Top 5 BC Museums and Heritage Sites to explore the Cariboo Chilcotin – North

by Courtney Smith  | Cultural Heritage Centre, House Museum/Homestead, Museum/Gallery

Planning a road trip through the Cariboo Chilcotin – North region? Want to learn about early European settlement in the region, mining, gold, industry or life in general? Here are 5 BC Museums and Heritage Sites that will be just what you are looking for! If you’re heading North on the 97, the following are listed by location order. I also recommend the the Clinton Museum in Clinton, the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake, the Quesnel District Museum and Archives in Quesnel and Cottonwood House Historic Site between Quesnel and Wells before you make your first stop at the Wells Museum!

Places

This extraordinary historic town stands as a living testament to British Columbia’s golden beginnings. Located just outside Wells BC an hour from Quesnel or two hours from Prince George, Barkerville will truly take you back in time.

Wells Museum

Wells, British Columbia

The Wells Museum showcases and celebrates the history of beautiful Wells British Columbia from 1930 – 1970. Come explore our colorful town and the history we have grown from.

The Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum is located in Prince George, British Columbia. Its collection consists of over sixty pieces of rolling stock, ten historical buildings and numerous smaller artifacts on an 8-acre site. Open since 1986, come explore this industrial heritage attraction and museum.

Huble Homestead Historic Site

Prince George, British Columbia

The Huble Homestead is a turn of the century heritage attraction north of Prince George, British Columbia. Come step back in time!

Fort St. James National Historic Site

Fort St. James

Travel back to 1896 when wealth was measured in fur pelts and salmon, the natural bounty bartered by the Carrier First Nations and European fur traders at Fort St. James. Tour Canada’s largest collection of wooden buildings faithfully restored to the fur trade era. We recommend allowing a full day to tour the fur trade compound and interpretive gallery.

Road Map

to Fort St. James

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