Great Falls - A Great Place to Visit

Great Falls is one of the most fascinating cities ofvisit this place to watch the magnificent views of
Montana located towards the portion of the Lewisthese waterfalls.
and Clark Trail.This marvelous city has derived itsOne can find a range of attractions in and around the
name from the series of five waterfall of thecity of Great Falls.The greatest attraction available in
Missouri River.The city enjoys the status of being thethe city is the C.M.Russell Museum which houses
county seat of Cascade County, Montana, Unitedaround 2,000 artifacts, artistic items and objects
States.The city is also referred as the 'Electric City' asconcerning to Russell's life and career.
it is home to numerous dams and power plants.Another fascinating museum is known as the History
It has secured a very significant position in theMuseum which was founded in the year 1972.This
Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area.The citymuseum houses around ninety thousand artifacts and
accommodates the Air Force Base and Armyitems as its permanent exhibition.This museum is like
Reserve Unit along with some prominent sites ina storeroom of photographs, records and
form of C.M.Russell Museum Complex, University ofnewspapers.It is also home to some special
Great Falls and Giant Springs etc.It alsocollections of immigration and tax records.One can
accommodates a renowned school for deaf and blindalso find some of the best regional books and gifts
known as the Montana School for the Deaf and theat this marvelous place.
Blind.The Great Falls offers an exciting range of hotels
Great Falls exhibits a very rich and prominentthat varies from luxury to budget.It is a bit daunting
history.This city was founded in the year 1883 bytask to find a luxury hotel around the area of the
Paris Gibson and James J.Hill.The city was planned andcity.The most expensive hotels of the area are
developed as power city as it has severalcomparatively cheap and are totally packed with
waterfalls.Historian William J.Furdell praised this place inmodern facilities and amenities.
words of 'the businessman's town'.The constructionOne can also find some of the most affordable
of Black Eagle Dam resulted into the rapidaccommodation in form of motels, bed and
development of the area making it one of the mostbreakfasts and self catering apartments.Budget
thriving industrial and supply centers.friendly hotels are also there which offer some low
The city's development was further taken to nextprice rooms.
level with the establishment of a military base.The budget hotels of the city provide a decent
Lewis and Clark were the first white visitors to therange of facilities.Hotels such as the Wingate Inn,
region.Due to the presence of several waterfallsSuper 8 and many more, though considered as cheap
many hydroelectric power plants developed aroundhotels, they offer rooms which are equipped with
them.This would be one of the major reasons formaximum facilities.
the rapid development of the city.People began to