This museum is excellent. It is not overwhelming large and we were there for just about 4 hours…read more Some highlights are the dinosaur section (which is what they are known for), a living history area outside, a small area about old-school gadgets (which was fun to guess what some of these gadgets had been used for), and a temporary frog exhibit (which my son LOVED). Museum has a really small café that is mainly snacks and drinks. Do not expect to have lunch here (which was one of our mistakes). The museum was a great time and definitely worth a visit if you are in Bozeman.

I have been to a lot of museums and this one was just OK. Kinda pricey for the exhibits they had…read more Kids area was truly for small kids which again is unusual as adults/parents are usually able to engage in activities that are educational and fun for kids and adults like. This seemed more like a play area. Dinosaurs were cool and the frog exhibit with the live frogs you have to find in their habitat was my favorite exhibit. Free parking. You could spend a couple of hours there at the most.

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.

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.

Great place to see the history of mining and also you got to go down into the mine.Also Ken is a…read morereally nice person to do the tour with.

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.

Wonderful art exhibits in a variety of mediums! Hands on classes, lectures, & concerts. A must see…read more& experience Bozeman museum!

From the owner: Our mission is to foster creativity and the love of art through diverse and high-quality exhibits,…read moreprograms, classes and lectures. Bozeman Art Museum’s long-term goal is to establish and operate an accredited art museum whose purpose is to exhibit, document, collect, and preserve works of art to inspire our community.

This was our favorite stop in Bozeman!!!! Go check it out if you're in town. Very nice employees…read moreand store has a lot

LOVE this store! Awesome selection, awesome staff. Don't miss it!! Got treasues for presents and…read morefor our own home.

The Bozeman Public Library is beautifully-architected building, built in 1981, renovated in 2024…read more It sits next to a sculpture-filled park, and a flat stone labyrinth-like patio. They have lots of community activities. While we were there, they had set up a 1-2 hour "escape room" adventure for teens. Clever and fun!

Top notch public library right here. I'm blown away by how large, modern and comfortable this…read morelibrary is. As an Easterner, I was expecting something a whole lot smaller and a whole lot less up-to-date out here in Montana. Boy, was I wrong and I'm so happy to be wrong! This is a huge building with so much space, so much glass and so many comfortable places to sit. I found a study carrel upstairs where I was able to plug in all of my electronics, connect to their fast and free wifi and get some emails done today. I was here for three or so hours and even managed to sneak in a quiet Zoom call without disturbing my fellow library patrons. Good security presence and a large parking lot. I'm impressed! [Review 20821 overall - 83 in Montana - 1805 of 2023.]

This little park is such a cute little visit while on Main Street in Downtown Bozeman…read more While it's not large at all, there is plentiful seating, a nice walk path and plenty of visual stimulation. The art is fun and playful and nice to look at. I could sit and look at the huge mural that anchors this park for hours, it's got a lot of detail and visual interest.

A variety of different styles and a spectrum of different artists are on display through the…read moreGallatin Art Crossing exhibit, an outdoor sculpture park that is throughout Bozeman but mostly here near the Bozeman Public Library. I saw a couple of these pieces including "A Natural Uprising" by Dana Kuglin. The organization's primary goal is to choose and arrange sculptures in the Bozeman region. Unless otherwise specified on their plaque, all sculptures are for sale while they are in the program. The program also aims to add one piece per year to the permanent public collection. Each piece includes a QR code for members of the public to participate in the process and aid the board in choosing the winner of the People's Choice Award. Great to see that the public is included and that the art is pretty cool too! [Review 20822 overall - 84 in Montana - 1806 of 2023.]

The museum itself is cute and interesting with all the collectable. I guess it was a brothel at one…read moretime. The staff was nice but not very knowledgeable about any history of the museum itself. We were there for a walking tour. There was no encouragement to explore the museum. I think they have volunteers that create walking tours. Local historians that conduct research and create the tour. The tour host told us stuff that contradicted what the museum had on display in pictures & plaques, and even what the city had on plaques I had noticed walking around earlier. Part of it could be that we have taken walking history tours... Similar themes of the dark history of an area, in Savannah, Boston, London... So we have been on good tours. With great story telling that you didn't even care how true it was. This host was mostly quoting research and offering her judgement & opinions. Little confusing and contradictory at times. I stopped asking questions because I didn't want to steal away any one else experience. And once I lowered my expectation, I enjoyed the totality of the experience... Beautiful quaint town, great to walk around with some preservation starting in earnest. Not sure if the museum pays the tour host or if she was just a volunteer. The museum tend to elevate the women in their slim options the for a livelihood, the tour guide seems to cast judgement on the poor women of Bozeman, not the industrialists that made them sex slaves to the growing town, and the necessity to survive in a new city at the start of the industrial age. The cost of the tour was a good value, and was worth every opinion though because would know none of it otherwise. And of all the tours available, this was the best selection I wish that Bozeman historical created a plaque or other marker for what once stood on the ground there

This organization offers walking tours of the downtown area, as well as a nearby historic cemetery…read moreand other local historical highlights. I recently took one of their walking tours which covered the local park area and one of the historic residential districts. Beth was our guide and she did a wonderful job - it was a great way to spend 2 hours on a lovely late afternoon! I've also been on their architectural walking tour of downtown buildings/businesses and learned so much. Again, a tour well worth taking!!! Definitely add it to your "to do " list while visiting Bozeman!