This is a great stop for all your souvenir shopping. Decent prices and great variety of products to…read morechoose from. The quality of shirts is slightly better than what you would find at a souvenir store. Store is big and staff is friendly. Would highly recommend. Can get a bit busy during the day, so try to come early to avoid the crowds and the chaos.

The wait staff was short with me. The selection was decent but I couldn't trade anything there. All…read moretheir products were really expensive. I expected it to be pricy but come not like that pricy.

Exciting to be in the shop once again. I really took the time to walk around & enjoy all it has to…read moreoffer. Lots of neat gift & art ideas. Items range from ideas for baby gifts to adult gifts. I also love that they feature so many Alberta products & artists. Found a few items this trip - part of a wedding gift, something for a birthday present & some beautiful local images on postcards (those are for me to enjoy some new wall art). Honestly, if you're looking for a gift, AB souvenir or just a lovely or special gift for yourself, this is the store to pop in. Extra bonus the staff & owner are well versed in the information of the products, sizing (I learned a lot about the blankets!) &/or background of the art. The owner especially knows where the artists are from and neat background stories. Personally, I encourage that kind of chatting energy, as I love to know the stories of how things have come to this point. Accessibility for in the store is easy for the first part of the store. The second part has 4 steps down. Staff are really great & super friendly. So just ask if you need something (or another colour options) in case you want something but physically can't make it that far. Also, no fault to any of the 8 st stores & restaurants, but the town decided that street is a safe walking/biking area (apparently some spring to fall). At first I thought maybe there was a festival they were setting up for. Nope. Just every day in Canmore. I can understand for many of the shop owners how that has impacted the flow of foot traffic. Especially as the accessible parking isn't plentiful or nearby. Not even several avenues/streets over. Sadly parking lots closer by didn't provide much more for handicap, I wouldn't have an issue on manning streets safer for enjoyment & shopping, but if I'm paying for parking as a handicap user & have to still walk a fair distance, you can bet my time is more limited in being in Canmore. For my situation, I strategized how far to walk, how much energy & time I have (including to return to vehicle as I move slower) & I still felt like I really limited myself for any extra shopping & skipped the lines for eating focusing on the few must stop places I had in mind. You would think the town would add extra benches & picnic tables that aren't restaurant run plus ramps (besides the natural sidewalk corner locations) to the street if this was truly to be an accessible & friendly walking area. This sadly was not is the case. So long story short, if you're struggling with energy, start at the top of the street by Alberta's Own & maybe if you've got someone that can park further down the opposite side streets/avenues, you can walk one direction to your vehicle without worrying too much about your energy. Lastly, a cuteness heads up... there are two wonderful little dogs as store mascots that will seek all attention & love! They're not fully out all the time but will make their presence known once they are.

This is by far the best gift shop we've stopped by in Canmore / Banff. From the moment we walked in…read morethe service was over the top, kind, and not pushy. This is not a place for your regular run of the mill t-shirts or trinkets. This is a place with truly creative pieces, art, and unique ways to remember a trip to this area if you're visiting. It's super well kept, nothing was cheap but also not overpriced and the owner Laura was someone who is just so in tune with people. My wife and I are so glad we stopped and left with a bunch of things. Added bonus- her two tiny Australian Shepherds that follow her around

I bought the cutest sweatshirt and water bottle stickers for my boys. Prices are what you would…read moreexpect from a typical souvenir shop. They have a great selection of tee-shirts, sweats, maple syrups stuff, stickers, Keychain, socks, everything! Tip: ALWAYS select local currency (Canadian) when paying by creditcard. Your credit card company will give you a better exchange rate.

I love this place! I was looking for a shirt to take home as a souvenir for my time in Banff. We…read morehappened to come across this gift shop that had the best shirt designs at the best prices in Banff and Canmore! I was also impressed by the wide selection of other souvenirs that you would typically expect, all at affordable prices. I highly recommend anyone to check out this place if you're looking to take something home for yourself, or to buy gifts to give to your family and friends.

If you're looking for ammolite (which is moving to become recognized as the official gemstone of…read moreAlberta), Rock Paper Silver has the best selection in terms of small "stone" samples, jewelry, and "rock" pieces. In general, they have nearly everything relating to stones, crystals, and fossils in a variety that stretches from the regular souvenir stuff (wire-wrapped crystal necklaces and bead bracelets) to jewelry-grade stones and actually jewelry to decorative house pieces, statues, and wall pieces. The storefront is smaller than the actual store, which stretches REALLY far back. Very well organized with clearly marked sections for the different kinds of stones. Employees are extremely helpful and knowledgeable and were pretty open about admitting to their stuff being a bit upmarked. They even recommended other locations for some possibly cheaper, specific types of fossils. Not only were they very informative when we asked about specific crystals and rocks, and this included where they'd gotten everything. Canada is famous for being a rockhound's dream, with its amazing and numerous mineral and precious metal deposits. However, Rock Paper Silver also provides specific other kinds of crystals from other parts of the world. There are a number of souvenir and rock/crystal/fossils places along Banff Avenue. However, Rock Paper silver is right at the center of the main cluster of restaurants and gift shops. The closest parking (besides the minimal street parking when the road isn't blocked off) is the Bear Street Parking Lot, an open parking lot that (like the street parking) has an hourly rate of $3 per hour from 8 AM to 8 PM. If you manage to park there, you can cut through Park Avenue Mall's backdoor (southeast corner of the lot) straight to Banff Avenue. The other main parking area is the Bear Street Parkade. First floor has the same hourly rate as mentioned before with the second floor up completely free. We mostly used the parkade and the only drawback is that so do most people. Be sure to check the counter they have at the entrance for if there are still spaces available on the upper floors. Would absolutely recommend dropping by here to browse. Especially if you're interested in rocks, crystals, and fossils. While there are a lot of pricier items, there are a variety of other more affordable products that make for a great unique souvenir!

I always spend way too much in here. They have such a…read morehuge, beautiful inventory. Almost too much for one person to take in. I always have something in mind before I arrive. The polite staff are quick to serve. I am a gemologist, so I know a thing or two about rocks, gems and jewelry. I am very impressed with their abundance of product knowledge. Really amazing. It's pretty expensive, but the quality is fabulous. Call me a sucker.

The same as the other souvenir shops along Banff avenue - I think this is from a chain/owner how…read morehas at least 4 or 5 stores on this avenue. Faves here were socks, toques (they have Oilers), and animal knitted ear muffs. I actually have a pair of the same brand that I bought (penguins) in Jasper that I've worn for years and they do hold up and look good - so the price may be okay on this item. But overall it's a tourist trap to grab your souvenir and hit the road again.

Overpriced, touristy, made in China briq-a-braq sums this store up. Sad that places like this have…read morereplaced Canadian-owned stores selling Canadian-made products, but that's the Banff strip for ya. Good for a laugh, just don't expect quality.

It's highly recommended to visit here. People are nice, products are nice and I appreciated them…read morebeing a part of history in Banff and letting me experience that. There are two sections on this place. One section in a front sells arts and crafts, the second back house, that's attached, sells the First Nation dresses and shirts and other warm clothes. If you look up in the second housing, there are many taxidermy animals, one of which was my favorite, a 38 lbs fish caught in 1928. This place has been in a business easily over 100 years. There stands a sad bear that it's claws were ripped off by this particular communist nationalities...why did they do such a thing? Now this bear has claws glued back on but not original ones. Do not touch those animals but to observe and appreciate them. It's a important piece of a Banff's history and those original residents. They have a small parking. Behind this shop is where the First Nation museum is located which is currently closed till March.

INTERESTING LOCAL BANFF HISTORY…read more The Banff Indian Trading Post is a lot more than a souvenir tourist shop. Located near Banff Ave, this unassuming log cabin is an important part of Banff's local history as we learned during a Town Walking Tour hosted by the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. In the early 1900s, a man named Norman Luxton settled in Banff after coming to the hot springs to recover from a failed attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean in a two man boat. He started a newspaper and set up the trading post from which he traded with the local Indigenous nations. Luxton operated the store with a partner - today the the Trading Post is owned by the partner's daughter who had to agree to Luxton's request that the store be preserved as it has always been. On display inside the Trading Post is a mummified creature named Herman the Merman who also has an interesting backstory. Luxton wanted to start a canoe club on Lake Minnewanka but no one was interested in coming to the haunted lake. Luxton purchased Herman, a "Fiji Mermaid" that was a taxidermy sideshow hoax - the torso of a monkey was attached to the body of a large fish. Luxton staged a struggle with this mer-man as a successful exorcism of the lake. Aside from Herman the Merman, the Trading Post houses a large taxidermy collection including a huge brown bear. The Trading Post also features Indigenous artwork and crafts, many of which are for sale. Next door is the Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, another venture started by Luxton - it is currently operated by the Buffalo Nations Cultural Society.

A beautiful store filled with great hoodies and jackets. I bought two of their reversible jackets…read morefor me and my husband, and we love them. we shopped around at a few different stores looking for jackets and they had the best quality jackets for the best price. The store is filled with very polite and helpful staff that helped us find everything we needed.

If you want a hoodie as a male never go to this place. It's an absolute joke they may have 3 male…read morehoodies that are plain or ugly. Then they have about 11 female hoodies that looked like they had more thought put into them. I was really hoping to get a hoodie as a souvenir but unfortunately they don't care enough to actually stock good male hoodies.

We stopped in here a couple of times for our morning drinks while visiting Banff National Park. We…read morewere staying nearby so it was convenient to walk here each morning. This coffee bar is located inside the lobby of the Malcolm Hotel. It features all kinds of drinks, artisan food, and one of kind gifts/souvenirs. I enjoyed a tasty and hot matcha latté on a couple of days and my hubby went for his morning brew. This is great shop to grab and go and parking is very convenient.

The Pulse is a gift shop and a coffee bar located in the lobby of the Malcolm Hotel. This is the…read moreplace where I got coffee in the mornings while staying in the Malcolm Hotel. No free coffee for me at this hotel since they aren't associated with any of the bigger hotel chains and don't have a membership program. The coffee was good. The barista/cashier working there educated me on the differences between dark and light roasts. She told me that the light roast had more caffeine. I stuck with my normal dark roast. No refills here. They had other drinks like lattes that I was not interested in. Pastries were also available. The Pulse was a good place to grab a coffee if you don't want to use the coffee machine in your room, or if you don't want to drive off into town.

I needed a birthday gift for my aunt and had left it to the last minute. Elements Floral design…read morecame through in style! Not only did she accept my order after hours, she called to discuss it and made sure I knew my original choice was not available but would be able to make a substitute. She also contacted my aunt to make sure she would be able to receive the flowers (and let me know that the house number I had given was her old one!) I could not have asked for better service. So personal. Thank you.

So, my mother-in-law was on her first vacation in 25yrs when she received the news that her mother…read morehad passed. Of course she was devastated she couldn't be there. My wife and I were encouraging her to stay and enjoy the beauty of Banff around her, so we decided to order her an arrangement. Little did we know, she had left their original hotel and relocated an hour and a half away to a little cabin outside of Lake Louise. Vicky at the florist handled the situation with respect and determination. They went above and beyond to get the flowers to her! My mother-in-law was so moved by everyone's participation she decided to remain on vacation and process her loss. I highly recommend them. Thanks again, guys!