Location http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/ Address: 1500 N Dinosaur Trail, Drumheller, AB Cost: Adults $21, Seniors $14, Youth (7-17) $10, Family $50, Children 6 and under are free. Memberships available. (Summer 2021 Timed tickets are recommended but walk-up is available)Parking: Free in the parking lots Age Range: All ages. Really young kids may find some sections a bit dry. Dinosaur … Read more
Drumheller is filled with family-friendly things to do and see. Here are some of the things that you won’t want to miss! Disclosure: In order to facilitate these reviews, we were provided with accommodation in Drumheller, and admission to the Royal Tyrrell Museum and Atlas Coal Mine. Thank you to Travel Alberta for facilitating our … Read more
I love featuring some of the great places to visit with kids right in our own backyard. So when we were invited out by the Town of Strathmore for a tour of their town I didn’t have to think twice. Strathmore is located 25 minutes from the east side of Calgary along the TransCanada making … Read more
Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This means it has been selected by a specialized agency of the United Nations (UNESCO) as having special cultural or physical significance, the protection of which is of global importance. Location https://headsmashedin.ca/ Address: 18 kilometres (15 minutes) north and west of Fort Macleod on … Read more
Nanton, AB – Highway #2 at 17th Street – 1729 – 21st Avenue
We’ve passed the Bomber Command Museum of Canada (also known as the Nanton Air Museum and the Lancaster Museum of Canada) and have always wanted to check it out. This Father’s day weekend, we decided that we had waited long enough.
Nanton is about an hour south of Calgary which is a great distance for a day trip with kids. Long enough to feel like you’re going somewhere but short enough so that long before anyone is getting really antsy you are already there. The Nanton Candy is located along the highway just South of the … Read more