Things to Do in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Tunnels of Moose Jaw

• Take an underground tour in tunnels dating to the late 1800s. Tunnels of Moose Jaw offers theatrical tours featuring animatronic characters, costumed tour guides and multimedia presentations. The Passage to Fortune tour follows the journey of a fictional Chinese family as they emigrate from the United States to Canada. The Chicago Connection tour takes visitors back to 1929, where they can pretend to be bootleggers and cross paths with Al Capone's gang. The tours last for 50 minutes and are available throughout the year. Call (306) 693-5261 or visit the website below for tour times, prices and bookings.

  Tunnels of Moose Jaw
  18 Main St. N.
  Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J6 Canada
  (306) 693-5261
  www.tunnelsofmoosejaw.com/

Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre

• Step into a huge burrow, meet endangered owls and walk through a prairie garden at the Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre. Visitors can see and learn more about captive and wild burrowing owls, whose numbers are decreasing because of habitat loss, predators and low birth rates. The center, which opened in 1997, also features a hiking trail, a garden filled with native prairie plants and a field where visitors can see other wildlife including coyotes, hawks and jackrabbits. Guided tours of the center are available during summer. Call (306) 692-8710 or visit the website below for further information.

  Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre
  250 Thatcher Dr. E.
  Moose Jaw, SK S6J 17L Canada
  (306) 692-8710
  www.sboic.ca/

Moose Jaw Western Development Museum

• See vintage planes, automobiles and railcars at the Moose Jaw Western Development Museum. The museum, which focuses on the history of transportation in Saskatchewan, features a Short Line Railway and exhibits on water travel, land travel and aviation. Visitors can learn about Canadian military flight history in the Snowbirds aerobatic exhibit. The museum is open daily year-round. Call (306) 693-5989 or visit the website below for admission information and hours of operation.

  Moose Jaw Western Development Museum
  50 Diefenbaker Drive
  Moose Jaw, SK S6J 1L9 Canada
  (306) 693-5989
  www.wdm.ca/mj.html

Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village Museum

• Tour a ship, see antique cars and visit a blacksmith shop at the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village Museum. The 40-acre village features buildings from the late 1800s and early 1900s, including a schoolhouse, railway station, general store, creamery and farmhouse. The ship known as Dontianen, built by Tom Sukanen during the Great Depression, serves as the main attraction of the village museum. The village is open daily from mid-May through late September and on weekends during fall. Call (306) 693-7315 or visit the website below for additional information.

  Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village Museum Inc.
  P. O. Box 2071
  Moose Jaw, SK S6H 7T2 Canada
  (306) 693-7315
  www.sukanenmuseum.ca/