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TransCanadaHighway.com Drumheller, Alberta
Dinosaur lovers make treks to Drumheller to see the Royal Tyrrell
Museum of Paleontology. The world's largest exhibit of complete dinosaur skeletons will take you on a journey through time from the days of single-celled plants in the sea. Experience 4.5 billion years of the earth's history through skeletons, fossils, hands-on displays and computer simulations.
The city (incoporated in 1930) was named for Samuel Drumheller (1864-1925) who arrived in the area in 1910 and developed the townsite. The ara boomed when the Candian Northern Railway arrived in 1912.
Two popular drives in the Drumheller Valley are Dinosaur Trail and Hoodoo Drive. Dinosaur Trail takes you west of Drumheller to Midland Provincial Park and the Valley of the Dinosaurs.
The Hoodoo Drive takes you past 25 kilometres of badlands terrain southeast of Drumheller,
into the small Alberta coal mining communities that were in their heyday at the start of this century.
 Drumheller is located 138 km northeast of Calgary, and is the gateway to the badlands of the Red Deer River Valley. The Valley's deep gorges are like the Grand Canyon's (but smaller) caused by a glacial meltdown at the end of the last Ice Age. Large numbers of prehistoric fossils are exposed for discovery. the product of glacial activity during the last ice age. The town gets an average 2,490 hours of sunshine a year, making it feel like a desert in the summertime.
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Drumheller Attractions
Here are the top attractions in & around Drumheller. Items marked * are free.
Horseshoe Canyon*
As the road from Calgary makes a sharp right towards Drumheller, this canyon appears from nowhere.
Named for the canyon's horseshoe shape, it gives viewers a spectacular introduction to
Drumheller's badlands. If you drove past it on the way in, DO stop by on the way home.
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology
6 km NW of Drumheller on the North Dinosaur Trail
(403) 823-7707 Fax: (403) 823-7131 Toll Free: 1-888-440-4240
The world's largest exhibit of complete dinosaur skeletons collected from the badlands around town.
Experience 4.5 billion years of the earth's history through hands-on displays, computer simulations,
skeletons and fossils.Take a stroll through a prehistoric garden, watch a video, listen to an audio guide, try your hand at an interactive display and watch museum technicians preparing fossils. An acclaimed research facility where a team of scientists study all forms of ancient life.
Hours/seasons: May 16 - Sept. 1, daily 9 am - 9 pm; remainder of the year open Tues - Sun, 10 am - 5 pm. Allow 3 hours.
Admission: Adults $6.50, Seniors $5.50, Child (7-17): $3.00, Children (under 6): Free, Family: $15.00 Off season half price Tuesdays.
Horsethief Canyon*
This canyon gives a breathtaking view of Drumheller's badlands, north of the Tyrell
Museum and Drumheller, on Highway 838. It is named for the ease of hiding for horse thieves in the early 1900s.
World's Smallest Church*
One kilometre west of the Tyrell Museum
This church, capable of seating six people, is the perfect place to get married when
you don't want to invite the in-laws.
Dinosaur & Reptile Museum
The private collection of pioneer L.A. Duncan, includes fossils and Indian artifacts
from the around the Red Deer River valley.
Reptile World
1222 Hwy. 9 S, Drumheller
(403) 823-8623
Home to over 150 reptiles, some of the rarest animals in North America.
Many exhibits available give visitors a "hands-on" experience.
Open year-round. Admission fee.
Homestead Antique Museum
Pioneer artifacts include Indian relics, farm implements, musical instruments, fashions,
antique cars and military items (plus a rare stuffed two-headed calf).
Bleriot Ferry*
Drive about 15 miles northwest of town on Highway 838.
One of only five cable ferries left in Alberta, and the last of 13 that once crossed the Red Deer River.
Established in 1913.
Hoodoo Trail*
Named for the vertical formations of sandstone that survived wind and water erosion,
this is a 25 km (15 mile) stretch of Highway 10, southeast of Drumheller.
Rosedale Suspension Bridge*
This 1931 bridge was used by the workers in the Star Mine to cross the Red River.
Until then, since the mine's opening in 1914, men and ore had to cross on a cable & sling.
School Museum & Cultural Centre
This historic site in East Coulee, a once-booming coal mining town, includes a tea room,
a restored school room, and antique mining equipment. Open May to September.
Atlas Mine
Just east of East Coulee, this mine is one of the last in North America with
surface-standing tipple. It was operated from 1926 to 1979 and is now a Provincial Historic Site.
Rosebud Dinner and Theatre
In the pretty town of Rosebud, on highway 840 between Drumheller and Calgary,
this dinner theatre on the town's main street, has been serving up good performances for years.
Badlands Passion Play
The Canadian Badlands Passion Play is a popular annual event which portrays the
life of Christ. The play takes place in a natural outdoor ampitheatre in June and
July of every odd-numbered year. Tickets are available through the Passion Play office at (403) 823-7750.
Dinosaur Provincial Park
17 km SW of Drumheller on Hwy. 9
(403) 288-8788
See spectacular badlands, Interpretive Centre, native teepee, prairie wild flowers. Yo can take U-Drive 8-person rental carts down into canyon. See a dinosaur fossil replica.
Open daily in summer. Hours vary. Admission Free
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