Montana

Let me sell you on the drive before we even get to the hot springs. Leave Dillon behind…

By Gideon Hartwell · Sep 29

The beef here sometimes has a shorter commute than the diner. Some restaurant kitchens work directly with nearby…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 28

Turns out, “yeehaw” is not a complete cattle-moving strategy. On this western Montana ranch, you actually get to…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 25

Ever driven through northern Montana long enough that a hot buffet starts sounding like excellent news? That is…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 21

I respect any Sunday plan that begins with “go back for another plate.” At one Montana cafe, that…

By Eliza Thornton · Sep 19

Montana does not just offer wide open spaces. It offers a wide open life. And somewhere in the…

By Gideon Hartwell · Sep 14

Elk sightings instead of traffic jams. Open river banks instead of packed parking lots. Montana has a valley…

By Clara Whitmore · Sep 10

A town this tiny should come with a magnifying glass. tInstead, it comes with enough personality to hijack…

By Eliza Thornton · Jul 22

Water you waiting for? Montana has dining spots where the view makes a strong case for ordering a…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 14

Pull over, because Montana has a funny habit of turning one quick roadside pause into the part of…

By Lenora Winslow · Jul 14

Montana starts with a sky so wide it almost dares you to keep driving. The roads stretch past…

By Bryce Halloran · Jul 7

There is an island in Flathead Lake that carries wild horses, bald eagles, bighorn sheep, and six summits,…

By Renata Holcombe · Jun 28

The drive winds through the Montana countryside that most people only ever see in photographs. At the end…

By Clara Whitmore · Jun 12

Quiet canyons, ancient badlands, roaring waterfalls, and roads so scenic they make the destination almost secondary. Montana rewards…

By Iris Bellamy · Jun 9

What if Montana had been hiding one of the most jaw-dropping underground worlds in the entire Northwest, right…

By Eliza Thornton · Jun 8

Montana is full of mountain towns that price people out. This one plays by different rules entirely. A…

By Lenora Winslow · Jun 6

Open since the turn of the twentieth century, this Montana resort sits on 700 acres of Absaroka Mountain…

By Eliza Thornton · May 30

Most people drive right past it. That is the honest truth, and it is also the best reason…

By Adeline Parker · May 23

The big mountain views are real. The wide open highways deliver. But the small towns hiding along those…

By Adeline Parker · May 23

Butte has a story most people never get to hear, and this supper club has been telling it…

By Lenora Winslow · May 23

Water so clear the rocks on the bottom are visible from the shore. Montana lakes do not ease…

By Iris Bellamy · May 21

Horseback rides at sunrise. Campfire evenings under more stars than the eye can handle. Montana guest ranch life…

By Adeline Parker · May 20

People drive hours for this bakery. That says everything. In Montana, mornings move a little slower, and this…

By Iris Bellamy · May 14

Old wooden buildings on a hillside. Empty streets that once carried the weight of an entire gold rush.…

By Adeline Parker · May 13

Travelers come to Montana for the mountains. They leave talking about the trout. That is not something you…

By Adeline Parker · May 12

Elk burger, huckleberry cheesecake, and a tiny cafe that people drive hours through Montana wilderness to reach. Great…

By Lenora Winslow · May 9

Montana plays by its own rules. The sky does not end here. It just stretches out until the…

By Daniel Mercer · May 7

A family-owned Montana steakhouse along a quiet stretch of road that visitors keep talking about long after the…

By Daniel Mercer · May 7

April in Montana hits different. The mountains are still shaking off winter, the air is crisp, and the…

By Daniel Mercer · May 1

Driving past a bigger city to eat in a small town takes conviction, or a very good tip.…

By Lenora Winslow · Apr 30

Mountain air, a scenic drive, and a steak dinner waiting at the finish line. Montana has quietly mastered…

By Iris Bellamy · Apr 28

What does it take to keep people driving across Montana for the same meal, decade after decade? In…

By Gideon Hartwell · Apr 21

Montana has a secret and it is hiding in plain sight along a painted main street in a…

By Lenora Winslow · Apr 19

Montana is not what most people expect. The skies go on forever. The mountains are massive. And the…

By Iris Bellamy · Apr 19

Your appetite will open when you think about this place. Montana is full of scenic stops, but every…

By Lenora Winslow · Apr 18

Picture a lake so still and so blue it looks like the sky fell and settled between the…

By Eliza Thornton · Apr 17

How far would you drive across Montana for a meal that people keep talking about long after the…

By Adeline Parker · Mar 29