Drumheller, Paleontology center in Alberta, Canada
The town of Drumheller extends along the Red Deer River in the Alberta Badlands, featuring rock formations and geological structures across 107 square kilometers.
Founded in 1911 when Samuel Drumheller acquired Thomas Greentree's homestead, the settlement developed into a major coal mining center until World War II.
The Royal Tyrrell Museum maintains Canada's most extensive collection of dinosaur fossils, attracting 500,000 visitors annually to examine prehistoric specimens.
Visitors reach Drumheller by road, located 110 kilometers northeast of Calgary, with two local airports serving private and charter flights.
The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site preserves the industrial heritage through its original mining structures and educational programs about coal extraction methods.
Location: Alberta
Inception: 1912
Elevation above the sea: 670 m
Shares border with: Airdrie
Website: https://drumheller.ca
GPS coordinates: 51.46361,-112.71944
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:22
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
5.2 km
Horseshoe Canyon Formation
12.5 km
World's Largest Dinosaur
831 m
Baitun Nur Mosque
96.1 km
Scollard Formation
54.8 km
Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
56.1 km
Atlas Coal Mine
22.3 km
Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions
95.5 km
Blackfoot Crossing
74.6 km
Chestermere Lake
90 km
Aero Space Museum of Calgary
99.1 km
Bleriot Ferry
16.7 km
Star Mine Suspension Bridge
8.6 km
Torrington Gopher Hole Museum
71.1 km
Midland Provincial Park
4 km
International Avenue
99.2 km
Big Valley Creation Science Museum
63.7 km
Little Fish Lake Provincial Park
37.5 km
Drumheller hoodoos
15.8 km
Gurdwara Dasmesh Cultural Center Calgary
94.4 km
St. Edmund's Anglican Church
63.9 km
Sunnyslope Sandstone Shelter
66.2 km
Gurdwara Darbar Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
95.7 km
Jose Rizal historical marker
92 km
Gleichen Water Tower
70.2 km
Unity Park
100.5 km
Earthlodge Village
76.2 km
Treaty No. 7 Signing Site
75.6 kmReviews
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