✈️🏡 Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) Adventure 🦖🏛️

After a 4.5-hour journey from Toronto, we landed in Edmonton and settled into a friend’s home for a 3-week stay!❄️ First two days: snowstorm chaos. Then… SUN! 🌞 Time to explore Downtown! 🚇 Getting There: Hopped on a bus + subway ($3.50 CAD for 1.5 hours). Churchill Station has an underground tunnel straight to RAM! 👟💨 Grabbed an Arc transit card from the machine – seamless! 🏛️ Museum History: Opened in 1967 as the Provincial Museum of Alberta, renamed in 2005 after Queen Elizabeth II’s visit. New building opened in 2018 – sleek and modern Downtown! 🏙️✨ 🔍 2 MILLION+ Artifacts! From Alberta’s natural history to human stories + Indigenous culture: • 🦖 Dinosaur skeletons • 💎 Gems & minerals • 🌿 Wildlife specimens • 🖼️ Handicrafts & tools 🏛️ Top 3 Zones: 1️⃣ Natural History Gallery Dinosaurs, rocks, and wildlife – trace Alberta’s wild past! 🦕🌍 2️⃣ Human History Gallery Indigenous roots to modern times – walk through Alberta’s journey! 👣📜 3️⃣ Children’s Exploration Gallery Hands-on fun for kids – spark curiosity through play! 🧒🚀 🎨 Special Exhibits: Rotating art, science, and culture shows! Today’s feature: Brain Science – U of Alberta neuro project meets local artists! 🧠🎨 📍 Address: Downtown Edmonton, 9810 103A Avenue NW, AB T5J 0G2 💰 Adult Ticket: $21 CAD #MuseumMagic #EdmontonCulture #FamilyFun 🏛️🦖👨👩👧