Old Montana Prison

Well, we had to break the trip up so it wouldn't be so long for our kiddos. So, we decided that we would get out and walk around the Old Montana Prison and have a picnic at the park. It really was soooooo much fun. I was really amazed at how much my kids enjoyed it. Every single one of them enjoyed it. Here are a few pictures I would like to share with you....



This is driving up to the prison. It sure is beautiful.



We are now inside. This is one of the towers the guards used to sit in and watch the prisoners from.



Okay, so the guards were in the towers above. Now, if prisoners went beyond this red "out of bounds" line, then the guards had the option to just "shoot 'em."



This is just a list of prisoner movement. I just thought it was really cool lookin'.

 

Isn't this kinda creepy. Wanna go get a dental/medical exam here? This was my favorite room. We couldn't go in, but we got to see it from the window. Sooooo awesome looking.


 

Inside of the Paddy Wagon.



Back of the Paddy Wagon



The kids in one of the actual prison cells.



Okay, so this is kinda cool. Yes, this is my fam. Anyway, there were lots of these tunnels throughout the prison. These were tunnels that the guards would walk through and do whatever they did, but you see that little cubby to the left of the picture, above Faith's head? That is a cubby meant for the guards to put their guns in and shoot or whatever they did with their guns at the prison back in those days. Those cubbies are everywhere throughout the prison.

So, this was a really really cool place to take my family. We all enjoyed it and was was really inexpensive too. It was only $9 for each adult, Trent was $5, and the two little ones were FREE (ages 9 and under are free)!!! So, I went there when I was about Trent's and I still remembered it. It was sooooo cool to be able to take my own family back and do it again. What a treat? Although, I discovered that they say it is haunted, which I waited until after to tell Trent. ☺ I'm sure he would have refused to go in or been upset and scared the whole time. I have to tell you there were a couple of times that I was creeped out, knowing this information, especially down in the solitary confinement cells. Those babies were s-c-a-r-e-y.

So, if you are EVER in the area, go check out the Old Montana Prison.

The admission is good for two days and good for all of their museums. They also have....

■Old Prison Museum – Open daily: 8 am till 6 pm
■Montana Auto Museum – Open daily: 8 am till 6 pm
■Yesterdays Playthings – Open daily: 9 am till 5 pm (Dolls and collectible toys)
■Frontier Montana – Open daily: 9 am till 5 pm
■Desert Johns Saloon - Open daily: 9 am till 5 pm
■Powell County Museum – Open daily: 12 noon till 5 pm
■Cottonwood City – Open daily: 9 am till 5 pm
■Milwaukee Road exhibits
 
Seriously, we all had so much fun and it was sooooooo family friendly. I definitely would recommend this if you are in the area.
 
Thanks!
 
Cheryl