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Upcoming Events

Nov 9
Featured November 9, 2024 – December 31, 2025

Ongoing – Deep Roots: A History of Agriculture in the Connecticut River Valley *

Sep 2
September 2 – October 28

Ongoing: Outdoor StoryWalk® — Mole Music

Oct 11
October 11 – November 2

Ongoing – Great Hall Exhibit: Day of the Dead Altar

Oct 18
October 18 – November 22

Great Hall Exhibit: Migrations

Oct 18
10:00 am – 3:00 pm EDT

Archaeology Month: Indigenous Fishing Along the Kwenitekw

Oct 23
10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT

Nice and Easy Walk

Oct 24
10:30 am – 11:30 am EDT

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Bats

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Archaeology Month: Indigenous Fishing Along the Kwenitekw

October 12, 2025

October 18 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Free Join DCR as we celebrate Archaeology Month! Learn about the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective,…

Read More… Archaeology Month: Indigenous Fishing Along the Kwenitekw

Friends

The Great Falls Discovery Center is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation with financial, volunteer, and program support from the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center. 

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Come learn about the natural, cultural, and industrial history of the Connecticut River Watershed!

The Great Falls Discovery Center is a state park located in a complex of beautiful old mill buildings in downtown Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Our buildings house life-size dioramas of the watershed’s habitats and animals from source to sea, an information desk, an art gallery, and event space. Our exhibits are free, fully accessible and open to the public.

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The Great Falls Discovery Center

2 Avenue A,
Turners Falls, MA 01376
413-863-3221

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Current Seasonal Hours

Tuesday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday – Sunday
10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays
but open Monday holidays

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The Great Falls Discovery Center is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation with financial, volunteer, and program support from the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.

Become a member today

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