The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula in Missoula

We went for the Fall Festival and had a great time. I’d never been before and loved the informative signs and demonstrations. So cool to learn about the fort and its history.

We stopped here as an impromptu stop and it turned out to be a lot of fun! I love dressing up and inside the museum they had a little dress up area which I of course got silly with. They had a few different exhibits inside the building, while outside they had a whole array of old buildings from different times and placements. The handout they give you has a good little tibit about each place on the land and what it is. The only unfortunate part is that it is very spread out, so it can be a lot of walking from one point to the next. I hope to see them get some more things for the spaces between so there is more to walk to when heading from one to another. Overall its a nice museum for 4$ a person, it takes a few hours to see and appreciate it all.

Pretty empty, good for some pics and the museum is pretty informative and interesting

Nice exhibits. Widely spaced apart on the grounds. Interesting museum. inexpensive.

Wow the museum was great. Don’t miss the movie in the beginning.

Interesting place. We spent a couple hours looking at the fort, detention center, fire tower, Sawmill, and various other historic buildings that were moved there.

We went when the guide wasnt going in the mail wasnt going but it was pretty cool to see all the old stuff

Interesting exhibits, historical buildings, knowledgeable docents.

Best $4 admission. HUGE park. Bring a picnic big hat and water and walk around. Great gift shop with tourists things

Bad planning, not enough food and drinks for the 4th. We wont do that again

A nice museum thats free to Missoula residents and $4 per adult. Whole families are never more than $10. Has an indoor area to tour as well as grounds with old historical buildings. They were even setting up for a beautiful outdoor wedding the day we went. Very beautiful place!

Lots of history here. Very well presented with interactive displays. Very interesting and we are from the other side of the world!

Nicely put together museum by volunteers.

I enjoyed spending time immersing myself in history! many different weapons! Very nice people who know history will tell you everything about every antique standing there, which has remained since the times of the first and second world wars!

Went here a few times since living here. Today was the 4th of July celebration. The buildings were open, food trucks and activities were happening. It was a fun place to be. Hope to come back and visit the military museum soon!

We went for the 4th of July celebration. Fun activities for kiddos, live music, food and more. It was a great time!

Nice place to know about the Missoula history

The Historical Museums at Fort Missoula Regional Park interested me the most, particularly regional history. The outdoor exhibits alone are worth a walk through. I liked the old sawmill equipment. At certain times of the year they demonstrate the saws. There are railroad cars, a lookout tower, log cabins, indoor museum, and military history. There is a separate military museum and another exhibit about the WW2 detention camp which I found as a sobering aspect of US history.

We didnt have much time to spend, but we spent about a half-hour in the museum and the same outside. We particularly like the outside buildings and exhibits. There was a number of types of displays: the fort and pioneer buildings, railroad, timber industry, forest fire management, military, and internment camp.

You can see a lot of old sawmill, farming and old buildings here. I walked around in the snow and it was about 25 degrees so didnt stay long. Ill go back and see the museum and more on another day.

I never liked history much growing up, so the museum had a lot of info that was new to me (even having grown up in Missoula). Theyve got lots of info on the fort itself, as well as two current exhibits, one about the forestry service fire prevention history, and one about the internment of Japanese aliens at the fort during WW2.Theres a good hour plus just in the historical museum, and theres a couple other museums dedicated to different subjects. Its enough for a good afternoon in the winter. And it sounds like during the summer when all the outbuildings are open, theres enough to explore to make a whole day of it.

Wonderful place and wonderful people, learning some local history and getting to walk around in it really makes this place truly special, definitely a must stop for tourists

Very interesting and in depth knowledge of the history of the fort. It was a great way to learn a lot and get some exercise. The dog park at the fort looked really nice too although we didn’t have time to bring the dogs there.

Very good information about Internment of Japanese American citizens and the prejudices just because of their ancestry. J Edgar Hoover hated many people!

A fascinating look at the history of the area starting in the 1870s. One unique bit of information was that 200 African American soldiers were stationed there with bicycles as their transportation.

$4 is a deal for this place in my eyes. We had a little time to kill so we stopped in and toured the grounds a little bit. Lot of things to see and read about. Staff were very friendly. We didn’t see it all though so now we have an excuse to come back through Missoula 😁. Thanks for preserving the history!

Its a pretty place to visit with lots of history to explore from videos to newspaper clippings. Definitely worth the visit if you have time!

This museum has got to have the most extensive history on the Japanese interment during WWII in the United States. Also there was German ,Italian p.o.ws interned there also during the war,there is lots to see about the history of fort and surrounding areas, would highly recommend 👌

Friendly staff, helpful exhibits and a well-enough preserved site. Nearby community park is beautiful.

Several sections with topics of major significance in the history of this area. All have excellent displays and informative editorials. You can also fetch the info provided via QR code

Not all of the buildings are original to the fort. There were several that were moved to the spot for preservation, so it was a little disappointing. There is a lot of history here though. And the buildings that were original to the fort are well cared for. Theres also a forestry museum attached to this, with old buildings and items for educational purposes.

What an amazing experience - take the guided tour led by Cassie! She is a fact filled power house deliverer of history - an hour and a half later and our group wanted her to keep going! This fort is packed with history - you will not be disappointed - adjacent to a beautiful park.

Great historical museum. Lots of real equipment, buildings, and open spaces. Beautiful iris gardens behind the main building. Son loved the train and station.

Great place to visit at any time of the year! My son enjoys going here whenever we can, there is so much touchable history it keeps him engaged and with so much being outside he is able to run around and burn energy. If you need a break from the elements there are also indoor spaces, like the war museum! There is something for everyone!

great day! wish you could still go inside the silo! take the time to climb the lookout tower.

Fun place to walk around and learn about the history of Fort Missoula

Read a review that said the person spent two hours here. Thought it looked interesting and would be one of a couple stops for the day since the main museums were closed. We ended up staying around 6 hours enjoying all the history and exhibits that were open. Im a fan of history and would definitely recommend spending the day. Were planning on going back to see a couple things we missed and would love to come back when everything is open. Also it was great being able to wonder around outside taking in the sights with our dog. We did take turns in the buildings since we figured he probably wasnt allowed in.

This was a great place to take a pit stop while cross-country drive. There is so much history in this small town, it is so exciting to learn about the people of these small towns that contribute to the larger picture that makes Americans who and what we are today.The museum was closed when we drove through town, but we did walk the grounds in late afternoon and had a very relaxing time.

A fantastic self guided tour of an old sawmill with related and restored related equipment, much of which is in working order. The military museum is an incredible assortment and collection of items from all wars and conflicts our country has been involved in

This was a really neat experience. The buildings on the property were still closed for winter hours. This would be a great place to bring the family to learn about local history. Just check ahead to make sure everything is fully open.

So much historical information packed in here! Was much larger than I was expecting. Lots of old logging machinery, a lookout tower, historic buildings, gallery about Thomas Meagher, and a particularly excellent and enlightening exhibit about the internment at Ft Missoula during World War II.Give yourself at least 2 hours to view everything - 3 hours is ideal!

I thought I would see the original Fort, but it burned down and whats here are many historical buildings brought here for display. The old one room school house was cool as was the saw mill. But the Trolley Barn was locked and I would liked to have gone in, as was the Military Museum!

Educational field trip that my kids really enjoyed! Trains, saws and quilts. Ecclectic collection for this fort that has a bit of a disturbing history.

We very nice small Museum clearly in the growing phase. Inside the building were lots of well-done exhibits of local area history just like youre hoping to see. Plan to spend at least an hour in the main building before Im going outside to the lumber and Equipment exhibits. They have a forest service observation tower that was moved when it was abandoned and set up here. A shay locomotive that it looks like theyre thinking about firing up judging by the work, lots of interesting logging cranes and other tractor equipment from the 1900s 1950s all available to walk through look at it up close to without interference. They have a railroad Depot display with a model train layout, a demonstration lumbermill that they actually operate and lots of other outdoor displays plan to spend a couple hours Outdoors as well as the hour indoors. For a town this size this is a great museum and if youre into this while worth the stop. Just around the corner is a military museum for the area as well so you can spend nearly a day here without leaving.

Great working steam lumber mill with a circular saw

This is a wonderful museum. The indoor portion is very good and the outdoor exhibits are outstanding. Especially fun are the discussion with the docents. well worth a half to full day visit.

An awesome place with some really cool history behind it. Highly recommend a tour :)

Great venue for lots of events. I recently attended Prairie Sisters Vintage Market. It was awesome.

A nice way to spend an hour or two. Several interesting, historic buildings to inspect along with some early logging equipment.

This museum was alright. Staff is friendly, but honestly the inside was small and many of the artifacts are generic and not specific to the area. Didnt seem worth $4 per person to me. However, the outside buildings were pretty interesting. I say save your money and just check out the grounds.