Museum Yellowstone Gateway Museum of Park County

Address 118 West Chinook
Livingston, MT 59047 View on Map Own or manage this business?

Website http://yellowstonegatewaymuseum.org Email museum@parkcountry.org Phone 406-222-4184

Overview Service & Activities

About Discover the history of Park County and its connection to Yellowstone! As a crossroads of culture, Park County, Montana has served as temporary or permanent home for many: native peoples from as long as 11,000 years ago; fur trappers and explorers, homesteaders, and today's residents. Livingston became a major entrance to Yellowstone National Park in 1883 when the Burlington Northern Railway arrived and established a spur line south toward the park. The museum is housed in a three-story 1906 schoolhouse that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Four large exhibit roomsNative Cultures, Expeditions, Pioneer, and Transportationlandings, and courtyard also interpret archaeology, modern-day flint knapping, Lewis and Clark, Yellowstone National Park (including historic vehicles), railroad, veterans' history, women, and more. Museum Explorer's Journal guides families through the museum; new children's exhibits.

Contact

MAILING ADDRESS 118 West Chinook
Livingston, MT 59047

CONTACT 406-222-4184

Details

SEASON All Year

HOURS Summer Daily: 10:00am - 5:00pm Winter: Thursday - Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm Groups by appointment

PAYMENT METHODS Cash, Master Card, Personal Check (In State), Personal Check (Out Of State), Travelers Checks, Visa

RESERVATIONS Group Reservations Required, Reservations Accepted, Walk-Ins Welcome

DISCOUNTS AAA Discount, Child Discount, Group Discount, Senior Citizens

SPECIAL DIRECTIONS From I-90 take Exit 333 to Livingston. Turn right (north) onto Park Street. Stay on Park Street to the stoplight on 5th Street. Turn left (north). Go across the railroad tracks and 1 block to Chinook. Turn right (east) on Chinook and go three blocks. The museum is a three story, sculptured, gray block building with a red caboose out front.