East-Central Specialty Attractions
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Specialty Attractions in East-Central, Alberta.
Aviation enthusiasts can fly radio controlled model airplanes at this location. A hobby shop is also available on-site.
Sprouting from the grass by the side of the road, the Daysland Crocuses are an impressively large purple bunch of artfully presented flowers, which welcome visitors to the small prairie town.
This 3 m (10 feet) tall statue is a tribute to Buffalo National Park, once open in Wainwright and involved with a bison preservation project.
This is a Marion 7400 dragline bucket which was bought in 1974 by a local colliery for use at the Diplomat mine. It has a capacity of 11 cubic yards and was used to strip the overburden from the coal seams until 1986. In 2001 it was donated to the village of Forestburg.
Slingshot is a roadside attraction in Hughenden, Alberta. The larger than life slingshot features a sign stating "Canada Strikes Back."



