool, historical city. There's lots of fun stuff to do here. This video just scratches the surface. I think edmonton is about history, community and art. It's also one of the greenest cities in North America. There's a trail system that goes through the river valley connecting downtown to the surrounding areas.

Hello from Edmonton! 3:00 - Yes, "KDays" was originally "Klondike Days" (referencing the Klondike Gold Rush) and was briefly named "Capital Ex" for a few years (as in, an expo in the capital). I am probably the only Edmontonian that actually liked that name, but I can understand it being disliked because it lacked a real theme. There was a poll for what to change it to, and the vote changed it to "KDays", which is what people referred to it as anyway. Officially, the "K" doesn't stand for anything (so it's actually just as themeless as "Capital Ex"), but some people continue to keep the Klondike theme going by still dressing up in period clothing. 21:40 - I don't think that multi-level shot is of West Edmonton Mall, the video is referencing popular destinations around the world. 22:14 - No, that street isn't in the mall, the video was just saying that Bourbon St. (or "BRBN St.", as it's known now) is supposed to be like that street in New Orleans.

It's pronounced Wet-ask-eh-win not Wet-a-skew-in lol, my ancestors are rolling over with laughter!

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!! Edmonton born and raised, I love my city, like everywhere it’s getting worse but it’s soooo beautiful and I absolutely love it, and will more than likely never leave!

The best thing about Edmonton is that it isn't Calgary. It shares that attribute with actually every other city that isn't Calgary

As a former Edmontonian I can officially say that we do not consider Reynolds to be part of Edmonton. and as for Kdays, it used to be called Klondike days and refers to Klondike, Yukon and it was celebrating the gold rush in Klondike Yukon in 1896. The museum is actually in Edmonton, when something is called royal it generally means it's been sponsored by or opened or named after the Royal family. As for the mall is very similar to your mall of America and in fact it was built by the same company, Triple five corp.

The true number 1 is the ice district during an Oiler playoff game. That's where I will be tonight.

Thank you for making such nice content. Gosh it is refreshing to see someone just be normal and nice on the internet. subscribed keep it up bro :) do Toronto next.

tyler i was so interested in your video i live in edmonton but not from edmonton so its funny to see others wanting to see the cool things that are here

I feel like I should add that within the mall's amusement park is a gift shop.

The river valley in Edmonton is really nice. The thing I really miss since moving away from the Edmonton area are the festivals. Taste of Edmonton, Folk Music and my favourite...The Fringe.

You should definitely come visit some day! I really enjoyed watching this, I grew up outside of Edmonton & went on school field trips to most of the places on the list. Be ready for walking at West Ed mall, there's a lot of steps to the top of the 83ft water slide 😆

Tyler reacting to West Ed was my favourite thing. Growing up 5 hours north of Edmonton, this is a must go to place. Taking my husband there for the first time this weekend (he grew up in Vancouver) and I can’t wait to show him West Edmonton Mall. They didn’t even mention the pirate ship or water features!

The Mall used to have mini submarine rides that went through it's aquarium section to view the sealife underwater, a real sized pirate ship you could walk on and explore, a full sized mini golf course.... and a ridiculous amount more. I know when I took my daughter for a weekend there, the first day I couldn't get her out of the Waterpark... after 8 hours I said enough was enough, lol.

The stock footage in this video is very frustrating 😂. As an Edmonton resident, so much of it was just not right lol

Hi Tyler, I am from Alberta! There are many things in Alberta. I live an hour SE of Edmonton. Camrose hosts the Big Valley Jamboree. ❤

Most cities are built on Rivers or Lakes. The North Saskatchewan River starts in the Columbia Icefields - 6 western & northern rivers are fed by Fed by those quickly disappearing glaciers! Water sources in the west of Canada which provide water for many Western cities & towns are threatened by climate change just as they are shrinking in the U.S. West. If you visit the Icefields you can SEE that the Terminal Moraines (pile of rubble that marked the furthest extents of the lobes of ice) has been receding drastically over the centuries. Tourists who want to walk on the Glaciers of Icefields have to take a BUS ride from the furthest Terminal Moraine to the current edge of the Icefields - you can see that the glacier could soon recede up & over the mountain divide between Alberta & BC and some great rivers like the North & South Saskatchewan & Athabaskan Rivers will no longer be fed by their glacial origin.

Some things missed are the summer festivals. A taste of Edmonton, The works art music festival, The international street performers festival, Cari-West Caribbean festival,Rock fest. All this happening all summer long! I could go on about so much more so, anyone interested, just Google Edmonton and all the great things to do and see in our fine city!It's a wonderful place to live and visit!

This barely scratched the surface of West Edmonton mall, you could easily do 2 episodes on just the West Edmonton Mall and still probably not get everything

Thank you Tyler. Great show as always. ❤

As any Edmontonian would know. The mall is the best place to go, and has no shortage of fun things to do even if you go once a week.

"There's a river??" Tyler is so much of an alien, he doesn't even know what to pretend to be amazed at...

If you want to see some championship hockey, Edmonton is playing in game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals tonight - If they win, there will be a game 7. If they lose, the Florida Panthers win the cup.

The town mentioned for the Reynolds museum is pronounced "wet ask a win." The emphasis on western Canadian art means art by people and natives of the western Canadian cultures. Edmonton is the Capitol city of Alberta. The North Saskatchewan River runs directly through the city just like the river that runs through Chicago. You pronounce Saskatchewan like the guy in your video said "Sas katch a win" The tram runs outside the park and across the river. Edmonton is HUGE. There is an enormous Ukrainian group of immigrants in Western Canada. Everything you see in the video is within the Edmonton city limits and rural area. Bison farms are littered throughout Alberta. The Royal Alberta museum is commissioned by the royal family. Alberta is VERY known for their fossils, look up Royal Tyrrell Museum. The West Edmonton Mall is the main attraction of Edmonton, it has a water park, a theme park, two mini golf courses, a driving range, sea lions, a life sized pirate ship, and more. You MUST visit it.

The West Ed (West Edmonton mall) is one of the massive malls in North America. Although it’s not the largest as it used to be, it’s still fantastic! You barely scratched the surface of it. Also, you forgot to mention the Edmonton Oilers. Although I don’t like them, they are part of Edmonton, and a big one at that.

Stuff's far apart in Canada. 1 hour from Edmonton is close to Edmonton.

Actually, Tyler, everybody, people DO say “Let’s go hang out at the Leg.” It is rediculously pretty, well maintained and close to festivals, the Riverbank abuts the grounds so there is a fair likelihood to see wildlife. Haha, and a new renovation on the ridiculously big play fountains finish this year.

Thanks for the Video. its always fun to watch.

Also the Badlands in Alberta is pretty awesome, I drove across Canada and seen most of the sites and when I got to the badlands I stopped the car and climbed the bad lands and dug and found some dinosaur bones. That was really cool.

Edmonton oilers have most dedicated passionate mannerly fans I've ever seen. I'm an oilers fan's fan. Go oilers

Edmonton is a wonderful place to live. It's a great place to raise a family, and we missed it very much when we moved away. Fort Edmonton park was one of our favourite places to visit. There are lots of parks for families to play and hike, lots of interesting things to do, great concerts, culteral events and all the other places that are shown in this video. And by the way, the province has some great sites where dinosaur bones were discovered.

Tyler, I love your reaction to the West Ed. Mall ! I live here, so I am used to it ! Thanks for a great video ! 😂😂😂

I'm from Edmonton. Come for a visit! This is the city of festivals. Different one every week during the summer. Taste of Edmonton is fantastic, and the fringe festival.

You missed the Edmonton Oilers and the amazing arena they play in Rogers Place. Whyte Avenue, 124 th Street....The riverbend, how many will hike and bike along the North Saskatchewan River....They missed so much!

In the 80s , I would ditch school in central Alberta, and a bunch of us would drive my beast of a car to the West Edmonton mall ( 2 hrs away), hangout for the day ( the Oilers were practicing there occasionally), and then book it home before the parents were home from work! Great times 🤗

OMG Tyler, i loved watching you react to this video, but i found myself so frustrated at the way our city was depicted😭 i definitely would have chosen other things to put in a top 10 list! some things the video 100% should have mentioned: - the Edmonton Zoo - Whyte Ave - Telus World of Science - Edmonton Folk Festival - Rogers Place - the Nathan Fillion Civilian Pavilion - the Cat Cafe (on Whyte Ave) - the Edmonton Corn Maze - River Cree Resort and Casino - The Fantasyland Hotel (inside West Edmonton Mall, or “WEM” as most of us call it) - the Edmonton Expo Centre (where K Days is held, as well as many other events year-round) - the TALUS balls (just look it up) - the Anthony Henday (it’s a massive ring road that encircles the city, and the aerial view of it is insane) - Rollers Roller Rink inc., which is the only non-derby roller rink in Alberta anyways, sending you a hello from Edmonton😎 i could go on even longer

Klondike days also includes the chuck wagon races, whereas Calgary does the thorough-bred horse races during the Stampede and horse jumping in September at Spruce Meadows (s. Calgary). Edmonton also does another fair in the summer- called Heritage Days- multiple cultures, food, dance, entertainment. Lots of fun.

EDMONTON OILERS IN 7!

Does anybody else remember going to the "Leg" after dark and seeing "purple city"?

I just went to Edmonton last month. I went to that mall and it's a shame they didn't show the Pirate Ship inside of it. They didn't show the go kart track and the arcade as well. Also the Lego store has a real size lamborgini in Lego, and other amazing stuff.

A few things to note about Edmonton: * The North Saskatchewan River cuts Edmonton in two, in a bunch of bends, in a southwest to northeast direction. Calgary of course has the South Saskatchewan River. These two rivers head from the Rocky mountains to the flatlands of Saskatchewan and Manitoba and have the major cities in both provinces on them as well as many smaller towns. * The Hudson's Bay Company was the major Victorian/Elizabethan era trading house in Canada from about the early 1700s to the mid 1900s specializing in furs. The trading house became a department store and then disappeared in the late 1900s as the anti-fur-trade movement grew and the company, like most British things, eventually succumbed to being hideously outdated. Edmonton was also heavily influenced by the Klondike Gold Rush, hence Klondike Days, now K-Days. Of course nowadays if you want to pan for gold you'd need your tetanus and other shots, and to be very patient since you'd probably only get a few ounces of gold if you panned the entire 1000 square mile area down to about 10 feet. * Fort Edmonton is the original name of the military base that was created several hundred years ago, to guard and police this chunk of western Canada, before it had cities. Fort Edmonton had the usual riflemen, cavalry, and artillery common for the time, just like in the US/Mexican war and the US civil war. * Around 1900 some politicians in Ottawa decided that Canada didn't have enough people "out West" and so basically told entire countries such as Ukraine "if you come you will receive free land to farm on". * In 1904, Edmonton became a city, and then became the capital of the newly created Province of Alberta in 1905. * Currently, Edmonton itself is about 900k people with a nice ring road about 50 miles in diameter. There are suburbs of tens or hundreds of thousands to the east, southeast, northeast, northwest, and west. Calgary is a bigger city with a smaller suburbia, while Edmonton is a smaller city with a large and disorganized suburbia. Yes, coming "in" to Edmonton by plane you are still half an hour south of city limits, so you can either go to Edmonton or to the vehicle museum in Wetaskiwin in about the same amount of time. The distance from the city center to the airport has numbed Edmontonians to "local area" travel times under 1 hour. * It didn't mention Rabbit Hills Ski Area, that the central river valley area is all park land with bike/walk trails, Telus World of Science (science park), Heritage Days (food/culture festival with tents featuring over 100 countries), and so on. And, yes, Tyler, Edmonton was a tropical rainforest / swamp in the age of the dinosaurs so we have several archaeological excavations with plenty of fossils plus a thriving oil industry. Think of us as "Texas with Snow". Just don't forget to plug in your cow during winter, otherwise it won't start. If you like the Ukrainian Heritage Village, you can go to Vegreville with its giant Ukrainian Easter egg statue. Btw, the religion in the Slavic areas is Orthodox, which didn't stop doing church art after the Renaissance ended, so, yes, Ukrainian churches would contain paintings, frescoes, statues, icons, and so on.

Before everyone starts to write comments... Tyler has reacted to the West Edmonton Mall before. He just doesn't remember.

Fun fact parts of the movie Jesse James starring Brad Pit was filmed at Fort Edmonton park .

While Edmonton is a 6 hour drive from where I live I do love visiting the place. A lot of bands will go there to play so that’s one thing to do. I personally like going to the smaller venues like The Starlite Room. Brings you to a whole new area of Edmonton that’s not where the mall is. There’s a whole different environment to the city if you go out of your way to seek it out. It’s beautifully quiet in some areas. The only sounds are the occasional car, a few ravens, some street musician or the sounds of a band playing at a small venue. Also another fun fact about Edmonton that I love. They are switching out the streetlights to no longer have that horrible glare to bring back the night sky to the city. Other cities are gradually doing this but Edmonton was the one to work on getting it done as fast as they could. So one of these days Edmonton will be the city with a night sky.

West Edmonton Mall also has a shooting range, go karts, 2 mini golf courses, a massive ship, paddle boats and much more

Edmonton also near fort Edmonton has a bridge with $600,000 Balls . Edmonton is North Americas only city with a population over 1 million this far north. When the klondike gold rush happened Edmonton was a over land kick off spot to get to the klondike . The North Saskatchewan river runs through the middle of Edmonton has gold in it too

Edmontonian here. Clicked immediately lol

It's the same fair that tours the US as the one in Canada they transport all their stuff with them on their tour.

My great-grandfather and grandmother had their homestead farm in the Beaver Hills area.

Best thing about Edmonton; the water park. Awesome slides, free pop and only half the price of Disneyland

I live in Toronto but...Let's Go Oilers

7:55 before he said, I wonder how old this is they said it was built in 1913 so do the math

This is hilarious. The whole Edmonton tourism video thing is "go to the mall or go see some stuff outside of town"

Seriously, WEM? What about Whyte Avenue and historic Strathcona? The River Valley, largest continuous greenspace in north america! The Folk Fest? Heritage Festival? Jazz Festival? Children's Festival? City of festivals and they focus on the mall. Ugh.

Just as Winnipeg is often nicknamed Winterpeg, and Toronto has the nickname Hogtown, because of its place as the centre for Ukrainian immigration to Canada over the past century, Edmonton is often jokingly referred to as Edmonchuk. 😅

Seeing the 80's Oilers practice in the west Edmonton mall was my favorite experience

Alberta has the Drumheller Badlands, full of dinosaur fossils and the Royal Tyrrell Museum.The Tyrrell holds the largest fossil collection in Canada and is awesome!!!!

I live in Leduc. Just 20 minutes down the road from Edmonton. You should come and check out the West Edmonton Mall. Also come when the Oilers are playing.

Lovin it from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦.....Go Oilers Go.

Fort Edmonton Park is an old-timey place that requires some planning for your visit. It does cost money, and there are plenty of things to see and do. You can encounter actors portraying old-timey folks and Indigenous people homes. Additionally, you can explore various shops and stores, as well as historical housing. You can also interact with historical interpreters who explain the history of Fort Edmonton Park. However, my experience was when I was five or six years old, so a lot may have changed. I would highly recommend bringing plenty of food, as some of the stores may not sell food but rather only snacks. Also, make sure to bring plenty of water, especially in the summer due to the heat. Air conditioning may not be available (this may have changed), so be prepared to get comfortable using an outhouse (an outdoor bathroom).

Fort Edmonton park actually made me think of Heritage park in Calgary. It's very similar minus the horse drawn carriage. It does have a steam locomotive, tran train, and a old boat. It does show a massive collection of older cars and service vehicles. All if not the majority had been restored. The staff are dressed up in late 1800's - early 1900 styles clothes. It has a cafe with similarly aged style treats. Side note about The Edmonton mall also known as West Ed, I'm not sure if it's still there but it did have an animal attraction like setup on the ground floor in the middle at some point. It had dolphins, then it had seals. The last I heard it was changed to a submarine like ride. It held so many people (not sure how many) and go along a set track/route. There was a cover put over most of it to give that deep sea submursive feel to it. It had all sorts of fish including stingrays and a couple sharks. Weither that is true or not I don't know cause I never seen it. It also at one point had the BEST archaid. All sorts of awesome games including Jurassic park games with the cars, bikes, and even dinosaurs you would actually sit in/on to play and many other games. It must have had at least 100 different games. The movie theater isn't just a movie theater. It's an IMAX theatre with two floors of theaters with at least 20 theaters going in one direction making it around 80 theaters give or take. They have a pretty neat mechanical dragon hanging from the ceiling near the snacks. The head moves from side to side. If you're on the stairs by it you can feel the heat from it when it's mouth opens and it shoots out fire. The fire doesn't hit anything but it's still pretty neat.

Look up Dinosaurs in Alberta and you will find it is the biggest areas for dinosaur discoveries on earth. There is a totally separate museum called the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Worth watching a video on its own. In Edmonton or Calgary, it is easy to take an hour to get across the city at times, so an hour drive is still the surrounding area that encompasses Edmonton.

In the winter we have the outdoor Ice Castle. Lights up at night , multiple slides and fire sites inside. The North Saskatchewan River has been designated as a National Park, from the border of Saskatchewan to the BC border

Edmontonian here as well. This was fun to watch! Though it’s sad it didn’t show what I love the most, our expansive & beautiful river trail system that is considered the largest urban park in all of Canada. You can be in nature in minutes & hike for hours, while still in the city-even though all you see is nature & river all around you. It’s amazing. But I appreciate you wanting to learn about our city! It was a lot of fun watching you discover a bit about it 😁👌🏼🙌🏼

Sadly, three of the 'centers/parks' mentioned in this list are not IN Edmonton; Reynald Museum, Elk Park and the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village. However, the Ukrainian Cultural Center, Fort Edmonton, Royal Alberta Museum, Legislature, West Edmonton Mall, Art Gallery, K-Days, Muttart Conservatory ARE in the city. As for WEM, it has an area of 5.3 MILLION sq. ft. (121 acres) and the world's largest parking lot, 20K spots + 10K overflow parking. Sadly, the author of the video you're reacting to could very well have included ANY of the IN Edm. sights/venues he over looked. Like the Edmonton Queen (paddle boat cruise), N. Saskatchewan River Valley (mentioned below), World of Science, Winspear Centre, CFL Edmonton Elks games, NHL Oilers games, original CN Tower (not the one in Toronto built decades after the one in Edm.), Edm. Valley Zoo. ALL are IN Edmonton, no need to leave the city for ''out of town' attractions. And in the dead of winter, you don't even have to go outside (if you're staying in a downtown core hotel), there's an interconnected Pedway system linking the downtown core (7 block X 6 block area). Or the numerous festivals held nearly EVERY weekend during summer. There's always something to do in Edmonton from Spring to Fall. Re: The North Saskatchewan River, it flows from the Rockies to converge with the SOUTH Saskatchewan River forming the Saskatchewan River before making its way to Lake Winnipeg and eventually The Hudson Bay (which, btw, is NOT fresh water as you mentioned in your 'Canadian fresh water' reaction video, it is in fact salt water). It flows through Edmonton, creating the North Saskatchewan River Valley, a green space of 18,000 acres made up of 20 major parks. Several larger than NYC's Central Park. FYI, IF Edmonton were a US city (by population in 2023, 1,544,000) it would be the 7th largest in the USA; only surpassed by Philadelphia by a mere 6,000 people. Part of the reason there are so many 'cultural' venues is because Edmonton is the Capitol of the province of Alberta. AND NO!!! An 'hour drive from Edmonton' does not count as 'Best things IN Edm.' It's 'in Edm.' not 'around the Edm. area'. And it's pronounced Weh-task-e-win, not Wet-a-skew-in (gotta love RU-vidrs that can't be arsed to look up pronunciations before uploading their videos...not YOU, the guy that made the video you're watching). But then, this is the same guy that thinks 'an hour drive from Edm.' counts as IN Edmonton. Lots to do, without having to travel 'an hour from Edmonton'.