Alberta is home to some of the most stunning landscapes on earth, from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the otherworldly Red Rock Coulee in the south to the Badlands in the east.
Not only are we blessed with so many incredible natural wonders, but we’re also home to many weird and wacky man-made attractions, especially near our capital city.
Here are 11 places you must check out within a 2.5-hour drive from Edmonton.
The World’s Largest Sausage in Mundare
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This massive Kielbasa sausage is 42 feet tall, weighs 12,000 pounds, and is acclaimed to be the world’s largest sausage. The statue is a tribute to Stawnichy’s Meat Processing, a family-run sausage factory, and is the town of Mundare’s claim to fame. So whether you