Our week in Drumheller, dinosaur capital of the world
- Arlo

- May 9
- 1 min read
Updated: May 27
For the past week we have been living in Drumheller, a small town one hour east of Calgary that is famous for dinosaurs. In Drumheller we went hunting for fossils and found four dinosaur bones.

Drumheller used to be covered in a huge sea and then a tropical rainforest. Dinosaurs thrived in this place - it's kind of like a real-life Jurassic Park.

What were the most common dinosaurs that lived in Drumheller?

The Albertosaurus: This was a skinnier version of a T-Rex with killer jaws.
Gorgosaurus: This was a huge lizard with dozens of sharp teeth.
Ankylosaurus: This was a dinosaur covered in armor with a big hammer at the end of its tail.

T-Rex: This famous dinosaur had a huge skull and a long, heavy tail. When we went to the museum there, we saw a huge T-Rex fossil called Black Beauty.

Drumheller was a cool and mysterious place. I've never been anywhere like it!



Wow! So awesome you went to the dinosaur capital of the world! Love reading about your adventures! Were the Hoodoos hard to climb?
Great to read about your family adventures in Drumheller Arlo. I can just imagine those giant dinosaurs stomping around in that primitive environment! Pop and I love the hoodoos and remember really enjoying our visit to the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon in the US a few years ago. Look it up :) x
I loved all of the photos of your time here. Sounds like so much fun and such a cool place to visit and stay for a bit!