Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives

Jasper Town & Around


Poke your head into this museum if it's raining, snowing or too hot. Even if the weather is nice, the museum does an excellent job of documenting Jasper's history and recounting the stories of the larger-than-life characters who contributed to making it into the town it is today.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Jasper Town & Around attractions

1. Jasper Train Station

0.34 MILES

Jasper grew up as a railway town, and the train station (constructed by the Canadian National Railway) is one of its oldest and most attractive buildings…

2. Lac Beauvert

1.07 MILES

Dominated by the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and golf course just east of town, crystal-clear Lac Beauvert (literally ‘beautiful green’ in French) is as…

3. Jasper Planetarium

1.32 MILES

Relocated to the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge on a year-round basis in 2019, Jasper's planetarium screens multiple shows daily in its 40-seat dome theater,…

4. Patricia Lake

1.82 MILES

Patricia Lake offers abundant water activities, but its most curious feature (hidden deep below the lake's surface) is the wreck of a prototype ice-based…

5. Lake Annette

2.35 MILES

East across the main highway from Jasper town, Lake Annette is popular for water activities in the summer, with a small beach and numerous picnic spots…

6. Jasper Skytram

2.47 MILES

If the average, boring views from Jasper just aren't blowing your hair back, go for a ride on this sightseeing gondola. The seven-minute journey …

7. Lake Edith

2.86 MILES

On the east side of the highway opposite Jasper town, Lake Edith is a popular summer getaway, ringed by cycling and hiking trails and frequented by…

8. Pyramid Lake

3.12 MILES

Pyramid Lake is popular with canoers and kayakers in summer and ice-skaters in winter. From its eastern shore, a wooden pedestrian bridge leads out to…