Beautiful Bear Street in Banff, Alberta

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Banff, Alberta, Canada has an intriguing downtown, with a survey plan dating back to 1885. Many downtown streets have ‘animal’ names—Caribou Street, Wolf Street, Buffalo Street, Otter Street (yes, there is intersection of Moose Street and Squirrel Street for Rocky & Bullwinkle fans … and perhaps the coolest street of all, beautiful Bear Street.

Bear Street is home to an impressive range of restaurants boasting Canadian and Rocky Mountain cuisine. It’s home to our local walking-tour company, Banff Walk. It’s home to great cafés, shops and other local surprises.

This street offers visitors on-street dining, seating, thoughtful landscaping and many other pleasures. The streetscape of Bear Street will be transformed in 2020 to offer pedestrians an even more welcoming environment, to slow traffic and to enhance walkability. We love it!

Some photos here of how Bear Street looks now. Our walking-tour company and other Bear Street businesses will be open during 2020 construction, as the street is transformed.

Flowers in the streetscape: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta
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Flower Power!: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta
Flower Power!: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta2000×1333 467 KB
Wild Flour Artisan Bakery & Café: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta
Wild Flour Artisan Bakery & Café: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta2000×1333 581 KB
Great dining choices: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta
Great dining choices: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta2000×1333 639 KB
Saltlik for Alberta beef: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta
Saltlik for Alberta beef: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta2000×1333 680 KB
Banff Soul Ski + Bike: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta
Banff Soul Ski + Bike: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta2000×1333 645 KB
Street seating: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta
Street seating: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta2000×1333 519 KB
Coffee outside the cabin: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta
Coffee outside the cabin: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta2000×1333 412 KB
Walking tours: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta
Walking tours: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta2000×1333 1 MB
Banff's cool street: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta
Banff's cool street: Bear Street in Banff, Alberta2000×1333 615 KB

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Hello @BanffWalk , thank you so much for this amazing post. I enjoyed reading every single part of it. All of your photos are professional and from them it is easy to understand how beautiful is in Banff :slight_smile: I am looking forward for your next post.