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Alberta Explorer Flyer VE LAKE PR LA O S V R IN E C S IA S L E L P A R K N CHURCH TO ILL S P IN R O W V R I Lesser Slave Lake I N S C I A L P A R K Lac la Biche Cold Lake OVINC PR IAL Y R A E B C H R MON S E ED TO I CE N L A N G T E I I N O C E N S AL B A E F R R T O A E L D A E L G R I S O L A W T S U U R L E E T Jasper National Park O O Hinton Z Edmonton Y E L L A M V IQ UE N LO O N T L N A K O E M D P E R O V I N C I A L P A R K Red Deer NFF GONDO BA LA Banff R PROVIN AU CI S AL O P National IN A D R plore Park K Ex Banff Alberta Calgary Brooks Medicine Hat OV S PR INCI LL AL I H P S A S R E K R P Y Pincher Creek C Waterton Lake National Park GUIDE FOR EXPLORING CULTURE AND NATURE IN ALBERTA ALBERTA EXPLORER Move to Play & Learn Want to explore? We have the answer! Agents of Discovery® is an augmented reality mobile game, played through observation and discovery. Unlock hidden geo-located Challenges to win prizes, all while learning about the world around you. Download the game for free and play today! Available soon in French! Move to Play & Learn www.agentsofdiscovery.com www.agentsofdiscovery.com Complete Missions, Earn Rewards! Play the Agents of Discovery® mobile game at these participating locations, solve Challenges, and earn ALBERTA special rewards! ALBERTA Your rewards can be picked up on-site or at the EXPLORER locations listed on this map’s* site descriptions until TRAVELER October 1, 2019. Become an Alberta Explorer! Complete three Missions in Alberta and get your Traveler* reward. Complete five or more Missions to become an Explorer*! The more Missions you complete, the more rewards* you will receive! You can win other great prizes too. Check out our website for more details. *These special rewards can be picked up from the Legislative Assembly Visitor www.agentsofdiscovery.com Centre, Edmonton Federal Building 9820-107 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5K 1E7 Explore Alberta in a whole new way! Alberta Legislature English Bay Provincial Recreation Area Legislative Assembly Visitor Centre Edmonton Federal Building, 9820- 18km north of Cold Lake on Hwy 897 107 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5K 1E7 For over 3000 years the Dene People have used Jié Houchálá (Berry The historic Alberta Legislature is the centre of democracy in our province Point) at English Bay Provincial Recreation Area. Come and see what and a popular visitor destination, but did you know that there is just as makes it such an amazing spot. Wildlife, berries, and incredible sights much to see outside as inside? Explore the vast Legislature Grounds with are waiting! Agent LAO. Conveniently located in the heart of downtown Edmonton, the Pick up your reward at Cold Lake Provincial Park Campground grounds — with fountains, heritage monuments, gardens and numerous other must-see spots — are fun to explore year-round. Complete our mission and stop by the Legislative Assembly Visitor Centre to claim your reward. Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park Banff Gondola 28 km north of Slave Lake on Hwy. 88 and west on Twp. Rd. 752A Improvement District No. 9, AB Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park is home to over 250 bird species, 1500 year old sand dunes, and the largest vehicle accessible lake in the Welcome to the Banff Gondola! Explore the Above Banff Interpretive province! Centre to learn all there is to know about Sulphur Mountian, Banff National Park and beyond! Pick up your reward at Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park Visitor Centre. Pick up your reward and a special reward at the Box office Miquelon Lake Provincial Park 3 km south of New Sarepta on Hwy 21 and 20 km east on Hwy 623 Cypress Hills Provincial Park Miquelon Lake Provincial Park is part of the Beaver Hills Dark Sky preserve. Miquelon has an abundance of wildlife, underwater insects, 20km southeast of Medicine Hat on Hwy 1, & 30 km south on Hwy 41 trails to explore and starry skies! Cypress Hills Provincial Park sits far above the surrounding prairies; so Pick up your reward at the Miquelon Lake Park Centre. high it escaped the glaciers of the last ice age. See for yourself how this helped people live in the area for over 8500 years! Pick up your reward and a special reward at the Cypress Hills Provincial Park Visitor Centre. Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park 5km east of Lac La Biche on Hwy. 881, and 2 km north on Churchill Drive Dinosaur Provincial Park Sir Winston Churchill is Alberta’s only island provincial park! Come 48 km northeast of Brooks off Hwy. 876 explore the 300 year old boreal forest, soft sandy beaches and long See hundreds of fossils, learn about the extinction of the dinosaurs, winding trails. and create fossil casts at this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pick up your reward at Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park Pick up your reward at Dinosaur Provincial Park Visitor Centre. campground booth. Edmonton Valley Zoo TELUS World of Science - Edmonton 13315 Buena Vista Road NW Edmonton AB T5J 2R7 11211 142 Street NW, Edmonton AB, T5M 4A1 Are you ready to Get Closer to the animals at the Edmonton Valley TELUS World of Science – Edmonton located in Coronation Park, full Zoo? Did you know we have two Arctic Wolves named Shilah and of trees, shrubs, birds, small mammals and more. When you explore Tundra? And that our Red Panda’s are part of the Species Survival this little piece of nature nestled in the City of Edmonton, you may be Plan? Play our mission to learn neat facts (found no where else) about surprised by what you find! the animals that call the Edmonton Valley Zoo their home! Once you complete your mission, visit the TELUS World of Science – Pick up your reward at Zootique (located to the left of Guest Services Edmonton Box Office to receive your explorer reward and a special in the Main Plaza) prize. Special Reward: Win your very own Edmonton Valley Zoo Buff for completing the mission. Pick it up in the Zootique along with your badge! .
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