Best of Alberta – Nominated Favourites Across 15 Categories

Custom Map Series | Community-Driven Highlights

The Best of Alberta Map is built on the voices of riders, travellers, and locals who nominated their favourite businesses and communities across 15 categories. These aren’t editor’s picks — they’re community nominations reflecting the places Albertans say are truly the best.

This map includes over 100 nominations across the province. Here’s a taste of the favourites you’ll find:

🌟 Highlights by Category

🏨 Best Accommodations

• Waterfront Harbour Bed & Breakfast

• Prairie Rose Cottage

• Irvine Hotel

• The Ridge Okotoks

• Alix Hotel

🏛️ Best Attractions & Museums

• Nanton Grain Elevators (Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre)

• Vilna Historic Pool Hall and Barbershop

• Alberta Aviation Museum

• Six Pak Saloon

• • more across Alberta

🍦 Best Ice Cream

• Deep Creek Camping & Events

• Granny Gray’s Hard Ice Cream

• Hadley, Asher & Elliot’s Candy Emporium

• Heidi’s Haus Inc.

🪶 Best Indigenous Experience

• River Cree Resort and Casino

• Métis Crossing

• Hideaway Adventure Grounds

👨‍👩‍👧 Best Family Restaurant

• Panchita’s Taqueria

• Mae’s Kitchen

• Albert’s Family Restaurant

• Rockin’ Robyn’s Diner

🍺 Best Patios & Pubs

• Fallentimber Meadery

• Hazzard County Bar & Grill

• Out of Bounds Restaurant

• Moonshine Café

🥧 Best Pie & Best Coffee

• Herb’s Pies (Art & Soul Studio)

• Miners’ Café

• Huckleberry’s Café

• The Wooden Shoe

🛣️ Best Touring/Guiding + Customer Service

• Jasper Motorcycle Tours

• CXA Adventures

• Freedom Biker Tours

• Salon Chateau

🏘️ Most Welcoming Communities & Events

• Mayerthorpe

• Village of Vilna

• Heisler

• Two Hills

• Run 2 The Hills Memorial Rally (Wayside Memorial Park)

• Edmonton Street Rod Association

• The Magic of Christmas (Calgary)

🏅 Lifetime Achievement

• Bob Ross – Two Hills

• Sheila Willis – Smith, Alberta

• Liane Langlois – Edmonton

🗺️ Explore the Full Map
The nominations above are only a sample.

Open the map in full-screen view with the side menu open to explore the complete menu of nominated businesses, towns, and attractions across Alberta.

👉 Click here to view the Best of Alberta Map in full screen

Alberta Outdoor Water Fun – Lakes, Rivers & Summer Adventures

Themed & Custom Map | Province-Wide Road Trip Guide

Alberta summers are made for the water. From sandy beaches to rushing rivers and hidden reservoirs, this custom map highlights the best spots to cool down, paddle, and play.

🌊 Water Fun Highlights

• Sylvan Lake – Alberta’s classic beach town

• Pigeon Lake & Ma-Me-O Beach – family-friendly swimming and boating

• Cold Lake – crystal-clear northern waters for fishing and paddling

• Elkwater Lake (Cypress Hills) – southern Alberta’s gem with campgrounds and trails

• Lake Minnewanka (Banff) – mountain backdrop for boating and photos

• Oldman River & Red Deer River – tubing, canoeing, and relaxing summer floats

🚗 Why This Map?
Because Alberta’s waterways aren’t just for fishing or scenery — they’re playgrounds. Whether you’re chasing wakeboarding thrills, family beach days, or a lazy float down the river, this map helps you plan your perfect summer stop.

☕ Hidden Gems Along the Way

• Wabamun Lake – west of Edmonton, with marinas and a provincial park

• Beaver Mines Lake – foothills camping and paddling near Crowsnest Pass

• Sandy Point on Gull Lake – sandy beach and RV-friendly fun

• Jarvis Bay (Sylvan Lake) – quieter parkland for camping and photos

📸 Pro Tip:
Summer skies, sparkling water, and Alberta sunsets make for perfect photos. Frame your bike or car with a beach or lake in the background for contest-worthy shots.

Map: Alberta Outdoor Water Fun – Custom Map
Highlights: Sylvan Lake, Pigeon Lake, Ma-Me-O Beach, Cold Lake, Elkwater Lake, Lake Minnewanka, Oldman River, Red Deer River, and more.

Alberta’s Craft Map – Wineries, Meaderies, Breweries + Distilleries

Themed & Custom Map | Province-Wide Tasting Adventures

Alberta’s craft scene has exploded in the past decade, from crisp prairie beers to honey meads, small-batch spirits, and prairie-grown wines. This map brings them together, guiding you to the province’s most creative producers.

🍷 Wineries – From fruit wines in the foothills to prairie vineyards, Alberta’s winemakers are proving the province can raise a glass.
🍯 Meaderies – Alberta honey transformed into sweet, smooth, or spiced meads.
🍺 Breweries – Microbreweries in small towns and cities putting local flavour in every pint.
🥃 Distilleries – Bold spirits crafted with prairie grains, mountain water, and Alberta character.

🚗 Plan Your Route
Pair tastings with road trips — from Calgary’s urban breweries to the hidden gems of central Alberta. Many locations offer tours, patios, and live music, making them more than just a stop — they’re an experience.

☕ Hidden Gems Along the Way

• Fallentimber Meadery (Water Valley) – famous for sparkling mead

• Blindman Brewing (Lacombe) – award-winning, community-driven beer

• Eau Claire Distillery (Turner Valley) – Alberta’s first craft distillery

• Field Stone Fruit Wines (Strathmore) – berry wines made on the prairies

• GP Brewing Co. (Grande Prairie) – Peace Country pride in every pint

📸 Pro Tip:
Craft producers love visitors — bring your camera, but also your curiosity. Ask about ingredients, try a flight, and capture the people behind the pours.

Map: Alberta Craft Wineries, Meaderies, Breweries + Distilleries
Highlights: Strathmore, Water Valley, Turner Valley, Lacombe, Grande Prairie, Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and dozens more across Alberta.

Spirit of the Peace Museums – Preserving Northern Alberta’s Story

Themed & Custom Map | Grande Prairie & Peace Country

The Peace Country is more than wide skies and fertile fields — it’s a region alive with history, preserved in dozens of small-town and community museums. Together, they form the Spirit of the Peace Museums Network, a partnership dedicated to keeping northern Alberta’s stories alive.

This map connects you to those museums, from Grande Prairie to Fairview, High Prairie to Spirit River. Each one offers a different perspective on pioneer life, Indigenous culture, military history, farming traditions, and the communities that grew from them.

🏛️ Museums You Can’t Miss

• Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive Centre (Grande Prairie) – honouring veterans through monuments and storytelling.

• Heritage Discovery Centre (Grande Prairie) – interactive exhibits on dinosaurs, early settlers, and the boreal forest.

• Fairview Pioneer Museum – a deep dive into Peace Country pioneer life.

• Spirit River Museum – celebrating farming, schools, and rural resilience.

• Valleyview & District Museum – Indigenous history and settlement heritage side by side.

• High Prairie Museum – local culture preserved in unique collections.

Dozens more community museums across the region bring the Spirit of the Peace to life.

🚗 Why Visit the Spirit of the Peace Museums?
Because these aren’t just buildings — they’re community-built archives of northern Alberta’s past. Each visit helps support the volunteers and organizations keeping the region’s stories alive for future generations.

☕ Hidden Gems Along the Way

• Wembley Paleontological Centre – fossils from the Peace Region

• Dunvegan Historic Site – fur trade history overlooking the Peace River

• La Glace Museum – small but rich in homesteader heritage

• Beaverlodge Cultural Centre – blending art and history under one roof

📸 Pro Tip:
Bring your camera — these museums often have outdoor displays (like tractors, barns, or murals) that make for great photos, especially with Alberta skies as the backdrop.

Map: Spirit of the Peace Museums – Custom Map

Highlights: Grande Prairie, Fairview, Spirit River, Valleyview, High Prairie, Wembley, Dunvegan, La Glace, Beaverlodge, and dozens more.

Link to their website: Spirit of the Peace Museums