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Friends of The Great Falls Discovery Center

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Current seasonal hours: 

  • Open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Open Wednesdays through Sundays,
    10 a.m. to 6 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

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

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.

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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

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.

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