Historic Walking Tour

It’s summer! Downtown Vermilion, AB is bursting with pride, with every building, landmark and home a thoughtful reflection of our community's past.

Get out and go for a walk! A self-guided walking tour reveals a fascinating history of the historic buildings in our town. Plaques are displayed on the exteriors to give you a more in depth understanding of times past, and the histories of several other buildings were compiled with a vision of future restoration.

From 1992-1997, Vermilion was a project community of the Alberta Main Street Programme, which facilitated the façade restorations of a number of historically significant buildings.

The Vermilion Heritage Museum contains cleverly designed thematic displays which tell the tale of days gone by, and is located in a restored school which has been designated a Provincial Historic Site by the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation.

The Historic Walking Tour Guide can be obtained at the Tourist Information Booth or the Town Office. And would you believe Vermilion, AB offers so much more?!

Take a walk on our Historic Tour! This is a PDF document of about 1 MB.