Things To Do
World Museum of Mining
Tour guides lead you 100 feet into the Orphan Girl Mine to see the original shaft station. On this all walking tour, guests will view one of the few exposed veins in North America that can be seen by the public as well as various pieces of equipment that were used in underground mining.
Berkeley Pit
The Berkely Pit, started in 1955, was a large truck-operated open-pit copper mine until mining ceased in 1982. By 1980 nearly 1.5 billion tons of material had been removed from the Pit, including more than 290 million tons of copper ore. The pit enabled Butte to claim the title The Richest Hill on Earth. Two communities and much of Butte's previously crowded East Side were consumed by land purchases to create the pit. The Anaconda Mining Company bought the homes, businesses and school of the working-class communities of Meaderville and McQueen, east of the pit site. The pit is 7,000 feet long, 5,600 feet wide and 1,600 feet deep from the high wall on the north side just below the Kelley mine. Present day visitors can view the mine from a platform located above it.
Old Butte Historical Tours
We do tours year around. In the summer months we do our tours Monday Thru Saturday At 10:00 a.m.; 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. with reservations. In the winter months it is by appointment only.
Historic Clark Chateau Museum & Gallery
Public Tours are offered year round. $7 for self guided tours. $10 for guided tours. We offer guided tours during business hours at 1pm or by appointment. Student and Senior rates available.
Big Hole River
The perfect spot for fishing, floating, and wildlife viewing just outside of Wise River, MT.
Sacajawea Hotel
Known by some as one of the finest steakhouses in Montana, Pompey’s Grill in Sacagawea Hotelfeatures a sophisticated setting and an enticing menu. Those seeking local fare will find USDA Prime Grade Steaks, all hand-cut and fired hot on a wood smoke grill.
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
Fairmont is known throughout the Northwest for its pools. There are two oversized Olympic swimming pools and two mineral soaking pools. One of each located indoors and outdoors. The pools are fed by a virtually unlimited supply of 155-degree natural hot spring water, cooled to various temperatures for comfort and maximum enjoyment.
Maud S Trail
This route climbs to a beautiful vista overlooking Butte. A quick ascent with a great series of alternating grades, this 4.3-mile hike is a great midweek trip or afternoon trip that has plenty of space to pause and take in the hillside.
Our Lady of the Rockies
The culmination of six years of hard work and undying faith placed "Our Lady of the Rockies" standing 90 feet atop the continental divide, at an elevation of 8,510 feet, overlooking the city of Butte. The project to build the statue began in December of 1979. People from all walks of life and every religion, worked to pave the way for the statue, built in the likeness of Mary, Mother of Jesus.
Boulder Hot Springs
Montana’s historic Boulder Hot Springs Inn, Spa, and Retreat Center is located between Butte and Helena just off Interstate 15. It rests in the midst of southwest Montana’s spectacular beauty of snow-capped mountains and lush valleys. The Inn & Spa sits on almost 300 acres of pristine meadows, wetlands and forest. The air is pure and the sounds you hear are those of nature. The Inn is backed by Deerlodge National Forest, home to bears, moose, elk, deer, fox, antelope and coyotes. Since we specialize in healthy, healing, active living and luxury at an affordable price, Boulder Hot Springs Inn, Spa, and Retreat Center has chosen to be an alcohol, drug and smoke-free environment.
Pork Chop John's
Home of the original Pork Chop sandwich – our specialty – a crispy, tender and lean pork sirloin sandwich. We also offer a wide variety of items to please every appetite at two locations in Butte, Montana. John’s Pork Chop sandwich was founded in 1924 by the original Pork Chop John, John Burklund, who sold his Pork Chop sandwiches from the back of a wagon located on the corner of Mercury and Main Street in Uptown Butte. Burklund moved his business into 8 W. Mercury Street in 1932. Our flagship restaurant and headquarters continues to operate out of the same location today, with a counter, 10 stools and a walk up window.
Pekin Noodle Parlor
Pekin Noodle Parlor (built 1909) is the oldest known continuously operating Chinese restaurant in the United States, located in Butte, Montana. The Pekin Noodle Parlor represents one of the last surviving properties from the original Chinatown neighborhood in the Butte–Anaconda Historic District
Original Mine
Butte's First Copper Mine Site .
Butte Brewing & Pizza Company
The Butte Brewing Co. has faithfully slaked the Mining City's thirst through world wars, mining strikes and closures, political upheavals, and martial law, corporate mining skullduggery, and national prohibition. The acclaimed Butte Beer became synonyms with the tough, independent-minded citizens, of the Richest Hill on earth. By the 1960s the brewery had closed, but the spirit of the great Butte Beer remained. The Butte Brewing Co. reopened its doors in 2015. Once again, the Butte Brewing Co. is producing high quality brews in celebration of more than 130 years of tradition.
Headframe Spirits
Headframe is not a surface-level distillery. We dig deep to keep it real. Like the metals once extracted from local mines, the stuff that goes into our spirits is precious. Each one is a unique blend of premium Montana ingredients distilled in hand-made, continuous-flow stills by masters of the craft right here in Butte. Whether you prefer clear, copper or creamy, we’ve got you covered.
Joe's Pasty Shop
Known mostly as “Irish Butte” Pasties in Montana, this is a simple, delicious, and savory food comprised of half-moon-shaped shells stuffed with meats and vegetables. To help with the visual imagery, just imagine a calzone with a baked-in history. Pasty’s heritage is linked to the early 1800s rush to mine gold, tin, and copper deposits in Montana.
The Metals Bank Building
Metals Sports Bar and Grill was once a bank! In September of 1907, all of Butte showed up to watch the 32-ton steel door of the State Savings Bank be installed. The door was moved from the Northern Pacific Yards onto an improvised truck and hauled to the State Savings Bank by 36 horses up an unpaved hilly thoroughfare. The Metals Bank building was designed by the nationally recognized architect Cass Gilbert of New York City in 1906 for the State Savings Bank.