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Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 6 attractions in Drumheller
Traveller Description:
Since 1985, the Royal Tyrrell Museum has presented the fascinating evolution of dinosaurs through it's collection of dozens of skeletons and hundreds...... more » Since 1985, the Royal Tyrrell Museum has presented the fascinating evolution of dinosaurs through it's collection of dozens of skeletons and hundreds of fossils. « less
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Attraction type: Museum complex, Speciality museum, Natural history museum, Science museum, Museum
Activities: Dig (archaeology)
Address: Midland Provincial Park
P.O. Box 7500 Drumheller, Alberta T0J 0Y0
Canada
Tel: 403-823-7707
Fax: 1-403-823-7131

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5 of 5 stars
ToniBee   333 contributions
Wauchope, Australia
12 Mar 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Fantastic. This is a vast museum full of Dinosaur bones and skeletons found in the nearby areas. There is one huge Tyranosaurus Rex skull which has to be the exhibit of the whole place. And no other museum I have ever been in in the whole world has had anything like this on display! There are some that are casts... more

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5 of 5 stars
Gannochy   70 contributions
Perth
10 Mar 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Although we were travelling the Trans Canad highway we were going to visit a friend in Edmonton and had read about the Royal Tyrrell in the guide book. Well worth the visit no matter what age you are. There is enough for young and old and its very interactive. Great displays and we were in the museum for over 3... more

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5 of 5 stars
ToledoMisspeaches   5 contributions
toledo
24 Sep 2009
1
person found this review helpful

During a visit to the "usual" Western Canada destinations, I decided to take the lonely and beautiful road out of Calgary, west to Drumheller and this world class dinosaur museum. I stayed two nights so that I could enjoy the many tours, shows, interactive attractions, the fabulous collections, as well as the interesting countryside. There are even ongoing "digs" that... more

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5 of 5 stars
Pooky29   21 contributions
Vancouver, Canada
11 Aug 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Because of the long drive from Canmore (near Banff where we were staying), we decided to get to Drumheller around noon, spend the afternoon and the next morning at the museum. We purchased a 2 day pass just so we could have more time. This was a great idea. The museum was packed in the afternoon when we got there.... more

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5 of 5 stars
feds1875   14 contributions
Ireland
16 Jul 2009
1
person found this review helpful

went to drumheller from calgary, the directions were very clear, it is one and a half hours east of calgary off the trans-canada highway. an educational experience, the town is beautiful with many museums, and loads of model dinosaurs around the town. all the eating facilities are available and there are many hotels and motels and restaurants. we had lunch... more

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3 of 5 stars
wasleys   1,805 contributions
Scunthorpe, United Kingdom
12 Jun 2009
1
person found this review helpful

We had expected great things of this museum but were disappointed. The initial galleries were uninspiring. General palaeontological coverage was limited and much of the information was superficial and did liitle to enlighten anyone with even a small amount of geological knowledge. Many of the labels were poorly illuminated and virtually impossible to read. The shop was very poor being... more

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3 of 5 stars
stpoint   25 contributions
sydney
9 Nov 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Based on the reviews I was expecting more than this museum provided. It cost $10 CDN for admission which was reasonable but I found the museum to be overly dark and difficult to navigate. I also found the plaques describing each exhibit to be very difficult to read due to the poor lighting and small writing. On the day we... more

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5 of 5 stars
rojomom   4 contributions
Grand Rapids, MI
4 Aug 2008

In mid-July, 2008, we added a weekend trip to our vacation at Glacier National Park to see the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller. Though it was a long drive, it was completely worth it. My boys ages: 10, 7 & 5 thoroughly enjoyed themselves. My husband, mom and I loved it too! The highlight for the kids was attending the... more

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5 of 5 stars
clamc40   241 contributions
Ottawa, Canada
19 Jul 2008
2
people found this review helpful

This is absolutely worth a short (about 1 1/2 hours, maybe a bit less) drive from Calgary (about 3 1/2 hours from Edmonton). It is worth every single mile of driving time, and every single penny of admission. Our entire family - 2 adults, 2 kids aged 12 and 9 - thoroughly enjoyed it. The drive first of all was... more

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5 of 5 stars
mitchell001   24 contributions
St. Paul, Canada
3 May 2008

A nice world clas museum. lts of information and fun. more

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Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Address

Midland Provincial Park | P.O. Box 7500, Drumheller, Alberta T0J 0Y0, Canada
Tel: 403-823-7707 Fax: 1-403-823-7131