Friends of The Great Falls Discovery Center

Current seasonal hours: 

  • Open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Open Wednesdays through Sundays,
    10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Closed Mondays, but open Monday holidays

We’re open most holidays including New Year’s Day, MLK Day, Presidents’ Day, Easter, Patriots Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th, Labor Day, Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, Veterans’ Day, and the day after Thanksgiving.

Closed Thanksgiving Day.
Closed Christmas Day.

For questions about the center, please call 413-863-3221

Visit us at:
2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376

Free Admission

Admission to the Center is free.  Almost every program at the Center is free. For fee based programs, any fees or registration requirements are announced on our online events calendar.

Tours & Activities

Our DIY Activities page has walking tours, activity pages and educational tools for teachers that you can do yourself and with others.

Upcoming Events

View Calendar

Please see our calendar for a full list of events. We also have printed versions of our event calendars and flyers at the center.

Directions & Parking

GPS Users
2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376.  Please note that the address may show up as  Montague in some units.

From the North and South
Take Interstate 91, take exit 46 onto Route 2 East/Mohawk Trail towards Boston.
Turn right onto Main St. (over the Gill-Montague Bridge).
Continue onto Avenue A.
The Great Falls Discovery Center is the first red building on your right immediately after the bridge.

From the West
Take Route 2 East past route 91 to the traffic lights in Gill.
Turn right onto Main St. (over the Gill-Montague Bridge).
Continue onto Avenue A.
The Great Falls Discovery Center is the first red building on your right immediately after the bridge.

From the East
Take Route 2 West to Gill.
At the Route 2 lights in Gill, turn left onto Main St. (over the Gill-Montague Bridge).
Continue onto Avenue A.
The Great Falls Discovery Center is the first red building on your right immediately after the bridge.

Parking
Handicap accessible parking is available immediately after the Gill-Montague bridge on the right.
The main parking lot is just around the corner.  Take the next right onto Second St, then a right to enter the lot.