Cave and Basin National Historic Site


Cave and Basin National Historic Site
National Historic Site of Canada

Province Alberta
Municipality Banff
Elevation 1,405 m (4,610 ft)
Established 1885
Year built 1916 (pool structure)

The Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada is located in the town of Banff, Alberta within the Canadian Rocky Mountains, at the site of natural thermal mineral springs around which Canada's first national park, Banff National Park, was established.

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