Places helenthemelon25 Wants to Go

This landmark church at the Flathead Reservation mission features 58 ceiling and wall frescoes painted by the mission's cook.

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

Crystal clear, drinkable mountain spring water by the side of the road.

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

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

A once celebrated industrial wonder now lurks in a quiet corner of Flathead Lake.

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

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

The formidable fowl can be found standing near an isolated hiking path.

This museum is dedicated to telling the story of dinosaurs from a creationist perspective. 

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

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

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

For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.

This sculpture dedicated to a pioneering labor unionist and civil rights activist is located inside a busy Boston train station.

A pair of antique trolleys are on display at one of the oldest subway stations in the United States.

Site of the first World Series

This historic sculpture from the 16th century is even older than the city of Boston.

This faux Greek Revival mansion is a clever optical illusion tucked into a Beacon Hill alley.

The bench featured in the film with Robin Williams and Matt Damon has become a popular destination for moviegoers.

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.