Tours and Educational Programs
The east-central Alberta region has a rich and diverse history. Regional histories such as Buffalo National Park and Internment Camp 135 have local significance and national and international ties. Visitor tours at the Buffalo Park Centre will promote local history and educational programs and exhibitions will offer learning experiences that will augment school curriculum and allow students to study local history.
Buffalo Park Centre Tours
The Buffalo Park Centre offers tours on the themes of Buffalo National Park, Internment Camp 135, and the early history of Wainwright. The Centre is currently located at the lovingly restored historic Canadian National Railway station at the end of Main Street (1001, 1st Avenue), in Wainwright, Alberta.
Book at Tour
To book a tour, please contact the Buffalo Park Cente. For group tours, we offer customized tours and can add on a themed meal. Tours are available May through August or by appointment.
Phone: 780-842-9247
E-mail: info@buffaloparkcentre.com
Parks and POWs Tour
Experience the rich history of the Wainwright region at the Wainwright Museum (located in the historic CN Train Station). Our interpreter will take you on a journey of Wainwright’s history through film footage, photographs and artefacts. Included are stories and exhibits of the Buffalo National Park (1909-1939), one of Canada’s earliest and largest wildlife saving efforts and Internment Camp 135, Canada’s Second World War Prisoner of War Camp in Wainwright (1945-1946).
Tour Length: 1 hour plus self-guided museum tour.
Adults: $12
Children (5-12 yrs): $3.75
Group rates available.
Admission to Wainwright Museum included as part of this tour.
Historic Wainwright Tour
Step back in time on a guided walking tour of early Wainwright that begins at the 1928 CN Train Station, now the Wainwright Museum. Discover the history of Wainwright and its historic building, built after the town fire of 1929, through photographs and a interesting tales that bring historic Wainwright and the people that built this town alive.
Tour Length: 1 hour plus self-guided museum tour.
Adults: $12
Children (5-12 yrs): $3.75
Group rates available.
Admission to Wainwright Museum included as part of this tour.
