The Sights of Banff: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

Buffalo Nations Museum

Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore incredible Banff! On this 5 km (return) sightseeing tour, you'll explore Banff's past as well as it's present as we point out historical buildings, sculptures, sights & attractions. Highlights include the Banff Administration Building, Luxton Home Museum, Central Park & the Cascades of Time Gardens! Don't just see the beauty of Banff, hear what it has to say! Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play. The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer. Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices. Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route. Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.

Duration: 5 minutes

Banff National Park Administration Building

You'll be in awe at this incredible building. While you stare (it's ok to stare in this case), we'll tell you all about it!

Duration: 5 minutes

Cascade Gardens

Discover this magical 4-acre park built in the 1930s that features gardens terraced into the scenic hillside. The garden includes two separate points of interest you'll experience: the Cambrian & Devonian pavilions.

Duration: 15 minutes

Banff Pedestrian Bridge

As you stare out over the majestic Bow River from the pedestrian bridge, we'll tell you about all about the man known as Mr. Banff!

Duration: 5 minutes

Buffalo Street & Muskrat Street

See if you can find the elevation marker (looks like a coin) that's implanted in the sidewalk. While you look, we'll tell you what it means!

Duration: 5 minutes

514 Buffalo St

We'll point out the Crandell Peck Cabin, one of Banff's oldest buildings. It was built by the original owner, Edward Henry Crandell in 1907, using almost entirely locally sourced materials.

Duration: 5 minutes

Buffalo Street & Otter Street

Any idea what an inukshuk is? We'll point one out and tell you all about it.

Duration: 5 minutes

525 Buffalo St #521

You'll stroll by the Banff Powerstation and learn how it powered the town's streetlights and homes in 1905.

Duration: 5 minutes

Ken Madsen Path

While you venture down the scenic path, we'll tell you a bit about the history of Banff.

Duration: 5 minutes

117 Grizzly St

We'll point out one of Canada's historic places, the Tarry-a-while residence. This was the home of Mary Schaffer Warren. Mary was well-known for her early explorations, writings and paintings chronicling the Canadian Rockies.

Duration: 5 minutes

Otter Street & Caribou Street

While you walk to the next point of interest, we'll keep things 'cool' and tell you about Banff's climate!

Duration: 5 minutes

The Luxton Home Museum

You'll see the historic home, which features a glimpse into the life of this pioneer family, and of Banff, over a period of nine decades.

Duration: 5 minutes

Caribou Street & Banff Avenue

You'll take in Caribou Corner while we tell you about when the Brewster family came to Banff in 1886 and set-up shop right here.

Duration: 5 minutes

204 Banff Ave

We'll point out the four sentries sculpture, a mainstay on Banff Ave.

Duration: 5 minutes

214 Banff Ave

We'll point out a big mural on Banff Ave that depicts the Cave & Basin site, which is the perfect opportunity to tell you all about it!

Duration: 5 minutes

Banff Visitor Information Centre

We'll point out the visitor centre where you can get more information on the all the amazing things to do in the area.

Duration: 5 minutes

St. Paul's Presbyterian Church

We'll tell you about this beautiful church that was built in 1930, but the story starts well before that as St. Paul’s church was established in 1887.

Duration: 5 minutes

Banff Avenue & Elk Street

Go ahead and have a seat at the fire, warm up a bit! Well, it's made of stone, so we'll just tell you about the monument instead.

Duration: 5 minutes

Caribou Street & Bear Street

You'll see the old Cascade lodge, home to the Banff Freemasons.

Duration: 5 minutes

Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

You'll learn about the museum, which seeks to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of the Rocky Mountains.

Duration: 5 minutes

Central Park

You'll take a stroll through Central park, and we'll tell you about a big pile of rocks in the middle. Seriously.

Duration: 5 minutes

Banff Park Museum

You'll learn about the National Historic Site of Canada, which was established in 1895. It's purpose was to house an exhibit of taxidermy mounted specimens of animals, plants and minerals associated with the park.

Duration: 5 minutes

Banff Avenue & Buffalo Street

We'll point out the Dave Whyte block, which has significant heritage value as one of the oldest remaining, largely intact, commercial buildings in Banff.

Duration: 5 minutes

107 Banff Ave

You'll see Harmony Lane, a prominent commercial building built in the rustic National Park style, with beautiful river stone pillars.

Duration: 5 minutes

Rundle Memorial United Church

Learn about the man behind the church's name, from the man himself! Er, our tour guide Don doing his best Mr. Rundle impersonation I mean.

Duration: 5 minutes

Beaver Street & Buffalo Street

You'll see the Superintendent's Residence and learn about the responsibilities of the Park Superintendent, who live here.

Duration: 5 minutes

Royal Canadian Legion Col. Moore Branch 26

Finally, you'll see the Banff Legion and the cenotaph that was built out front in 1920!

Duration: 5 minutes

Parks Administration Building

You'll see this amazing building!

All In The Wild Gallery

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Banff Avenue

You'll walk up and down this famous Avenue during the tour.

Canada House Art Gallery

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Cascade Shops

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Ink Pots Hiking Trail

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Surprise Corner

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Tunnel Mountain Drive

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Spray River Trail Loop

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Fenland Trail

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Banff Gondola

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Lake Minnewanka

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Bow Falls

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Sunshine Meadows

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Bow Valley Parkway

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Tunnel Mountain Trail

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Parker Ridge Trail

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Cave and Basin National Historic Site

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Two Jack Lake

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Vermilion Lakes

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Hoodoos Trail

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Banff Legacy Trail

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Johnson Lake

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Cascade Ponds

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Helen Lake Trail

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.

Cascade Waterfall

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.