Museums

Exploring the Upper Musselshell Museum is like prowling around someone's attic or barn.  Be careful thoug, you may run in to a full-size replica of a dinosaur skeleton found in nearby Shawmut or a horse drawn hearse with a special passenger!!

There are also several collections of fossils and bones, a 2000 year old buffalo skull, a Plains Indian exhibit complete with arrowheads, clothing, artifacts, weapons and story boards to explain it all.  The top floor is dedicated to the stories of medical history in our area.  A cabinet from the operating room(instruments included), wooden wheel chairs, optometrist cupboard, uniforms, satchels, and an examining table are just some of the treasures in this exhibit.  

The Upper Musselshell Museum at 36 South Central Avenue opening date for 2025 is Memorial Day Weekend.  

The Milwaukee Depot Museum houses a large HO scale collection of Milwaukee Road models and is among one of the most popular museums in Montana.  You'll gain a new respect for the earliest settlers and the courage it took to live in the vast lands of the state.  Also, visitors will learn how the Milwaukee Road was critical in the growth and success of Harlowton. The Milwaukee Depot Museum has exhibits and items used over the 70 plus years of the railroad's existence.  The museum also has one of the largest library of Railroad books in the country.  The Milwaukee Depot Musuem is open Memorial Day weekend for the 2025 season.  

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