Where to go
Places to visit in Montana
29 towns, cities and natural areas we have written up, with our picks first.
Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley
St. Mary
East-side Glacier gateway at the end of Going-to-the-Sun Road
Helena, Butte & Southwest Montana
Virginia City
Preserved 1860s gold-rush town and former territorial capital in Alder Gulch
Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley
West Glacier
Gateway village at Glacier's west entrance and start of Going-to-the-Sun Road
Yellowstone Gateways & the Beartooths
West Yellowstone
Gateway town at Yellowstone's West Entrance, nearest to Old Faithful
Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley
Whitefish
Ski town and Amtrak stop on Whitefish Lake, 28 miles from Glacier's west gate