Museum Beaverhead County Museum

Address

15 South Montana Street
Dillon, MT 59725 View on Map TripAdvisor Own or manage this business?

Website https://beaverheadcountymt.gov/beaverhead-county-museum/ Email bvhdmuseum@hotmail.com Phone 406-683-5027

Overview Service & Activities

About Beaverhead County Museum has been collecting, preserving, displaying and interpreting local history since the 1930s. The museum is housed in a log building complex in downtown Dillon. Our friendly volunteers will greet you at the door and offer a wealth of information. Visitors will see an authentic homesteader's cabin, the first flush toilet outhouse in Dillon, mining and agriculture equipment. Enjoy a picnic in our pavilion. Additions to the museum include a Lewis and Clark diorama, the Union Pacific Depot built in 1909 houses Ride the Rails railroad exhibit, Indigenous People of Southwest Montana and Archaeological history, Audubon Southwest Bird exhibit, Old Depot Theatre, a medicine tree, one-room schoolhouse and a Geology & Mining exhibit. We have an extensive archive for research about the area including family research.

Contact

MAILING ADDRESS 15 South Montana Street
Dillon, MT 59725

CONTACT 406-683-5027

Details

SEASON May through October

HOURS Monday - Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm June, July, August: Saturday 10am - 4pm

PAYMENT METHODS American Express, Cash, Discover, Master Card, Personal Check (In State), Visa

RESERVATIONS Reservations Accepted, Walk-Ins Welcome

DISCOUNTS Child Discount, Group Discount, Military, Senior Citizens

SPECIAL DIRECTIONS Using the South Exit 62 on I-15, proceed onto Atlantic Street, past the Western Montana College. Turn left on Glendale Street for 4 blocks. Make a right turn to the museum on the left. Using the North Exit 63 on I-15, proceed to stop sign on Montana Street, turn right and continue straight until you enter downtown. Look for a large, dark brown log building.

SERVICES Books Childrens Activities Gift Shop Handicapped Accessible Instruction Maps Merchandise Parking Picnic Tables Public Restroom Store Tour Unescorted Tour

ACTIVITIES American Heritage Antiques Archaeology Cultural Education Exhibit Heritage History Lewis And Clark Museum Paleontology Photography Theatre/Theater