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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 *

Oct 18
October 18 – November 22

Great Hall Exhibit: Migrations

Nov 6
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Nice and Easy Walk

Nov 7
November 7, 2025 – January 1, 2026

Outdoor StoryWalk® — Thanks to the Animals

Nov 7
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST

First Friday: The Great Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Nov 8
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST

The Nolumbeka Project Presents: Full Beaver Moon Gathering

Nov 13
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Nice & Easy Walk

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Great Hall Reception — Migrations: A Celebration of Art, Birds, and the Day of the Dead

October 19, 2025

October 25 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Free. First, join us for a talk from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. by ornithologist Chad Witko on bird migration…

Read More… Great Hall Reception — Migrations: A Celebration of Art, Birds, and the Day of the Dead

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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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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