Dig Deeper in Butte

The "Richest Hill on Earth" is Butte, America—a city flush with history, culture, geology and adventure around every corner. Jump right in with a tour from Old Butte Historical Adventures and be in the thick of the largest historical district in the U.S. Or, enjoy a multicultural mosaic of music and the arts at the Montana Folk Festival (and it's free). Take in the panorama of the Berkeley Pit, then get the full dirt on Butte at the vast World Museum of Mining.

Next, relish in dining classics from the old and new world: Joe's Pasty Shop still bakes Butte's signature meat-pastry-pie while the BS Cafe slings traditional breakfasts and bottomless coffee. With its famed Wop Chop, Muzzy's Freeway Tavern sets the standard for fried pork chop sandwiches (something not to be missed!).

Choose an antique room at the Finlen Hotel (complete with opulent turn-of-the-century lobby) for a historic-themed evening, or soak and sleep at nearby Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, with hot and cool pools, a spa, water slide and lodging.

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Berkeley Pit

Something to see, hope they figure out how to pump it out before it gets to the water table


Butte, MT
Things to Do

Bs Café

Good breakfast place, also in uptown is the BS Cafe, only a couple blocks from the Finland. Large portions and a down home atmosphere with a never ending cup of coffee.

26 North Main Street
Butte, MT
Places to Eat

Butte Rodeo

rodeo

1276 St Paul Ave
Butte, MT
Things to Do

Fairmont Hot Springs

The pool is big, the facility is clean and well-maintained, the service is good and it is a nice setting.

Fairmont Rd
Anaconda, MT
Places to Stay

Finlen Hotel

It is historic and beautiful. Good rooms.

100 East Broadway Street
Butte, MT
Places to Stay

Front Street Market

If you enjoy cooking - stop at the Front Street Market. It's great for finding specialty items from all over the world that can be hard to find in MT. Their wine selection is also quite extensive and the deli ...

8 West Front Street
Butte, MT
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Hummingbird Café

Maybe the last kind of coffeeshop/cafe you'd expect in Butte—vegan friendly, organic, gluten-free type of menu. It's lined with books and seems to go back forever with couches and cozy spots including open sky seating. The ...

605 West Park Street
Butte, MT
Places to Eat

Joe's Pasty Shop

pasties little meat pies that are to die for

1641 Grand Avenue
Butte, MT
Places to Eat

Lydia's Supper Club

This restaurant is the historical reminder of Meaderville, the gastronome created by the Italian immigrants to Butte Montana in the late 1800's and early 1900's until it was displaced by an open pit mine that devoured a portion ...

4915 Harrison Avenue
Butte, MT
Places to Eat

Montana Folk Festival

This is the best, the people of Butte are great and this festival is well worth going to. Where else can you go that has 3 days of free music on 6 stages, world class music by the way, and ...

66 W Park St
Butte, MT
Things to Do

Muzzy's Freeway Tavern

The Wop Chop is to die for, not really a steak, but a breaded pork chop sandwich, it's rumored to be the original pork chop sandwich.

1927 S Montana St
Butte, MT
Places to Eat

St. John's Episcopal Church

Faced in Butte granite, St. John's Episcopal Church is the oldest standing church in Butte. St. John’s is closely connected to Copper King W.A. Clark, The church is home to the W.A. Clark 800 pipe bar ...

15 N Idaho St
Butte, MT
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The Derby

This longstanding Butte Bar boasts one of the finest Steak Houses in the Northwest. On the way from the Airport to Uptown Butte my brother would stop for a steak at the Derby as his way to say 'Welcome Home ...

2016 Harrison Ave.
Butte, MT
Places to Eat

World Museum Of Mining

About as hands on mining experience a tourist will get and very informative.

155 Museum Way
Butte, MT
Things to Do