stirling agricultural village is a national historic site of canada, and was listed as one of only three communities in canada designated as a national historic site because of the community's well preserved settlement pattern that follows the plat of zion model. located within the village are two museums the "michelsen farmstead" a totally restored 1900s home showcasing rural life in alberta in the 1930s. listed as a provincial historic site in 2001., and the galt historic railway park.