The Fortune Head Geology Centre is a modest, volunteer run museum in the town of Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located in the town’s tourist information building at the docks where the ferry to St. Pierre and Miquelon comes and goes. The museum is seasonal, and being reliant on volunteer support, the season start … Read more
The Pacific Museum of Earth is a hidden gem focused solely on the Earth Sciences. It is found on the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus in downtown Vancouver. Exhibits are located in both the Earth and Ocean Sciences Main Building and Earth Sciences Building located along the Main Mall. The museum, UBC’s first, was … Read more
The Royal Alberta Museum is the largest museum in western Canada. It is located in a fancy, new (2018 opening) 419 square foot home a couple blocks east of Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton. The museum was established in 1967 with the goal to “collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit objects and specimens related to the … Read more
The Canadian Museum of Nature is Canada’s national natural history museum. Located in downtown Ottawa, approximately 2 km southeast of Parliament Hill, this is a must see for anyone visiting the nation’s capital. The museum opened to the public in 1912 but has a history dating back to 1856 as part of the Geological Survey … Read more
The Royal Ontario Museum is the preeminant museum in Ontario and one of the largest in Canada. Located just north of Queen’s Park (home to Ontario’s Provincial Legislature) and the University of Toronto, the museum is a beacon in the city’s downtown. The museum was founded in 1914 and claims to be “among the top … Read more