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Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum
Museum · Banff · Alberta

Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum

Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum is a museum in Banff, Alberta, Canada. There are 11 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Bow Falls (1 km). Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Photo: Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, Silver Dovelet (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where
In Banff
inside the municipal boundary
How well known
Top 12%
#577 of 5,181 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 18–23°C
In brief

Museum in Banff

Inside Banff

You’ll find Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum inside Banff’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

The warmest stretch in Banff is June to August, at 18–23°C in the afternoon.

Jan-4° / -14°19 mm
Feb-1° / -13°19 mm
Mar4° / -8°29 mm
Apr9° / -4°39 mm
May14° / 1°50 mm
Jun18° / 4°73 mm
Jul23° / 7°47 mm
Aug22° / 6°47 mm
Sep17° / 2°45 mm
Oct9° / -2°36 mm
Nov1° / -8°28 mm
Dec-5° / -13°23 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Banff, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals for Banff (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Banff’s full climate →
About

Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum

It lies in Banff, within the town’s municipal boundary.

Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Museum
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
in Banff
Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.
Plan your visit

How to visit

Address1 birch avenue banff
Address, hours and fees: OpenStreetMap contributors and Wikidata. They change with the seasons: check its site before you go.
The map

Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum on the map

Numbered points are the places near Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, which is in orange.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Banff’s municipal boundary. · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

Towns near it

Which towns are near Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum

By population, Canmore leads the 5 with 17,341. The list runs from its own town outward.

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  1. 1Banff
  2. 2Improvement District No. 9 Banff
  3. 3Canmore
  4. 4Bighorn No. 8
  5. 5Electoral Area G, East Kootenay
1 · It’s in town

Banff

11,402 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 400 m northwest of it

Improvement District No. 9 Banff

1,144 people · 35 places to visit

3 · 19 km southeast of it

Canmore

17,341 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 31 km southeast of it

Bighorn No. 8

1,857 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns
TownWhere Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum isPeoplePlaces to visit
BanffIt’s in town11,40215
Improvement District No. 9 Banff400 m northwest of it1,14435
Canmore19 km southeast of it17,3413
Bighorn No. 831 km southeast of it1,8576
Electoral Area G, East Kootenay65 km southwest of it1,9527
Make a day of it

Close to Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum

Within 15 km are 11 places, among them 2 national historic sites, 2 museums and 2 art galleries.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum

Where is Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum?

Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum lies in Banff, Alberta, within the municipal boundary of the town.

What is Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum?

Museum in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

How well known is Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum?

Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum sits at #577 for Canada, going by Wikipedia coverage.

When is the best time to visit Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum?

The warm months in Banff run June to August, with afternoons at 18–23°C on the 1991–2020 normals.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).