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THE UPPER MISSOURI RIVER BREAKS INTERPRETIVE CENTER

701 7th Street
Fort Benton, Montana


The 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.


OPEN DATES & HOURS OF OPERATION

Open All Year

Summer Hours
Mid May through September 30th
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Daily

Winter Hours
October 1 through Mid May
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday through Friday
Admission fees are charged.  Special rates available for school and tour groups.

Payment of the admission fee entitles you to the guided tour of Historic Old Fort Benton, and entry at the Museum of the Northern Great Plains, the Museum of the Upper Missouri and the Upper Missouri River Breaks Interpretive Center.

For Further Information Contact
The River and Plains Society
P.O. Box 262
Fort Benton, Montana 59442
406-622-5316

 


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