Preserving the history of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana is the Gallatin History Museum. Visitors can step back in time and better understand the county’s rich history and heritage through a number of displays and artifacts.

Exhibits include notable jail cells, hanging gallows, a model of old Fort Ellis, a reconstructed log cabin, the infamous Big Horn Gun, Bozeman’s first steam-powered fire engine and personal pieces belonging to many people who have called Bozeman, Montana home. There’s a permanent exhibit dedicated to the history of Native American tribes who lived in Gallatin Valley.

The museum boasts a photo archive of over 18,000 historic images as well as a book store with historic, hard-to-find merchandise for visitors to take a little bit of Bozeman back home with them.

317 West Main Street, Bozeman, MT 59715, 406-522-8122

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