Great exhibits that will educate you on all that is Montana. I Recommend it for sure.read more

Very interesting museum. Don't forget to go out back to blacksmith shop and schoolhouse. The train…read morecaboose in front is fully outfitted with bunks and workstation reflecting the era.

So much here! The history of the area is too much for just one visit. And I just learned about the…read morearchive room (that is open to the public)!!!! I have to figure out how to spend more time at this place.

Perfect little museum. Lots of exhibits about the history of Columbus and an outside area with…read moreimplements and replicas of a blacksmith shop and tack store

The Bair family home was converted into a museum to display the wealth and taste of this…read moreillustrious family. 16th century Ming Dynasty vases adorned the coffee tables. Oversized gold doorknobs gleamed from the light of the half-drawn windows. Signed portraits from FDR, Truman, Teddy Roosevelt, and Herbert Hoover expressed their friendly regards for the Bair family. The visitor center featured paintings from Edith Freeman (on loan from the Yellowstone Art Museum), C.M. Russell, Eduardo Cortes, and others. Early 20th century Navajo blankets hung in glass cases. Sheep baron Charles Bair mingled with the likes of western icons such as Will Rogers and C.M. Russell. His house embodies his (and his family's) lavish taste.

It's a small museum but very nice. As my husband lived in Livingston as a child and his grandfather…read moreworked at the roundhouse, it was especially interesting. The guide was very friendly and informative. I especially liked the history of movies made here.

It was worth stopping and walking around plus it was neat seeing trains pass by. The train museum…read morewas worth stopping in and looking at all the train memorabilia and it was only$5. Next door was a miniature train shop plus a really nice wine n cheese shop. Theres also benches to sit an watch the trains pass by the courtyard.

Dinosaurmania and a little Montana history added in . Planetarium too…read more Time walk thru history and learn geology , plate tectonics , plates and animals. Big Mike us star but the triceratops's are pretty cool too

We had such a great time at the Museum of the Rockies! It's an amazing place for kids, especially…read moreif they love dinosaurs. The dinosaur exhibits are huge, detailed, and seriously impressive. We also really enjoyed the sections about Montana's history and all the older artifacts--they were fun to explore and made the museum feel like a walk through time. We happened to visit during the Jane Goodall experience, and it was such an unexpected bonus. We learned so much about her life and the chimps she worked with. The interactive parts were especially fun, and we even learned how to "speak" in chimp, which my kids thought was hilarious. Great spot for a few hours with the kids.

Am I a nerd? Yes. Do I drag my travel partner to odd museums? Also yes. This was one that I wasn't…read moreabout to miss. It's in an office building, oddly perfect for a computer and robotics museum. It appears to be staffed by IT college students who are just as excited to talk tech as I am to listen to them talk tech. They geek out about the evolution of the tablet and how far computer memory and storage has come-and you can see some of the early iterations of computers here! It may not be the most interactive or hands-on museum, but it does help bring some of the textbook information to life, which is pretty cool. Even coming from a nerd.

Very cool trip thru the history of information flow...cuneiform tablet, antitykra machine,…read moreGutenberg press with books, enigma machine, robots, early computing, current computing...very fun

The staff here was so friendly and the museum was incredibly informative and interesting. Would…read moredefinitely recommend and visit.

Awesome little museum to see if you are in Bozeman. Several artifacts from the area, mock up rooms,…read morelots to read and a video to see the history of the area. It is housed in an old jailhouse so the kids enjoyed being locked up for a minute. Only $5 for adults and kids are free.

If you're interested in learning more about the mining history in this small town, plan a visit to…read morethe Carbon County Historical Society's museum. They do a nice job of sharing the history-and there's much more than just mining, too! The main floor has neat antiques, old guns, clothing and items from yesteryear while the lower level is more about the mining history. They did a remarkable job downstairs making you feel like you're actually in a mine-it's pretty cool! Well worth a short visit while you're in town.

Very impressive collection of cultural and local history. My 4-year-old daughter loved it as much…read moreas I did.

The little house has a nice story on how it became to be here and made into a museum. We came…read morethrough town mid Oct. when it was closed however the wonderful ladies that volunteer here happen to be putting up lights on buildings and fencing on the property for the holidays before the snow got too deep. So while we were taking pictures and peeking in the windows a sweet lady came over and opened the door and let us in and told us about the school house and a little history. It was a wonderful group of women who made this happen and if you happen to be driving into the area make sure you stop in and say hi. I believe their season in Memorial to Labor Day.

Set off on the side of Gallatin Road, lost next to a nearby business, Little Bear School House…read moreMuseum caught my eye only because of the mismatch between the nearby modern business and the small, little-house-on-the-prairie building with the big sign. Although the museum was listed as open according to the hours posted, there was no one there. I was limited to peering in the windows to see a traditional one-room school house with a few desks and various era-specific items on the walls and shelves. There was also an information desk with what looked like flyers on the history of the school house. I was able to spend time freely walking on the property, looking at the rusted farm implements and the nearby fields from the well-manicured grass and the small gazebo located a short walk away from the school house. After catching a glimpse of what was probably the outhouse located several yards from the school building, I decided I would refrain from complaining about how tough I had it walking two blocks to school in the snow. Perspective. This museum gives perspective.

We stopped in to Butte on our cross country drive and visited the mining museum after lunch in…read moretown. They offer military and other discounts on their entrance fee The gift shop area includes information on local, current mining operations as well as merch. This is an outdoor museum so dress for the weather. If you want to take the under ground tour be sure you are wearing closed toed shoes. (Crocs not included, I don't know why) They also have above ground tours. Part of the property is set up like a western town. Something that would grow up around a mine. Post office, apothecary, carpenter, blacksmith, etc, etc. All these buildings are set up with window displays but most are not open to the public. You just peer thru the windows. There is a memorial garden to miners. A mine yard with pieces of heavy equipment. The motorized lift, miners locker room, light room, information and equipment used in dry and wet boring, 3D representations of mines and more with information posted on the displays. You can walk up into the mine head if you are so inclined to see how the ore chutes operated. We spent about two hours here without realizing it. Very interesting museum. Staff are very personable, answered questions and suggested reading material for more on the subject. Very good, family friendly stop.

It's a little on the pricey side but very informative. The mine tour is also impressive and Ken is…read moreknowledgeable and a great guide and makes it fun for the kids and adults