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Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

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

This record-setting hydraulic dam in the Montana badlands was one of FDR's most ambitious public works.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A working ranch doubles as a sustainable hub for world-renowned classical music and large-scale sculptures.

A collection of 16,000 antlers crammed beautifully into a small shed.

A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.

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.

See the computer’s history revealed over the course of 20,000 years.

The highest point in Montana is as rugged and singular as the state itself.

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

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

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

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.