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Philipsburg, MT
Ruins of the silver-boom city that once rose above Philipsburg, including the old Miners Union Hall and superintendent’s house. The approach is narrow, steep, and rough.
Butte, MT
A hilltop memorial overlooking Butte dedicated to the 168 miners killed in the 1917 Granite Mountain–Speculator fire, one of the deadliest hard-rock mining disasters in U.S. history.
Deer Lodge, MT
A preserved cattle-baron ranch interpreting the open-range era through original buildings, collections, livestock, and working-ranch demonstrations.
Helena, MT
A tall 1870s fire-watch tower built after devastating early Helena fires. The landmark still stands above Last Chance Gulch and is visible from surrounding streets and trails.
Harlowton, MT
A preserved Milwaukee Road depot interpreting the electric railroad that once crossed central Montana, including artifacts from Harlowton’s role as an electrification center.
Havre, MT
A guided tour through reconstructed underground spaces beneath downtown Havre, interpreting businesses and vice districts that operated after a devastating 1904 fire.
Stevensville, MT
A preserved 19th-century mission complex at the site associated with the founding of Stevensville, with historic buildings, artifacts, and interpretation of the Bitterroot Valley’s layered history.
Missoula, MT
A multi-building museum on the former Fort Missoula grounds, interpreting military history, the 1917–1918 alien-detention camp, and the WWII internment of Italian and Japanese nationals.
Great Falls, MT
A major interpretive center overlooking the Missouri River, focused on the expedition’s difficult portage around the Great Falls and the wider Indigenous landscape.
Crow Agency, MT
A memorial landscape interpreting the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, including the Custer battlefield, Indian Memorial, military cemetery, and sites connected to Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho combatants.
Livingston, MT
A grand 1902 Northern Pacific Railway depot built as a gateway to Yellowstone, now housing seasonal museum exhibits inside its restored historic interior.
Three Forks, MT
A high cliff used for communal bison hunting for thousands of years. Trails and interpretation explain the archaeological landscape and traditional hunting system.
Great Falls, MT
A military museum and outdoor aircraft display tied to Malmstrom’s strategic-air and intercontinental-ballistic-missile history. Base entry requirements can limit access, so verify current visitor procedures.
Marysville, MT
A once-booming gold town that never vanished completely; historic structures and mining remnants remain mixed among occupied homes. View respectfully from public roads.
Milltown, MT
A restored river-confluence landscape created after removal of the contaminated Milltown Dam and reservoir, with interpretation of one of Montana’s largest Superfund cleanups.
Three Forks, MT
The confluence where the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers form the Missouri River, with archaeological and Lewis and Clark history layered across the landscape.
Billings, MT
A 1903 mansion designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, preserved with original family furnishings, decorative arts, and elaborate period interiors.
Browning, MT
A federally operated museum and arts center focused on the historic and contemporary cultures and artistic traditions of Northern Plains tribal nations.
Huson, MT
A preserved Forest Service remount station where pack animals, equipment, and backcountry skills supported early ranger operations and firefighting.
Charlo, MT
A Mission Valley museum combining homestead and ranch history with wildlife displays, Indigenous cultural material, and regional collections near the Ninepipe wetlands.
Kalispell, MT
A regional-history museum in the old Central School, covering timber, railroads, Indigenous history, settlement, and the growth of the Flathead Valley.
Fort Benton, MT
A reconstructed and interpreted fur-trade fort complex at the head of Missouri River navigation, built on the site of one of the Upper Missouri’s most important trading posts.
Fort Benton, MT
A late-19th-century iron bridge preserved as a pedestrian landmark over the Missouri River, marking a major shift from ferry crossings to permanent transportation.
Deer Lodge, MT
Montana’s former territorial and state prison, retaining cell blocks, yards, towers, and execution-era history. The complex also hosts occasional paranormal tours and events.
