From the thrill of climbing on board an old steam locomotive at the Railway Museum in Revelstoke or embarking on the beautifully restored SS Moyie Paddle Wheeler (a National Historic site) in Kaslo, to the moving history of the internment of Japanese Canadians during WWII found at the Nikkei Memorial Internment Camp in New Denver, the West Kootenays is rich in heritage with many fine museums and cultural attractions to visit.

The following Heritage and Museum Itinerary will keep your day’s busy visiting the many fine heritage sites and museums.

• Revelstoke – Nakusp – New Denver – Castlegar – Rossland – Trail – Nelson – Kaslo – over to Sandon and back to New Denver.

• Same as above, but start in Nelson and go in the opposite direction.

1.  Revelstoke
Parks nearby: Maratha Creek, Blanket Creek and Shelter Bay.

• BC Interior Forestry Museum

• Railway Museum

• Revelstoke Museum

• Firehall Museum

• Revelstoke Nickelodeon Museum

• Three Valley Gap Heritage Ghost Town

• Heritage Walking Tours

• Heritage Carriage Tours

2.  Nakusp/New Denver

• Nakusp and District Museum
  Parks nearby: Shelter Bay, McDonald Creek and Rosebery

• Silvery Slocan Museum and the Fingland Cabin 
  Parks nearby: McDonald Creek and Rosebery 

• Nikkei Memorial Internment Camp
  Parks nearby: McDonald Creek and Rosebery

• Another great historical area to visit nearby is the town of Sandon and The Sandon Historical Society
  Parks nearby - Rosebery, Lost Ledge and Davis Creek

• For further historical information checkout Valley of the Ghosts and the Heritage Trail Society

• The area is also know for its Petroglyphs
  Parks nearby - Rosebery

• Doukhobor Village Museum
  Parks nearby: Syringa and Nancy Green
• Castlegar Museum – CPR Station and Museum
  Parks nearby: Syringa and Nancy Green
• Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park  download brochures on this heritage park.
  Parks nearby: Syringa and Nancy Green
• Rossland Museum and Gold Mine Tour
  Parks nearby: Nancy Green and Champion Lakes
• LeRoi Gold Mine
  Parks nearby: Champion Lakes
• Trail Sports Hall of Fame
  Parks nearby: Champion Lakes
• Trial Museum and Archives
  Parks nearby: Champion Lakes

Nelson Area Museums etc.
Parks nearby: Kokanee Creek

• Nelson Museum
• Further information on great Art, Culture and History activities in the Nelson area
• Baylocks Mansion Tours located in Nelson
• Nelson historical walking and driving tours
• Capitol Theatre
• Nelson Fine Art Centre

               
                For the following parks:
 
                Martha Creek, Blanket Creek, Arrow Lakes
                McDonald Creek, Rosebery, Syringa Creek
                and Nancy Greene
 
                use the contact below:
 
                P.O. Box 2569, Revelstoke, BC, V0E 2S0
                Toll Free: 1-866-937-5734

                Ph: (250) 837-5734
                Fax: (250) 837-5764
                Email: information@westkootenayparks.com 

 
 
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