Museums

1. Billings Tour

Billings, Billings Area

Since the American West’s early days, Billings has hosted a cast of famous figures: Custer, Calamity Jane, Buffalo Bill, Crazy Horse, Lewis & Clark and others. More Info

2. American Computer and Robotics Museum

Bozeman, Bozeman Area

Founded in May of 1990 by visionary collector George Keremedjiev, the American Computer & Robotics Museum inspires visitors of all ages to explore the past and imagine the future of the Information Age through thought-provoking exhibits.. More Info

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3. Big Horn County Historical Museum & Visitors Center

Hardin, Billings Area

The Museum complex consisting of twenty permanent buildings and represents the area's past. More Info

4. Meagher County Historical Association

White Sulphur Springs, Central Montana

This castle is filled with historic furnishings and memorabilia. The history provides the visitors with a glimpse into the lives of the people who lived in this area. A guided tour is provided. More Info

5. Troy Museum & Visitor's Center Troy

Troy, Northwest Montana

This volunteer-run museum features all Troy-related historical items. More Info

6. Marias Museum of History & Art

Shelby, Great Falls Area

This museum is known for its collection of memorabilia from the celebrated Heavyweight Championship in 1923 when Jack Dempsey held off Tommy Gibbons for 15 rounds. More Info

7. Carter County Museum

Ekalaka, Southeast Montana

Features dinosaur fossil remains dating back 65 million years ago when many dinosaurs roamed this area. Among the paleontological finds housed within the museum is a mounted skeleton of an Anatotitan Copei, one of three known skeletons found. More Info

8. Bob Scriver Hall of Bronze & Museum of Montana Wildlife

Browning, Great Falls Area

This privately owned museum was established in 1956 and provides a very special view and understanding of the wildlife native to Montana. More Info

9. Museum of Fine Arts

Missoula, Missoula Area

The museum is located on the university campus and collects, exhibits, and preserves works of art for the education of university students, the scholarly study of research professionals and the enjoyment of the public. More Info

10. Valley County Pioneer Museum

Glasgow, Northeast Montana

In Valley County, Montana, a person is still able to find the fossilized remains of prehistoric creatures. More Info

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11. Oscar's Dreamland Yesteryear Museum/Oscar's Park

Billings, Billings Area

Oscar Cooke had a dream of building the largest steam tractor museum in the world. He did. More Info

12. Galerie Trinitas

Great Falls, Great Falls Area

This gallery contains many of the works of Sister Mary Trinitas. More Info

13. Missoula Museum of the Arts

Missoula, Missoula Area

This museum is housed in the old Carnegie Library and has a small permanent collection. More Info

14. Cheyenne Indian Museum

Ashland, Southeast Montana

The Cheyenne Indian Museum features artifacts and the history of the Plains Indians. A documentary film on the Saint Labre school is featured. More Info

15. John L. Clarke Western Art Gallery & Memorial Museum

East Glacier Park Village, Flathead Area

John L. Clarke and Montana artists' work is featured here. More Info

16. Utica Historical Museum

Utica, Central Montana

The museum is a large collection of artifacts from the Homestead Era. Everything from household items to farm tools. More Info

17. Holter Museum of Art

Helena, Helena Area

This museum exhibits quality visual arts in all media from local, national, and international artists, as well as traveling shows. More Info

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18. Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana

Missoula, Missoula Area

Ninepipes Museum is named after Chief Joseph Ninepipes, a Chief of the Bitterroot Salish. More Info

19. Copper Village Museum & Art Center

Anaconda, Butte Area

A dream of copper magnate Marcus Daly was to make Anaconda the state capital. For that reason, he spared no expense in making Anaconda’s buildings spectacular. More Info

20. Canyon Ferry Visitor Center

Helena, Helena Area

The Center is small but packed with informative and interesting exhibits. There are picnic tables here and an outdoor interpretive display. More Info

21. Museum of the Northern Great Plains

Fort Benton, Havre Area

The Museum of the Northern Great Plains is a 30,000 square feet facility that tells a story from1908 through 1980 of three generations of farmers. More Info

Open

Monday

10:30 AM - 04:30 PM

22. Little Cowboy Bar & Museum

Fromberg, Red Lodge Area

After years serving as a landmark in this sleepy town of Fromberg, the museum and bar burned in 2013. More Info

23. Peter Yegen Jr. Yellowstone County Museum

Billings, Billings Area

The Museum incorporates an 1893 log cabin built by Paul McCormick, Sr., a pioneer Montana cattleman. More Info

24. Montana Historical Society Museum

Helena, Helena Area

This is Montana’s largest museum displaying artifacts covering 12,000 years of history. Paintings of Montana landscapes and people give a rich perspective into life in Montana through the eyes of artists. More Info

Open

Monday

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

25. Basin Trading Post

Stanford, Central Montana

The famous White Wolf is on display at this historic stop in downtown Stanford. More Info

26. Arlee Historical Society

Arlee, Missoula Area

27. Gallatin County History Museum

Bozeman, Bozeman Area

Step back in time and learn about Gallatin County’s heritage. Visit the Gallatin History Museum in Bozeman, which offers a unique glimpse into the area’s past. More Info

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28. Belt Museum

Belt, Great Falls Area

This museum is chock full of perfectly preserved fossils, life-sized dinosaur models, and educational dioramas. More Info

29. Museum of the Rockies

Bozeman, Bozeman Area

Learn about the history and pre-history of the northern Rockies region through exhibits ranging from paleontology and Native American artifacts to historic photography and antique vehicles. More Info

30. Clark Fork Valley Museum

Fromberg, Red Lodge Area

The history of the Clarks Fork Valley comes alive in one of the last class four, small, rural area railroad depots in the country. More Info

31. Carbon County Museum

Red Lodge, Red Lodge Area

This new location for the Carbon County Historical Society’s museum is in the renovated 1909 Labor Temple at the north end of downtown Red Lodge. More Info

Open

Monday

10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

32. Frontier Gateway Museum

Glendive, Southeast Montana

The museum is historical and chronological in content. Displays range from prehistoric times to the 20th century. More Info

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33. Louis Toavs' John Deere Collection

Wolf Point, Northeast Montana

If you’re a fan of John Deere tractors, you have to make a stop at Louis Toavs’ farm north of Wolf Point. More Info

34. Allard's Flathead Indian Museum

Saint Ignatius, Missoula Area

Featuring an interesting collection of Native American clothing and regalia of the Salish and Kootenai tribes, as well as others from the United States and Canada. More Info

35. O'Fallon Historical Museum

Baker, Southeast Montana

This five-building museum features the old jailhouse, two homestead houses, antique cars, homestead antiques, dinosaur bones, and much more. More Info

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36. A Gathering of Memories Museum

Big Sandy, Havre Area

This museum's displays chronicle the history of the Big Sandy area. More Info

37. Brand Bar Museum

Ovando, Missoula Area

The Brand Bar Museum is part of the Lewis and Clark Trail on Highway 200. It houses a collection of stories of our settlers, local memorabilia, homestead maps, and information of Ovando's past. More Info

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38. Montana's Original Governor's Mansion

Helena, Helena Area

For over a century, the Original Governor’s Mansion has stood as a symbol of Helena’s wealth and political prominence. More Info

39. Blaine County Museum

Chinook, Havre Area

Experience the West, from prehistoric to pioneer, through thought-provoking exhibits, that tell the story of this land, its people, and its times. More Info

Open

Monday

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

40. Wildlife Museum of the West

Ennis, Bozeman Area

A privately-owned museum featuring bison, moose, deer, elk, mountain lions, black bears, mountain goats, caribou, and more; with a great selection of wildfowl. More Info

41. C.M. Russell Museum

Great Falls, Great Falls Area

Charlie Russell captured the spirit of the Old West more clearly and lovingly than any other artist. More Info

42. Blackfoot Valley Museum

Lincoln, Missoula Area

This museum is 4-acre museum behind the Hi-country Trading Post. Here there is a large collection of logging and ranching equipment and old mining equipment used by early pioneers. More Info

43. Fly Fishers International and Museum

Livingston, Livingston Area

This Fly Fishing Center is the only one of its kind in the nation. The center has live fish, explanations about fish habits and habitats, informative displays, a coldwater fish room. More Info

Open

Monday

08:00 AM - 04:00 PM

44. Museum of the Yellowstone

West Yellowstone, Big Sky/Yellowstone Area

Located in the 1909 Union Paciﬁc Depot, this museum has historic exhibits featuring cowboys, mountain men, Native Americans, and Yellowstone Park. More Info

45. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Visitor Center

Missoula, Missoula Area

Developed primarily by hunters and dedicated to the conservation of wildlife habitat, this center features a life-size bull elk bronze, a wildlife theater, beautiful wildlife artwork, and natural history displays. More Info

46. Charles M. Bair Family Museum

Montana, Central Montana

Charles M. Bair came to Montana in 1883 as a conductor on the Northern Pacific Railroad and went into the ranching business in 1893. More Info

47. Broadwater County Museum & Library

Townsend, Helena Area

Local history is featured here with exhibits that reflect mining, a dental office, general store, homestead cabin, and rural school, along with fossil and military collections. More Info

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48. Conrad Mansion

Kalispell, Flathead Area

The Conrad Mansion is one of the most outstanding examples of luxurious living and period architecture in the Pacific Northwest. More Info

49. Crazy Mountain Museum

Big Timber, Livingston Area

Our museum provides a historical look at Sweet Grass County with exhibits ranging from archaeological and geological finds and information to the Pioneer Room which features early settlers and their families, as well as exceptional rotating exhibits More Info

Open

Monday

10:00 AM - 04:30 PM

50. Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Cultural Center & Museum

Fort Peck, Northeast Montana

This is a traditional teepee village located on the Missouri River near Wolf Point. More Info

Open

Monday

08:00 AM - 04:30 PM

51. House of Mystery

Columbia Falls, Glacier Park Area

Located just thirteen miles west of Glacier National Park, the House of Mystery is Montana’s only natural vortex, producing unusual gravitational energies and mystifying phenomena. More Info

52. Livingston Depot Center

Livingston, Livingston Area

Built by the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1902, the grand Italian style Passenger depot complex holds art and cultural museum with records of railroading in the Pacific Northwest and Montana. More Info

Open

Monday

10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

53. Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks Visitor Center

Great Falls Area

There is a lot to learn about the area’s wildlife at this center. More Info

54. Powder River Taxidermy Wildlife Museum

Broadus, Southeast Montana

This museum features wildlife mounts, antique and commemorative guns and local art. It is open year-round. More Info

55. Museum of the Beartooths

Columbus, Red Lodge Area

The Museum of the Beartooths is a great place to visit the history of the homestead era. More Info

56. Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture

Huntley, Billings Area

This is a great stop for visitors interested in agriculture and irrigation. More Info

57. Garfield County Museum

Jordan, Northeast Montana

A one-room schoolhouse sits beside the museum and is completely furnished with everything from old textbooks to the water pail and double desks from old schools in the area. More Info

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58. Cascade County Historical Society

Great Falls, Great Falls Area

From the first rough and tumble cowboys who camped here to the homesteaders who created a new life. More Info

59. Liberty County Museum

Chester, Havre Area

The museum resides in the former Methodist Church building, built in 1911. More Info

60. Old Jail Museum

Thompson Falls, Northwest Montana

This two-story Italianate style jail was built in 1907 at a cost of $5,000. More Info

Open

Monday

12:00 PM - 04:00 PM

61. Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center

Great Falls, Great Falls Area

Center exhibits feature the epic travels of Lewis and Clark through Indian Country, the West in 1805. More Info

62. Fort Missoula

Missoula, Missoula Area

On this 32-acre site rests a fort that was built in 1877 during the flight of the Nez Perce. More Info

63. Prairie County Museum and Evelyn Cameron Gallery

Terry, Southeast Montana

The museum was founded in 1975 and now includes the 1906 Bank of Terry building, the only steam heated outhouse west of the Mississippi, a pioneer homestead, a Burlington Northern train depot, and the Cameron Gallery. More Info

64. Jefferson Valley Museum

Whitehall, Butte Area

The bright red barn that houses this museum was built in 1914. In 1992, the owners donated the barn to use as a museum. More Info

65. Havre Railroad Museum

Havre, Havre Area

This is the newest museum in Havre, but a must for railroad buffs. The small museum is packed with all sorts of railroad artifacts, information, and memories. More Info

66. Miracle of America Museum

Polson, Flathead Area

When you first see this museum from the road, you know there is more inside (and outside) than you can see in a few minutes of walking through. More Info

Open

Monday

08:00 AM - 08:00 PM

67. Central Montana Historical Association Museum

Lewistown, Central Montana

The museum contains history from Lewistown’s early history as a trading post during the homestead era. More Info

68. Montana Cowboys Association Museum

Great Falls, Great Falls Area

The Cowboys Museum is one of the many projects the Montana Cowboys Association has undertaken to perpetuate the historical importance of Western heritage. More Info

69. Garden of the Rockies Museum

Ronan, Missoula Area

This is one of those quaint little off the road places we all love to “discover.” More Info

Open

Monday

11:00 AM - 04:00 PM

70. First Methodist Episcopal Church of Chester

Chester, Havre Area

The first two decades of the twentieth century saw railroad promotion and homestead settling along Montana’s Hi-Line. Chester was one of the first communities to spring up along the new Great Northern Railway Line in the 1890s. More Info

71. Fort Union Trading Post

Bainville, Northeast Montana

John Jacob Astor’s American Fur Company built Fort Union in 1829 near the junction of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers in what is now North Dakota. More Info

72. Montana Agricultural Center & Museum

Fort Benton, Havre Area

This is the largest agricultural museum in the state. The museum explores the culture, traditions, and struggles of early settlers in the area. More Info

73. Powder River Historical Museum and Mac's Museum

Broadus, Southeast Montana

The rich history of the area is captured in the Powder River Historical Museum. More Info

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74. McCone County Museum

Circle, Northeast Montana

Features the 35-year-old accumulated wildlife collection of Orville Quick and his sons. More Info

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75. Havre Beneath the Streets

Havre, Havre Area

Probably one of the most popular attractions in northcentral Montana is the historical tour through Havre’s underground. More Info

76. Mondak Heritage Center

Sidney, Northeast Montana

This is a history museum and a regional art center. It includes an extensive historical library. A wide, curving staircase delivers you to a complete “town” that has been re-created and furnished down to the last detail with artifacts. More Info

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77. Hockaday Museum of Art

Kalispell, Flathead Area

The major visual art museum in northwest Montana is located in Kalispell’s Carnegie Library building minutes from Glacier National Park, Flathead Lake, and other area attractions. More Info

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78. Culbertson Museum

Culbertson, Northeast Montana

The Culbertson museum is filled with unique items which take you back to the turn of the century. More Info

Open

Monday

09:00 AM - 06:00 PM

79. Earth Science Museum

Loma, Havre Area

This museum is home to a large collection of rocks, fossils, and minerals with parts of the museum displaying hands-on exhibits for children. More Info

80. Smoke Jumper Training & Aerial Fire Depot Visitor Center

Missoula, Missoula Area

When a forest fire breaks out in the west, it is probable that smokejumpers trained here are busy fighting it. More Info

Open

Monday

08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

81. Museum of the Plains Indians

Browning, Great Falls Area

The history of the Northern Great Plain tribes is made visible in this small but outstanding museum in Browning. More Info

82. Granite County Museum & Cultural Center

Philipsburg, Butte Area

This museum focuses on the mining legacy of the surrounding area. Upstairs in the museum, view the revolving historical exhibits, including archival photos, clothing, and artifacts from Granite County. More Info

Open

Monday

12:00 PM - 04:00 PM

83. House of One Thousand Dolls Museum

Loma, Havre Area

A small and unusual privately owned museum has a wonderful collection of dolls and toys dating back to the 1830s to the present. Open seasonally or by appointment. More Info

84. North American Wildlife Museum

West Glacier, Glacier Park Area

For those who would like to learn more about area wildlife, this museum holds 85 animal and bird mounts in a simulated outdoor setting. More Info

Open

Monday

09:00 AM - 09:00 PM

85. Old Montana Prison and Auto Museum Complex

Deer Lodge, Butte Area

Trace the development of the automobile and the use Montanans put it to in this newly refurbished museum. More Info

86. Historical Society Museum

Lambert, Northeast Montana

While this museum traces the area's beginnings from 1914, an emphasis is placed on its native son, former Governor Nutter. More Info

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87. Polson-Flathead Historical Museum

Polson, Flathead Area

Displays that depict the late 1800s and early 1900s are exhibited both inside the Museum building and in the spacious yard. More Info

Open

Monday

09:00 AM - 06:00 PM

88. Musselshell Valley Historical Museum

Roundup, Central Montana

When you enter this museum, you can sign in on the old registry of the Adams Hotel of Lavina. The museum tells the story of the birth of Roundup and includes a pioneer-era cabin and a five-room house. More Info