Nearby Attractions: Drumheller Attractions
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Here are the top attractions in & around Drumheller. Items marked * are free.
Horseshoe Canyon*
As the road from Calgary makes a sharp right towards Drumheller, this canyon appears from nowhere.
Named for the canyon's horseshoe shape, it gives viewers a spectacular introduction to
Drumheller's badlands. If you drove past it on the way in, DO stop by on the way home.
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology
6 km NW of Drumheller on the North Dinosaur Trail
(403) 823-7707 Fax: (403) 823-7131 Toll Free: 1-888-440-4240
The world's largest exhibit of complete dinosaur skeletons collected from the badlands around town.
Experience 4.5 billion years of the earth's history through hands-on displays, computer simulations,
skeletons and fossils.Take a stroll through a prehistoric garden, watch a video, listen to an audio guide, try your hand at an interactive display and watch museum technicians preparing fossils. An acclaimed research facility where a team of scientists study all forms of ancient life.
Hours/seasons: Winter & Spring 2005-2006 October 11, 2005 - May 19, 2006 10:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday through Sunday *closed Mondays, except for public holidays
Summer 2006 May 20 - September 4, 2006 9:00am - 9:00pm daily Fall 2006: September 5 - October 9, 2006 10:00am - 5:00pm daily Allow 3 hours. Admission : Adult (18-64) $ 10.00 Senior (65+) $ 8.00 Youth (7-17) $ 6.00 Children (6 and under) $ Free Family $ 30.00 Two adults and their children ages 7-17.
Horsethief Canyon*
This canyon gives a breathtaking view of Drumheller's badlands, north of the Tyrell
Museum and Drumheller, on Highway 838. It is named for the ease of hiding for horse thieves in the early 1900s.
World's Smallest Church*
One kilometre west of the Tyrell Museum
This church, capable of seating six people, is the perfect place to get married when
you don't want to invite the in-laws.
Dinosaur & Reptile Museum
The private collection of pioneer L.A. Duncan, includes fossils and Indian artifacts
from the around the Red Deer River valley.
Reptile World
1222 Hwy. 9 S, Drumheller
(403) 823-8623
Home to over 150 reptiles, some of the rarest animals in North America.
Many exhibits available give visitors a "hands-on" experience.
Open year-round. Admission fee.
Homestead Antique Museum
Pioneer artifacts include Indian relics, farm implements, musical instruments, fashions,
antique cars and military items (plus a rare stuffed two-headed calf).
Bleriot Ferry*
Drive about 15 miles northwest of town on Highway 838.
One of only five cable ferries left in Alberta, and the last of 13 that once crossed the Red Deer River.
Established in 1913.
Hoodoo Trail*
Named for the vertical formations of sandstone that survived wind and water erosion,
this is a 25 km (15 mile) stretch of Highway 10, southeast of Drumheller.
Rosedale Suspension Bridge*
This 1931 bridge was used by the workers in the Star Mine to cross the Red River.
Until then, since the mine's opening in 1914, men and ore had to cross on a cable & sling.
School Museum & Cultural Centre
This historic site in East Coulee, a once-booming coal mining town, includes a tea room,
a restored school room, and antique mining equipment. Open May to September.
Atlas Mine
Just east of East Coulee, this mine is one of the last in North America with
surface-standing tipple. It was operated from 1926 to 1979 and is now a Provincial Historic Site.
Rosebud Dinner and Theatre
In the pretty town of Rosebud, on highway 840 between Drumheller and Calgary,
this dinner theatre on the town's main street, has been serving up good performances for years.
Badlands Passion Play
The Canadian Badlands Passion Play is a popular annual event which portrays the
life of Christ. The play takes place in a natural outdoor ampitheatre in June and
July of every odd-numbered year. Tickets are available through the Passion Play office at (403) 823-7750.
Dinosaur Provincial Park
17 km SW of Drumheller on Hwy. 9
(403) 288-8788
See spectacular badlands, Interpretive Centre, native teepee, prairie wild flowers. Yo can take U-Drive 8-person rental carts down into canyon. See a dinosaur fossil replica.
Open daily in summer. Hours vary. Admission Free
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