Everyone has a special restaurant, a favourite store, an out-of-the-way park, that is a little off the beaten track. On Friday, Edmonton AM devoted a whole show to revealing these hidden gems!

Here's a list and relevant links when possible. (some of the restaurants are so off the beaten track, they don't have their own website!)

Edmonton AM crew picks

Architectural gems with Dan Rose from Heritage Forward

Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium in Coronation Park

Hotel Grand/Hagmann Block - 10765 98th Street

Keillor Cabin - 12504 Fox Drive

McCray's Garage - 102nd Avenue & 125th Street

Hidden gem bands from Craig Martell, co-owner Wunderbar and Trevor Belsher, owner, Mercury Room

Counterfeit Jeans

Feverfew

Post Script

The Dabs

Hole-in-the-wall restaurants from Gastropost community manager Brittney Leblanc

Tao Garden - 9642 107th Avenue

Urban Shabu - 9700 105th Avenue

Bulgogi House - 8813 92nd Street

Shanghai 456 - 14456 118th Avenue

Handy Bakery - 8660 118th Avenue

Paradiso Tropical - 9136 118th Avenue

Hidden trails from personal trainer Chris Tse

Strathcona Science Park to Gold Bar Park (Haunted Forest Trail)

Hawrelak Park to Quesnell Bridge

Cooking Lake - Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area

Secret swimming hole from Paul Bunner, river swimming enthusiast

located between the Cloverdale footbridge and the Edmonton Queen Riverboat launch

Secret foods to forage - Elisabeth Beaubien, biologist, University of Alberta, Alberta Plant Watch coordinator

Chokecherry

Saskatoon berry

Raspberry

Creeping thistle - remove the leaves, make a soup

Cattail - Use clean, unpolluted plant. Can consume bottom part of stalk

Secret coffee spots from Cindy Ngyuen, blogger, Let's Om Nom

Best Roasters

Best Cafe

Best secret but coming soon Cafe Spots

Best beer spots - Shane Groendahl founder and president of Beer Geeks Anonymous

Cha Island - 10332 81st Avenue

Accent Lounge - 8223 104th Street

Well known beer spots:

Experiences/events from Renee Williams, communications manager for Edmonton Tourism

Elk Island - easy camping

Elk Island - July 31/August 1 - Blue Moon Canoe Tour

Dark Matters - August 20 - Telus World of Science - adult event

Other noteworthy events and tourist spots:

Heritage Days

Prairie Gardens and Adventure Farm

Jurassic Forest

Fort Edmonton Park

Lactuca - the urban farm location at Northlands

Best kids spots from Jennifer Schaffer, editor of City and Baby

Alberta Railway Museum

Real Family Cinema at the Garneau Theatre

Giovanni Caboto Park

Best date spots from Blue Knox, outgoing editor editor in chief of Wanderer Online magazine

Nerd Nite Edmonton

Space Cadet Adventure

Manhunt Edmonton

Blogs and podcasts from Karen Unland, creator of Seen and Heard podcast and blog