Museum of the Yellowstone

05/31/2026

Join us for the Museum of the Yellowstone Spring Sip 2026 on Thursday. Enjoy drinks and snacks, learn about our organization, meet museum staff and board members. We hope to see you there!

05/26/2026

We would love to have one more full-time museum attendant join us for the season. Details below. Pay is $20 / hour.

05/22/2026

We have been open for the season for two weeks.

Have you visited yet?

05/21/2026

Thank you to WYS Scout Pack 602 for visiting the Museum of the Yellowstone today!

We hope you enjoyed your visit and learned lots about your hometown.

We were glad to host you and hope you come back soon!

05/21/2026

We want to send a huge thank you to the Town of West Yellowstone Public Works Department! Their help is invaluable to our organization.

05/18/2026

Enjoy the self-guided walking tour of the historic district. You can download the brochure at https://museumoftheyellowstone.org/selfguided-walking-tour-of-the-historic-district

To get an in-depth look into the history of our community, join us for a guided walking tour from the museum through the historic district sometime this summer.

05/08/2026

Thank you to Yellowstone Forever for allowing us to carry some of your books in our museum store.

We feature Yellowstone in a Day, Yellowstone for Kids, Yellowstone Trails, Yellowstone: The Official Guide, and Chief Joseph's People and Their War.

05/01/2026

https://www.givebiggv.org/organizations/yellowstone-historic-center

I’m ready to support Museum of the Yellowstone on April 30, 2026 during Give Big Gallatin Valley 2026. Learn more about Museum of the Yellowstone and all the other organizations participating in Give Big Gallatin Valley 2026.

02/05/2026

Montana has the shortest section of Historic Route 20 of any of the states it passes through.

West Yellowstone, Montana is COLD! Yes, it is one of the coldest communities in the lower 48 and the coldest climate community location along US Route 20. (Inside Yellowstone NP is colder). For east coast friends, Mount Washington, NH has the same climate. The photo looks like mid-winter to many, but it was likely taken in the spring.

West Yellowstone, Montana features a subalpine climate with long, very cold and snowy winters, with short mild summers Annual snowfall is around 166". The record high has reached 99°F while the coldest is -66° F.

With this said, West Yellowstone is a vibrant, western community with an active downtown. It is designed to attract tourists with many shops, great restaurant's, museums and outdoor activities. Daily winter tours into YNP depart through March.

Places we love: Museum of the Yellowstone , Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center , , The Buffalo Bar and their Pot Roast Sandwich, Eagles Store.

12/30/2025

We hope you are having an incredible holiday season and we want to wish you a happy new year! Thank you for your support this year and over the years past!

We are a member-driven organization and it is through your support that we are able to continue to share the history of West Yellowstone and Yellowstone National Park each year.

Would you consider giving an end-of-the-year donation to send us into 2026 with a smile?
https://museumoftheyellowstone.org/checkout/donate?donatePageId=656510c8517d747aa66c5104

You can also purchase your 2026 membership at this time https://museumoftheyellowstone.org/memberships

Because we are part of the ROAM (Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums) partnership https://museumoftheyellowstone.org/roam, you can get benefits from your membership immediately.