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World Museum of Mining
Granite Mountain Memorial Overlook
Copper King Mansion
Headframe Spirits
MBMG Mineral Museum
Our Lady of the Rockies
Berkeley Pit
Dumas Brothel Museum
Historic Clark Chateau Museum & Gallery
Covellite Theater
Butte-Silver Bow Public Library
Piccadilly Museum of Transportation
Mother Lode Theatre
Casagranda's Steakhouse
M&M Bar & Cafe
- Nestled in the heart of Southwest Montana, Butte is a charming town that was once the beating heart of the American West.
- Known as the ‘richest hill on earth’ due to its huge copper deposits, the town was a rich mining town and the largest city west of the Mississippi in the late 1900s.
- Today, the town boasts one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the nation, with thousands of beautifully preserved Victorian buildings, stately mansions, historical structures, and interesting museums and galleries.
- The town also provides a wealth of recreational activities such as Butte Trolley tours, hiking, mountain biking, boating and fishing, horseback riding, and cross-country and downhill skiing in the winter.
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