Travelers to Missoula will quickly discover exciting exhibits at area museums and unique arts and heritage treasures. Visit the Historic Museum at Fort Missoula where you will come across more than 25,000 artifacts in 13 historic structures on 32 acres. Take the family to the Elk Country Visitor Center and learn about elk and other wildlife and their habitats. Enjoyment for children continues at the Children's Museum Missoula where they participate in fun, interactive exhibits and programs that promote learning through play. Visitors to Missoula are presented with myriad options to enjoy the world-class arts and culture attractions that contributed to Missoula being named a "Great American Place" by American Heritage Magazine .
10,000 Waves Raft & Kayak Adventures
8080 W Riverside Dr—Whitewater rafting and kayaking trips on the Clark Fork and Blackfoot Rivers. Scenic floats, bird watching, conventions, gourmet meals. Kayak school offering private and semi-private lessons, guided river trips and gear rentals.
www.10000-waves.com 800-537-8315
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A Carousel for Missoula & Dragon Hollow
Caras Park—Fast hand-carved carousel. Big band organ. Exciting community-built play area. Unique gift shop and seasonal concessions. Open daily.
www.carrousel.com
406-549-8382
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Currents Aquatics Center and Splash Montana Waterpark
Currents-Indoor waterpark: Open daily; two water slides, water playground, lap pool, sparkling spa, free wireless. Splash Montana: Open June—August; 3 water slides, water playground, Olympic-size lap pool, café.
www.missoulaparks.org 406-721-PARK (7275)
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Families First Children’s Museum
225 W Front St—Come learn, play, and imagine with us! Fun, interactive and educational exhibits and programs that promote learning through play. Shop our Play Store filled with unique gifts for all ages.
www.FamiliesFirstMontana.org 406-541-PLAY
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Historical Museum at Fort Missoula
Building 322, Fort Missoula—More than 25,000 artifacts in 14 historical structures on 33 acres. National Register of Historic Places, accredited by the American Association of Museums. Keeping Western Montana history alive!
www.fortmissoulamuseum.org 406-728-3476
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Missoula Cultural Council
1121 E Broadway Suite 106—Missoula's abundant arts and heritage treasures are a year-round attraction best enjoyed through the cultural tourism programs organized by the Missoula Cultural Council, including First Night Missoula, Germanfest, New Zealand Days and selected Meet Me In Missoula Weekends.
www.missoulacultural.org 406-532-3240
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Mountana Snowbowl - Last Run Inn
Snowbowl Ski Area—When our 2,600 vertical feet of powder has melted off, it's time for scenic chairlift rides, mountain biking, folfing and our famous hand-tossed, wood-fired oven baked pizza. Open in the summer F-Su, noon-6pm.
www.montanasnowbowl.com 406-549-9777
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Museum of Mountain Flying
Located at Missoula International Airport—Located in a hangar just east of the Missoula International Airport. Antique airplanes, smokejumping and aviation artifacts, and antique vehicles. Gift shop. Small entrance fee. Open 10am-4pm daily, May-September.
406-721-3644
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Pangaea River Rafting
18 S Fork Nemote Creek Rd, Superior—Family-friendly whitewater rafting on the Clark Fork, Blackfoot and Spokane Rivers. Create your own adventure: scenic floats, whitewater, river wine tours, bird watching, team building, and group trips. Leave boring behind!
www.leaveboringbehind.com 406-239-2392
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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
5705 Grant Creek Rd—Experience hands-on exhibits for all ages, impressive displays of record elk, a Western wildlife diorama and conservation theater. Enjoy the gift shop filled with wildlife art and hand crafted and Montana-made creations. Admission is free. Open year round.
www.elkfoundation.org 406-523-4545
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Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History
In Historic Building T310, Fort Missoula—Exhibits/Programs on the Frontier Era and World Wars through the Present. Gift shop. West of Historical Museum at Fort Missoula.
www.geocities.com/fortmissoula 406-549-5346
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