9 Drumheller Area
FOCAL POINT
1 Royal Tyrrell Museum See next page for more on the world famous museum.
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2 World’s Largest Dinosaur worldslargestdinosaur.com For a badlands bird’s-eye view,
climb 106 stairs to the top of the World’s Largest Dinosaur in Drumheller. Made of steel and fiberglass moulding, she’s 25 metres tall and weighs in at 65 tonnes — about 4.5 times bigger than a real T-rex. And yes, she’s female.
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3 Hoodoos traveldrumheller.com
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Carved from soft sandstone by the wind and rain, hoodoos dot the badlands landscape. Some of Alberta’s most iconic and accessible hoodoos are found at the Hoodoos Provincial Recreation Area along Highway 10, a.k.a. the Hoodoo Trail. QUICK FACT: Hoodoos take millions of years to form and are constantly changing shape. They erode by up to one centimetre each year.
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History atlascoalmine.ab.ca
Popular stops along the Hoodoo trail include the 127-metre-long 4 Star Mine Suspension Bridge , which swings over the Red Deer River, and the 5 Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site , where visitors can go on an underground tour and learn about ghosts that reportedly haunt the site. 6 Bridges and BBQ Take a short drive on Highway 10X from Rosedale to the ghost town of Wayne, once a booming coal mining town. Along the way, you’ll pass over 11 one-lane bridges. Visit the family- friendly Last Chance Saloon for a snack and check out the coal mining
memorabilia while you’re there.
7 Horseshoe and 8 Horsethief Canyons traveldrumheller.com For dramatic views, don’t miss Horseshoe and Horsethief canyons. Flat Prairie farmland falls away to reveal massive gorges filled with breathtaking formations. Take in the
scenery from the canyon rims, or hike into the canyons to explore the many trails. Horseshoe Canyon is the bigger and busier of the two, but Horsethief is stunning in its own right. QUICK FACT: Geological layers in the canyons — a mix of sandstone, mudstone, coal, and shale — formed during the Cretaceous period about 70 million years ago.
9 Bleriot Ferry Take Highway 838 over the Red Deer River on the Bleriot Ferry. It’s free!
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