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1. Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument
- Visit the place where thousands of Native American warriors fought to protect their way of life against General Custer and the US 7th Cavalry.
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2. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
- The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls should be a required stop for everyone visiting...
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3. Missoula Art Museum
Located downtown in the historic Carnegie Library (1903), this museum's permanent collection includes...
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4. Moss Mansion
This massive red-sandstone mansion, built in 1901 for Billings banker Preston B. Moss, was designed by...
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5. The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture
Once a home for schoolchildren, this historic building (ca. 1918) was converted in 1993 into an arts...
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6. Museum of the Rockies
This first-class museum explains the history, geology, wildlife, and people of the Rocky Mountains all...
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7. Missouri Headwaters State Park
You can easily spend an hour just exploring the interpretive signage at this historic state park. Begin...
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8. Livingston Depot Center
This is a beautifully restored 1902 Northern Pacific railway depot, built in handsome Italianate style,...
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9. Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
Located in a national historic landmark building that served as Great Falls's first high school, Paris...
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10. Custer County Art and Heritage Center
The old city water plant (built between 1910-24) has been reincarnated as an art-and-history museum,...
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Whatever brings you to Bozeman, you will be glad you made it. In addition to fabulous skiing and blue-ribbon fly-fishing, Bozeman is a great small western town with lots of things to do.
Since skiing is king in Bozeman and Big Sky Resort is some of the best skiing in the world, it earns our number one slot. With a 150 runs and 27 lifts, the crowds are almost non-existent and the luxury lodgings feature ski-in and ski-out accommodations. If don't have piles of money for a fancy destination weekend, great skiing is still an option. You can ski with enthusiastic locals at Bridger Bowl Ski Area just minutes from town, and staying in Bozeman will be (almost) as fabulous.
Even if you are not the museum-going type, everyone should stop by the Museum of the Rockies. Smithsonian-affiliated and Montana State University sponsored, this museum is less fancy than big city museums, but its permanent dinosaur exhibit may be the best anywhere. In fact, the university's famous paleontologist, Jack Horner, inspired the novel turned movie "Jurassic Park".
After a long day outside, Montanans enjoy nothing more than soaking in natural hot springs. Bozeman has several around the area, and Norris Hot Springs is our number 6 choice for things to do. Norris Hot Springs is an outdoor, hot pool that sponsors live local bands, and local micro-brews. A notable exclusion from our list is Bozeman Hot Springs. While in town and a very nice facility, Bozeman Hot Springs features indoor pools and caters to their gym-membership clientele.
Looking for an unusual stop? The American Computer Museum is an interesting way to spend a couple of hours. Your inner nerd will be thrilled to see an original Ataris and the room-sized ancestor of your personal computer.
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