If you have given some thought to making part of your vacation destination this year; you should definitely plan to travel Alberta while you are there. is such a sprawling country, it can be hard to narrow down the beautiful sites there into a manageable itinerary to fit into the standard one to two week vacation.

Alberta shouldn’t be missed; however. The beautiful landscape surrounding Alberta is some of the most beautiful in ; characterized by more days of sunshine than any other region in . The average daily temperature ranges from a balmy 65 degrees in the summer to 15 degrees in the winter; still far warmer than some of the coolest points in . In and around Alberta you will find sparkling lakes, rivers and streams as well as prairies that stretch as far as the eye can see and parkland mixed with dense forests as well as plains. If skiing is your preference you won’t be disappointed with numerous mountain regions spread out in this province.

Alberta likes to boast that they have the first and finest of just about everything. Take a look below and you’ll see why they have reason to brag.

• Largest ski area in - Lake Louise
• 's largest mountain national park - Jasper National Park
• World's largest shopping and entertainment complex - West Edmonton Mall
• World's largest Ukrainian Easter Egg (Pysanka) - Vegreville
• World's first international "Peace Park" - Waterton Lakes/Glacier National Park
• World's second largest/'s largest national park - Wood Buffalo National Park
• Second largest glacier fed lake in the world - Maligne Lake (Jasper National Park)
• One of the world's most photographed lakes - Moraine Lake (Banff National Park)