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Fort Benton was once a big trading post town and remnants of this past can still be found within its old trading fort, which today is a museum.

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Fort Benton Grand Union Hotel

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In Fort Benton, Montana

In Fort Benton, Montana

In Fort Benton, Montana

In Fort Benton, Montana

In Fort Benton, Montana

Fort Benton was once a big trading post town and remnants of this past can still be found within its old trading fort, which today is a museum.

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Here are the museums in Fort Benton. We’ve included a brief description of each, clustered together by the ones that are on the same premises.

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Museum of the Northern Great Plains / Homestead Village / Hornaday Smithsonian Buffalo

Museum of the Northern Great Plains / Homestead Village / Hornaday Smithsonian Buffalo

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Homestead Village

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Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument

Fort Benton Grand Union Hotel

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