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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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Events Calendar

Upcoming Events

Aug 11
August 11 – September 30

Ongoing: Outdoor StoryWalk® — Honk! Honk!

Sep 2
September 2 – September 30

Ongoing – Indoor StoryWalk® – Change is in the Air

Sep 4
September 4 – September 29

Great Hall Art Exhibit: Stitched Through the Seven Sisters

Sep 10
10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT

Nice and Easy Walk

Sep 11
10:30 am – 11:30 am EDT

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Skunks

Sep 11
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT

Great Falls Coffeehouse: Jenny Burtis Duo

Sep 12
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT

It’s Weird Duck Season: Waterfowl of the Connecticut River

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It’s Weird Duck Season: Waterfowl of the Connecticut River.

September 6, 2026

September 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Free. Join Chad Witko, ornithologist and founder of Birding University, for an engaging introduction to North America’s waterfowl. As…

Read More… It’s Weird Duck Season: Waterfowl of the Connecticut River.

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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The Discovery Center is a Franklin County Favorites Winner!
Favorite Museum & Favorite Kid’s Museum

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The Great Falls Discovery Center

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

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Open Hours

Tuesday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday – Sunday
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Closed Mondays
but open Monday holidays

Become a member

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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