Montana Travel Guide: Explore the Best Parks, Historic Sites, and Hidden Gems
Discover Montana with this Roam Your Home travel guide. Explore dramatic mountain parks, historic frontier towns, scenic drives, and outdoor adventures across Big Sky Country.
Discover Places to Explore
Looking for more places to explore? Browse all of our Roam Your Home articles about Montana, including national parks, mountain wilderness, historic towns, and wildlife viewing. From Glacier National Park to big-sky landscapes, discover some of the best things to do in Montana.
Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park
From glacier-carved valleys and towering peaks to vast wilderness and wildlife habitats, Montana’s parks showcase the breathtaking beauty of Big Sky Country. Our featured Montana park highlights one of the state’s most incredible outdoor destinations.
Pompeys Pillar National Monument
Montana’s historic landmarks reveal stories of Native cultures, frontier forts, mining towns, and the Wild West. Our featured Montana historic site offers a closer look at one location that shaped the history of Big Sky Country.
Best National Parks in Montana
- Yellowstone National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Big Hole National Battlefield
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Top 5 Montana State Parks
- Makoshika State Park
- Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park
- Flathead Lake State Park
- Lake Elmo State Park
- Missouri Headwaters State Park
Top 5 Montana Museums
- C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls
- Montana Historical Society Museum in Helena
- Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings
- Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman
- Holter Museum of Art in Helena
Know Before You Roam: Montana Quick Facts
- Largest City: Billings
- High Point (Rank): Granite Peak 12,807 ft (10)
- Lowest Elevation: Kootenai River at ID border: 1804 ft
- State Nickname: “Big Sky Country”
- State Flower: Bitterroot
- State Tree: Ponderosa Pine
- State Animal: Grizzly Bear
- State Bird: Western Meadowlark
- State Fish: Cutthroat Trout
Explore Montana on the Roam Your Home Travel Map
Discover Montana on the Roam Your Home map.
Each pin represents one of our stories about national parks, historic towns, scenic landscapes, and hidden gems. Click a location to learn the story and begin planning your Montana adventure.