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Charles Clark Chateau Mansion
The 1898 mansion was built for Charles Clark and his wife Katherine as a wedding gift from William Clark, the Copper King. Featured is furniture from the University of Montana collection, and numerous turn of the century furnishings, textiles, and historic artifacts. The museum also displays an extensive collection of paintings by Elizabeth Locherie, contemporary [...]
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Dumas Brothel Museum
The Dumas, built as a brothel in 1890, was open as a house of prostitution continuously until 1982, making it the longest running freestanding enterprise of its kind in the United States. The Dumas is the only preserved building in what was once Butte’s thriving red light district. Saved from demolition by Butte native Rudy [...]
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Mai Wah Museum
The Mai Wah Museum preserves and interprets the history and culture of the Asian peoples in Butte, as well as other mining areas of the Rocky Mountain west. A special feature is the museum’s permanent exhibit detailing Asian history in Butte. The Mai Wah Society is also rehabilitating and restoring the Mai Wah Noodle Parlor [...]
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Montana Tech Mineral Museum
Rock hounds of all ages will marvel at the rare crystal and rock formations displayed here. This is one of the finest collections in the world, with many pieces pulled from beneath Butte itself.
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Piccadilly Museum of Transportation
This museum takes you back in time with a fascinating array of antique transportation artifacts and memorabilia gathered from around the world. Offered are extensive exhibits of U.S. and international highway and subway markers, advertising art, license plates, and assorted petroliana, vintage cars and a replica of a rural “filling station.”
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World Museum of Mining
Explore more than 50 structures, ranging from the 100-foot headframe of the Orphan Girl Mine, to a faithful recreation of a mining camp, Hell Roarin’ Gulch. Half the museum’s displays focus on the culture and ethnic history of an 1880′s to 1920′s mining town, while the other half provides a detailed look at the history [...]
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