There are two sets of hot springs in Banff. The other hot springs are at the Banff Spring Hotel. Banff is home to many attractions for arts and history lovers. Housed in a designated Canadian historic site, The Banff Park Museum is Western Canada's oldest natural history museum and has wildlife displays of the birds and mammals found in Banff National Park. The Luxton Museum lets you experience the time when Native people of the Northern Plains and Canadian Rockies followed the great bison herds.
Displays range from costumes and hunting equipment to dances, songs and legends.
The Natural History Museum and Gift Shop displays show the cave system of the area, including Castlegar Cave under the Columbia Icefields. Four dinosaur skull are included among the numerous fossils specimens. For those who love outdoor recreation the possibilities are endless. Mt Norquay just minutes from downtown offers everything from gentle beginner runs, to adrenaline pumping double black diamond runs and a full featured snowboard park. The area abounds with cross-country trails.