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5 The Remington Carriage Museum, for a ride

into the old days. © Travel Alberta

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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive
Centre. © Travel Alberta

ber, and visitors are reminded of it as
they enter the park, is that the wild
animals here are just that—wild. While
they may appear tame, they are un-
predictable and potentially dangerous,
and visitors are responsible for their
own safety.

ment is the Cardston Alberta Temple,
which seems a tad out of place rising
from the prairie. This truly majestic edi-
fi ce took 10 years to construct and was
the fi rst temple built by the Mormon
Church outside the United States.

The museum is the Remington-Alberta
Carriage Centre , opened in
1993. Though a carriage theme may
seem narrow for a museum, this one is
defi nitely worth a visit. Forty-nine of the
more than 300 carriages were donated
by Don Remington of Cardston on the
condition that the Alberta government
build an interpretive centre in which to
display them. The wonderfully restored
carriages and enthusiastic, dedicated
staff at this magnifi cent facility make
this exhibit fi rst-rate. Visitors can take
a guided tour through the 1,675m 2
display gallery, where town mock-ups
and animated street scenes provide

Cardston

Cardston is a prosperous-looking town
nestled in the rolling foothills where the
grasslands begin to give way to golden
fi elds of wheat and of canola. The town
was established by Mormon pioneers
fl eeing religious persecution in Utah.
Their move here marked one of the last
great covered-wagon migrations of the
19th century. Cardston might not seem
like much of a tourist town, but it is
home to one of the most impressive
monuments and one of the most un-
usual museums in Alberta. The monu-