Warm places to spend a cold day
- Calgary Central Library. The downtown library is worth a visit for the building alone, with quiet places to read and work.
- Studio Bell, National Music Centre. Exhibits about music in Canada, instruments you can try and a view over the East Village.
- Devonian Gardens. An indoor garden on the top floor of the CORE Shopping Centre downtown, with plants and paths to walk when it is too cold outside.
- TELUS Spark Science Centre. Hands-on science exhibits for kids and evenings for adults.
- An indoor climbing or bouldering gym. Calgary has several, and most rent shoes for first-timers.
- A board game cafe or a cooking class. Good for a group of friends or a date.
Check each place’s website for hours and tickets before you go.
An hour to warm up properly
Cold weather makes shoulders creep up to your ears. A massage on a heated table is one of the warmest hours you can spend in Calgary in January: a 60-minute Swedish relaxation massage at ERA is $115. Or try a Japanese Head Spa, a slow scalp cleanse and massage with warm water at the wash basin, from $95.
Indoor ideas for two
Going as a couple or with a friend? Book a massage for two in one private room, $313.95 for 60 minutes, then go for dinner. More ideas are on our date night ideas page.
Where we are
ERA Massage & Beauty, Unit 102B, 9705B Horton Rd SW, in Haysboro. Free parking at the building, so no long walk in the cold, and a 7-minute walk from Southland Station. Open weekdays until 7 pm and Saturdays until 5 pm.
