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.

This store had a lot of great items to browse. I was really impressed with the selection. We found…read moresome souvenirs for our group here and browsed a lot of other items thinking of use case scenarios and more. It was a really fun place to shop in and I'd definitely return again if I were in Canmore browsing the shops.

This is my favourite store to peruse whilst in Canmore…read more Where else could you find stunning unique handcrafted modern jewelry or cute dishes or mugs to enjoy food and drink in or perhaps kitschy kitchen decor like the Voodoo knife holder or Asian-inspired wares or rustic Canmore mountainy inspired things or....well, I could go on or maybe you can just make sure you pop in there. Shopping Canmore's main street is always an afternoon delight and I'm sure The Tin Box even has skyrockets to help that out. :)

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.

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.

They had the most beautiful things along with amazing clothing for a reasonable price. The material…read morefor the clothing wasn't the cheap feel. I wish I had bought more while I was there. It sucks that they dont have an online shop . But I truly enjoyed myself shopping there

I went in becaue I wanted to buy a Royal Canadian Mint watch. I asked if I could look in at the…read morewatch in the display, and the lady asked "are you going to buy it?". "Well, if I could look at it" I said. "Are you going to buy it?" she asked again. "If I could see it first". But she just asked me that same question again. So in the end I walked out without being able to buy the watch.

Such a beautiful store. This store is 1000% my taste and I understand why it's priced the way it…read moreis: quality, family owned, and locally made. I can't wait to come back here again when I'm ready to decorate my future home.

Creative and unique decor and cool vibe with cool mugs candles books drinks maps stuffies and moreread more

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.

Very fun shop with lots of nice stuff. My wife was able to find numerous cute things for our 1 year…read moreold grandson. Prices were definitely reasonable and staff very friendly. Always nice to support local business.

It was my last day in Banff so I knew to pick up a couple of souvenirs for the loved ones at home…read more This spot honestly had the cutest Banff clothes ! I wish I took something back myself but was too indecisive - everything was great! However what stopped me was that a lot of the clothes were on the higher end. I decided to bring back photos as a souvenir for myself. Lots of variety here: clothes, mugs, magnets, and even a kids section. Because I spent more than $35 I got a free Cool As A Moose mug that I gifted to my mom. I can't wait to come back to this spot for souvenirs when I go back to Banff!