Cranbrook History Centre

Cranbrook history and history of the railway

From the squeals of small kids I knew something was compelling...in the centre there is a model railway set up with 4, count them 4, train systems running. Cranbrook like so many other cities along Hi...

Beautiful hall, caring staff!

We held my husband's celebration of life in the Royal Alexandra Hall at the Cranbrook History Centre. It was a great venue and many guests commented on how beautiful the hall is. More than that, the ...

Old trains, fossils and history of the area

Great little museum. I loved the old trains and the fossils. Plus the HO scale train room with operational trains was really cool. Finding the hidden items amongst those displays was tricky. The Yon...

kids will enjoy

Building itself was beautiful , woodwork was amazing , took a 1920 train tour , long tour but long train , interesting facts , some hilarious , Gallery was closed due to reno , down stairs had a foss...

Great Little Museum

We visited this museum with our family. It was a nice bonus to our time in the Kimberley and Cranbrook area. The basement is where the action is if you're into trains, particularly Canadian Pacific an...