List of museums in Alberta
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This list of museums in Alberta
, Canada
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s which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organization
s, government entities, and private business
es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museum
s) are not included.
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Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
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Museum
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s which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organization
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s, government entities, and private business
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es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museum
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s) are not included.
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Name | Town/City | Regions | Type | Summary |
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Aero Space Museum Aero Space Museum The Aero Space Museum of Calgary is a museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The museum is located immediately south of the Calgary International Airport.... |
Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Aerospace | Military and civilian aircraft |
Alberta Aviation Museum Alberta Aviation Museum The Alberta Aviation Museum is a museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located on-site at the Edmonton City Centre Airport CYXD on the southwest corner of the field .... |
Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Aerospace | Military and civilian aircraft |
Alberta Birds of Prey Center | Coaldale Coaldale, Alberta Coaldale is a town in southern Alberta, Canada, located east of Lethbridge, along the Crowsnest Highway.- Attractions :The main attractions are the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre, the Land o' Lakes Golf Course, and the Gem of the West Museum.... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Natural history | website, wildlife rehabilitation facility with nature and birds of prey exhibits |
Alberta Central Railway Museum Alberta Central Railway Museum The Alberta Central Railway Museum is a railroad museum located southeast of the City of Wetaskiwin, in Central Alberta, Canada. The main building was designed as a scaled-down version of the City's 1907 Canadian Pacific Railway depot. The depot includes a waiting room, baggage room and telegraph... |
Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin, Alberta Wetaskiwin is a small city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word wītaskīwin-ispatinaw , meaning "the hills where peace was made".... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Railway | Historic railroad cars and equipment, also grain elevator |
Alberta Legislature Building | Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
History | Interpretive centre exhibits about the region's history, the legislature and the building |
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum | Red Deer Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Sport | website |
Alberta Railway Museum Alberta Railway Museum The Alberta Railway Museum located in Edmonton, Alberta the Alberta Railway Museum houses a collection of railway equipment and buildings... |
Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Railway | Railway equipment and buildings |
Alix Wagon Wheel Regional Museum | Alix Alix, Alberta Alix is a village in central Alberta east of Red Deer. Its village mascot is the Alix-Gator, who is featured prominently on many signs and businesses.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Anthony Henday Museum | Delburne Delburne, Alberta Delburne is a village in the central Alberta east of Red Deer.Named for Delia Mewburn, sister of pioneer physician F.H. Mewburn. Delburne is a quaint agricultural community located in the center of Alberta's scenic Parkland region... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, information, local history |
Appaloosa Horse Club of Canada & Museum | Claresholm Claresholm, Alberta Claresholm is a town located within southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, approximately northwest of the City of Lethbridge and south of the City of Calgary. The town is the seat of the Municipal District of Willow Creek No... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Equestrian | website, history of the Appaloosa Appaloosa The Appaloosa is a horse breed best known for its colorful leopard-spotted coat pattern. There is a wide range of body types within the breed, stemming from the influence of multiple breeds of horses throughout its history. Each horse's color pattern is genetically the result of various spotting... breed of horse, area ranching |
Art Gallery of Alberta Art Gallery of Alberta The Art Gallery of Alberta is a public art gallery located in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Its collection of well over 6,000 works of art includes historical and contemporary paintings, sculptures, installation works and photographs by Canadian and international artists... |
Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Art | |
Atlas Coal Mine Atlas Coal Mine The Atlas Coal Mine is a former coal mine in Alberta, Canada. Located in East Coulee, it is home to the last standing wooden tipple in Canada. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1989.-History:... |
East Coulee East Coulee, Alberta East Coulee is a former hamlet, now unincorporated community, in Drumheller, Alberta. Its hamlet status ceased when the Municipal District of Badlands No... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Mining | |
Banff Park Museum National Historic Site | Banff Banff, Alberta Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise.... |
Rockies Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15.... |
Natural history | website, located in Banff National Park Banff National Park Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine... |
Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre | Lloydminster Lloydminster Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Multiple | website, public art gallery, antique museum, wildlife display, heavy oil science centre |
Barrhead Centennial Museum | Barrhead Barrhead, Alberta Barrhead is a town in central Alberta, Canada, within the County of Barrhead No. 11. It is located along the Paddle River and at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 18, approximately northwest of the City of Edmonton... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, information, local history |
Bar U Ranch National Historic Site | Longview Longview, Alberta Longview is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Canadian Rockies foothills, on Cowboy Trail, 32 km west of High River and 64 km south of Calgary... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Open air | website, historic ranch with 35 buildings and structures illustrating various stages of ranching development |
Basilian Fathers Museum | Mundare Mundare, Alberta Mundare is a small town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton and west of Vegreville, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, north of the Yellowhead Highway... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Ethnic | website, Ukrainian cultural and religious heritage |
Battle River Pioneer Museum | Manning Manning, Alberta Manning is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is known as the "Land of the Mighty Moose". It is located on Highway 35 north of Peace River on the Notikewin River.Manning is a service centre for the local agriculture, forestry and gas industries... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | information, information, local history |
Bearberry Heritage & Arts Centre | Bearberry Bearberry, Alberta Bearberry is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Mountain View County, located west of Highway 22, northwest of Calgary. It is named for the bearberry that grows in the vicinity.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Multiple | website, local history and art |
Bellevue Underground Mine Tour | Crowsnest Pass Crowsnest Pass, Alberta The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is a specialized municipality located in the Crowsnest Pass of the Rocky Mountains in southwest Alberta, Canada. The municipality formed as a result of the amalgamation of five municipalities – the Village of Bellevue, the Town of Blairmore, Town of Coleman, the... |
Rockies Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15.... |
Mining | website, coal mine |
Bentley Museum | Bentley Bentley, Alberta Bentley is a town located 28 km north-west of Red Deer, in the province of Alberta, Canada.It was named in honour of George Bentley, an early homesteader.-History:... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Big Valley Creation Science Museum Big Valley Creation Science Museum The Big Valley Creation Science Museum is a museum in Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, dedicated to promoting the young earth creationism as an alternative to scientific consensus on biological evolution presented by the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, also in Alberta, 35 miles to the south... |
Big Valley Big Valley, Alberta Big Valley is a village in central Alberta south east of Red Deer. It is located south of Stettler and north of Drumheller on Highway 56 in the County of Stettler.- Ranching era :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Creationist | |
Big Valley Museum | Big Valley Big Valley, Alberta Big Valley is a village in central Alberta south east of Red Deer. It is located south of Stettler and north of Drumheller on Highway 56 in the County of Stettler.- Ranching era :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history, railway memorabilia, antique vehicles and machinery |
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park | Siksika Siksika Nation The Siksika Nation is a First Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. The name Siksiká comes from the Blackfoot words sik and iká , with a connector s between the two words. The plural form of Siksiká is Siksikáwa... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
First Nations | website |
Bomber Command Museum of Canada | Nanton Nanton, Alberta Nanton is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. Nanton was named after Sir Augustus Meredith Nanton, of Winnipeg who directed firms that offered financing for farms and ranches throughout the west... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Aerospace | website |
Bonnyville & District Museum | Bonnyville Bonnyville, Alberta Bonnyville, Alberta is a town situated in east-central Alberta between the City of Cold Lake and the Town of St. Paul. It is the seat of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Bowden Pioneer Museum | Bowden Bowden, Alberta Bowden is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Red Deer County, south of Red Deer, on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway.- Geography :Nearby communities are Innisfail , James River Bridge , Huxley and Olds .... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history, period room and business displays, photography equipment, Avon Products Avon Products Avon Products, Inc. is a US cosmetics, perfume and toy seller with markets in over 140 countries across the world and sales of $9.9 billion worldwide as of 2007.-Business Model:... memorabilia, household items, clothing and more |
Breton and District Historical Museum | Breton Breton, Alberta Breton is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located southwest of Edmonton. Originally called Keystone, it was established in 1909 by a group of African-American immigrants as a block settlement. The town is named after former Alberta MLA Douglas Breton.It has one High School and one... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Brooks & District Museum | Brooks Brooks, Alberta Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately southeast of Calgary, and northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of .- History :The area that is now Brooks was originally... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Open air | information, information |
Bud Barn | Didsbury Didsbury, Alberta Didsbury is a town in central Alberta, Canada, at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.Located next to Alberta Highway 2A, near the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, Didsbury is within the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. Didsbury is approximately the half-way point between the cities of Calgary and Red... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Commodity | website, Anheuser-Busch Anheuser-Busch Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. , is an American brewing company. The company operates 12 breweries in the United States and 18 in other countries. It was, until December 2009, also one of America's largest theme park operators; operating ten theme parks across the United States through the... products, collectibles and memorabilia |
Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum | Banff Banff, Alberta Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise.... |
Rockies Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15.... |
First Nations | website |
Calgary & Edmonton Railway Museum Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station The Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station was built by the Calgary and Edmonton Railway in what was then the City of Strathcona, Alberta. It was started in 1907, completed in 1908, and expanded in 1910, and is located at what is now 8101 Gateway Boulevard, just south of Whyte Avenue.The... |
Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Railway | Open seasonally |
Camrose and District Cetennial Museum | Camrose Camrose, Alberta Camrose is a city in central Alberta, Canada, amid some of the richest farmland in the prairies. It is a relatively small city which originally grew up along a railroad and now grows along Highway 13. Camrose is a scenic community with many parks, leading to its moniker "The Rose City"... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Open air | website, includes local history museum, fire hall, newspaper, machine building, blacksmith shop, school, church, pioneer home and more |
Camrose Railway Station & Park | Camrose Camrose, Alberta Camrose is a city in central Alberta, Canada, amid some of the richest farmland in the prairies. It is a relatively small city which originally grew up along a railroad and now grows along Highway 13. Camrose is a scenic community with many parks, leading to its moniker "The Rose City"... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Railway | information, information |
Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Center | Nanton Nanton, Alberta Nanton is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. Nanton was named after Sir Augustus Meredith Nanton, of Winnipeg who directed firms that offered financing for farms and ranches throughout the west... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Agriculture | Historic grain elevator Grain elevator A grain elevator is a tower containing a bucket elevator, which scoops up, elevates, and then uses gravity to deposit grain in a silo or other storage facility... |
Canadian Petroleum Discovery Centre | Devon Devon, Alberta Devon is a town in the province of Alberta, Canada, situated southwest of Edmonton, the provincial capital, and located along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River.- History :Devon owes its existence to one of the largest oil discoveries in the world... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Industry | Petroleum industry, equipment and the Leduc No. 1 Leduc No. 1 Leduc No. 1 was a major crude oil discovery made near Leduc, Alberta, Canada on February 13, 1947. It provided the geological key to Alberta's most prolific conventional oil reserves and resulted in a boom in petroleum exploration and development across Western Canada... discovery |
Canadian Tractor Museum | Westlock Westlock, Alberta Westlock is a town in central Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1913, the town is primarily an agricultural, business, and government administration centre serving communities and rural areas within surrounding Westlock County.- Geography :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Agriculture | website, antique tractors and steam engines |
Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre is the public name used by the Centennial Museum Society of Canmore. 'Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre' is the name used by the Centennial Museum Society of Canmore. The Society was incorporated in 1984 under The Societies Act of the Province of Alberta.... |
Canmore Canmore, Alberta Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of... |
Rockies Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15.... |
Multiple | Local history, coal mining |
Cantos Music Foundation | Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Music | Gallery with collection of keyboard and related instruments |
Card Pioneer Home | Cardston Cardston, Alberta -Demographics:The population of the Town of Cardston according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,578.In 2006, it had a population of 3,452 living in 1,234 dwellings, a 0.7% decrease from 2001... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Historic house | information, late 19th century log home |
Castor and District Museum | Castor Castor, Alberta Castor is a town in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is intersected by Highway 12 and Highway 861, east of the city of Red Deer, at an elevation .It was incorporated July 13, 1910... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, information, local history |
Chinese Cultural Centre Chinese Cultural Centre, Calgary The Chinese Cultural Centre is a building in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern side of downtown and was completed in September 1992.... |
Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Ethnic | Chinese Canadian history and Chinese culture |
Claresholm and District Museum | Claresholm Claresholm, Alberta Claresholm is a town located within southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, approximately northwest of the City of Lethbridge and south of the City of Calgary. The town is the seat of the Municipal District of Willow Creek No... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
History | website, local history |
Climb Thru Time Museum | Paradise Valley Paradise Valley, Alberta - Facilities :There are several churches and a K-12 school in Paradise Valley. There is a public arena and curling rink on the north side of town that also houses a cafe.The Village Office, Post Office, Firehall and Village shop are all located downtown... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history, housed in a grain elevator |
Cold Lake Air Force Museum Cold Lake Air Force Museum The Cold Lake Air Force Museum is a military aviation museum located in Cold Lake, Alberta. The museum preserves and exhibits the heritage and history of 4 Wing Cold Lake and 42 Radar Squadron.... |
Cold Lake Cold Lake, Alberta Cold Lake is a city in northeastern Alberta, Canada, named after the lake it is situated near.-Geography:The city is situated in Alberta's "Lakeland" district, 300 km northeast of Edmonton, near the Alberta-Saskatchewan provincial border. The area surrounding the city is sparsely populated,... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Aerospace | |
Cold Lake Museums Cold Lake Museums The Cold Lake Museums are four museums that are located on the old facility of 42 Radar Squadron on the north edge of Cold Lake South. The museums included are the Cold Lake Air Force Museum, as well as the Oil and Gas, Heritage and Aboriginal Museums. Visitors enter from into the Air Force Museum... |
Cold Lake Cold Lake, Alberta Cold Lake is a city in northeastern Alberta, Canada, named after the lake it is situated near.-Geography:The city is situated in Alberta's "Lakeland" district, 300 km northeast of Edmonton, near the Alberta-Saskatchewan provincial border. The area surrounding the city is sparsely populated,... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Multiple | Oil and gas industry, local history, aboriginal history and culture |
Courthouse Museum | Cardston Cardston, Alberta -Demographics:The population of the Town of Cardston according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,578.In 2006, it had a population of 3,452 living in 1,234 dwellings, a 0.7% decrease from 2001... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
History | information |
Creative Kids Museum Creative Kids Museum The Creative Kids Museum, a part of the TELUS World of Science is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Children's museum, which opened in October 2006, focuses on hands-on explorations of music, theater and visual arts and is Canada's first hands-on museum dedicated exclusively to the arts... |
Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Children's | Part of the TELUS World of Science TELUS World of Science, Calgary The Telus World of Science – Calgary is a science museum with interactive exhibits, multimedia presentations and educational demonstrations in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There are three traveling exhibits every year and more permanent exhibits that are designed on-site. The Discovery Dome Theatre... , hands-on explorations of music, theater and visual arts |
Crowsnest Museum | Coleman Coleman, Alberta Coleman is an urban community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was formerly incorporated as a town prior to 1979 when it amalgamated with four other municipalities to form Crowsnest Pass.... |
Rockies Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15.... |
History | website, pioneer and mining life, period store and business displays |
Danish Canadian National Museum & Gardens | Dickson Dickson, Alberta Dickson is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County. It is located approximately west of Innisfail near the Dickson Dam and Gleniffer Lake. It is within Census Division No. 8.- History :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Ethnic | website, culture and history of the Danes in Canada |
DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum | Debolt Debolt, Alberta DeBolt is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. The hamlet's name is often mistakenly spelled Debolt, even by Statistics Canada. It was named after the DeBolt family, who settled the area in 1919.The hamlet is located in census division No... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Open air | information, information |
Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum, located in Warner, Alberta, Canada, is a key historic site in southern Alberta. In 1997, ten fossilized dinosaur eggs, believed to have come from a Hadrosaur, specifically a Hypacrosaurus were found at Devil's Coulee site... |
Warner Warner, Alberta Warner is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in County of Warner, approximately 65 km south of the city of Lethbridge. Warner is a farming community. Warner is situated at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 36, about 38 km north of the Montana border and... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Natural history | |
Dewberry Valley Museum | Dewberry Dewberry, Alberta - Demographics :The population of the Village of Dewberry according to its 2010 municipal census is 219, a 5.2% decrease from its 2008 municipal census population of 231.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Dickson Store Museum | Dickson Dickson, Alberta Dickson is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County. It is located approximately west of Innisfail near the Dickson Dam and Gleniffer Lake. It is within Census Division No. 8.- History :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, 1930s period general store, post office and home |
Didsbury Museum | Didsbury Didsbury, Alberta Didsbury is a town in central Alberta, Canada, at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.Located next to Alberta Highway 2A, near the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, Didsbury is within the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. Didsbury is approximately the half-way point between the cities of Calgary and Red... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history, period room and business displays |
Dinosaur Provincial Park Dinosaur Provincial Park Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located about two and a half hours drive southeast of Calgary, Alberta, Canada or , about a half hour drive, northeast of Brooks.... |
Brooks Brooks, Alberta Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately southeast of Calgary, and northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of .- History :The area that is now Brooks was originally... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Natural history | Visitor center displays about dinosaurs and fossils |
Diplomat Mine Museum | Forestburg Forestburg, Alberta - External links :*... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Mining | information, surface coal mining, Marion 360 stripping shovel Marion Power Shovel Marion Power Shovel Company designed, manufactured and sold steam shovels, excavators and dragline excavators for use in the construction and mining industries.... |
Donalda and District Museum | Donalda | Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history, pioneer and household antiques, buildings |
Double Tree Village Museum | Spruce View Spruce View, Alberta Spruce View is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County. It is located on Highway 54, approximately west of Innisfail. Spruce View is also recognized by Statistics Canada as a designated place.- References :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Open air | website |
Dr. Woods House Museum | Leduc Leduc, Alberta - Demographics :The population of the City of Leduc according to its 2011 municipal census is 24,139, a 3.6% increase over its 2010 municipal census population of 23,293.... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Historic house | website, information, 1930s period house and doctor's office |
East Coulee School Museum | East Coulee East Coulee, Alberta East Coulee is a former hamlet, now unincorporated community, in Drumheller, Alberta. Its hamlet status ceased when the Municipal District of Badlands No... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
History | website, 1930s life in a coal mining town |
Echo Dale Farm | Medicine Hat Medicine Hat, Alberta Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat", is a city of 61,097 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is enclaved within Cypress County along with the nearby Town of Redcliff, although neither is part of the county.... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Open air | website, includes historic farm, antiques, equipment, 1900-1910 era farmhouse, replica 1930's blacksmith shop, coal mine |
Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum | Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Education | website, history of education in Edmonton |
Edmonton Radial Railway Society Edmonton Radial Railway Society The Edmonton Radial Railway Society operates historic streetcars in Fort Edmonton Park and across the High Level Bridge.-History:Streetcars ran the streets of Edmonton from November 9, 1908 to September 2, 1951, by the Edmonton Radial Railway. In 1964 an old streetcar was restored and showed at... |
Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Railway | Electric street cars |
End of Steel Museum | Hines Creek Hines Creek, Alberta HInes Creek is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 67 km west of Grimshaw and 28 km north of Fairview, along Highway 64.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Hines Creek according to its 2010 municipal census is 396.... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | information, local history |
Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre | Medicine Hat Medicine Hat, Alberta Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat", is a city of 61,097 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is enclaved within Cypress County along with the nearby Town of Redcliff, although neither is part of the county.... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Multiple | website, includes local history museum, changing exhibits, art gallery, theater |
Fairview Pioneer Museum | Fairview | Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Open air | information |
Fairview R.C.M.P. Centennial Museum | Fairview | Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Military | information, former barracks, residence and prison cell |
Father Lacombe Chapel | St. Albert St. Albert, Alberta St. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
History | website, 1861 log chapek, oldest building in Western Canada |
Firefighters Museum of Calgary | Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Firefighting | information |
Forestburg and District Museum | Forestburg Forestburg, Alberta - External links :*... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Fort Assiniboine Museum | Fort Assiniboine | Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | information, 19th century fur trading history |
Fort Calgary Fort Calgary Fort Calgary was established in 1875 as Fort Brisebois by the North-West Mounted Police, located at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers in what is now Calgary, Alberta.-History:... |
Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Open air | |
Fort Chipewyan Bicentennial Museum | Fort Chipewyan Fort Chipewyan, Alberta Fort Chipewyan, commonly referred to as Fort Chip, is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. It is located on the western tip of Lake Athabasca, adjacent to Wood Buffalo National Park, approximately north of Fort McMurray.Fort Chipewyan is one of... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | information, local history |
Fort Edmonton Park Fort Edmonton Park Fort Edmonton Park is an attraction in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Named for the first enduring European post in the area of modern-day Edmonton, the park is the largest living history museum in Canada by area... |
Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Living | Four periods represented: 1846 fur trade fort, 1885 settlement period, 1905 municipal period, 1920 city life |
Fort George & Buckingham House Provincial Historic Site | Elk Point Elk Point, Alberta Elk Point is a town located in the east central part of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is located on Highway 41.A number of oil related businesses have located in Elk Point. Agriculture is also important in the Elk Point area.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, history of two competing fur trade posts |
Fort McMurray Heritage Park | Fort McMurray | Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Open air | website, includes seventeen historic buildings, two railway cars, a collection of large artifacts |
Fort Museum of the North West Mounted Police | Fort Macleod Fort Macleod, Alberta Fort Macleod is a town in the southwest corner of the province of Alberta, Canada. It was founded as a North-West Mounted Police barracks, and is named in honour of the North-West Mounted Police Colonel James Macleod. The town's current mayor is Shawn Patience.- History and heritage preservation... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Law enforcement | History of the North West Mounted Police |
Fort Normandeau | Red Deer Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Open air | website, recreated late 19th century pioneer fort |
Fort Ostell Museum | Ponoka Ponoka, Alberta Ponoka is a town in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the south/central parkland region of rolling hills. Industries are agriculture , and oil and gas production... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Fort Saskatchewan Museum and Historic Site | Fort Saskatchewan | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Open air | website |
Fort Vermilion Heritage Centre | Fort Vermilion Fort Vermilion, Alberta Fort Vermilion is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Mackenzie County.Established in 1788, Fort Vermilion shares the title of oldest European settlement in Alberta with Fort Chipewyan. Fort Vermilion contains many modern amenities to serve its inhabitants as well as the surrounding rural... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | information, local history |
Fort Whoop-Up National Historic Site Fort Whoop-Up Fort Whoop-Up was the nickname given to a whisky trading post, originally Fort Hamilton, near what is now Lethbridge, Alberta. During the late 19th century, the post served as a centre for various illegal activities... |
Lethbridge | Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Open air | Recreated late 19th century whiskey trade fort and museum |
Fossil World Discovery Center | Drumheller Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Natural history | website |
Fox Creek Museum | Fox Creek Fox Creek, Alberta Fox Creek is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 43, approximately northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie, and has an elevation of .... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | information, local history |
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre | Frank Frank, Alberta Frank is an urban community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was formerly incorporated as a village prior to 1979 when it amalgamated with four other municipalities to form Crowsnest Pass.... |
Rockies Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15.... |
History | website, information, local history, history of the Frank Slide Frank Slide The Frank Slide is a natural landslide feature in the southern Rocky Mountains of Canada, and a significant historical event in western Canada.Frank, Alberta is a coal mining town in the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta... , Canadian Pacific Railway, European settlement, early underground coal mining and community life |
Galloway Station Museum | Edson Edson, Alberta Edson is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Yellowhead County, west of Edmonton along the Yellowhead Highway and east of the intersection with Highway 47.- History :left|thumb|200px|Welcome Sign... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Railway | information, also area coal mining and lumber industry exhibits |
Galt Historic Railway Park Galt Historic Railway Park The Galt Historic Railway Park, collects, preserves, restores, exhibits and interprets artifacts which represent the history and social impact of the "steam" era in southern Alberta and the coal era with emphasis on Galt Railway and the 1890 International Train Station Depot North West Territories... |
Stirling Stirling, Alberta Stirling is a village in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada. The village is located on Highway 4, approximately southeast of Lethbridge and northwest of the United States-Canada border.... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Railway | 1890 depot and railway exhibits |
Galt Museum & Archives Galt Museum & Archives Galt Museum & Archives is the primary museum in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, and is the largest museum in the province south of Calgary. In 2006, the museum cared for a growing collection of over 20,000 artifacts and 300,000 archival documents and photographs record the history of Lethbridge and... |
Lethbridge | Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
History | Southern Alberta area history |
Gem of the West Museum | Coaldale Coaldale, Alberta Coaldale is a town in southern Alberta, Canada, located east of Lethbridge, along the Crowsnest Highway.- Attractions :The main attractions are the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre, the Land o' Lakes Golf Course, and the Gem of the West Museum.... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
History | website, local history |
Gibbons Museum | Gibbons | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
History | information, information |
Glenbow Museum Glenbow Museum The Glenbow Museum in Calgary is one of Western Canada's largest museums, with over 93,000 square feet of exhibition space in more than 20 galleries, showcasing a selection of the Glenbow's collection of over a million objects.... |
Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Multiple | Art, history, natural history, ethnography, Asian artifacts |
Gopher Hole Museum | Torrington | Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Commodity | information, information, photos, features stuffed ground squirrels in town settings dioramas |
Grande Prairie Museum | Grande Prairie Grande Prairie, Alberta Grande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Multiple | website, local history, also open air Heritage Village |
Grouard Historical Village | Grouard Grouard, Alberta Grouard, also known as Grouard Mission, is a hamlet in northern Alberta within the Municipal District of Big Lakes. It is located north of Highway 2, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie.... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Open air | information |
Hanna Museum and Pioneer Village | Hanna Hanna, Alberta Hanna is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada.The town's main industries are agriculture, oil production, tourism, and coal mining. It is the centre of a large trading area called Short Grass County and is the home of approximately 200 businesses... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Open air | website |
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a buffalo jump located where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains begin to rise from the prairie 18 km northwest of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada on highway 785... |
Fort Macleod Fort Macleod, Alberta Fort Macleod is a town in the southwest corner of the province of Alberta, Canada. It was founded as a North-West Mounted Police barracks, and is named in honour of the North-West Mounted Police Colonel James Macleod. The town's current mayor is Shawn Patience.- History and heritage preservation... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
First Nations | Blackfoot Blackfoot The Blackfoot Confederacy or Niitsítapi is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana.... culture and history |
Heritage Acres Farm Museum Heritage Acres Farm Museum The Heritage Acres Farm Museum is an open-air museum that uses costumed historical interpreters to recreate pioneer settlements in central Alberta, Canada. In particular it shows the lives of settlers from the early Pioneer days up to the 1960s... |
Pincher Creek Pincher Creek, Alberta Pincher Creek is a town in the southwest of Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the Canadian Rockies in the centre of ranching country, north of Waterton Lakes National Park.The town's mayor is Ernie Olsen.- History :... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Open air | Includes vintage farm machinery, equipment, tools, historic farm and village buildings, grain elevator, sawmill |
Heritage Discovery Centre | Grande Prairie Grande Prairie, Alberta Grande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Multiple | website, natural and local history |
Heritage Park Historical Village Heritage Park Historical Village Heritage Park Historical Village is a historical park located in Calgary, Alberta. The park is located on of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir, along the city's southwestern edge. As Canada's largest living history museum by number of exhibits, it is one of the city's most visited... |
Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Living | Turn-of-the-century village, including transportation, and the Gasoline Alley Museum with automobiles, oil and gas related artifacts |
High Prairie & District Museum | High Prairie | Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | information, local history |
Historic Dunvegan | Dunvegan Dunvegan, Alberta Dunvegan is an unincorporated community within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located south of the town of Fairview on the northern bank of the Peace River at the mouth of the Dunvegan Creek.... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Open air | website, 19th century fur trade post and missionary centre |
Holden Historical Society Museum | Holden Holden, Alberta Holden is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located south of Vegreville. The village is named after former Alberta MLA James Holden.-Demographics:... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Homestead Pioneer Museum | Drumheller Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
History | information, over 10,000 antiques and artifacts from the Victorian and Edwardian eras |
Innisfail Historical Village | Innisfail Innisfail, Alberta Innisfail is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 54.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Open air | website, includes 17 buildings on 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) |
Innisfree Prairie Bank of Commerce Museum | Innisfree | Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Irma Museum | Irma Irma, Alberta Irma is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northwest of Wainwright and 178 km southeast of Edmonton along Highway 14 and Highway 881.-History:... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Iron Creek Museum | Lougheed Lougheed, Alberta Lougheed is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 94 km south-east of Camrose, along Highway 13.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Lougheed according to its 2010 municipal census is 254, a 5.8% increase over its 2009 municipal census population of 240.In 2006,... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives | Jasper Jasper, Alberta Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. It is the commercial centre of Jasper National Park, located in the Canadian Rockies in the Athabasca River valley.... |
Rockies Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15.... |
History | website, local history |
John Walter Museum | Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Historic house | website, 19th century pioneer home |
Kingman Regional School Museum and Tea House | Kingman | Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information |
Kinosayo Museum | Kinuso Kinuso, Alberta Kinuso is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Big Lakes, and surrounded by the Swan River Indian Reserve... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | information, local history |
Kneehill Historical Museum | Three Hills Three Hills, Alberta Three Hills is a town located in the southern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is so named because of the three highly visible hills that are situated to its north.-History:... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, information, local history |
Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village | Pincher Creek Pincher Creek, Alberta Pincher Creek is a town in the southwest of Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the Canadian Rockies in the centre of ranching country, north of Waterton Lakes National Park.The town's mayor is Ernie Olsen.- History :... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Open air | website, includes 16 heritage buildings and two museums |
La Crete Mennonite Heritage Village | La Crete La Crete, Alberta La Crete is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Mackenzie County. It is located on Highway 697, approximately southeast of High Level and north of Edmonton, Alberta.The hamlet is located in census division No... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Open air | website, 1853 mission |
Lac Cardinal Pioneer Village Museum Lac Cardinal Pioneer Village Museum The Lac Cardinal Pioneer Village Museum was developed by the Lac Cardinal Pioneer Museum Society which was founded in 1988. It is located within the Lac Cardinal Recreation Area and features four homes, a hall, municipal office, school, barn, pole sheds, church, blacksmith shop, railway station,... |
Grimshaw Grimshaw, Alberta Grimshaw is a town in northern Alberta located west of the Town of Peace River at the junction of Highway 35, Highway 2, and bypass Highway 2A, and the Mackenzie Northern Railway... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Open air | information, information, 1920s to 1940s pioneer village |
Lac La Biche Mission | Lac La Biche | Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | website, 1853 mission |
Lac Ste. Anne Pioneer Museum | Lac Ste. Anne Lac Ste. Anne (Alberta) Lac Ste. Anne is a large lake in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Lac Ste. Anne County, along Highway 43, 75 km west of Edmonton.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Leighton Art Centre, Gallery and Museum | Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Art | website, 1950s home of Albertan artists A.C. and Barbara Leighton, gallery of local art |
Lougheed House Lougheed House Built in 1891 and originally known as "Beaulieu", the French meaning "beautiful place", Lougheed House is now a national historic site located in the Beltline district of Calgary, Alberta... |
Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Historic house | Late 19th century Victorian mansion |
Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum | Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Military | website, history of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) The Loyal Edmonton Regiment , or LER, is a Primary Reserve infantry unit of the Canadian Forces based in Edmonton, Alberta. The LER is part of Land Force Western Area's 41 Canadian Brigade Group... |
Mackenzie Crossroads Museum | High Level High Level, Alberta - Demographics :According to the 2006 census, High Level had a:*population of 3,887 living in 1,519 dwellings, a 12.9% increase from 2001;*land area of ; and*population density of .- Economy :... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | information, information, regional history, trading post display |
Mallaig & District Museum | Mallaig Mallaig, Alberta Mallaig is a settlement in Alberta, Canada within the County of St. Paul No. 19. It is located approximately northeast of Edmonton. Its primary industry is agriculture.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, includes 1920 replica log schoolhouse, 1931 church, agricultural equipment and machinery |
Mannville Historical Telephone Exchange | Mannville Mannville, Alberta Mannville is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of the Yellowhead Highway and Highway 881, approximately west of Vermilion and east of Edmonton... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Markerville Creamery Museum | Markerville Markerville, Alberta Markerville is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County. It is located north of Highway 54, approximately southwest of Red Deer.- References :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Agriculture | website, creamery operations |
Medicine Hat Clay Industries National Historic District | Medicine Hat Medicine Hat, Alberta Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat", is a city of 61,097 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is enclaved within Cypress County along with the nearby Town of Redcliff, although neither is part of the county.... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Multiple | website, former Medalta Potteries and Hycroft China Factory complexes, pottery gallery, workshops, ceramics and pottery items |
Métis Crossing | Smoky Lake Smoky Lake, Alberta Smoky Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek and White Earth Creek. Long Lake Provincial Park is located north of the town.- Demographics :In 2006,... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
First Nations | website, Métis people (Canada) Métis people (Canada) The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with... cultural center |
Michelsen Farmstead Michelsen Farmstead The Andreas Michelsen Farmstead, originally built in 1902 by Andreas himself as a two room house. In 1912 the house was added onto, to make 7 rooms in total, little has changed since... |
Stirling Stirling, Alberta Stirling is a village in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada. The village is located on Highway 4, approximately southeast of Lethbridge and northwest of the United States-Canada border.... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Historic house | 1930s period Victorian farmhouse and outbuildings |
The Military Museums The Military Museums The Military Museums is a reorganization of the former Museum of the Regiments in Calgary, Alberta, announced by Sophie, Countess of Wessex, on June 3, 2006... |
Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Military | Canada's army, air force, and navy |
Michener House Museum | Lacombe Lacombe, Alberta Lacombe is a city in Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Red Deer, the nearest major city, and south of Edmonton, the nearest metropolitan area... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Historic house | information, information |
Mile 0 Antique Truck Museum | Grimshaw Grimshaw, Alberta Grimshaw is a town in northern Alberta located west of the Town of Peace River at the junction of Highway 35, Highway 2, and bypass Highway 2A, and the Mackenzie Northern Railway... |
Northern Alberta Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Transportation | trucks used in northern cartage in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. |
Millet & District Museum | Millet Millet, Alberta Millet in a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately south of Alberta's capital city of Edmonton. The town has won nationally in the Communities in Bloom competition and markets its beautiful setting.... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
History | website, local history, period room displays |
Mirror and District Museum | Mirror Mirror, Alberta Mirror is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lacombe County. It is located at the junction of Highway 50 and Highway 21, approximately east of Lacombe.It was named for The Daily Mirror of London, England.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, information, local history |
Morrison Museum of the Country School | Islay Islay, Alberta Islay is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Vermilion River. It is located north of Highway 16, approximately west of Lloydminster.- References :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Education | information |
Mountain View Museum | Olds | Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Musée Girouxville Museum | Girouxville Girouxville, Alberta Girouxville is a village in northern Alberta, Canada, located south of the town of Peace River.- Demographics :According to the 2006 census:* population of 282 living in 139 dwellings, a 7.8% decrease from 2001.* land area of... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | information, local history |
Musée Héritage Museum | St. Albert St. Albert, Alberta St. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
History | website, local history |
Musée Morinville Museum | Morinville Morinville, Alberta Morinville is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Edmonton on Highway 2.- History :Morinville was settled by Father Morin, an Oblate missionary, who brought many French settlers in the late 1800s, followed by several German pioneers—hence its many French and German families... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
History | website, local history |
Musée St. Paul Museum | St. Paul St. Paul, Alberta St. Paul is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada. It was formerly called St. Paul de Métis and was originally a French-Catholic settlement and mission to the Metis people.... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
History | information, local history |
Museum of Miniatures | Cardston Cardston, Alberta -Demographics:The population of the Town of Cardston according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,578.In 2006, it had a population of 3,452 living in 1,234 dwellings, a 0.7% decrease from 2001... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Toy | website, miniatures, model cars, antiques and dioramas |
Museum of the Highwood | High River High River, Alberta High River is a town in southwestern Alberta, Canada with a population of 10,716. It is south of the city of Calgary, at the junction of Alberta Highways 2 and 23... |
Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
History | information, local history |
Namao Museum | Namao Namao, Alberta Namao is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County. It is located at the intersection of Highway 37 and Highway 28, approximately north of Edmonton's city limits... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
History | information |
Nampa Museum | Nampa Nampa, Alberta Nampa is a village in northwestern Alberta located 27 km south of the Town of Peace River, along Highway 2. Heart River crosses the Highway 2 just north of community... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | information, information, local history |
Native Cultural Arts Museum | Grouard Grouard, Alberta Grouard, also known as Grouard Mission, is a hamlet in northern Alberta within the Municipal District of Big Lakes. It is located north of Highway 2, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie.... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
First Nations | website, information, part of Northern Lakes College Northern Lakes College Northern Lakes College is a publicly-funded comprehensive community college in north-central Alberta, Canada.Administrative offices are located in Slave Lake and Grouard, Alberta, with a staff of more than 275 working in more than 30 campuses... |
Nickle Arts Museum | Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Art | website, part of the University of Calgary University of Calgary The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently... , includes contemporary art, numismatic collection, rugs |
Nordegg National Historic Site | Nordegg Nordegg, Alberta Nordegg is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Clearwater County. It is located in the North Saskatchewan River valley in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, at the crossroads of David Thompson Highway and the Highway 734 spur of the Bighorn Highway.- History :The community was... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Mining | website, features Brazeau Collieries Industrial Museum coal mine site tours |
North West Mounted Police Barracks | Canmore Canmore, Alberta Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of... |
Rockies Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15.... |
Law enforcement | information, operated by the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre is the public name used by the Centennial Museum Society of Canmore. 'Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre' is the name used by the Centennial Museum Society of Canmore. The Society was incorporated in 1984 under The Societies Act of the Province of Alberta.... |
Norwegian Laft Hus Museum | Red Deer Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Ethnic | information, history and culture of Norwegian Canadians |
Nose Creek Valley Museum | Airdrie Airdrie, Alberta Airdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada, located just north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The City of Airdrie is part of Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership . Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie's population has been... |
Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
History | website, local cultural and natural history, First Nations artifacts, antique automobiles and farm machinery, minerals and fossils |
Oil Sands Discovery Centre | Fort McMurray | Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Industry | website, oil sands and petroleum industry |
Okotoks Museum & Archives | Okotoks Okotoks, Alberta Okotoks is a town situated on the Sheep River, south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership, a cooperative of communities within the Calgary Region. Okotoks has become a popular bedroom community for the City of Calgary... |
Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
History | website, local history |
Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum Canada Olympic Park Canada Olympic Park is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The park is operated by WinSport Canada formerly the Calgary Olympic Development Association . It is currently used both for high performance athletic training and for recreational purposes by the general public... |
Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Sports | Olympic memorabilia |
Onoway Museum | Onoway Onoway, Alberta Onoway is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located west of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 37 and Highway 43.The Canadian National Railway tracks run through the town, which is situated immediately east of Lac Ste. Anne and south of the Sturgeon River. Onoway built and opened a new... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Oyen Crossroads Museum | Oyen Oyen, Alberta -Demographics:The population of the Town of Oyen according to its 2009 municipal census is 1,190.In 2006, Oyen had a population of 1,015 living in 404 dwellings, a 0.5% decrease from 2001. The town has a land area of and a population density of .-External links:... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Pas-Ka-Poo Historical Park | Rimbey | Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Open air | website, includes 2 museum buildings and 10 historic buildings |
Peace River Museum, Archives and Mackenzie Centre | Peace River Peace River, Alberta Peace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
History | website, local history including fur trade, aboriginal artifacts and area settlement history |
Pioneer Acres | Irricana Irricana, Alberta Irricana is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the wide-open spaces of the Canadian prairies, northeast of Calgary, and west of the Drumheller badlands off Highway 9.... |
Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Open air | website, includes over 12 buildings, agriculture equipment, trucks, antiques, household items, general store, school |
Pioneer Thresherman's Museum | High Prairie | Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Agriculture | information, antique farming vehicles and implements |
Prairie Acres Museum | Picture Butte Picture Butte, Alberta Picture Butte is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of the city of Lethbridge. It claims the title of "Livestock Feeding Capital of Canada."... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Open air | information, information, historic buildings and agriculture equipment, operated by the Prairie Tractor and Engine Society |
Prairie Art Gallery | Grande Prairie Grande Prairie, Alberta Grande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Art | website |
Profiles Public Art Gallery | St. Albert St. Albert, Alberta St. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Art | website |
Raymond Pioneer Museum | Raymond Raymond, Alberta Raymond is a town in Warner County, Alberta, Canada. It is located in southern Alberta south of Lethbridge on Highway 52. Raymond is known for its annual rodeo and its large Mormon population... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
History | information, local history |
Red Brick Arts Centre | Edson Edson, Alberta Edson is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Yellowhead County, west of Edmonton along the Yellowhead Highway and east of the intersection with Highway 47.- History :left|thumb|200px|Welcome Sign... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Multiple | information, includes an art gallery, school room museum and other cultural facilities |
Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery | Red Deer Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Multiple | website, history and art of Central Alberta |
Redcliff Museum | Redcliff Redcliff, Alberta Redcliff is a town in southern Alberta, Canada within Cypress County. Bordering the City of Medicine Hat to the south and east, the town is bisected by Highway 1 and is located on the north bank of the South Saskatchewan River.... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
History | information, local history |
Redwater & District Museum | Redwater Redwater, Alberta Redwater is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Edmonton on Highway 38, in Sturgeon County. Its population, as of 2006, was 2,192.Redwater is placed in the federal riding of Westlock—St... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
History | information, local history |
Remington Carriage Museum Remington Carriage Museum The Remington Carriage Museum is located alongside the rolling foothills of Cardston, Alberta, Canada. Opened in 1993, and the largest of its kind in the world, the Remington Carriage Museum displays more than 240 carriages. The museum is a public facility providing visitors with an appreciation of... |
Cardston Cardston, Alberta -Demographics:The population of the Town of Cardston according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,578.In 2006, it had a population of 3,452 living in 1,234 dwellings, a 0.7% decrease from 2001... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Transportation | 19th and early 20th century horse-drawn transportation |
Reynolds-Alberta Museum Reynolds-Alberta Museum The Reynolds-Alberta Museum, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, one of 18 provincially owned and operated historic sites and museums, honours the "spirit of the machine"... |
Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin, Alberta Wetaskiwin is a small city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word wītaskīwin-ispatinaw , meaning "the hills where peace was made".... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Multiple | "Power of the machine", includes automobiles, tractors and farm equipment, planes, motorcycles, bicycles, industrial machines, Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, based in the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, commemorates and honours those whose accomplishments in aviation contributed so much to Canada's development as a nation... |
Rocky Mountain House Museum | Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House, Alberta Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada, approximately west of the City of Red Deer. It is located at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 and Highway 11 .- History :The town has a long history dating to the... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site | Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House, Alberta Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada, approximately west of the City of Red Deer. It is located at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 and Highway 11 .- History :The town has a long history dating to the... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Open air | website, remains of fur trading posts, artifacts, tours and performances |
Rosebud Centennial Museum | Rosebud Rosebud, Alberta Rosebud, Alberta is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located on Highway 840, approximately northeast of Calgary and southwest of Drumheller... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
History | website, local history |
Roulston Museum | Carstairs Carstairs, Alberta Carstairs is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2A, south of the provincial capital, Edmonton, and north of Calgary, the nearest major city. The closest neighbouring communities are the towns of Didsbury and Crossfield... |
Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
History | information, local history |
Royal Alberta Museum Royal Alberta Museum The Royal Alberta Museum is located in Edmonton, Alberta and was named the Provincial Museum of Alberta until 24 May 2005 when Queen Elizabeth II visited, bestowing royal patronage. It has a natural history exhibit, a wildlife exhibit, an entomology exhibit, a Native Culture exhibit, as well as... |
Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Natural history | |
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology The Royal Tyrrell Museum is a popular Canadian tourist attraction and a leading centre of palaeontological research noted for its collection of more than 130,000 fossils.... |
Drumheller Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Natural history | Dinosaurs and fossils |
Rutherford House Rutherford House Rutherford House was the home of the first Premier of Alberta, Alexander Cameron Rutherford from 1911 to 1941. It is now an Alberta Provincial Historic Site.-Overview:... |
Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Historic house | 1915 period house, home of the first Premier of Alberta, Alexander Cameron Rutherford from 1911 to 1941 |
Ryley Museum | Ryley Ryley, Alberta Ryley is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Beaver County, along Highway 14 between the City of Edmonton and the Town of Viking... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Saddle Lake Cultural Museum | Saddle Lake Saddle Lake, Alberta Saddle Lake is a settlement in central Alberta. It is located on the Saddle Lake 125 Indian Reserve and is governed by the Saddle Lake Cree Nation.The Saddle Lake Nation is a Treaty 6 nation, from the Cree language group... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
First Nations | information, information, information |
Saint Ann Ranch Country Inn Museum | Trochu Trochu, Alberta -Demographics:The population of the Town of Trochu according to its 2009 municipal census is 1,113.In 2006, Trochu had a population of 1,005 living in 450 dwellings, a 2.7% decrease from 2001... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Open air | information |
St. Albert Grain Elevator Park St. Albert Grain Elevator Park St. Albert Grain Elevator Park is an open-air museum which features two historic grain elevators and a reconstructed railway station.The two elevators are a 1906 Alberta Grain Co. Elevator and a 1929 Alberta Wheat Pool Elevator, both which were designated as Provincial Historic Resources in January... |
St. Albert St. Albert, Alberta St. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Open air | information |
Scandia Eastern Irrigation District Museum Scandia Eastern Irrigation District Museum The Scandia Eastern Irrigation District Museum is an open-air museum in Southern Alberta, Canada. The museum includes a historic 1925 Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevator, Bow Slope Stockyard, and displays of how irrigation has affected the prosperity of the area... |
Scandia | Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Open air | Museum depicting agricultural and irrigation Irrigation Irrigation may be defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall... history in Eastern Alberta Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... . |
Seba Beach Heritage Museum | Seba Beach Seba Beach, Alberta Seba Beach is a summer village located west of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. The main employer to those within the village and surrounding area is the Sundance Generating Plant, a coal-fired power plant located on the south side of the lake, owned and operated by TransAlta Utilities.A large... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Sedgewick Archives Gallery & Museum | Sedgewick Sedgewick, Alberta Sedgewick is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Camrose at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 869. The Canadian Pacific Railway runs through the town.-Demographics:... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Sexsmith Blacksmith Shop Museum | Sexsmith Sexsmith, Alberta Sexsmith is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, north of the city of Grande Prairie.Sexsmith is located in the Peace River Country region of Alberta, and as such sits in one of the most fertile growing areas in the province... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Industry | information, information, historic working blacksmith shop |
Smithson International Truck Museum | Rimbey | Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Transportation | website, trucks, license plates, farm machinery, automobiles, sawmill |
Smoky Lake Museum | Smoky Lake Smoky Lake, Alberta Smoky Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek and White Earth Creek. Long Lake Provincial Park is located north of the town.- Demographics :In 2006,... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Sodbusters Archives & Museum | Strome Strome, Alberta Strome is a village in East Central Alberta, Canada. It is located 58 km east of the city of Camrose, along Highway 13.- Demographics :In 2006, Strome had a population of 252 living in 114 dwellings, a 7.7% decrease from 2001... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
South Peace Centennial Museum South Peace Centennial Museum The South Peace Centennial Museum is an open-air museum in central Alberta, Canada. The museum's buildings include homesteaders' cabins, a trading post, church, school, grist mill, community hall, general store, blacksmith shop, barn, carriage house, and railway buildings... |
Beaverlodge | Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Open air | 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) agricultural pioneer village with restored antique tractors, steam engines, stationary engines, horse drawn wagons, carriages and antique automobiles |
Southern Alberta Art Gallery Southern Alberta Art Gallery The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is located in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta and is known as one of Canada's top ten contemporary art galleries. It has three gallery spaces and a gift shop.-History:... |
Lethbridge | Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Art | |
Spirit River and District Museum | Spirit River Spirit River, Alberta Spirit River is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 49 and Highway 731.The community is largely agricultural, being located in the fertile Peace Country. Together with neighboring Rycroft, it is a service centre for the oil and gas... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Open air | website |
Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum The Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum is a former Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevator that has been preserved as a community farmers market and agricultural museum run by the Spruce Grove and District Agricultural society... |
Spruce Grove Spruce Grove, Alberta Spruce Grove is a city in the vicinity of Edmonton, Alberta. Like nearby Stony Plain it is surrounded by Parkland County.With a population of 24,646, Spruce Grove is the 11th largest city in Alberta. The Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre is the local theatre, and its TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Agriculture | website |
Stephansson House | Markerville Markerville, Alberta Markerville is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County. It is located north of Highway 54, approximately southwest of Red Deer.- References :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Historic house | website, 1927 period home of famous Icelandic poet Stephan G. Stephansson Stephan G. Stephansson Stephan G. Stephansson was a Western Icelander, poet, and farmer. His original name was Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson.... |
Stony Plain Pioneer Museum | Stony Plain Stony Plain, Alberta Stony Plain is a large town in rural Alberta, Canada, just west of Edmonton.Stony Plain is a rapidly growing town with strong historical roots. It is located west of Spruce Grove and surrounded by Parkland County. The town is governed by one mayor and six councillors. The region is dominated by... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
History | website |
Strathcona County Museum | Sherwood Park Sherwood Park, Alberta Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is located adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary, generally south of Highway 16 , west of Highway 21 and north of Highway 630... |
Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
History | website, local history, period room and business displays |
Sundre & District Pioneer Village Museum | Sundre Sundre, Alberta Sundre is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Mountain View County, northwest from Calgary, along the Cowboy Trail in the Canadian Rockies foothills.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Multiple | website, includes the World of Wildlife Museum with mounted animals from around the world, and a collection of historic buildings |
Sunnybrook Farm Museum | Red Deer Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Farm | website, 1905 farm, evolution of rural life in Central Alberta |
Taber Irrigation Impact Museum | Taber | Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Agriculture | information |
Telephone Historical Centre Telephone Historical Centre The Telephone Historical Centre is a telecommunications museum located in Edmonton, Alberta dedicated to preserving the history of the telephone in Edmonton. Founded by a group of retired ED TEL employees, the Telephone Historical Centre was opened on December 3, 1987, in a former telephone... |
Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Technology | website, antique telephones and telecommunications technology |
TELUS World of Science TELUS World of Science, Calgary The Telus World of Science – Calgary is a science museum with interactive exhibits, multimedia presentations and educational demonstrations in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There are three traveling exhibits every year and more permanent exhibits that are designed on-site. The Discovery Dome Theatre... |
Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Science | |
TELUS World of Science TELUS World of Science, Edmonton The Telus World of Science - Edmonton is a broad-based science centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, operated by the Edmonton Space & Science Foundation... |
Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Science | Science and space |
Thorhild Museum | Thorhild Thorhild, Alberta Thorhild is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located at the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 827, approximately north of the City of Edmonton.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Three Rivers Rock and Fossil Museum | Pincher Creek Pincher Creek, Alberta Pincher Creek is a town in the southwest of Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the Canadian Rockies in the centre of ranching country, north of Waterton Lakes National Park.The town's mayor is Ernie Olsen.- History :... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Natural history | information, rocks, fossils and minerals |
Tofield Historical Museum | Tofield Tofield, Alberta Tofield is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 14, Highway 834, and Highway 626. Beaverhill Lake lies immediately north-east of the community.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Town & Country Museum | Stettler Stettler, Alberta Stettler is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 12 and Highway 56. The town is located in the eastern region of central Alberta and nicknamed "The Heart of Alberta."- History :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Open air | website |
Trochu and District Museum | Trochu Trochu, Alberta -Demographics:The population of the Town of Trochu according to its 2009 municipal census is 1,113.In 2006, Trochu had a population of 1,005 living in 450 dwellings, a 2.7% decrease from 2001... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Two Hills Historical Museum | Two Hills Two Hills, Alberta Two Hills is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 45 and Highway 36. Two Hills is primarily an agriculture-based community.- Demographics :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | website, local history |
Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta The Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta is a Ukrainian museum located in Edmonton. Recently the museum bought the old Lodge Hotel and the Brighton Block located at 9670 Jasper Avenue. The goal is to rehabilitate in order to create a facility which will house exhibition galleries, an... |
Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Ethnic | |
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village is an open-air museum that uses costumed historical interpreters to recreate pioneer settlements in east central Alberta, Canada. In particular it shows the lives of Ukrainian Canadian settlers from the years 1899 to 1930... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Living | Lives of Ukrainian Canadian settlers from the years 1899 to 1938 | |
University of Alberta Museums | Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Multiple | website, public displays and teaching collections; public displays include Human Ecology Collection of clothing and textiles, Mineral and Petrology Museum, Paleontology Museum, Print Study Centre, W.G. Hardy Museum of Ancient Near Eastern and Classical Antiquities, |
University of Lethbridge Art Gallery | Lethbridge | Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Art | website |
Valley Doll Museum | Drumheller Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
Toy | information, over 700 dolls in historic scenes |
Vegreville Regional Museum | Vegreville Vegreville, Alberta -Notable Vegrevillans :*Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman*Cam Cole, Canadian sports writer*Laurence Decore, lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party*Roderick Fraser, former president of the University of Alberta... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Victoria School Museum | Edmonton | Edmonton Capital Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Capital Region , also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred around Edmonton – Alberta's provincial capital.... |
Education | information, history of the Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts Victoria School of the Arts is a public school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada operated by Edmonton Public Schools, offering students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 an arts-focused education.... |
Victoria Settlement | Smoky Lake Smoky Lake, Alberta Smoky Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek and White Earth Creek. Long Lake Provincial Park is located north of the town.- Demographics :In 2006,... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | |
Viking Museum | Viking Viking, Alberta - Notable people :*Cory Clouston - former head coach of the Ottawa Senators*Don Mazankowski - former cabinet minister under Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Wainwright Museum | Wainwright Wainwright, Alberta Wainwright is a town on the prairies of east-central Alberta, Canada.It is located on the north side of the Canadian National Railway, with CFB Wainwright located on the southwest side. The town lies south of Vermilion, in the Battle River valley, along Highway 41, called the Buffalo Trail.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Wainwright Rail Park | Wainwright Wainwright, Alberta Wainwright is a town on the prairies of east-central Alberta, Canada.It is located on the north side of the Canadian National Railway, with CFB Wainwright located on the southwest side. The town lies south of Vermilion, in the Battle River valley, along Highway 41, called the Buffalo Trail.... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Railway | website |
Walter Phillips Gallery Walter Phillips Gallery Walter Phillips Gallery was established in 1976 in Banff, Alberta, as a part of the Banff Centre in Banff National Park. Walter J. Phillips was a printmaker and painter, from the 1930s to the 1950s, who played a seminal role in the development of the visual arts program in The Banff School of... |
Banff Banff, Alberta Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise.... |
Rockies Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15.... |
Art | Contemporary art |
Wanham Grizzly Bear Prairie Museum | Wanham Wanham, Alberta Wanham is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Birch Hills County. It is located east of Rycroft along Highway 49 and approximately north of Grande Prairie, in the farmlands of Peace River Country... |
Northern Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region... |
Open air | information |
Waterton Heritage Centre | Waterton Park Waterton Park, Alberta Waterton Park, commonly referred to as Waterton, is a hamlet in southwestern Alberta, Canada within Improvement District No. 4 Waterton .... |
Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
History | website, local natural and cultural history |
Westlock Pioneer Museum | Westlock Westlock, Alberta Westlock is a town in central Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1913, the town is primarily an agricultural, business, and government administration centre serving communities and rural areas within surrounding Westlock County.- Geography :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, local history |
Wetaskiwin and District Heritage Museum Wetaskiwin and District Heritage Museum The Wetaskiwin and District Heritage Museum, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada celebrates the early history of Wetaskiwin and area. The Museum serves the public by documenting and telling the stories of the courageous individuals who settled here to create the city and district... |
Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin, Alberta Wetaskiwin is a small city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word wītaskīwin-ispatinaw , meaning "the hills where peace was made".... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | Local history and pioneer life |
Wheels of Time Museum | Caroline Caroline, Alberta Caroline is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located southwest of Red Deer. It is most famous for being the hometown of figure skater Kurt Browning, for whom the local ice rink is named.- Demographics :... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
History | information, information |
Whitecourt and District Forest Interpretive Centre and Heritage Park | Whitecourt Whitecourt, Alberta Whitecourt is a town in Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32 and has an elevation of .... |
Central Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province... |
Forestry | website |
Whyte Museum Whyte Museum The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies is located in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The museum collects, preserves, exhibits, and makes available for research and education materials related to the cultural heritage of the Rocky Mountains of Canada and other mountains around the world... |
Banff Banff, Alberta Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise.... |
Rockies Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15.... |
Multiple | Culture, art and history of the Rocky Mountains of Canada |
Yesteryear Artefacts Museum | Rowley | Southern Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat... |
History | website, information |
Youthlink Calgary: The Calgary Police Interpretive Centre | Calgary | Calgary Calgary Region The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary... |
Law enforcement | website, crime and its consequences |