A practical local guide to 29 destinations and 93 sights, with fees, hours and how to get there.
The towns and cities most worth building a trip around.
Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley
Gateway village at Glacier's west entrance and start of Going-to-the-Sun Road
Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley
Ski town and Amtrak stop on Whitefish Lake, 28 miles from Glacier's west gate
Bozeman & Big Sky
College town with the state's busiest airport, a dinosaur museum and a ski hill
Missoula & the Bitterroot Valley
University city where three rivers meet, with trailheads on the edge of town
Yellowstone Gateways & the Beartooths
Gateway town at Yellowstone's North Entrance, the one open to cars all year
Yellowstone Gateways & the Beartooths
Gateway town at Yellowstone's West Entrance, nearest to Old Faithful
Bozeman & Big Sky
Ski and summer resort under Lone Mountain, between Bozeman and Yellowstone
Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley
Flathead County seat and service hub between Flathead Lake and Glacier
Helena, Butte & Southwest Montana
Gold-rush state capital: the Capitol, a new state museum and canyon boat tours
Helena, Butte & Southwest Montana
Copper-mining city on the Continental Divide: headframes and the Berkeley Pit
Pick what you came for and see every matching place in Montana.
The practical questions, answered before you book.
Seasonal ideas, local knowledge and trip reports.
An independent guide to Montana, organised the way you travel: region, then town, then the places worth your time. Every page leads with the practical answer â what it costs, when it is open and how to get there â and we keep updating it as things change.
Opening hours and prices change. Check the official website before you set off.
