Cave and Basin National Historic Site
The Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada is located in the town of Banff, Alberta, within the Canadian Rocky Mountains, at the site of natural thermal mineral springs around which Canada's first national park, Banff National Park, was established.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sovernigo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
May 15th—October 15th: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
October 16th—May 14th: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic site in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Cave & Basin National Historic Site” and “Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bow River Bridge and St George-in-the-Pines.
Bow River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bow River Bridge is a road bridge that spans the Bow River in Banff, Alberta. It was built in 1921 and is currently in use. The bridge is adorned with small stones from the river and locally sourced Rundle rock.
St George-in-the-Pines
Church
St George-in-the-Pines is an Anglican church in Banff, Alberta, called "one of Banff's oldest places of worship". The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style by English architect FP Oakley and the cornerstone was laid by Governor General the Lord Stanley of Preston in 1889.
Banff Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Diannaa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Banff station is a railway station in Banff, Alberta, Canada. It is used by Royal Canadian Pacific and the Rocky Mountaineer, and previously by Canadian Pacific Railway and Via Rail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banff and Anthracite.
Banff
Photo: Audree, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The town of Banff in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies, is the larger of the two populated areas in Banff National Park, about an hour and a half drive west of Calgary and four hours south of Jasper.
Anthracite
Locality
Anthracite is a ghost town located within Banff National Park in southern Alberta, Canada. It is named after the anthracite variety of coal. Anthracite is situated 7 km east of Cave and Basin National Historic Site.
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
- Categories: hot spring, spa town, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude
51.16923° or 51° 10′ 9″ northLongitude
-115.59089° or 115° 35′ 27″ westElevation
1,425 metres (4,675 feet)Operator
Parks CanadaOpen location code
95365C95+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 263388342OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Cave and Basin National Historic Site” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “洞穴与盆地国家历史古迹”
- Egyptian Arabic: “موقع الكهف و الحوض التاريخى الوطنى”
- French: “Cave and Basin”
- French: “Cave and Bassin”
- French: “lieu historique national Cave and Basin”
- French: “Lieu historique national Cave and Basin”
- French: “Lieu historique national du Canada Cave and Basin”
- Japanese: “ケイヴ・アンド・ベイスン”
- Korean: “케이브 앤드 베이슨 국립사적지”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Downtown District and Sawback.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Entrance Plaza and Historic Pool Deck.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cave and Basin National Historic Site”. Photo: Sovernigo, CC BY-SA 4.0.