A colossal concrete penguin announces this Montana town as the coldest spot in America. But is it really?

A metal menagerie fills the yard of this museum and gallery, the work of Montana artist Bill Ohrmann.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

One home in the historic strip hides secret compartments and the ghostly songs of long-gone canaries.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

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

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

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

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

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

A 6-mile-long lake created by an apocalyptic seismic event and the deadly chain reaction that ensued.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

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

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

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.