Fort Museum of the North West Mounted Police
Fort Museum of the NWMP & First Nations Interpretive Centre
A reconstructed North-West Mounted Police fort museum in Fort Macleod, with red-coated horsemanship displays in summer.
Fort Macleod was the first North-West Mounted Police outpost established in Alberta, in 1874, to suppress the whiskey trade. The fort museum rebuilds the original wooden stockade and its buildings, and it displays Mountie equipment, the daily life of early settlers and the relationship with the Blackfoot. In midsummer, local students perform the Musical Ride in red serge tunics. It is the most popular event, and performance times are listed on the official website. Admission is about a dozen Canadian dollars. The museum is typically open from May to September. Fort Macleod is about 50 km from Lethbridge, and it is often visited on the same day as Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
Opening hours
approx. May–Sep, 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Fort Macleod Historic Downtown
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
- Lethbridge Viaduct (High Level Bridge)
- Remington Carriage Museum
- Helen Schuler Nature Centre
- Indian Battle Park
- Fort Whoop-Up
- Galt Museum & Archives