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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Helena

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Helena, Montana

Updated August 27, 2022
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Guardian of the Gulch and two curious visitors.

Helena, Montana

Guardian of the Gulch

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

Helena, Montana

Cathedral of St. Helena

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.
Stonehouse in Reeder’s Alley.

Helena, Montana

Stonehouse in Reeder's Alley

One home in the historic strip hides secret compartments and the ghostly songs of long-gone canaries.
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Canyon Ferry Lake's Cemetery Island

This cemetery is one of the last remaining traces of a drowned old Western town.
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Elkhorn Ghost Town

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.
21 miles from Helena
Inside the Merry Widow Health Mine

Basin, Montana

Merry Widow Health Mine

What if the cure for all that ails you was as simple as repeated exposure to low-dose radon?
24 miles from Helena
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