Museum sights in Edmonton
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Alberta Railway Museum
The Alberta Railway Museum, on the northeast edge of the city, has a collection of more than 50 railcars, including steam and diesel locomotives and rolling stock, built and used between 1877 and 1950. A trainspotter's paradise, it also has a collection of railway equipment, old train stations and related buildings.
On weekends, volunteers fire up some of the old engines and you can ride along for around C$3 (the diesel locomotives run every Sunday in season; the 1913 steam locomotive gets going only on holiday weekends).
To get there, drive north on 97th St (Hwy 28) to Hwy 37, turn right and go east for 7km (4.5mi) to 34th St, then turn right and go south about 2km (1.2m…
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Royal Alberta Museum
Exhibits in Edmonton’s leading museum include sections on insects and diamonds, and a lauded display of Alberta’s First Nations’ culture. The highlight, however, is the ‘Wild Alberta’ gallery which splits the province into different geographical zones and displays plants and animals from each. The museum – in operation since 1967 – is situated high on a bluff to the west of downtown in a modern granite building that was visited and renamed by Queen Elizabeth II during Alberta’s centenary in 2005.
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