Montana museums are like time machines that help you explore our state's past. In these places, you can come face-to-face with dinosaur bones, see how Native peoples and settlers lived, and discover stories about cowboys, trains, battles, and small-town life. Use this page to choose museums you?d like to visit with your family or class and see Montana history come to life.

• Montana Dino Trail Museums — Follow the Montana Dino Trail to visit exciting museums where you can see real dinosaur fossils and learn what Montana was like millions of years ago.
• C. M. Russell Museum — Step into the world of cowboy artist Charlie Russell and explore his paintings, sculptures, and stories about life in the Old West.
• Charles M. Bair Museum — Visit the Bair family ranch home to see art, photos, and treasures that show how one Montana family helped shape the state's history.
• Custer Battlefield Museum — Travel to the Little Bighorn area to discover artifacts and stories from the famous battle between the U.S. Army and Native warriors.
• Historical Museum at Fort Missoula — Explore old buildings, tools, and exhibits at Fort Missoula to learn how soldiers, settlers, and immigrants lived and worked.
• The Castle Museum — Take a tour of this "castle" in White Sulphur Springs and see rooms filled with clothing, photos, and objects from early Montana days.
• The Montana Historical Society: Montana's Museum — Visit Montana's Museum in Helena to see everything from Native objects and pioneer items to maps, art, and dinosaur bones.
• Wibaux Museum — Stop by the Wibaux Museum complex to walk through historic buildings and discover what life was like in a small Montana town long ago.

For a complete listing of museums check out Montana Museums, or visit montanakids.com's Things To See & Do section for more cool places in Montana to visit.