fbpx

Museums

Glenbow Museum (Family Fun Calgary)
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 (Family Fun Calgary)
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 (Family Fun Calgary)
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 Canada’s only tank unit, and hear the story behind Canada’s victory at Vimy. […]

Bow Habitat Station's Discover Centre (Family Fun Calgary)
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 (Family Fun Calgary)
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. […]

Cochrane Historical Museum (Family Fun Calgary)
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.  There
Continue Reading »

The Hangar Flight Museum (Family Fun Calgary)
Hangar Flight Museum (Formerly Aero Space Museum of Calgary)

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, by the adventurers who set their sights to outer space. […]

YouthLink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre (Family Fun Calgary)
Solve a Mystery or Bust the Bad Guys at the YouthLink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre

Part museum and part learning centre, the YouthLink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre lets kids indulge their fascination with police and the law. The Centre helps kids start thinking about issues they will be facing in the world today so they can make good decisions and become responsible citizens. YouthLink also
Continue Reading »

Fort Calgary Logo
Fort Calgary National Historic Site

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. […]

Lougheed House
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
Continue Reading »