Museum · Drumheller · Alberta

Wayne's Fossil World

Wayne's Fossil World, a museum, stands in Drumheller. Add one more place within 5 km to a visit. A drive of 13 km reaches Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.

Where

In Drumheller

inside the municipal boundary

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–26°C

In brief

Museum in Drumheller

Inside Drumheller

Within Drumheller’s municipal boundary stands Wayne's Fossil World. 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

Month by month in Drumheller

For warmth, aim for May to September (19–26°C highs in Drumheller).

Jan-5° / -18°14 mm

Feb-2° / -16°14 mm

Mar4° / -9°19 mm

Apr13° / -2°33 mm

May19° / 4°62 mm

Jun23° / 9°82 mm

Jul26° / 12°54 mm

Aug26° / 10°50 mm

Sep21° / 5°33 mm

Oct13° / -2°18 mm

Nov3° / -10°18 mm

Dec-4° / -16°15 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Drumheller, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals for Drumheller East (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Precipitation comes from Queenstown, 96 km away. Drumheller’s full climate →

About

Wayne's Fossil World

You’ll find it in Drumheller, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

Type: Museum
Town: in Drumheller

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

Its place on the map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Wayne's Fossil World is the orange one.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Wayne's Fossil World

The 5 towns are led in size by Wheatland County, with 10,150 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Drumheller

8,439 people · 19 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Starland County

1,820 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km northwest of it

Kneehill County

5,129 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km southwest of it

Wheatland County

10,150 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Wayne's Fossil World is	People	Places to visit
Drumheller	It’s in town	8,439	19
Starland County	2.2 km northeast of it	1,820	9
Kneehill County	3.1 km northwest of it	5,129	16
Wheatland County	3.6 km southwest of it	10,150	15
Special Area No. 2	73 km east of it	1,837	13

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

A visit can take in 5 museums and 3 attractions, all within 15 km.

MuseumRoyal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology13 km away · 400K visitors a year 2

AttractionWorld's Largest Dinosaur7.4 km away 3MuseumMuseumEast Coulee School Museum13 km away 4AttractionAttractionJewel Mine Historical Site4.4 km away 5AttractionAttractionWillow Creek Hoodoos8.1 km away 6MuseumMuseumHomestead Antique Museum8.6 km away 7MuseumMuseumHomestead Museum Society8.7 km away 8MuseumMuseumFossil World Dinosaur Museum9.3 km away

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

Asked about Wayne's Fossil World

Where is Wayne's Fossil World?

Wayne's Fossil World stands in Drumheller, Alberta: inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Wayne's Fossil World?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Wayne's Fossil World?

Warmth peaks in Drumheller from May to September, when afternoons reach 19–26°C (ECCC normals, 1991–2020).

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 (2)

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
World's Largest Dinosaur: Prakashsubbarao at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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).