Great Falls Montana Travel Guide

By Angela Brown, About.com Guide

The town of Havre is located 115 miles north of Great Falls, at the junction of Highway 87 and Highway 2. If you're feeling ambitious, you can combine your day in Havre with a visit to Chinook. Visiting both towns can make for a full weekend getaway.

H. Earl Clack Museum
This modest museum, located inside Havre's Holiday Village Shopping Center, provides a good overview of local history. You'll see artifacts from the Wahkpa Chu'gn buffalo jump and from Fort Assinniboine. Part of The Montana Dinosaur Trail, the Clack Museum displays several Lambosaur fossils found in the local area.

Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump
This fascinating prehistoric buffalo jump site is located right behind Havre's Holiday Village Shopping Center. Wahkpa Chu'gn is one of the largest known buffalo jumps. On a guided tour of the site you'll see preserved and protected archaeological digs that provide evidence of the activities that took place at this kill and camp site.

Fort Assinniboine
Occupied from 1879 to 1911, Fort Assinniboine was one of the largest military outposts west of the Mississippi River. Tour information is available at the Clack Museum or by calling (406) 265-4000 or (406) 265-8336.