Upper Missouri River Breaks Interpretive Center - Fort Benton
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701 7th Street
Fort Benton,
MT 59442
Phone: 406-622-4000
Toll Free: 877-256-3252
DescriptionThe Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center highlights the natural and cultural history of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. Boating information for those floating the Wild and Scenic Upper Missouri River is available, as well as hands-on exhibits about the land, the wildlife and culture of the area. View a life size version of a Murphy freight wagon that pulled supplies - brought up river on steamboats - to far flung reaches of Montana and beyond. Step inside a replica steamboat pilot house, with artifacts from the actual steamboat Far West. Come learn about the pallid sturgeon and paddlefish – which have been in the Missouri since the age of the dinosaur. Our Classroom features a 3-D model of the Wild and Scenic Missouri landscape and incredible images – depicted from Karl Bodmer’s journey up the Missouri in 1833.
DirectionsUpper Missouri River Breaks Interpretive Center is located in Fort Benton at 701 7th Street.
Season of Operation:All Year
Hours of Operation:Summer:
Mid May – September 30: 8am – 5 pm, seven days per week.
Winter:
October 1 – Mid May: 8am – 5pm, Monday – Friday
Activities:
- Education
- Exhibit
- Geology
- Cultural
- Natural History
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