If you’re downtown, the Ice District is pretty much unmissable. While it's ground zero for Oil Country, the hidden gem is in the main hall in Rogers Place which is home to an incredible 45-foot circular floor mosaic by Indigenous artist Alex Janvier called Tsą tsą ke k’e (Iron Foot Place). Definitely worth taking a long look.

The OG location of the best grocery store in Edmonton is in Little Italy, just east of downtown.

Local ice cream! People line up for it even in winter, because we're like that around here.
If you’re there late, the coyotes might sing you a song from the forest as you’re finishing your round.

The warmest jackets, sleeping bags and vests, made locally, and they're big in Japan.
Take in some contemporary art at one of Canada’s oldest artist-run centres.

An indoor tropical garden inside Edmonton's Citadel theatre is the relief every winter city needs.

It's always fun to dig through the record crates at Listen Records.
Going to see a movie under most epic marquee in the city is a classic Edmonton move.
New bridge, instant classic.

The Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre shows the work of Indigenous contemporary artists and designers.