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Things to do across Montana

Southeastern Montana's Yellowstone River towns

  • Sightseeing
  • Sport & Outdoor
  • Nearest airport: GTF, about 90 miles

Southeastern Montana's Yellowstone River towns. This guide covers places to visit across Montana, by category and on a map.

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Sightseeing
Local Gem

Southeast Montana

Free

Montana's southeastern tourism region, spanning badlands, dinosaur digs, and Old West history across 13 counties.

Billings, MT

Sightseeing
Local Gem

Billings

Free

Plan a visit to Billings, Montana's largest city, set along the Yellowstone River beneath the Rims.

Billings, MT

Sightseeing
Local Gem

Glendive

Free

An eastern Montana river town serving as gateway to Makoshika State Park and the Yellowstone River badlands.

Glendive, MT

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Sightseeing
Local Gem

Southeast Montana

Free

Montana's southeastern tourism region, spanning badlands, dinosaur digs, and Old West history across 13 counties.

Sightseeing
Local Gem

Billings

Free

Plan a visit to Billings, Montana's largest city, set along the Yellowstone River beneath the Rims.

Sightseeing
Local Gem

Glendive

Free

An eastern Montana river town serving as gateway to Makoshika State Park and the Yellowstone River badlands.

Sightseeing
History Buff

Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center

Free

The seasonal visitor center for Fort Benton, a historic Missouri River steamboat port and gateway to the Upper Missouri Wild and Scenic River.

Sightseeing
Local Gem

Shelby Area Chamber of Commerce

Free

The chamber office and visitor information center for Shelby, Montana, in Toole County.

Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure

Absaroka River Adventures

$25–$50

Guided whitewater rafting and fishing trips on the Stillwater and Yellowstone Rivers.

Sport & Outdoor
Local Gem

DanWalt Gardens

Under $25

A family run botanical garden and event venue in Billings blooming from May through October.

Sightseeing
History Buff

Bannack State Park

Under $25

Walk the Main Street of a preserved 1862 gold rush ghost town, where more than 50 historic log and frame buildings still stand.

Sightseeing
History Buff

Fort Peck Dam

Free

Drive across a four-mile earthfill dam on the Missouri River and tour the free interpretive center and museum beside it.

Sightseeing
History Buff

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

$25–$50

Walk Last Stand Hill, see the Indian Memorial and drive the tour road across the 1876 battlefield.

Sightseeing
History Buff

Pompeys Pillar National Monument

Under $25

Climb a boardwalk up a sandstone butte to see the signature William Clark carved on July 25, 1806.

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About More of Montana

Billings and Glendive sit along the Yellowstone River in southeastern Montana, connected by Interstate 94. Billings is Montana's most populous city, with a walkable brewery district in its historic downtown and an airport that serves as an entry point to the state, and it is covered by both Visit Billings and the regional Southeast Montana Tourism office. Glendive lies near Makoshika State Park's badlands and includes the Frontier Gateway Museum and a historic downtown along the Bell Street Bridge.

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