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Canmore Museum & Geoscience Centre

902B-7th Avenue, Canmore, Alberta TIW 3K1, Canada
(403)678-2462
Ranked #10 of 17 attractions in Canmore
4.0 of 5 stars 12 Reviews
Type: History Museums, Science Museums
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Canmore
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 4, 2012

A small museum filled with interesting historical facts and displays about Canmore - particularly the miners and early mountaineers More

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Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada
2 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 15, 2012

too small. Not a lot of things to see but a lot of things to read More

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Canmore, Canada
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 30, 2012

small but gives you an idea of the local history,also has public washrooms on the side More

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Airdrie, Canada
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 29, 2012

We bought a Groupon for a family admission and decided to make a day trip out to Canmore to check out the Museum and Geoscience Centre. While the museum isn't huge (it's a small town museum!), the friendliness of the staff was phenomenal. We had the place to ourselves and enjoyed browsing their displays. The museum is in a beautiful... More

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Canmore, Canada
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 27, 2012

This charming little museum is dedicated to the history of Canmore and the geology underlying it. Regular The friendly staff is more than willing to give background on the exhibits and fill in a bit more information. Kids of all ages will enjoy the Dr. G.O. Morph video at the back. And don't miss the huge petrified tree root. A... More

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Alberta
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39 reviews 39 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 8, 2012

I went with my husband and son (age 21). We found the mining history very interesting and well done. There is good stuff for younger children so a great family attraction. Quite small, but interesting. More

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Canberra, Australia
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 1, 2012

really liked this museum lot to see exihbits displayed from around area gives very good history of the canmore region More

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Madison, Wisconsin
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 1, 2011

We enjoyed this small museum, learning about the coal mining history of the area. We appreciated the videos showing the geological formations. There was small admission fee, which was reasonable. More

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portland
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 13, 2011
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The museum, although not large, does an excellent job of descibing the local history, as well as the cycle of exploration and mining that swept through the region in the last 150 years or so. We easily spent 4- minutes there (and we did not watch the movies which are more oriented to children). Only $5 for adults. Friendly and... More

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Edmonton, Canada
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 14, 2011

We spent some time walking around downtown Canmore when we stumbled across the Museum & Geoscience Centre just off of Main Street. Although the museum is fairly small it is home to some great local history and well worth the low price of admission ($5). There is a discount for children and even offers some child oriented activities. The staff... More

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