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Just 30 minutes from downtown Edmonton you will find the Alberta Railway Museum - Preserving Alberta's Railway History. Come and experience our railway in a fun, hands-on and interactive fashion. Bring a picnic and stay for the day. Over 75 cars and locomotives on site. Ride on vintage trains, speeders, and railway equipment. We are the third largest railway museum in Canada, largest in Alberta.
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Built in 1918, the Carvel General Store was once the train station and post office for this picturesque hamlet. Only 40 minutes west of Edmonton, it has been lovingly restored to vintage charm and now offers a selection of unique country treasures. Browse the home and garden decor, clothing and linens. View local artwork, reclaimed barnwood pieces and find a selection of natural bath and beauty products. Sip delicious tea while peeking into the parlour of the Stopping House next door. |
Named one of Canada's Top 10 New or Improved Attractions by editor's of Where Canada, Leduc Number 1 Energy Discovery Centre lets you absorb history watching the award winning film, "A Mile Below the Wheat", then hands on geology in our Learning Lab before entering the Largest Drill Bit in the World drilling 1700 meters down to an oil strike. Climb on the floor of a working rig and have a guided tour of 200+ exhibits with oil patch veterans telling their tales. Leave informed and energized. |
The Leduc West Antique Society hosts several events throughout the year as well as school tours.
Annual events include: May Swap Meet on May 25, Open Doors July 2 – 7, Annual Exposition July 27 – 28 and the Country Harvest on September 14.
Visitors are invited to step back in time in the historic buildings and visit the various displays and demonstrations. |
The Millet and District Museum is located in the Town Administration Building on Millet's Main Street with over 3,000 square feet of displays. The Museum celebrated 25 years of Achieving Excellence in 2010. The governing authority is the Millet and District Historical Society. |
The Multicultural Heritage Centre has been preserving and promoting the history of Stony Plain for over thirty-five years. While you’re at the Centre, a visit to the Homesteader’s Kitchen is a must! Our Homesteader’s Kitchen is known for fresh bread, homemade soup, and we are famous for our many varieties of pies made, daily.
Alongside the Multicultural Heritage Centre stands the Oppertshauser House. Currently this old house gives home to our General Store. |
Explore St Albert's past by visiting the exhibits at the Musée Héritage Museum. Take a tour of St Albert's agricultural past as our interpreters take you through the newly restored 1906 and 1929 wooden grain elevators.
Musée Héritage Museum is open year round, Tuesday - Sunday
St Albert Grain Elevator Park is open seasonally, from May - September, Wednesday - Sunday |
Experience the North Central Heritage Trail!
Treat yourself to a day on the North Central Heritage Trail!
Visit twelve very different museums which include; Musee Heritage Museum, Musee Morinville Museum, Central Tourism Society, Westlock Pioneer Museum, Canadian Tractor Museum, Thorchild Museum, Redwater Museum and Visitor Centre, Gibbons Museum, McGuire Museum, Namao Museum, Alberta Railway Museum and Fort Saskatchewan Museum and Historic Site.
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The Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, interprets the impact of technological change in transportation, aviation, agriculture and industry from the 1890s to the present. Visitors will see a wide variety of vintage automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, stationary engines, tractors, agricultural implements, aircraft and industrial equipment. |
Built in 1958, the Spruce Grove Grain Elevator is the last of the three elevators originally serving the Spruce Grove area farmers. It is now a museum which offers school programs, senior tours, and daily tours for visitors every summer from May until September. |
The Pioneer Museum is situated on over 9 acres right in the Town of Stony Plain and has a collection of over 6000 artifacts ranging from small household items up to large farm machinery. There are 10 historic buildings and 7 administration and display buildings, plus half the grounds are planted with crops, which are harvested in the fall by older traditional methods. During special events, there attractions for children and families as well as living history demonstrations. |
The Old Stone House is a unique, historic, country experience Meeting Facility and Teahouse where our past is preserved and our present is treasured. |
History is brought to life at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Alberta’s premier Ukrainian-themed attraction. Step back in time at this award-winning outdoor living-history museum showcasing Ukrainian settlement in Alberta. Be a time traveler and view more than 30 historic buildings, interact with costumed role-players portraying real-life Ukrainian pioneers. The UCHV is located only 25 minutes or 50 km (30 miles) east of Edmonton along Highway 16. Website: www.ukrainianvillage.ca |
In a beautifully restored heritage house only 20 minutes from Edmonton, Julie and Noreen deliver the best light lunches and breathtaking flower arrangements in Morinville’s Vintage Petals Tea House. Food, Flowers and Friends! You can find all three at Vintage Petals in Morinville. |
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