Museums
Calgary Selfie Museum
Do you (or your teens) want to level up your social media game? Check out the brand-new Calgary Selfie Museum! It’s fun, creative, and a uniquely Instagrammable destination. Calgary Selfie Museum: Where: Calgary Selfie Museum Address: 140 17 Ave SE, Calgary, AB Phone: 403-453-9209 Email: hello@calgaryselfiemuseum.ca Website:Â www.calgaryselfiemuseum.ca
Glenbow Museum
Combining a museum, art gallery, library and archives all under one roof, Glenbow boasts over a million artifacts and some 28,000 works of art in its vast collections and is one of the largest museums in Canada. […]
Royal Tyrrell Museum (Drumheller, AB)
The Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller boasts an extensive collection of dinosaur fossils and exhibits on prehistoric life. Where else can your child dig for dinosaur bones and actually find them? […]
The Military Museums – Learn More About Canada’s Army, Air Force and Navy
Here you will experience the victories, tragedies, and sacrifices of the men and women of the Canadian Forces. Walk through a First World War trench, learn about Canadaâs only tank unit, and hear the story behind Canadaâs victory at Vimy. […]
Bow Habitat Station & Discovery Centre
Bow Habitat Station offers a unique setting where you can learn about and explore Alberta’s natural environment. Located in the heart of Calgary in Pearce Estate Park, Bow Habitat Station is made up of a visitor’s centre, the Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery, and the Pearce Estate Park Interpretive Wetland. […]
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
The Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum houses a whole variety of Olympic-themed exhibits and paraphernalia. This is the only Canadian museum devoted to the Olympic Games in Canada and it is the largest in all of North America. […]
Combine a Day Trip with History at the Cochrane Historical Museum
Cochrane Historical Museum allows you to take a trip down memory lane. The museum is in the Old Davies Hospital, the town’s first hospital, which was built in 1909. The museum is located on the Cochrane Ranche Site, surrounded by walking trails. Admission is free, though donations are accepted. Â There
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The Hangar Flight Museum
At the Hangar Flight Museum, the history of aviation in Canada is documented and on display for visitors to enjoy. Learn the stories of the trailblazers who dreamt of flight. Discover the pioneers who adapted aircraft for trade and recreation. Be inspired by the heroes who fought for Canada from the skies or
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The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland (formerly Fort Calgary)
Fort Calgary is located just east of downtown Calgary on a 40-acre site. Open year-round, the Fort tells the story of the history of the Mounted Police and the settlement of the people of Calgary. […]
Visit Calgary’s Finest Sandstone Mansion and Step Back in Time at Lougheed House
Lougheed House, also known as Beaulieu, is a grand sandstone prairie mansion built in 1891 and served as home to Senator James Alexander Lougheed, Lady Isabella Hardisty Lougheed, their six children and staff. Their house was a political and social hub of this young and fast-growing prairie center and received
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