Museum

The Oregon Short Line Railroad once brought travelers to Yellowstone in style and comfort. Today, the 1903 executive car has been restored to museum quality and sits in the heart of the West Yellowstone Conference Hotel. It serves as the theme for the Oregon Short Line Restaurant.

Peaks to Plains Museum highlights historic Red Lodge with Greenough rodeo collection, extensive historical gun collection, interactive coal mine exhibit and much more. The museum is a valuable resource for those who have an interest in looking into the coal mining activities of this country.

Pioneer Pride Museum in Bainville features a pioneer bedroom, kitchen, and music room. There is also an old jail from Mon-Dak and a 1929 fire truck. The museum is open Memorial Day through Labor Day, Tuesdays through Sundays from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. Admission is free.

City Museum is housed in the old Tribal Jail built around 1920, now on the historic register. Frontier and Indian collections are displayed in the cells. We are open daily from June 1st to Labor Day, 11:00am - 5:00pm.

The story of Deer Lodge unfolds when you step into the Powell County Museum of local history. Experience what life was like in early Montana through the displays and photos of the area.

On the edge of the scenic badlands and the home of the moss agate, the Prairie County Museum began in 1975 in the historic 1916 State Bank of Terry building and has grown into a complex that includes the 1906 State Bank of Terry building, the only steam heated outhouse this side of the Mississipp

The Ravalli County Museum, the former Ravalli County Courthouse, built by A.J Gibson in 1900, served as the Ravalli County Courthouse until 1979 when it was saved from the wreckers ball by a vote of the people.

The Rosebud County Pioneer Museum houses collections from Forsyth and Rosebud County's founding families. Included in these collections are everyday items from the turn of the century, Indian artifacts and beadwork, vintage clothing, barbed wire display and various farm implements.

Visitors are amazed to walk into an old barn to find historic displays in the original horse stalls. Collections provided by local residents depict life, events and resources found in the surrounding area in years past.

The Sheridan County Museum was completed in 1968 to capture and preserve some of the historical flavor. fashions and fixtures of Sheridan County's early days.