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Journey through time and come face-to-face with some of Canada’s mightiest dinosaurs. With nine ever-evolving galleries, fun hands-on activities, and the rugged beauty of Alberta’s badlands, there’s something for everyone.

The Royal Tyrrell Museum is Canada’s only museum dedicated exclusively to the science of palaeontology. In addition to housing one of the world’s largest displays of dinosaurs, the Museum offers a wide variety of creative, fun, and educational programs that bring the prehistoric past to life.

The Museum is operated by the Government of Alberta under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

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• Family (2 adults and youths up to a maximum of 8)  $40
• Adults  $15
• Seniors (age 65+)  $11
• Youth (age 7 – 17)  $9
• Children under 7   Free

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.

The Reynolds-Alberta Museum opened in 1992 and is a project of Alberta Culture and Tourism and Alberta Infrastructure.

The museum is named after Mr. Stan Reynolds, a Wetaskiwin businessman and world-renowned collector who donated a core collection of 1500 artifacts to the Province of Alberta. Mr. Reynolds donated this core collection between 1982 and 1986, but also continued to donate artifacts regularly from his collections until his death in February of 2012.

The Multicultural Heritage Centre has been preserving and promoting the history of Stony Plain for over 40 years. The Centre boasts a living museum which reflects local history, Western Canadian pioneer life and an art gallery promoting local artists as well as artists from all over Alberta and Canada.

While you’re at the Centre, a visit to the Homesteader’s Kitchen is a must. Our Homesteader’s Kitchen is famous for fresh bread, homemade soup and our many varieties of pies.

Alongside the Old Red Brick School House stands the Oppertshauser House, built in 1910. Currently this old house is home to our “General Store” which is a local Artisans gift shop and old fashioned candy store.

The Centre celebrates our agricultural heritage and our rural values. The arts, culture, sound agricultural practices and strong economic opportunities play pivotal roles in building our future.

Admission

• Adult $6 / Senior $4
• Youth (6-12) / Students $4
• Children under 5 are free
• Family (2 adults + 2 kids) – $15
• Visiting outside grounds is welcome upon paying standard admission.

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Canadian Energy Museum offers a hands-on education: climb aboard a working oil rig; enter the World’s Largest Drill Bit; create alternative energy in the Learning Lab, and learn just how important this resource is in your day to day life.

Jurassic Forest is set in an old-growth forest. The park has been designed to minimize the impact on the forest and utilize the natural setting to enhance the display of our dinosaurs and to provide an opportunity for you to experience and learn about some of the flora and fauna indigenous to the Edmonton area.

• ADULTS: $17
• CHILDREN (3-12): $11
• YOUTH (13-17): $13
• SENIORS (60+): $13
• FAMILY OF 4 (2 ADULTS & 2 CHILDREN): $51
• FAMILY OF 5 (2 ADULTS & 3 CHILDREN): $62

You can experience history up close at the Fort Heritage Precinct through our three distinct areas. In chronological order we have: the North West Mounted Police Fort representing 1875 to 1885, the Historic Village representing 1902 to the late 1920’s, and the Warden’s Residence representing 1937.

Adults $8, Youth $5, Children (2 – 12) $4

Adults $15, Youth $10 (13 – 17), Children $5 (6 – 12), Children under 5 free.

Nascar stock racing, and much more.

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Adult $19.75
Senior (65+)  $13.50
Student $10
Youth (13-17) $10
Child (3-12) $5.25
Child 2 and under FREE
Family (two adults and accompanying children) $44.75

Prices do not include tax.

The University of Alberta Botanic Garden (formerly the Devonian Botanic Garden) is a stunning 240-acre property located in Parkland County, 15 minutes southwest of Edmonton, with cultivated gardens and plant collections, indoor showhouses, and an extensive nature trail system.

Highlights of the Garden, which was established in 1959, include the Kurimoto Japanese Garden; a Tropical Showhouse with exotic butterflies; Temperate and Arid Showhouses; alpine, herb, rose, peony, lilac, lily and primula collections; Native Peoples Garden; trial beds and much more.

The Garden is an award-winning visitor attraction, a research site, and home to year-round adult and children’s education programming.

The University of Alberta Botanic Garden is a unit of the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta. The Garden’s collections include a wide diversity of plants, with an emphasis on plants suitable for a cold northern climate, including ornamentals, fruits, vegetables, trees and shrubs.

Castrol Raceway annually holds a comprehensive schedule of events ranging from Sprint Cars on the 3/8 mile clay Oval to Top Fuel Dragsters on the ¼ mile Dragstrip.

With nationally recognized events like the MOPAR Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals, Castrol Raceway has made the leap from regional exposure to a nationally televised motorsport complex.

Our concessions offer a full menu for the whole family and we’re home to a great playground facility to keep the kids entertained between race events.  Full bathroom facilities and change tables are available for you convenience, as well as a Merchandise Zone to get the hottest Castrol Raceway and event merchandise.

Racing season runs May thru October.

• ¼ mile NHRA sanctioned dragstrip
• 3/8 mile Clay Oval Track
• 10 acre Full Pro Motocross Track
• 2.7 kilometer Road Course
• A Mini- Sprint Cart track