Yellowstone Gateway Museum of Park County

CULTURAL CENTER, MUSEUM, REGISTERED HISTORIC SITE | Livingston

Discover the rich cultural and natural history of Park County.

Park County, Montana is a crossroads of culture. The area has served as temporary or permanent home for Native Peoples for at least 12,600 years. Fur trappers and explorers, homesteaders, railroad workers, ranchers, business owners, Yellowstone employees, artists, guides, arrived much later. Livingston became the original rail entrance to Yellowstone National Park in 1883 when the Northern Pacific Railway arrived and established a spur line south toward the park. The museum is housed in a three-story 1906 schoolhouse that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Four large exhibit rooms interpret Native Cultures, Yellowstone, Stories of the West, and Transportation; landings, temporary exhibits, and courtyard interpret Ice Age mammals, Ice Patch archaeology, military history, one-room schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, and more. Many interactive hands-on activities for children and families throughout the museum.

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  • 118 West Chinook
    Livingston, MT 59047
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  • ANTIQUES
  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • CULTURAL
  • EXHIBIT
  • HERITAGE
  • HISTORY
  • MUSEUM
  • PHOTOGRAPHY
  • SHOPPING
  • TOUR
  • AIR CONDITIONING
  • BOOKS
  • CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES
  • GIFT SHOP
  • MAPS
  • PUBLIC RESTROOM
  • STORE
  • TOUR
  • UNESCORTED TOUR
  • From I-90 take Exit 333 to Livingston. Turn right (north) onto Park Street. Stay on Park Street to the stoplight on 5th Street. Turn left (north). Go across the railroad tracks and 1 block to Chinook. Turn right (east) on Chinook and go three blocks. The museum is a three story, sculptured, gray block building with a red caboose out front.From I-90 take Exit 333 to Livingston. Turn right (north) onto Park Street. Stay on Park Street to the stoplight on 5th Street. Turn left (north). Go across the railroad tracks and 1 block to Chinook. Turn right (east) on Chinook and go three blocks. The museum is a three story, sculptured, gray block building with a red caboose out front.

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