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Thank you to everyone who helped us with our Food, Farms, and Factories project in 2024. We could not have done this without our amazing community!

Listen to our Climate Stories Project interviews for the Food, Farms, and Factories Project

Check the Events Calendar for many Events, Walks and Coffeehouse Concerts

Events Calendar

Upcoming Events

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

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

Jul 1
July 1 – July 31

Ongoing – Dino Trail Week Program: Indoor StoryWalk®—Daring to Dig: Adventures of Women in American Paleontology

Jul 1
July 1 – August 19

Outdoor StoryWalk® — Agua, Agüita: Water, Little Water

Jul 3
July 3 – July 29

Ongoing – Great Hall Exhibit: Ways of My Ancestors — We Are Still Here

Jul 17
10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT

Nice & Easy Walk

Jul 17
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT

Gel Printing for Teens and Tweens

Jul 18
10:30 am – 11:30 am EDT

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Coyotes

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News

DINO TRAIL WEEK TALK: Climate Cycles and Volcanic Singularities During the Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs

July 6, 2025

July 11 @ 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Free. Join us for a dynamic presentation on climate, volcanos, and dinosaurs by Dr. Paul Olsen. The ancient Connecticut…

Read More… DINO TRAIL WEEK TALK: Climate Cycles and Volcanic Singularities During the Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs

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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