 In the museum are treasures such as the 1876 coach used by Lord Dufferin, then the Governor General of Canada, to tour the new province of British Columbia including Barkerville via the Cariboo Road.The city's archives hold corporate and personal treasures such as 1859 maps of the city drawn by the Royal Engineers and official city records.Other heritage artifacts in the city include the 1937 "Samson V" paddlewheeler, the 1890s armouries, 1850s historic cannons, two of the old BC Pen buildings, numerous cemeteries, and dozens of heritage homes, many of which are from the 19th century.