We visited the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Center to kill some time prior to check in at our cabin during our long weekend trip and found it to be an exciting and interesting highlight.

The center has multiple levels detailing the First Nations history and culture. Tons of exhibits to keep you busy over the course of a few hours. We perceived the staff on hand to be easy going and nonchalant, but we didn’t really need to interact extensively apart from paying admission. The center also has a pathway to a more direct view of the jump from the top level, as well as a theater which plays on rotation the strategies used to hunt buffalo in the past. Visitors can hike the bottom path for free without the price of admission.

Overall we felt it was great value and interesting from a cultural standpoint. It is worth the price of admission for a morning or afternoon, and visitors can add hikes to their itinerary to enhance their experience.
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My sister and I spent about three hours here, including our picnic overlooking the unique scenery from a height. . The design of this interpretive center makes it almost invisible from a distance, hugging the prairie landscape up the steep terrain. You climb through the building, but of course it is also completely wheelchair accessible. I loved walking out to the overlook to see the frightening precipice. The interpretation is wonderful, a combo of dioramas, artifacts, pictures and maps…and a wonderful 15 minute movie in a comfortable theatre. It is all air conditioned, and this was an asset on a hot midsummer day. The cultural guide, Conrad Little Leaf, added an important dimension to the experience and added to my understanding “in a good way”.