Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

Operational for less than a year, this mill produced more than 11,000 tons of chrome concentrate in its short lifespan.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

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

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.

A small Montana town commemorates the dog who waited at the train station every day for his owner to return.

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.

Touch an actual dinosaur bone at this eclectic trove of Rocky Mountain treasures.

After Havre burned down, the best place to build was under the ashes.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.