Walking into this store is a fun experience! I thought of the toy store featured in "Home Alone"…read morehaha. This store is mostly an ornament store, though there are many types of ornaments to select. I do wish there were some more Christmas cards or other Christmas items. Value is okay, and staff could be a little friendlier.

We recently went to this Christmas store in Banff. It is located on the Banff ave. Banff itself is…read morea beautiful place to visit, however when we entered this store, it felt like being in a magical wonderland. Surprisingly it's a big store and they have various sections like white Christmas, sports theme, superhero theme and many more to choose from. There is so much to explore, very colourful and vibrant store, we spent like an hour inside. Even our 7 month old baby loved it, she was just looking around with sparkle in her eyes. We bought few ornaments from there, can't wait to hang them on our Christmas tree this year.

Not your standard shop but standard for Banff!! My first impression was I LOVE BEARS and so do my…read morekids so why not. It was absolutely accurate....they had great kids sweaters I haven't seen elsewhere and some fun little extras at a great price but not a lot for adults. The store is tucked into a little strip mall style setup that kept the storefront door out of site but easy to access. Lots of room in the hall of the area for getting warm with the family as well. I generally liked my time here but mostly due to the sales racks and then moved on...and on...and on from store to store to store!! I loved every minute of it though .

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.

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

Great little clothing and accessories boutique located in Clock Tower Village Mall on Banff avenue…read more They've got a pretty sweet clearance rack that you definitely need to check out if you come here. This is a great place to find a souvenir that isn't touristy. I'd much rather come home with a beautiful wrap, dress, or necklace than a Banff coffee mug. Lots of originals accessories here made by hand as well as boutique brands. The store itself is absolutely adorable - love the birch tree patterned fabric on the change rooms! And the store has two entrances - one from Banff avenue and one from within the mall. I will most definitely be back!

OMG! I don't know how I haven't seen this store before! What a hidden gem. My hubs and I were…read morebombing around Banff and it was freezing outside so we kept popping into stores and low and behold found this one. Adorable clothes. A lot of boho, but some super cute dresses and KnittyKitty Knitwear, which are the most amazing pair of underwear I owe now. Reasonable prices and friendly staff.

Really snug little shop. Great selection of vintage sweaters, jeans, snow pants, snow boots…read more But more importantly lots of fun sparkly dresses and cozy warm Pendleton plaid shirts. We will definitely stop by next time we are in town. Obviously worth mentioning that masks are mandatory as everywhere else in Banff :) and there's plenty of hand sanitizer by the cash ;)

The staff member with the short blonde hair is extremely rude!! Maybe had something to do with…read moremyself and my teens being native? We had money to spend and no one asked us if we needed help with anything. I have been shopping at this store for years. Every time time that We are in Banff, this is usually our go to. Not anymore. Which is a shame.

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.

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.