Canada Guide
Alberta and the Rockies
Muttart Conservatory
Address: 9626-96A St
Opening time: Mon– Fri 9am–5.30pm, Sat & Sun 11am–5.30pm
Price: $8.75
Telephone: 780/496-8735
The distinctive glass pyramids of the Muttart Conservatory are just south of downtown and the river. Three high-tech greenhouses reproduce tropical, temperate and arid climates, complete with the trees and plants (and occasional exotic birds) which flourish in them; a fourth houses a potpourri of experimental botanical projects and temporary exhibitions. If you don't want to walk, take bus #51 (Capilano) travelling south on 100th Street just south of Jasper Ave as far as 98th Avenue and 97A Street, then walk one block south.