Photo: Buffalo Jump

A must see during a vacation through southern Alberta is the UNESCO World Heritage site of Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump near Fort Macleod.

Head Smashed in Buffulo Jump is one of the largest, oldest and best preserved buffalo jumps known to exist in North America and the world. The jump was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981 because it is a testimony to prehistoric life of the native people of the North American plains.