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What to do and see in Drumheller, Canada: The Best Specialty Museums
Drumheller /drʌmˈhɛlər/ is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located 110 kilometres (68 mi) northeast of Calgary. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often referred to as Dinosaur Valley, has an approximate width of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and an approximate length of 28 kilometres (17 mi).
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1. Royal Tyrrell Museum
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5.0 based on 3,016 reviews
Set in the rugged Alberta badlands, the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology displays one of the world's largest collections of dinosaurs. With ever-changing exhibits and self-guided experiences year-round, there is always something new to discover.
Reviewed By AnjanManda - Hyderabad, India
The museum is home to some of the most remarkable prehistoric specimens ever unearthed.uncover your inner archaeologist as you look for fossils and learn about prehistoric creatures that roamed the grasslands and hills.You will be amazed at the enormous scale of creatures on display.The learning lounge gives introduction to dinosaurs taking journey through the time.There are many interactive exhibits and detailed boards.There are series of chronological galleries covering 3.9 billion year historic life on earth.You need minimum half day to go through the galleries.It is an amazing effort preserving the exhibits.
2. Valley Doll Museum & Gifts
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4.5 based on 13 reviews
We are a Doll Museum - admission is charged to view. We are also a gift shop - mostly doll related, but we do stock table linens and window coverings, some ladies clothing, jewellery, carousels, trinket boxes and much more.
3. East Coulee School Museum
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4.5 based on 79 reviews
Open seasonally; generally mid-May through early September. Special events or group bookings taken outside of these times. Originally built as a 12-room schoolhouse in 1930, now preserved as a Heritage School Building and recognized as a Provincial Historic Resource. Artisan Gift Shop and the Willow Café are located inside! Shop for Badlands souvenirs and browse our unique items handmade locally. Pick up lunch and treats at the Café!
Reviewed By CanuckTraveller07 - Toronto, Canada
We visited the Badlands area in September and stopped at the East Coulee School Museum one morning. The building is beautifully kept with lovely grounds, and the inside was a treat as well. We were greeted by the lady who runs the museum when we entered, and she gave us a warm welcome and quite a bit of information about the school and its past in the coal mining era of Southern Alberta. Afterward, we wandered freely though the various exhibits on the lives of the children, the women who taught them (including a priceless list of the rules governing the teachers’ lives) and a room devoted to the home lives of the pupils and their parents. Everything was well presented and interesting, and the museum also features a small cafe with homemade food for luncheons. All in all this is a very worthwhile museum to visit if you are interested in the history of the area from the early 20th century.
4. Homestead Antique Museum
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4.0 based on 26 reviews
The Homestead Antique Museum celebrate the life and times of the settlers who came to Western Canada under the Homestead contract of 1897. It feature furniture, musical instruments, fine chinaware. It also features old cars and farm machinery. There evens an Eaton catalogue house. Souvenirs available at the museum and in the Eaton house.
5. Fossil World Discovery Center Museum
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3.5 based on 195 reviews
New interactive dinosaur museum in Drumheller. Had the best time at this Museum with the kids. It's a must do.....
Reviewed By Canadi-Lynne - Edmonton, Canada
This museum isn't large but it is mighty! Automatronic dinosaurs bring the past to life and interactive stations make for unique hands-on experiences for the under 10 crowd. Beautiful gift shop with lots to choose from (you can actually purchase rocks and fossils at all price points, even fossil art fit for even the most prestigious homes).
