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    Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site
    Atlas Coal Mine

    Step into the past, when coal was King. The Atlas Coal Mine is a registered provincial historic resource and designated National Historic Site, which preserves the vast coal mining heritage of Alberta. Walk the interpretive trails around an original mine site; join an interpreter for a climb to the top of Canada's last wooden tipple; step into the now quiet wash house; enter a fully furnished miner's shack; hike up to see the old headworks and dynamite shed; walk around antique machinery; watch the award winning video "Thunder in the Valley". Displays, trails, interpretive programs and much more! Don't miss the unique souvenir collection in the Miner's Lamp Gift Shop. Washrooms, snacks and picnic area. The site is open to the public thoughout the summer, and year round for group bookings. Individual, family and group rates available. Admission includes all programmes and tours.
    Address: 15 minutes east of Drumheller, 110 Century Drive, East Coulee  AB  CA  T0J 1B0
    Send an Email Send an Email (53) Telephone 403 822-2220 
     

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    Royal Tyrrell Museum
    Royal Tyrrell Museum

    Named after Joseph Burr Tyrrell who discovered the first dinosaur fossils in the Drumheller Valley, the Royal Tyrrell Museum contains a wealth of information on Alberta's rich fossil heritage. This internationally recognized palaeontology museum features a large display of complete dinosaur skeletons and a number of interactive exhibits including a Cretaceous garden. Museum amenities include a cafeteria, a picnic area, a gift shop and nearby Badland trails.
    Address: . Drumheller  AB  CA  T0J 0Y0
    Send an Email Send an Email (628) Telephone 403 823-7707 


     

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    Drumheller Valley Interpretive Centre
    Drumheller Valley Interpretive Centre, situated in downtown Drumheller, explores the history of Drumheller Valley beginning with the prehistoric dinosaurs. Exhibits at the museum include the Ice Age, petrified forests, coal mining, Badlands geology and more.
    Address: 335 - 1 St. East Drumheller  AB  Canada  T0J 0Y0
    Telephone 1 403 823-2593 
     

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    Homestead Antique Museum
    Housing artifacts from the west's early days including musical instruments, First Nations relics, fashions, military items, farm implements, antique trucks and cars, and even a stuffed, two-headed calf.
    Telephone 1 403 823-2600 
     
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    East Coulee Museum/Archives
    21 km (12.6mi) southeast on Hwy 10 from Drumheller is East Coulee, once a booming coal mining town. The School Museum and Cultural Centre, built in 1930, is a provincial historic site and houses a restored scholl room complete with books, maps, desks, photos and creaking wooden floors. Another room features antique mining equipment, craft store and tea roo. May through Sept daily 9am - 6pm. Off season 9am - 4:30pm.
    Address: 18km East of Drumheller in East Coulee, Alberta, Canada
    Telephone 1 403 822-3970 
     

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    Dinosaur & Fossil Museum
    See the collection of L A Duncan who spent a lifetime unearthing fossils, marine life and Indian artifacts from the hills of the Red Deer River Valley. Exhibits explain the ancient inland sea, petrified forests, coal formation, fossilization and the dinosaur remains found in the valley. Open Daily May 1 to October 15
    Address: 335 - 1 Street East, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
    Telephone 1 403 823-2593 
     

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    Badlands Historical Centre
    For all kinds of quirky exhibits covering topics that range from the coal epic to inventions, visit Badlands Historical Centre. The museum is just down the street from Reptile World in Drumheller.
    Address: 1st Street East Drumheller  AB  Canada
    Telephone 1 403 823-2593 
     

     
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