Alberta has been named on National Geographic's annual list of the world’s best destinations for travellers.
is divided into five categories: community, nature, culture, family and adventure.
Alberta was selected in the category of community, listed amoung the top 5 spots for slow travel in 2023. "But there are different perspectives to consider in this Canadian province, part of a rethinking about how Indigenous stories are told across all of North America." In the article, National Geographic speaks with Cree/Iroquois guide Brenda Holder, who leads visitors on walks and workshops in the woods near Sundre, Alta., to examine the medicinal plants her people rely upon.Among the tourism spots the magazine mentions are Elk Island National Park and Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park.