This place is good if ya wanna read the history about Banff and really how it got started. I guess it's kinda a must see thing. It took me a total of about 4 minutes to travel through here and thats with stopping for a bathroom break. We went in late march so the pool wasn't open and stuff, basically... more

The birth of the National Park system in Canada originated right here! Yes,its true. Men who were building the railroad stumbled upon this,climbed through a hole and found a cave with a hot mineral pool.You can still see this today,as well as the pool,now closed,which people flocked to in earlier days.The discovery of this site led to the creation of... more

The wonderful thing about the Cave and Basin is the story that goes with it. First go into the lobby and read the placards and look at the photos. Some men who worked for Canadian National Railroads during the building of the railroad were hiking on a day off and discovered a hole in the ground in the forest. (... more

This site is only worth visiting if you plan on taking advantage of a bath in the hotsprings. When we visited the Hot Springs there was no one in the bathing pools, so it may be a good choice if you want to avoid the crowds. However, unless you want to bathe in stinky water, there is nothing else to... more