Recreation area

Western Heritage Center

Billings · Montana — managed by Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program

Open recreation area — no reservation needed

About this campground

The Western Heritage Center, in downtown Billings, is a regional museum that interprets and reflects life in the Yellowstone River Valley. The Western Heritage Center cares for a collection of over 16,000 artifacts, including over 1,000 photographs that document the social history, architecture, public events and the development of the Yellowstone River Valley. Recent oral history projects have focused on interviews with elderly Yellowstone River Valley residents about farming and ranching activities, Crow and Northern Cheyenne women and Deaconess Billings Clinic personnel. This research will be used for future exhibits and publications. Scholars and students of history from throughout the United States have researched our archives and collection.

Activities

  • INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS
  • VISITOR CENTER

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