Royal Alberta Museum

To gain the most out of your visit to Edmonton, be sure to check out the Royal Alberta Museum, conveniently located 7 minutes from the Chateau Lacombe. It is the largest museum in Western Canada to host exhibitions and galleries about Alberta’s natural history, as well as cultural history.

Originally found in the Glenora Neighborhood of Edmonton until 2015, The Royal Alberta Museum was moved to it’s current downtown location on 103a Street NW in 2018. Once again open to the public, this incredible museum boasts several permanent galleries showcasing Alberta’s natural and human history, a Children’s gallery, and a live Bug Gallery for the brave. Admission prices and hours of operation can be found on The Royal Alberta Museum website.

With their newly built facilities with more than 82,000 square feet of exhibition space, where 7000 square feet of it is dedicated specifically to their children’s gallery – there is much to be explored at the Royal Alberta Museum.

There are four main collections to explore in the realm of life sciences, earth sciences, human history, and collections services. The Royal Alberta Museum is open daily to amuse you with fun finds about Western Canadian history, indigenous studies within the cultural studies section.

You will also find yourself spending a few hours studying up on the museum’s geology and quaternary paleontology section of the Earth Sciences exhibits. What about getting inspired through learning about botany and Mammalogy in the Life Sciences section? Whatever may pique your interest, the Royal Alberta Museum is one top-notch attraction to spend the day as you learn more about the culture of living as a proud resident of Alberta.

After all, isn’t that what traveling is all about? To learn and understand how families and individuals live in your place of visit?

The Royal Alberta Museum is a dream come true for the history buff and explorers in all of us. And, staying at the Chateau Lacombe can make this visit all the more comfortable. Here’s why:

• Our comfortable and inviting rooms allow you to relax after a long day at the museum with your family. You can choose from a range of room types from one queen bed options all the way to our executive Parlor King Suite.
• Each of our guests can enjoy complimentary free wireless internet so that they can stay current talking with friends and family, or just checking on their home surveillance programs.

If you’re too tired and hungry to go out for a bite, rest assured that you will be catered to by our exceptional room service menus.