Expertly laid out, this 18,500-sq.-m (200,000-sq.-ft.) modern museum displays Alberta’s natural and human history in three permanent galleries. Wild Alberta, the museum’s new permanent exhibit, represents Alberta’s diverse natural history with astonishingly lifelike dioramas and interactive displays utilizing computers, microscopes and other hands-on tools. The Gallery of Aboriginal Culture tells the 11,000-year story of Alberta’s First Nations inhabitants, incorporating artifacts, film, interactive media, and Native interpreters. The Natural History Gallery has fossils, minerals, and a live-bug room.