Nestled high in the Canadian Rockies, Banff is a town that makes you feel at home and exhilarated with wonder all at the same time. There is no other place in the world where you can find a vibrant community of artists, athletes, families, outdoor enthusiasts, restaurateurs and hoteliers nestled in an enormous national park. This is a town that truly celebrates its heritage, lives and breathes mountain culture and never takes its backyard for granted.Banff was intended to be a tourist town from its very inception – the park’s first superintendent even oriented the town’s first street in such way that it would offer the best possible views of Cascade Mountain.Banff National Park, Canada's first and the world's third national park. Thousands of square kilometres of valleys, mountains, glaciers, forests, meadows and rivers make Banff National Park one of the world's premier adventure destinations.