Downtown Banff

Banff is a busy, busy, touristy town. It is filled with visitors of all ages. A lot of the tourists are from Japan.

Of course, wherever tourists gather, you can be assured of a plentiful supply of stores where they can spend their money. Some of the shops sell the ubiquitous, cheap souvenirs, but many offer quality merchandise. (We bought our share of both kinds.)

We even found a shop offering qiviut (kiv-ee-ute), the soft, warm wool of the musk ox. See our description of this wool on our page about the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer Alaska.