Welcome to the dinosaur capital of the world! Located northeast of Calgary, Drumheller’s badlands contain the largest variety of dinosaur fossils ever unearthed in one place. If you want to see the worlds largest dinosaur, look no further! You can easily find the Drumheller visitor center, right below the towering replica of a T-Rex.
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Food and Drink in Drumheller
Bars, Pubs, and Distilleries
Not only grab you grab a bite to eat or drink here, but you can also camp here!
This small pub specializes in beef and chicken donairs! They have daily drink specials, karaoke most Friday nights, and DJ requests on Saturdays.
The only micro brewery downtown, visit Valley Brewing to enjoy a beer in the tap room or on the patio! They pride themselves in using Alberta grown and malted barley, known as the best malting barley in the world!
Baked Goods and Casual Dining
Grouch’s claim to fame is their homemade comfort food, locally farm grown products, and fresh baked bread every morning. They serve delicious perogies, subs, and people rave about their Grouchosaurus burger.
One of the top rated restaurants in Drumheller, Bernie and the Boys menu offers over 75 different flavors of hand crafted milkshakes! They make their burgers from 100% natural Alberta beef, and they are famous for their 24 ounce Mammoth Burger.
If you are looking for a taste of Italy, Pizza 249 is the place for you. They make their pizza dough by head daily, with fresh, local ingredients. They even offer vegetarian and gluten free options!
Things To Do in Drumheller
For all the outdoor activities Drumheller offers, there are equally as many opportunities within Arts and Culture. Drumheller is home to the only paleontology museum in all of Canada, and includes the largest display of dinosaurs in the world.
Fossil World Dinosaur Discovery Centre
Visit the Dinosaur Discovery Centre for a hands on learning experience! Check out the 7m full motion animatronic T-Rex as well as their other 10 animatronic dinosaurs, participate in the fossil dig, or mine for minerals!
Royal Tyrrell Museum
The world famous Royal Tyrrell Museum is Canada’s only museum dedicated to paleontology. Learn about Alberta’s pre historic past, view real fossils, life sized mock dinosaurs, and visit the Cretaceous Garden. You can even observe real paleontologists working on fossils in the museums lab and research facility.
Atlas Coal Mine
Atlas Coal Mine Historical Site was an active mining site from 1936-1984, and became a historic site in 1987. They have preserved the last wooden tipple, a coal sorting structure, in Canada. You can explore the mining site alone, or take a guided tour into other parts of the site.
East Coulee School Museum
Today, East Coulee is a bit of a ghost town, but back in the 1940’s its population numbered around 3800. The children of the Atlas and Empire coal miners attended this school, so when the mines closed, the school soon followed. The school reopened as a museum in 1985, and offers visitors a peek into the lives of the people who previously lived in the little mining town.
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