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Iron Foot Place / Tsa tsa ke k’e

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.

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Italian Centre Shop • Downtown/Little Italy

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

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Quick Eats
Restaurants
McCauley

Kind Ice Cream

Local ice cream! People line up for it even in winter, because we're like that around here.

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Quick Eats
Highlands
Wîhkwêntôwin
Ritchie

Kinsmen Pitch and Putt

If you’re there late, the coyotes might sing you a song from the forest as you’re finishing your round.

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Things To Do
Views
Strathcona/Whyte Ave

Kluane Mountaineering

The warmest jackets, sleeping bags and vests, made locally, and they're big in Japan.

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Shopping
Strathcona/Whyte Ave

Latitude 53

Take in some contemporary art at one of Canada’s oldest artist-run centres.

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Art
Downtown

Lee Pavilion in the Citadel Theatre

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

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Things To Do
Parks
Architecture
Downtown

Listen Records

It's always fun to dig through the record crates at Listen Records.

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Shopping
Westmount

Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre

Going to see a movie under most epic marquee in the city is a classic Edmonton move.

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Things To Do
Art
University
Strathcona/Whyte Ave

Nhon Hoa Sandwich Bar

Some of the best Vietnamese subs in the city!

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Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre

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

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Art
Downtown