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Close to 50 of the 225 carriages here are from the private collection started in the 1950s by Don Remington. The centre contains a restoration workshop, a theatre, cafeteria, gift shop, tack room and stables. Horse-drawn carriage rides, $4 adults, $2.50 child, $12 family, offered daily May 15 to Sept 14. Admission $7.50 adult, $6.50 sen, $4 child, $17 family. Open daily 9 am - 6 pm May 15 to Sept 14; daily 10 am - 5 pm rest of the year. Address: Box 1649 Cardston AB CA T0K 0K0
Send an Email (12) 1 403 653-5139
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Appaloosa Horse Club of Canada Museum This museum displays and preserves all sorts of artifacts relating to the Appaloosa breed of horses, including photographs, documents, books and more. Open weekdays from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Address: . Claresholm AB Canada
Send an Email (3) 1 403 625-3326
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Gopher Hole Museum Strange but true, Torrington is the home to the infamous Gopher Hole Museum. This attraction features stuffed gophers (Richardson ground squirrels) posed in a series of 47 anthropomorphic scenes, from a hair dresser to a preacher to an RCMP officer. Located north of Calgary, east of Olds on highway #27. Open daily from 10am to 5pm. Admission $2 for adults. Address: . Torrington AB Canada
Send an Email 1 403 631-2133
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Sir Alexander Galt Museum Once Lethbridge's primary hospital, the Galt Museum is now Lethbridge's museum Visitors will find interesting displays of early settler life in the region as well as historical artifacts. Always dynamic, the museum features changing exhibits. The museum is named after the Canadian High Commissioner in London who, in 1882, financed a mining operation that led to the founding of Lethbridge. A gift shop is on site. The Archives department can be contacted for research. Daily 10 am - 5 pm. Admission free for the general museum, prices vary for exhibits. Address: 101 5th Avenue South Lethbridge AB T1J 4L4
Send an Email (19) 1 403 320-4258
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Rainy Hills Pioneer Exhibits Local community museum that includes agricultural artifacts and displays a wide assortment of treasures to preserve the homestead era.(6 miles west of Jenner)No Fee. Open upon request only, anytime. Cash donations gratefully accepted.This museum is run by 100% community volunteers.Everyone welcome! Address: General Delivery Iddesleigh Alberta TOJ-1TO
Send an Email (10) 1 403 898-2173
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East Coulee Museum/Archives 21 km (12.6mi) southeast on Hwy 10 from Drumheller is East Coulee, once a booming coal mining town. The School Museum and Cultural Centre, built in 1930, is a provincial historic site and houses a restored scholl room complete with books, maps, desks, photos and creaking wooden floors. Another room features antique mining equipment, craft store and tea roo. May through Sept daily 9am - 6pm. Off season 9am - 4:30pm. Address: 18km East of Drumheller in East Coulee, Alberta, Canada
1 403 822-3970
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Museum of Miniatures Cardston's Museum of Miniatures re-creates Alberta's Wild West down to the minutest of details. The displays encompass all of the most common scenes of the early 20th century, including a pioneer fort, a native village, a growing prairie town, fields of buffalo and a forest full of wild animals. Miniatures are handmade by the curator built to the exact scale of 1/12. Address: 57 Fourth Avenue West Cardston AB Canada T0K 0K0
Send an Email (3) 1 403 653-1142
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Raymond Pioneer Museum Maintained by the Raymond Historical Society, the Pioneer Museum displays a collection of unique artifacts that chronicle the pioneers who settled in the area. The museum is also home to the Raymond Sports Hall of Fame. Address: 10 Broadway Raymond AB CAN T0K 2S0
Send an Email 1 403 752-4799
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The Rosebud Centennial Museum A first-hand view of pioneer life awaits at the Centennial Museum on main street. Open Wed. 10am–5pm and Thur. to Sat., 10am–8:30pm.
Address: General Delivery Rosebud AB T0J 2T0
1 403 677-2208
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Southern Alberta Art Gallery This downtown gallery is internationally recognized. Its park setting and proximity to local cafes make it an excellent place to drop in during a day’s outing. Features include noon-hour films, concerts, a resource library, gallery and gift shop. Open Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm. Library by request. Admission free. Address: 601 - 3 Ave S Lethbridge AB T1J 0H4
1 403 327-8770
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Lebel Mansion Historic Site This lovely Vistorian family home once sheltered one of Pincher creek's most prominent families, the wealthy Lebel family. It spent 60 years in this role, then becoming the town's only hospital for 30 more years. It has been a historic site since 1983. Address: 692 Kettles St. Pincher Creek AB Canada T0K 1W0
1 403 627-5272
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Taber & District Irrigation Impact Museum Discover the legacy that irrigation has left in the Taber area, once nearly a desert area, now the heart of southern Alberta's green belt. Current exhibit deals with wildlife stewardship and natural history; future exhibits will be a reflective look at the last century of Taber's history Address: 4702 50th Street Taber Alberta T1G 2BG
1 403 223-5708
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East Coulee School Museum Experience life during the coal mining era at this East Coulee museum, located just outside of Drumheller. A gift shop, a cafe and a picnic area are located on site. Address: . East Coulee AB Canada
Send an Email 1 403 822-3970
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Brooks and District Museum Traces the area's history from dinosaurs to the age of the oil boom. The main building houses historical items used in homes before electricity was introduced. Open May 1 to Aug 31, wkdys 9 am - 4 pm, wknds 1 pm to 5 pm. Admission by donation. Address: 568 Sutherland Drive Brooks AB CAN T1R 1C7
Send an Email (1) 1 403 362-5073
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Fort Museum The first North West Mounted Police (NWMP) outpost in the west was built on an island in the Oldman River and named after the force commander, Colonel J.F. Macleod. Built in 1874, it displays early NWMP, Indian, pioneers and present-day Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) artifacts. A Musical Ride adds pomp and pageantry four times daily through July and Aug. Open May 1 to June 31, daily 9 am - 5 pm; July/Aug to 8:30 pm. $4 adults, $3.50 sen, $2 youth, $1.25 child.
Address: Box 776 Fort Macleod AB Canada T0L 0Z0
Send an Email (20) 1 403 553-4703
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Dinosaur & Fossil Museum See the collection of L A Duncan who spent a lifetime unearthing fossils, marine life and Indian artifacts from the hills of the Red Deer River Valley. Exhibits explain the ancient inland sea, petrified forests, coal formation, fossilization and the dinosaur remains found in the valley. Open Daily May 1 to October 15 Address: 335 - 1 Street East, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
1 403 823-2593
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Courthouse Museum & Archives Depicts the pioneer life of the area including home furnishings, an 1876 square grand piano and a display on the Hutterite way of life. The Court House, a Provincial Historic Site, was built in 1907 of local sandstone. June 1 to Aug 31, open Mon to Sat 10 am - 5 pm; off-season by appointment; admission by donation.
Address: 89 - 3 Ave W
1 403 653-4322
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Three Rivers Rock & Fossil Museum Located a short drive from the Town of Pincher Creek, the Three Rivers Rock & Fossil Museum is a private collection of more than 3,000 specimens. Items on display include fossils, petrified wood, rare rocks from around the world, shells and artifacts from the sea, jewellery and more. Call ahead for an appointemnt. Address: Highway 785 & 510 Pincher Creek AB Canada
1 403 627-2206
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Heritage Acres This living, outdoor museum brings to life the trials and tribulations of traditional farming. See an original Doukhobor barn, made by its namesake, a group who practises a dissenting form of Christianity who originated in Russia. An antique school and several pieces of farm equipment are also preserved here. Groups are welcome.
1 403 627-2082
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Prairie Tractor and Engine Club Located just south of Picture Butte, the Prairie Tractor & Engine Society showcases over 100 antique farm machines and irrigation equipment. Address: Hwy. 25 Lethbridge AB CAN
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Badlands Historical Centre For all kinds of quirky exhibits covering topics that range from the coal epic to inventions, visit Badlands Historical Centre. The museum is just down the street from Reptile World in Drumheller. Address: 1st Street East Drumheller AB Canada
1 403 823-2593
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Homestead Antique Museum Housing artifacts from the west's early days including musical instruments, First Nations relics, fashions, military items, farm implements, antique trucks and cars, and even a stuffed, two-headed calf.
1 403 823-2600
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Claresholm Museum
Address: Railway Ave Claresholm AB Canada
1 403 625-3131
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Drumheller Valley Interpretive Centre Drumheller Valley Interpretive Centre, situated in downtown Drumheller, explores the history of Drumheller Valley beginning with the prehistoric dinosaurs. Exhibits at the museum include the Ice Age, petrified forests, coal mining, Badlands geology and more. Address: 335 - 1 St. East Drumheller AB Canada T0J 0Y0
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Kneehill Historical Society Museum Browse a number of house displays including a CNR station with a tanker, caboose and train cars, early surgical, farming and mining equipment and more from the area's pioneer past. Open May/June and Sept, Mon to Sat 1 - 4:30 pm; July /Aug, Mon to Sat 10:30 am - noon and 1 - 4:30 pm. Address: 1301 2nd St. N, on the east access road of Three Hills Three Hills Alberta Canada T0M 2A0
Send an Email (1) 1 403 443-2092
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