A few dollars of admission will get you into a National Historic Site that doesnt really have anything much exciting to show. It takes you to a small, smelly (smell of sulphur) cave with a little waterfall falling into an aqua coloured pool. It is much smaller than it looks in the pictures. But it is very pretty to sit... more

This site shows the hot springs that caused all the fuss that led to Banff. A great site with great information, btu the whole thing is in poor repair with cracks and no protection for the water and sensitive animal population it contains. Apparently a pool on the premises is the only known location of some super rare hot springs... more

This was the first thing we did when we got into Banff. We visted this historic site about 3 PM, paid the small entrance fee and walked around... it is great to see the origins of the Canadian National Parks. We enjoyed the small the "pool/hot spring in the cave" althought, yes it smells. We did not take the time... more

Visited this place on Tue. May 22, $4 CAD per adult admission. The outside facility is free for everyone and it actually has very similar information. Nice elaboration of the establishment of the first canadian national park with important history of the wild west in the late 1800s. The exhibition is so-so but i like the 30-min. documentary. If you... more

Three railway workers discovered the Cave & Basin thermal springs in 1885 which ultimately lead to the creation of Canada's national parks system. There's a cave and an interpretive boardwalk trail that I found to be rather boring, not to mention difficult to navigate if there's snow on the ground. It's fairly inexpensive and if the weather's nice it's not... more