Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center - Great Falls

I made my first stop at the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center in Great Falls, Montana. Lewis and Clark spent more time in Great Falls than anywhere else on the trail that wasn’t the winter quarters.

The Interpretive Center is a big museum built into a cliff side on the Missouri River.

The folks in Great Falls really love Seaman – the Interpretive Center has a special volunteer, Buddy, who portrays the great dog himself!

Buddy is a licensed therapy dog who comes out to the Interpretive Center twice a week to let people see what Seaman was like.

There is also a statue honoring Seaman on the Center’s lower patio.

The Interpretive Center tells the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition beginning to end, starting with the best map available before they went out…

And then working around the story, including the prairie dog Lewis and Clark sent to Thomas Jefferson from Fort Mandan, a grizzly bear skull, and special exhibits.

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center is located in Great Falls, Montana.

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Lewis and Clark NHT Visitor Centers and Museums

This map shows a range of features associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, which commemorates the 1803-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition. The trail spans a large portion of the North American continent, from the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon. The trail is comprised of the historic route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, an auto tour route, high potential historic sites (shown in black), visitor centers (shown in orange), and pivotal places (shown in green). These features can be selected on the map to reveal additional information. Also shown is a base map displaying state boundaries, cities, rivers, and highways. The map conveys how a significant area of the North American continent was traversed by the Lewis and Clark Expedition and indicates the many places where visitors can learn about their journey and experience the landscape through which they traveled.