Places thirstymaenad Wants to Go

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

A detailed, loving tribute to America's most isolated city.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

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

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

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

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

St. Claude, Manitoba, commemorates its first settlers with a giant tobacco smoking pipe monument.

The only fully operational windmill in Canada.

The rusting hulk of a 250-foot-long merchant vessel remains where she grounded on the shore of Hudson Bay.

One of Canada's oldest collections of stone fur trading buildings.

This former outpost was designed to protect the lucrative fur trade of the 18th century.

A crash site in the heart of polar bear territory has become a beloved local landmark.

Mysterious concrete spires left on a small Canadian hill.