Visiting the Biggest Mall in Canada - WEM - West Edmonton Mall

The Airport Shuttle Bus dropped us off at the door of the West Edmonton Mall 

We are visiting Alberta and staying one night in Edmonton.

We took this opportunity and visited the most famous and biggest mall in Canada - The West Edmonton Mall.

Since we were staying at a a hotel right by the airport, there was no need to rent a car as we could take the Sky Shuttle and go straight from the airport to the West Edmonton Mall. We were dropped off at the Fantasyland Hotel connected to the mall.



It cost $30.00 per adult for a return trip, not bad at all!

We visited the WEM about twenty five years ago and at the time I thought it was an extremely huge place.

As soon as we entered the mall, we were greeted with the Saint Maria - a replicate of a tall ship with sails placed in the middle of the mall.

If I remembered correctly, years ago when we visited the first time, that was where the indoor skating rink was located.

 This mall has been well maintained and offered many attractions catering to families, ages young and old.

An indoor wave pool in the West Edmonton Mall

Some of the attractions we enjoyed visiting were:

A Water park with a huge water slides zigzagging down into the Wave Pool.

Visitors to the Edmonton Mall can go on the giant water slide, relax on lounge chairs or splash in the pool

This must be a very popular place to go for Edmontonians in the winter when the temperature could be freezing cold but visitors can still enjoy the tropical hot weather activities such as water slides and a cool dip in this wave pool.

Food Court, Edmonton Mall

We got hungry after walking and went for lunch at the Food Court.

Lovely eating area at the West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton, Alberta

Samples of Crepe sandwich & desserts one can order

This was not your usual eat and run fast food place but an elegant eating area with ample seating and furnished with modern and comfortable chairs.

The difficult part was deciding what to order from the great variety of choices of food offered.

I chose a  Ceasar Chicken Crepe while my husband ordered some noodle with chicken from another food counter.

An indoor  miniature golf playing area in the E-Mall

Father and son time on the mini golf course

Mini Golf - a place for fun and for families to enjoy and spend some quality time together.

European designed shopping and resting area

Europa Boulevard - shops and stores with designs of European buildings.

Some of the colorful buildings reminded me of our visit to Venice!

Ample benches in the dining area of the Mall

To rest our tired feet and quench our thirst, we headed over to the eating area of the Western Edmonton Mall.

Beautiful decorations throughout the E Mall

Unlike the fast food take out places one normally finds in a shopping mall, there were numerous nice restaurants and hostesses waiting to serve their tired and hungry customers.

The restaurant area of the mall was a welcoming place, with wide walkway and beautifully decor.

We took advantage of the Happy Hour special and ordered some bear and tasty bites.

Alberta is a province famous for cowboys and beef. We love trying local cuisine and local produced food and we ordered;

Crackling Sirloin Beef, Mini Mikes ( delicious beef sliders) and a spinach dip.

We enjoyed the Happy Hour special featuring Alberta beef

We were not disappointed at all!








For less than$40.00, we satisfied our hungry and rejuvenated  ourselves with delicious good local food!

We could easily find a bench or two to sit and rest 

What I really like were the beautifully designed benches and seating areas placed throughout the mall.

A perfect place to rest and  have a good view of the E Mall

Shoppers and visitors to the mall could take a break and find a place to sit easily anytime they need a rest.

|Displays abound around the E Mall

Besides shopping. there were a lots of things to see around the mall.


There was a display of a super modern design car worth at over half a million dollars.

Fresh and creative floral designs at the flower shop

Some floral displays with fresh cut flowers, miniature plants potted in unique colourful planters.

A huge Chinese vase on disdplay

Anywhere we turned in the mall, there was something that caught out attention. It could be:

A huge Chinese vase standing in the middle of the mall

Exotic animal sculptures greet movie goers at the entrance

 Interesting, exotic creatures perching on tall pillars guarding the entrance to a store

A modern bold design entrance to one of the shops

Stores with modern, bold and loud designs

A calm, quiet and soothing oriental garden

A creative jacket made of recycled calendar pages

A unique jacket fashioned out of recycled old calendar paper

Even the elevators in the mall  have been dressed up and beckoned visitors to enter!

The sliding doors to the Fantasy land Hotel  connected to the WEM

I loved how  ordinary everyday objects  such as the sliding doors have been designed to look so pretty in the mall












 We also appreciated the efforts which the mall designers and management have put forth to accommodate the little ones.

 It was evident in the bathroom where an under the sink stool could be pulled up for little people as well as a tiny toilet seat installed beside a regular one. So that so mother and her little one can visit the bathroom at the same time.

There is something for everyone at the West Edmonton Mall! It is more than  a mall!

It is a meeting place, a family place.
It is a beautiful venue where friends can meet; families can enjoy and easily spend a whole day to have some great fun together!












For anyone visiting the city of Edmonton, this is a must do activity!

R.T.
West Edmonton Mall,
Edmonton, Alberta