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You are here: Home / Travel / Canada Travel / One Dino-Mite Night at the Royal Tyrrell Museum

One Dino-Mite Night at the Royal Tyrrell Museum

04/04/2013 By Tammi 40 Comments

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The Royal Tyrrell Museum is a popular Canadian tourist attraction in Drumheller, Alberta. The location also referred to as ‘the badlands’, the Tyrrell Museum is a leading centre of palaeontological research noted for its collection of more than 40 dinosaur skeletons with more than 110,000 fossil specimens.

While we have visited this museum many times as a family, my daughter went for the first time with her Girl Guides Troop, and also slept over as part of their Camp-In Program.

A pretty cool trip for kids, she came home raving about everything she learned and saw while there. She is especially proud of the soft fossil she made of a tooth, curently placed on her bedroom shelf with her most prized possessions.

Yet when asked how she liked actually sleeping there, she was a bit hesitant to say it was the greatest. Trying to sleep when a dinosaur Skeleton hovering above you was, “…different and a little creepy, Mom..”. Yet, an incredible experience to say the least.

For her trip, I gave Isabelle a digital camera to capture her own memories. Here is what caught my 8 year olds eye while at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. I love that I got to actually see what interested her the most, since I’m the one usually taking the photos.

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This is Shelly, loved so much by Isabelle that she bought a stuffed turtle and named her Shelly!

 

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Save on admission fees by using coupons found in the SUTP as well as their own discounts page online. There is a restaurant at the museum, yet you can pack a lunch, to make your day trip a little more frugal. Each time we go, we have new experiences at the museum, adults and kids alike!.

 

 

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  1. nathania hunter says

    04/04/2013 at 12:17 pm

    How cool is that!! I have never seen a dinosaur fossil in person, I will defiantly have to bring my girls here when they start to learn about dinos to!

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    • Tammi says

      04/06/2013 at 7:54 am

      You need too, very interesting place! My girls love the ‘ Albertosaurus’ most!
      🙂

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  2. Jennie says

    04/04/2013 at 2:48 pm

    I didn’t know they had programs like this, good to know for birthdays too!

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    • Tammi says

      04/06/2013 at 7:54 am

      Very true Jennie, wished we lived just a little closer to do a birthday Camp-In!

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  3. Ellen Christian says

    04/05/2013 at 4:06 am

    That totally sounds like something my kids would love!

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  4. Cecile says

    04/05/2013 at 8:03 am

    My son would love this place!

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  5. Marina says

    04/05/2013 at 8:39 am

    Ooooh, my kids would love to see that dino. Looks like a fun place to visit.

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  6. Mariah says

    04/05/2013 at 9:00 am

    Looks like a fun trip! I think my son would love this when he’s a bit older!

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    • Tammi says

      04/06/2013 at 7:55 am

      We took the twins for the first time when they were around 2 years old, their eyes grew big with every turn! lol

      Reply
  7. Amber Edwards says

    04/05/2013 at 9:26 am

    What an amazing Museum! My kids would have a blast. They love dinosaurs and are constantly begging to go to a dinosaur museum. We just don’t have one near us.

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    • Tammi says

      04/06/2013 at 7:56 am

      Take note of this one if you ever plan a trip! So worth it!
      🙂

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  8. Nickida says

    04/05/2013 at 10:31 am

    That’s a funny looking turtle. Looks like a great trip and lots of fun.

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    • Tammi says

      04/06/2013 at 7:56 am

      It is! I need to look up more about this little guy, Isabelle still talks about this turtle all the time!

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  9. Darwin says

    04/05/2013 at 11:07 am

    My son is in a dino phase right now and I wish they had this exhibit in Vancouver. Looks amazing.

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  10. Dreena says

    04/05/2013 at 12:22 pm

    We’ve been several times. It is an excellent museum!
    Glad your daughter enjoyed her time with the Girl Guides.
    Cheers.

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  11. Tiffany C. says

    04/05/2013 at 6:56 pm

    What a neat place to take the kids. When I was younger my brother was so into dinosaurs. We spent a lot of time at places like this growing up.

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  12. Kayla @ TheEclecticElement says

    04/05/2013 at 8:32 pm

    What a really neat place to spend a day!
    Especially if you have kids-I can see a lot of fun had by the whole family at a place like that 🙂

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  13. Tania Smith says

    04/06/2013 at 7:39 am

    So very cool. I love the pictures she took. I think I would be a little disturbed to sleep there but I definitely want to visit there one day.

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  14. Stephanie LaPlante says

    04/06/2013 at 3:27 pm

    Looks fascinating! I’d love to go to a dinosaur museum.

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  15. Brenda says

    04/06/2013 at 3:31 pm

    What wonderful picture, Isabelle! Good job

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  16. caryn s says

    04/06/2013 at 6:08 pm

    I love taking my kids to the Tyrrell Museum as it is a place i loved going to as a kid. Its fun to take the kids to drumheller to explore all of my favourite attractions especially now that my son is into dinosaurs!

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  17. MrDisco says

    04/07/2013 at 10:56 am

    now that looks like a lot of fun

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  18. Nicole W. says

    04/08/2013 at 9:37 pm

    I’ve only been to the Royal Tyrrell museum once, but I LOVED it! I am an archaeologist, but this museum *almost* made me want to switch to paleontology! lol! I love that your daughter bought a stuffed turtle and named it after a real one, that reminds me of when I went to Sea World as a kid and watched the dolphin show. One of the dolphins was named Jenny. My parents bought me a stuffed dolphin, and I named it Jenny! 🙂

    What a cool experience that they got to spend the night there!

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  19. angela m says

    04/10/2013 at 8:39 am

    Sounds like an amazing experience for her. She did a great job on the pics.

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  20. Anne Taylor says

    04/11/2013 at 11:45 am

    What a great museum! I’ve heard of it but have not had the chance to go there! We have a great museum here, thank goodness!

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  21. Julia says

    04/16/2013 at 7:06 am

    I just love seeing things through kids eyes.

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  22. nancy chartrand says

    04/24/2013 at 9:14 am

    It sounds like such a fun place to visit! I wish it was closer, I can imagine my son would love it so much! Maybe when my grandaughter is a little older, I will take her and my son there! It would be a memory that would last forever

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  23. Lauren@GreenGlobalTravel says

    05/17/2013 at 8:31 am

    What a great day to spend the summer, at a day camp in a museum! Kids would think of this as a treat. I remember going to museums as a kid and was so fascinated with it all. Thanks for sharing about your trip to the Royal Tyrrell Museum! Good luck in future travels.

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  24. Clifford says

    07/02/2013 at 1:42 pm

    When we were visiting Calgary a few years ago we drove to Drumheller to visit the museum and see the Dinosaurs.
    We were all so fascinated and I would reccomend everyone to go see it, the exhibits are amazing. To think these giant guys roamed the earth way back!

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  25. Sarah says

    07/05/2013 at 1:24 pm

    My son would be in heaven here! Need to plan a trip!!!

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  26. Wanda Bergman says

    07/07/2013 at 7:46 pm

    Beautiful pictures! I’ve always loved The Royal Tyrrell Museum but it’s been a long time since I’ve been there. Time to go again!!

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  27. Chandra Christine O'Connor says

    07/28/2013 at 6:59 am

    I love museums

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  28. Travis says

    10/31/2013 at 12:51 pm

    Great Post. I remember visiting as a kid (and an adult), and the museums and surrounding landscapes rank as one of my favorite places in all of Canada. They are a breeding ground for imagination, and the perfect place for kids, and adults who are kids at heart, to explore. Love the blog!

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  29. Fat Apollo says

    11/23/2013 at 3:33 pm

    That looks like fun!!!

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  30. victoriag1 says

    12/16/2013 at 6:03 pm

    would love to take the grandkids

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  31. Kerry says

    01/05/2014 at 9:22 am

    I have to admit, I still have this fascination with dinosaurs even though
    I’m 30 years old LOL this sounds like a great place to visit.

    Reply
  32. DARLENE W says

    05/04/2014 at 6:37 pm

    What an amazing adventure, I want to go!

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  33. D says

    11/10/2014 at 2:53 pm

    A must for the dino lover

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  34. Linda Klages says

    12/02/2015 at 11:42 am

    This is one place I’d like to take our grandchildren. We loved it and the staff were excellent with other children

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