10 Great Things to Do this Winter in Great Falls

We have museums.  We have some great museums.  We have museums for young kids and museums for older kids.  Great Falls is home to 10 museums that offer history, beauty, hands on activities, classes, and more knowledge to wrap your head around.

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Be sure to check out each of these museums websites or Facebook pages for the latest news and upcoming events.  Each museum offers some unique experiences for you and your family to take part in.

Keep your eyes open for the Great Falls Museum Consortium with the Sunday Sampler.  This comes around once a year, early April, and offers free admission to all 10 museums for that Sunday.  There is usually a scavenger hunt kind of game offered, with prizes from the museums.  It's a fun, full day with the kids.

Maybe your new to Great Falls and wanting to learn more about the our rich history.  These museums will give you everything you want to know about this area, and more.  Maybe it has been a while since your last visit to one of these museums.  Make a plan to revisit and look at what has changed over the year.  There is always something new being added.

Great Falls -  Museum Capital of Montana

Children's Museum of Montana

Address: 22 Railroad Square
Phone: 406-452-6661
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. (closed on Sundays except Sunday Sampler in April)

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C.M. Russel Museum

Address: 400 13th Street North
Phone: 406-727-8787
Hours: Wed-Mon, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Learn about free admission here.  

First People's Buffalo Jump

Address: 342 Ulm-Vaughn Road - Ulm, Montana
Phone: 406-866-2217
Hours: 8am - 6pm daily in the Summer; 10am - 4pm Wed-Sat during Winter

A True Montana Treasure just a short drive from Great Falls.  Read More Here.

The History Museum

Address: 422 2nd Street South
Phone: 406-452-3462
Hours: 12 - 5 pm Tues - Friday & Every Second Saturday of the Month 

Click here for more railroad history with Jason Laird. 

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center

Address: 4201 Giant Springs Road
Phone: 406-453-6248
Hours: 9-5 Tues - Sat & 12-5 Sunday

Read More: Top 5 Attractions According To Trip advisor.  

Malmstrom Air Force Base Museum

Address: 21 77th Street North
Phone: 406-731-4050
Hours: 7:30am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

Montana Museum of Railroad History

Address: 400 3rd Street Northwest
Phone: 406-453-3025
Hours: Summer: Saturday, 12 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Winter: by appointment

Read about Jason Laird's love for this museum here. 

Galerie Trinitas

Address: 1301 20th Street South, University of Great Falls (Galerie Trinitas is located inside the University Center.)
Phone: 406-791-5292
Hours: By Appointment Only

Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art

Address: 1400 1st Avenue North
Phone: 406-727-8255
Hours: Tues 10a - 9p, Wed - Fri 10a - 5p, Sat 10a - 3p

Details on the new updates to the museum are here. 

The Ursuline Center

Address: 2300 Central Avenue
Phone: 406-452-8585
Hours: Tours by Appointment