Top 10 Natural History Museums in Alberta, Alberta

September 17, 2021 Jeremy Dunfee

Discover the best top things to do in Alberta, Alberta including Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation, Mineralogy/Petrology Museum, Lac La Biche Museum, Northern Rockies Museum, Devil's Coulee, Royal Alberta Museum, Fort Chipewyan Bicentennial Museum, Paleontology Museum, Bow Habitat Station & Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery, Canadian Energy Museum Home of Leduc #1.
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1. Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation

19 KM North of Slave Lake, Slave Lake, Alberta Canada http://www.borealbirdcentre.ca/
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5.0 based on 12 reviews

Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation

2. Mineralogy/Petrology Museum

Room B-08 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3 Canada +1 780-492-4109 [email protected] http://www.eas.museums.ualberta.ca/en/mineralogyandpetrologymuseum.aspx
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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Mineralogy/Petrology Museum

3. Lac La Biche Museum

9910 101 Ave. Jubilee Hall, East Entrance, Lac La Biche, Alberta T0A 2C0 Canada +1 780-623-1727 [email protected] https://laclabichemuseum.com/
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Lac La Biche Museum

The Lac La Biche Museum is located at 9910 101st Avenue in Lac La Biche. Their new location opened in May 2019. Museum exhibits focus on the region’s environmental, Indigenous, municipal, and cultural histories. Try to find one of the Museum’s pop-up exhibits in town! The Museum is your first stop for visitor information, historical info, and archives in Lac La Biche. Operated by the Lakeland Interpretive Society.

Reviewed By JRAsFishBabe

This is an exceptionally well laid out small local museum with some very interesting artifacts. The attendants were friendly and helpful. The admission was free. There was a large rack of pamphlets for other things to see and do in the area. And, the bathrooms were clean!

4. Northern Rockies Museum

225 Gregg Ave, Hinton, Alberta T7V 2B7 Canada +1 780-801-2643 [email protected] http://www.northernrockiesmuseum.com
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5.0 based on 28 reviews

Northern Rockies Museum

The Northern Rockies Museum is Hinton's newest attraction featuring interactive child friendly activities, hands on learning opportunities plus more all located inside Hinton's original 1911 train station.

Reviewed By beachqueen2015 - Stirlingshire, United Kingdom

The museum curator was a pure delight as she brought to life a range of thoroughly researched stories about pioneers past and present and the town's development. It was clear she cared deeply about telling the stories with honesty and empathy for the local community. As a result, we came away from this visit full of information and enthusiasm for Hinton, it's past and it's future. We look forward to following her progress with future museum developments and would readily return in future to see them for ourselves.

5. Devil's Coulee

Box 156, Warner, Alberta T0K 2L0 Canada +1 403-642-2118 http://www.devilscoulee.com
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Devil's Coulee

6. Royal Alberta Museum

9810 103a Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0G2 Canada +1 825-468-6000 [email protected] http://royalalbertamuseum.ca/
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Royal Alberta Museum

The Royal Alberta Museum is closed, effective March 17, 2020. Welcome to the Royal Alberta Museum (RAM)! Our new museum is more than just a thoughtful, beautifully designed space. It's an authentic reflection of where Alberta is today and will be in the decades to come. It represents the new energy of Alberta, the diversity of our culture and tells our story with a new boldness and confidence. It's a place where you'll find 2.4 million uniquely Albertan stories just waiting to be told. Our gallery spaces include two 30,000 square foot history halls chronicling millions of years of Alberta's natural and cultural history; a 12,000 square foot feature gallery that will play host to touring exhibits from around the world; A 7,000 square foot Children's Gallery where hands-on play is found in every corner; and a 3,000 square foot Bug Gallery where visitors can have close encounters with live invertebrates. Feed your curiosity.

Reviewed By edmontonlocal - Edmonton, Canada

The RAM has interesting exhibits including dinosaurs, wildlife, bugs, geology, gems, military history, and Alberta history. But where they really shine is indigenous history. They have a large collection of Cree, Blackfoot, Dene, and Metis artifacts, including totem poles, tipis, headdresses, arrowheads, beadwork, and artwork. The exhibits make history come to life and show how people lived here for thousands of years.

7. Fort Chipewyan Bicentennial Museum

109 MacKenzie Ave., Fort Chipewyan, Alberta T0P 1B0 Canada +1 780-697-3844 http://public.museums.ab.ca/museums.cfm?ItemID=46
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Fort Chipewyan Bicentennial Museum

8. Paleontology Museum

1-26 Earth Sciences Building University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H4 Canada +1 780-492-4109 [email protected] http://easweb.eas.ualberta.ca/page/Paleontology_Museum
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4.5 based on 13 reviews

Paleontology Museum

Reviewed By robbygc - Toronto, Canada

I went inside the Paleontology Museum with students. It was fascinating. Many people don't know about Paleontology. Paleontology is the study of animals, fish and more. Most of them were fossils. It was amazing. They had lots of species and I learned a lot as well. A must see!

9. Bow Habitat Station & Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery

1440 17a St SE Pearce Estate Park, Calgary, Alberta T2G 4T9 Canada +1 403-297-6561 [email protected] http://bowhabitat.alberta.ca
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Bow Habitat Station & Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery

The fish are biting at Bow Habitat Station! Explore hands-on exhibits in the Discovery Centre, feed thousands of fish in the hatchery (Fridays & Saturdays until 3 pm), go fishing in the Trout Pond (May 15-Oct 31), and take a stroll along the trails of the Interpretive Wetland. The experience will leave you hooked! Located five minutes east of downtown Calgary, Bow Habitat Station is a unique destination featuring Alberta's fish, wildlife and water. Open year-round, the facility is completely wheelchair accessible and fun for all ages. Free parking is available in the main lot for Pearce Estate Park. Access to the hatchery is through guided adventures only. Please visit bowhabitat.alberta.ca for up-to-date hours.

Reviewed By A5033FFtimk

We took our two children ages 10 and 11 to the Sam Livingston Hatchery and I must say... I think I had more fun than the kids. Their interpretive centre is very creative and educational. I learned a few things when I visited. The fish feeding was a great experience and the native fish of Alberta aquariums in the basement were as good as any larger West Coast City's displays. Plan on being there for at least 2-3 hours if you enjoy learning about fish habitat.

10. Canadian Energy Museum Home of Leduc #1

50339 Hwy 60, Devon, Alberta T9G 0B2 Canada +1 780-987-4323 [email protected] http://www.canadianenergymuseum.ca
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4.5 based on 28 reviews

Canadian Energy Museum Home of Leduc #1

On February 13, 1947, the Imperial Leduc No. 1 well was brought in, forever changing Alberta's Energy story. This monumental discovery was key to the success of Alberta's petroleum industry. The well was decommissioned in 1974, and our museum opened on the historic well-site in 1997. Today, the Canadian Energy Museum strives to share and celebrate Canada's Energy story, exploring everything from coal and petroleum resources to future innovations in geothermal and biomass energy production.

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