Lewis & Clark Interpretive Experience
Journey back to the early 1800s and retrace the footsteps of Lewis & Clark as they journeyed through Montana. See what the Corps of Discovery saw as they traveled by foot over scenic mountains and by boat through the clear waters. Follow an etching of the Missouri River along one side of the pedestrian plaza and the Yellowstone along the other side, experiencing several of the journey’s highlights along the way.
This permanent outdoor exhibit located at the Great Northern Town Center is a cooperative project with Lewis & Clark Trail Commission. Visitors to this exhibit will enjoy and learn about 19 historical sites from Montana’s Lewis & Clark Trail such as the Gates of the Mountains, Pompeys Pillar, Great Falls/Portage and the Three Forks of the Missouri. Enormous boulders, for example, form the Interpretive Exhibit’s version of Pompeys Pillar, complete with bison prints and a replica of Clark’s signature. The easy interpretive signage will guide you on your journey of Lewis & Clark’s Montana Experience.
The outdoor exhibit is surrounded by restaurants, a carousel, a coffee shop, a children’s science museum, a cinema, shopping and the Best Western Premier Great Northern Hotel.
Holter Museum of Art, East Lawrence Street, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.42 mi (straight line)
The Creperie, West 6th Avenue, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.53 mi (straight line)
Benny's Bistro, East 6th Avenue, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.54 mi (straight line)
Lucca's, North Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.55 mi (straight line)
Parrot Confectionery Store, North Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.58 mi (straight line)
The Sanders - Helena's Bed and Breakfast, North Ewing Street, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.58 mi (straight line)
The Carolina, North Ewing Street, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.62 mi (straight line)
The Myrna Loy, North Ewing Street, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.75 mi (straight line)
Lewis & Clark Brewing Co., Dodge Avenue, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.78 mi (straight line)
Anchor Park, Helena, MT 59601, USA
Distance: 0.82 mi (straight line)
Mount Helena Trailhead, 87 Reeders Village Dr, Helena, MT 59601, USA
Distance: 0.84 mi (straight line)
101 Reeders Alley, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.85 mi (straight line)
Reeder's Alley, Reeders Alley, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.85 mi (straight line)
Steffano's Pizza & Sub Shoppe, North Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 0.96 mi (straight line)
Mount Helena City Park, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 1.11 mi (straight line)
Last Chance Tours, North Roberts Street, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 1.24 mi (straight line)
225 N Roberts St, Helena, MT 59620
Distance: 1.25 mi (straight line)
Beattie Street Trailhead for Mount Ascension, South Beattie Street, Helena, MT, USA
Distance: 1.36 mi (straight line)
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