Museum

Located in Glasgow, this interactive museum is perfect for families traveling with young children. Hands-on exhibits cover science, agriculture, and imaginative play, making learning fun and engaging for all ages.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 141 miles

Located 37 miles away, the Culbertson Museum preserves the local heritage of this historic railroad and trading town. Visitors can explore pioneer artifacts, early 20th-century memorabilia, and items from the area’s Native and settler past.

Approximately 69 miles from Sidney, this cultural center celebrates the rich heritage of the Fort Peck Tribes. Visitors can explore exhibits, traditional artwork, and historical displays that honor the Assiniboine and Sioux peoples and their enduring connection to the land.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 69 miles

Located 137 miles away, this large center offers exhibits on the Fort Peck Dam, local paleontology, and regional wildlife. With a full-size T. rex model and engaging educational displays, it’s a must-visit for families and curious travelers alike.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 137 miles

At 141 miles from Sidney, this museum may be off the beaten path, but it’s full of treasures—from dinosaur fossils and Western artifacts to relics from local ranching and homesteading history. A quiet gem for those interested in natural and cultural heritage.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 141 miles

Located in Malta and just steps from the Phillips County Museum, this fossil-focused museum offers hands-on discovery of Montana’s prehistoric past. View real dinosaur skeletons, fossil exhibits, and even observe working paleontologists in the lab during summer months.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 210 miles

Just 24 miles from Sidney, the Lambert Museum offers a glimpse into the rural and agricultural history of the region. Exhibits feature tools, photographs, and stories from homesteading days, giving visitors a taste of life on the early Montana prairie.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 24 miles

Situated in Alexander, ND, 32 miles from Sidney, this museum celebrates the rich local history of early settlers, Native cultures, and the famed expedition that passed through the region. It features a variety of exhibits in a unique schoolhouse setting.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 32 miles

About 76 miles from Sidney, this volunteer-run museum in Circle, Montana, showcases life on the high plains through homesteading memorabilia, photographs, and local artifacts. It’s a humble but heartfelt stop for history lovers passing through eastern Montana.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 76 miles

Located 54 miles from Sidney in Watford City, this museum blends local history with a look at the region’s oil boom legacy. Visitors can walk through historical buildings, learn about early settlers, and explore how oil shaped the area’s economy and culture.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 54 miles

The MonDak Heritage Center is Eastern Montana’s premier museum and the arts & cultural hub of Richland County, Montana. Operated by the MonDak Historical & Art Society, they are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to engage, educate, and inspire our community by preserving and contributing to the area’s arts, culture, and heritage.

Local residents formed the Society in 1967 and opened a temporary museum known as the J.K. Ralston Museum and Art Center in 1972 in the “old hospital” in Sidney, Montana. Named after Ralston, the famed western artist and Richland County native, the Ralston Center operated for twelve years until the museum moved to the MonDak Heritage Center in 1984.

Located at 120 3rd Avenue Southeast, the MonDak Heritage Center is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 am – 4pm and Saturday from 1pm – 4pm.

Facility Rentals

• Perfect for a meeting space, class space, art show, and more
• Capacity 250
• Non-profit/member discounts

Located in Poplar, about 69 miles from Sidney, the Poplar Museum is housed in the town’s historic Tribal Jail, built around 1920 and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors tour the jail cells to view exhibits featuring intricately detailed Sioux and Assiniboine beadwork and quilt work—much of which is available for purchase. Intriguing historical markers include prisoners’ carved initials in the brick walls and metal rebar-lined ceilings installed after past escape attempts. Open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (June–Labor Day), the museum offers free admission, cultural insight, and a memorable stop on any regional history tour.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 69 miles

141 miles from Sidney, this well-curated museum features thousands of artifacts from Valley County’s pioneer days. Agricultural tools, antique vehicles, and detailed exhibits offer a rich look at homesteading life on the northern plains.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 141 miles

Roughly 91 miles from Sidney, this regional museum highlights the cultural and historical diversity of the Missouri River region. Visitors can explore Native American artifacts, frontier life displays, and rotating exhibits that celebrate Wolf Point’s past.

• Type: Museum
• Distance from Sidney: 91 miles