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Cave and Basin National Historic Site
Interior of the Cave at Cave and Basin National Historic Site in Banff, Alberta, Canada, showing an overhead opening, small waterfall, and pool of water
The Cave at Cave and Basin National Historic Site
LocationBanff, Alberta, Canada
Elevation1,405 m (4,610 ft)
Founded1885
FounderWilliam McCardell and Frank McCabe
Built1916 (pool structure)
Governing bodyParks Canada and Municipality of Banff
Websiteparks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/ab/caveandbasin Edit this at Wikidata
National Historic Site of Canada

The Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada is located in the town of Banff, Alberta, within the Canadian Rocky Mountains, at the site of natural thermal mineral springs around which Canada's first national park, Banff National Park, was established.

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