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Drumheller | Alberta

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Region:

Alberta Badlands

Known For:

Royal Tyrrell Museum | Hoodoos | Atlas Coal Mine | Dinosaur fossils | Red Deer River valley | Badlands landscapes

Best For:

Dinosaur Experiences | Unique Landscapes | Family Trips | Alberta Road Trips

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“Dinosaur Capital of the World”

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3.75 (4 votes)
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Drumheller is proud to be the dinosaur capital of the world and provide plenty of spectacles where these extinct creatures are concerned. We have education and entertainment bundled up together when you visit one of our dinosaur-related attractions. Photo: https://roadtripalberta.com/drumheller-badlands/

World’s Largest Dinosaur

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5 (2 votes)
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Stand 86 feet high in the mouth of the World’s Largest Dinosaur and see the view from behind her pearly whites (don’t forget your camera). The model Tyrannosaurus was constructed of fibreglass and steel. Photo: CBC

Royal Tyrrell Museum

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5 (2 votes)
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The Royal Tyrrell Museum is Canada’s only Museum dedicated exclusively to the science of paleontology. In addition to featuring one of the world’s largest displays of dinosaurs, the museum offers a wide variety of creative, fun, and educational programs that bring the prehistoric past to life. Photo: Carolyn Miaral

Atlas Coal Mine

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4.67 (3 votes)
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Hike up the underground, climb the tipple, ride the train, explore amazing machines, and uncover Drumheller’s salacious past at the Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site. The Atlas preserves the last of the 139 mines which operated in the Drumheller Valley from 1911-1979 when “Coal was King” in the Drumheller Valley.

Rosedale Suspension Bridge

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4 (4 votes)
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The bridge was once used by miners but is now a favourite among locals for fishing and to access great Badlands terrain. The historic Rosedale Suspension Bridge on Mabbot Road, Rosedale is just 9 km from Drumheller. Photo: Mascdman

Hoodoos

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A hoodoo is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland.

The Hoodoos take millions of years to form and stand 5 to 7 meters tall. They are naturally shaped by wind and water and each hoodoo is a sandstone pillar resting on a thick base of shale that is capped by a large stone. The Hoodoos is a Provincial Historic Resource and one of Alberta’s […]

Orkney Viewpoint

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3.67 (3 votes)
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Beautiful views of the Red Deer River Valley. You can watch as the river snakes its way through the valley for many kilometres. The view is calming and relaxing.

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