Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center Near Fort Buford.

Perched above the meeting point of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers, this interpretive center frames the exact geographic junction that Lewis and Clark charted in 1805. Inside, the design yields to the landscape, centering on a rotunda adorned with murals and quotes from the explorers' journals. The main gallery functions as a surprisingly robust museum, housing over 200 regional artifacts that range from a frontier army transport wagon to a 1904 Model A Cadillac. Outside, walking trails lead directly to the water, while a single admission ticket also grants access to the neighboring Fort Buford State Historic Site. Together, they offer a cohesive, unhurried look at the fur trade, military life, and Indigenous history that shaped this vital river corridor.