Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada: World's Largest Tee Pee
An airy interpretation of a traditional teepee, 215 feet tall. Built for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games and moved here three years later.
- Address:
- Allen Roe Rd SE, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
- Directions:
- Visible west from the Trans Canadian Highway, north of Medicine Hat, exit south on S Ridge Dr., turn right on Gehring Rd, then right on Eagle Birth Rd.
- Admission:
- Free.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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The Tepee is Medicine Hat's most visible landmark and is a tribute to Canada's native heritage. It's built entirely of steel and is ringed with ten large circular story-boards depicting native culture and history.
[Jon Morgan, 06/28/2018]
Here is the famous Teepee in Medicine Hat
[Gilles Gravel, 06/24/2005]The rumors are true. For anybody who has been driving his friends and family crazy asking "Where is the largest tee pee?" the answer is here.
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The steel and concrete "Saamis Teepee" is 215 ft. tall and 160 ft. wide at the base. It's an inspirational leftover from the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics moved to Medicine Hat in 1991.