ENTRE-TOURISM - Culture & Historical

Galt Museum & Archives One of the finest small museums in Canada, with extensive collections of artifacts and archives. Highlighting the unique and colorful history of Southwestern Alberta and Lethbridge - their memories, collections and stories. More... Web Link Lethbridge

Brooks & District Museum and Historical Society A “walk through the Ages” is what you’ll find at the Brooks & District Museum in Brooks, Alberta. You’ll find interesting displays such as the General Store, a traditional spinning wheel and weaving room, an old school, a dentist office, and much more! This museum was built on seven acres of land in 1974. It was created with the mission to collect, preserve and portray the cultural heritage of Brooks & District through natural history specimens, artefacts, documents, maps and information which are significant to the history of the Brooks area. More... Web Link PDF Brooks

Brooks Aqueduct National/Provincial Historic Site Discover and learn the fascinating story of this monumental structure. Like a giant centipede, the Brooks Aqueduct spans a shallow 3.2 km wide valley, suspending a concrete sling twenty metres above the parched prairie landscape. Once filled to overflowing with precious water bound for the thirsty croplands of southwestern Alberta, today it holds only memories. More... Web Link Brooks

Creation Discovery Centre & Museum The Creation Discovery Centre is open for monthly events (see our calendar for dates and times)and tour bookings. See God's creation through the eyes of Astronomy, Manned Spaceflight, and Dinosaurs! Book a tour at the Creation Discovery Centre for groups up to a maximum of 30 people. More... Web Link Bow Island

Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum This site was originally discovered by a young local girl in 1987. The Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Museum has rare Hadrosaur dinosaur nests, eggs and a variety of other fossils. They have guided tours that go through the excavation site. You can also learn how to identify dinosaur fossils. More... Web Link Warner

Donalda Lamp Museum and Lamp Statue Donalda has a love for lamps, as is evident with its museum featuring a collection of over 850 kerosene lamps along with other collections such as salt & pepper, dolls, First Nations artifacts and coins, a Co-Operative Creamery, and Art Gallery PLUS a major roadside attraction of a 12.8 m (42 feet) tall lamp. More... Web Link Donalda

Echo Dale Historic Farm Take a step back in time at the fully restored Woolfrey House which offers a glimpse of what life was like in the early settler days. The Ajax Mine makes for a great family outing, as visitors can go "underground" to see tools used by the coal miners on this site. And of course, the farm animals are always popular with kids of all ages. Medicine Hat

Esplanade Museum Through a variety of exciting exhibits, visitors to this museum will explore Medicine Hat’s rich and colorful history, beginning before European settlers with the first Nations and continuing to present day. They will learn about the unique personalities and events that helped shape and distinguish our city from other western communities. More... Web Link Medicine Hat

Etzikom Museum & Canadian National Historic Windmill Center The Centre features outdoor restored examples of windmills encompassing over 200 years of Canadian wind power. Indoors at the Museum are many "hands-on" displays in time-period settings, featuring early pioneer life. Other displays include Indian artifacts, fossils, petroglyphs, Homesteader tools and a Historic Church. More... Web Link Etzikom

Fort Walsh Fort Walsh creates an experience of life in the late 1870's for the North West Mounted Police. Staff dressed in period costume recreate the environment that the Mounties would have met when they came across the untamed western frontier. The firing of the site's nine pound field rifle occurs on special occasions and Victorian era rifle drills are a common sighting. More... Web Link Maple Creek

Fort Whoop-Up National Historic Site You will find a place bustling with entrepreneurial spirit, laced with rebellious corruption. It's a chaotic centre of commerce where danger looms and the air is thick with excitement. You might get shot...you might get robbed. But you still come seeking profit and adventure. Is today a good day to trade? You just won't know until you get here. It may be notorious, but always worth the risk! More... Web Link Lethbridge

Gem of the West Gem of the West Museum is a 15,000 square foot rural museum, which showcases various ethnic and cultural groups. Come and visit the schoolhouse, the working blacksmith shop, outdoor and indoor irrigation displays, a new gun exhibit featuring old sporting rifles, shotguns and military weapons, the historic aboriginal display and more... More... Web Link Coaldale

Historic Catalogue Houses Driving Tour In the early part of the 20th century, good crops and prices brought prosperity to Western Canadian farms. Families were eager to replace their shacks and sod houses with "real homes" and catalogues like Eatons provided it all. More... PDF Canadian Badlands

Historical Walking Tour: Downtown Medicine Hat This tour guide book leads those who want to experience the history and culture of Medicine Hat on a scenic tour of the historical core of Medicine Hat and showcases the rich history of Medicine Hat. The tour is 2.4 km long and can be seen by car or walking tour. More... Web Link Medicine Hat

History in the Hills History in the Hills is a rich academic opportunity for students to experience! Participants will celebrate Aboriginal culture from an historic perspective in the beautiful Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Alberta. The goal of History in the Hills is to take visitors back in time to ancient times in Cypress Hills country. More... Web Link Cypress Hills

Littlest Church Drumheller's LITTLE CHURCH Seating 10,000 people - 6 at a time. This church was first erected in 1968 and was reconstructed by inmates of the Drumheller Institution in 1991. It was designed as a place of worship and mediation and not just a tourist attraction. Drumheller

Prairie Elevator and Tea Room A tea house, gift shop, museum and a restored elevator in working condition! Tour the facility and learn how these large structures handled the millions of bushels of grain. Stop in for a refreshment and a snack, browse the tea room's numerous arts & crafts, many of which are made by local artisans. More... Web Link PDF Acadia Valley

Prairie Tractor and Engine Society Open year-round, visitors can view restored buildings and machines located at the Prairie Tractor and Engine site. The society has over 100 machines on display consisting of antique tractors, combines, binders, threshers and numerous kinds of beet and cultivating equipment. More... Web Link Picture Butte

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