Top 7 Places to Visit in
Dawson Creek | British Columbia
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Mile 0 Post
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This post in downtown Dawson Creek marks Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway. The Mile 0 Post was erected in 1946 and is an excellent spot for a selfie, a stretch break or to start your journey on the Alaska Highway. The visitors centre nearby has souvenirs to remember your stop at the Mile 0 […]
Dawson Creek Exhibition
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100 Years 1922 – 2022 Welcome to the Greatest Show with an Agriculture Fair, Chuckwagons & Professional Rodeo. Dawson Creek Fall Fair & Exhibition is a five-day professional rodeo with a parade, fairgrounds, and exhibitions. Photo: facebook.com/DawsonCreekExhibition
Kiskatinaw Bridge
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This beautiful bridge is the first of its kind in Canada, built back in 1942-43. The bridge is still the only one in use today. This is a perfect picture spot of the unique wooden trestle bridge. The curved bridge offers beautiful views and a rich perspective of the older days. Approximately 500,000 board feet […]
- Highway 97, Dawson Creek, British Columbia V0C 1B0 Canada
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- https://www.tourismdawsoncreek.com/visitor/do/historic-attractions/kiskatinaw-bridge
Dawson Creek Art Gallery
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This art gallery is housed in a repurposed, award-winning annex of a prairie granary. The building is a work of art winning the northern Architecture Foundation of BC’s best building contest. Year-round exhibits feature local artists, travelling collections from other major provincial and national galleries and a photo exhibit of the building of the world-famous […]
Walter Wright Pioneer Village
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Step back in time and explore the history of the early pioneers who settled in the area of Dawson Creek up to the Alaska Highway construction period. There is so much to see and learn at Walter Wright Pioneer Village. The town-like village is complete with a general store, churches, and a schoolhouse. There is […]
- 1901 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC
- 250 - 782 - 7144
- https://www.mile0park.ca/pioneer-village
N.A.R Station Museum
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Located at the original western terminus of the Northern Alberta Railways and the start of the Alaska Highway. This train station is the only designated heritage building in Dawson Creek. The station part of the museum is arranged as it was when the railway agent and his family lived in it. Four other museum galleries […]
- 900 Alaska Avenue Dawson Creek, BC V1g 4T6
- 250-782-9595
- https://www.tourismdawsoncreek.com/visitor/do/historic-attractions/n-a-r-station-museum
Pouce Coupe Trestle Bridge
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Just outside Dawson Creek is a massive trestle bridge spanning Bissette Creek. Built in 1930 entirely out of wood by the Northern Alberta Railways, this beautiful bridge is great for photos. The bridge is reported to be 150 metres in length and is an authentic build from its look to its smell. The trestle is […]
- Pouce Trestle, Peace River D, BC V0C 2C0
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- https://www.tourismdawsoncreek.com/visitor/do/historic-attractions/pouce-coupe-trestle-bridge