Heritage Park Historical Village
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It’s Heritage Park’s 60th anniversary, and we’ve packed even more fun into the Park with new attractions and ultra-special events for 2024. Hop aboard an antique steam train, set sail aboard Calgary’s only paddle wheeler and visit the farm animals at the ranch. Learn about Indigenous cultures and traditions, tour a turn-of-the-century coal mine and take a spin on the Big Eli Ferris Wheel in the Antique Midway. Explore a bustling young prairie town, discover one of the world’s largest public collections of antique vehicles at Gasoline Alley Museum and so much more. Get ready for the Best. Year. Ever. at Heritage Park! Heritage Park is open year-round. From the May long weekend until Labour Day Weekend, the Historical Village is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm. Then, the Historical Village is open weekends 10 am to 5 pm until mid-October. more... See more text

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  • Millarville Ranchers' Hall,
  • Canmore Opera House,
  • Calgary Town Hall,
  • Gunn's Dairy Barn,
  • Wainwright Hotel,
  • Chautauqua Tent And Celebration Tent,
    • Gasoline Alley,
    • Railway Orientation Centre,
    • Selkirk Grille Gallery Room,
    • Founders' Lounge In Gasoline Alley,
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  • Selkirk Grille,
  • Club Cafe,
  • Gunn's Dairy Barn,
  • Railway Cafe,
  • Wainwright Hotel,
  • Alberta Bakery,
    • Drew's Saloon And Stopping House,
    • Midway Treatery And Ticket Booth,
    • Sheppard Station,
    • Vulcan Ice Cream Parlour,
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Shopping

  • Haskayne Mercantile Block - Antiques And Collectables,
  • Haskayne Mercantile Block - The Corner Emporium,
  • Haskayne Mercantile Block - The Plaza Mercantile,
  • Haskayne Mercantile Block - Switzer's Grocery And Confectionery,
  • Haskayne Mercantile Block - Toy Shoppe,
  • Park Lane Antique Portrait Studio,
    • Historical Village - Botsford Harness Shop,
    • Historical Village - Calgary Town Hall,
    • Historical Village - Claresholm General Store,
    • Historical Village - Gledhill's Drugstore,
    • Historical Village - I.G Baker Company,
    • Historical Village - Webster House Fine Used Furnishings,
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  • Haskayne Mercantile Block,
  • Historical Village,
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  • History,
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    • Tourist Attraction,
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1900 Heritage Dr SW, Calgary, AB T2V 2X3
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Established as a children’s pioneer theme park back in 1964, Calgary’s Heritage Park Historical Village has since grown to become Canada's largest living-history museum. Open from the May long weekend to Thanksgiving in October,  it features 180 exhibits exploring the settlement of Western Canada from the 1860s to the 1950s. The park is divided into several areas including an antique midway; a fur-trading fort and First Nations encampment; a pre-railway settlement; a 1910 railway town; and Gasoline Alley, which houses thousands of items related to automobile history. "Heritage Park is not a typical museum where you just come and look at things. We want you to taste it, experience it, smell it, touch it,” explains communications specialist Barb Munro, adding that on-site costumed interpreters help history come alive.

Heritage Park is also home to the city’s only boat cruise. Circumnavigating Glenmore Reservoir on an hourly basis, the S.S. Moyie is a replica of a late 19th century paddlewheeler.  A vintage steam train, one of Heritage Park's most iconic attractions, also chugs around the park's perimeter moving visitors from one end to the other.

What’s more, Heritage Park offers unique shopping opportunities. Heritage Town Square is located outside the admission gates and features shops carrying goods from vintage toys and antiques to Canadian-made souvenirs.

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