WEM is good for shopping since its all under one roof - abercrombie & fitch, forever 21, hollister, H&M, Calvin Klein, Sephora etc etc etc

the waterpark is fun - i think its cheaper in the evening

the indoor rides are pretty good

there is also a casino

old stratchcona is the trendy area with shopping cafes etc - kind of like west 4th/robson but not as many chain stores - whyte avenue

the big mall downtown is Edmonton City Centre - its connected to the LRT and its connected to the pedway - which is a large underground system that connects various downtown buildings and shopping centres and 5 LRT stations

holt renfrew is in manulife place downtown - its connected to the edmonton city centre mall

there's the valley zoo - if you are into zoos www.valleyzoo.ca

South Edmonton Common is the largest Power Centre in the north america- http://southedmontoncommon.com/
stores like Mexx, HMV, IKEA, Jacob, Liz Claiborne, Old Navy, Buffalo Jeans, Aldo, Esprit - etc etc