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Visitor tip
Call ahead at (406) 232-6146 to schedule a guided tour with staff members. Visitors praise the friendly and knowledgeable staff who can enhance your experience and share stories about the artifacts that self-guided tours might miss.
Best time
Visit during the official season (April 15 - October 15) for guaranteed access. The museum operates weather-dependently and by appointment outside this window, so planning ahead ensures you won't miss out.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Location
- Miles City, Montana
- Founded
- 1939
- Hours
- April 15 - October 15, 9am-5pm, 6 days/week (closed Tuesdays)
- Highlights
- 13 buildings, Native American artifacts, pioneer exhibits, dinosaur displays
What visitors say
This is a great museum! Tons and tons of cool antiques and memories! We enjoyed visiting and reading so much history about the R and R! I wish we lived closer so I could volunteer here! Please go visit them and help them out! We loved…
Great place to learn about Montana history! Well worth the visit to one of the oldest cities in the state. And a massive gun museum. All artifacts were donated by the locals. Save a few hours for this visit! Oh, and check out the…
Very nice presentation of the Miles City and area history. There are 13 buildings to visit, all worth the time to see
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Did You Know?
- The museum spans 13 buildings covering Montana history from the dinosaur age to the 21st century, creating an expansive historical timeline
- All artifacts in the museum were donated by local community members, with the entire operation run by volunteers and no tax dollars spent
- The museum features a phenomenal gun collection and includes authentic Civil War and colonial era memorabilia as part of its exhibits
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