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Yellowstone National Park

Public Tour of Yellowstone's Heritage and Resources Center

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Description

Are you curious about the collections at Yellowstone’s Heritage and Research Center? Join us for a free tour!

Public tours are available 8:00-9:00 a.m. every Wednesday between Labor Day and Memorial Day this year. The HRC, located near the park’s North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana, houses Yellowstone’s museum collections, library, archives, and cultural resources. With over 6 million items, we have one of the largest collections in the National Park Service.

Space is limited! Make your tour reservation by calling (307) 344-2264 or emailing yell_heritage_center@nps.gov.

Learn more about the HRC on our website at: go.nps.gov/YELLcollections

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Event & Park Photos

The exterior of a building with a sign that reads: "Yellowstone Heritage and Research Center"
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Yellowstone's Heritage and Research Center located near the park's North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana.

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The exterior of a building with a sign that reads: "Yellowstone Heritage and Research Center"
A person standing at a table that is displaying a variety of museum collection items.
People looking at a variety of exhibits in the lobby of a building
Brilliant blues and greens of a hot spring ringed by oranges, yellows, reds, and browns.
A crowd of people standing along a wooden boardwalk watches a geyser erupt.
A visitor stands on a boardwalk near a hot spring and a lake.
People on a wooden boardwalk watch a geyser erupt.
A wolf howls while standing on a snowy field.
Visitors walk into a rustic, log and stone building.
A geyser erupting in the middle of a large pool.
A crowd in front of an erupting geyser during a snowy winter day.
Visitors walk in front of a brightly colored, terraced landscape.
Two bighorn sheep laying on the ground.
A river plunges into a steep, barren canyon.
A herd of bison grazing through a barren and steaming thermal area.
A grizzly bear standing on a fallen tree.
A greenish river meanders through a hilly river valley.

Event Details

Regular EventGuided Tour

Date & Time

Schedule: Weekly on Wednesdays

From: May 28, 2025

To: Aug 27, 2025

Times:

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Duration: 1 hour

Location

The physical address for Yellowstone's Heritage and Research Center is: 20 Old Yellowstone Trail, Gardiner, MT 59030

Cost

Free

Registration

Registration Required

Registration Information

Space is limited! Please make your reservation by calling (307) 344-2264 or emailing yell_heritage_center@nps.gov.

Contact

(307) 344-2264yell_heritage_center@nps.gov