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Butte Trolley
The fastest and most colorful way to learn about Butte is a Trolley Tour. In about two hours, you’ll see where the characters, famous folk, miners and scoundrels lived and worked. Plus, you’ll hear how they made Butte the lively, urban center it was. Drivers are especially chosen because of their knowledge of Butte history [...]
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Copper King Express
Discontinued service…..The Copper King Express excursion train originated from the Smelter City of Anaconda and operates over the 111 year-old corridor of the former Butte, Anaconda, and Pacific Railway. Numerous points of interest, such as the world’s tallest smokestack, were featured during the 3-hour trip, providing a glimpse into the glorious past of the area. [...]
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Copper King Mansion
The mansion was built for Copper King William A. Clark. Privately owned, now, much of its magnificence remains in the architecture, interior woodwork, light fixtures, furniture, and furnishings. Tours available year round.
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Granite Mountain Mine Memorial
Near midnight on June 8, 1917, a fire broke out at the 2,400 foot level of the Granite Mountain Mine. It quickly spread to the neighboring Speculator Mine. Fire, smoke, and gas claimed the lives of 168 miners. Incredibly, 31 survived to tell the tale. The memorial, built in 1996, features letters to families from [...]
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Headframes
Dotting the landscape and skyline of Butte are fourteen tall, black steel structures. Variously called “gallows frames” gallus frames, or headframes, these mark the remnants of mines that honeycombed the Butte hill. Cables from a mine’s hoist house passed over sheave wheels at the top of the frame, lowering miners to their work, transporting mules, [...]
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Mother Lode Theatre and Orphan Girl Theatre
The Butte Center for the Performing Arts is a non-profit organization that lead the rebirth of this great stage. What once was a grand theatre is now restored for a venue for musical and theatre shows and local productions for children and adults.
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National Historic Landmark District
One of the largest historic landmark districts in the country, Butte offers a legacy of architectural treasures that are contemporaries of the best Victorian architecture in America’s great cities. The Uptown is filled with fine, well preserved examples of early 20th century architecture. Take a walk among the historic buildings and read the history of [...]
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Of Sage and Stone
Of Sage and Stone: A Guide to Southwest Montana’s Rural Treasures is your passport to arts and crafts studios, galleries, museums, historic sites, cultural attractions, guest ranches, and the local cafes and bed and breakfasts unique to the charming and friendly small towns nestled across this spectacular stretch of the Rocky Mountains. Choose from five [...]
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Old Butte Historical Adventures
A series of walking tours higlight details from the Butte’s colorful history, from the 1890s to the 1950s. Tours visit a total of ten historical sites in Historic Uptown Butte. Tours start and end at the Historic Guide Center.
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Our Lady of the Rockies
There’s no better place to get a bird’s-eye view of Butte than from Our Lady of the Rockies. This half day tour winds up mountain roads high above town to “Our Lady.” About the size of the Statue of Liberty, Our Lady was built by blue-collar volunteers. It’s a great trip and an inspiring story.
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