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All the United States Montana Helena

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Helena

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Helena, Montana

Updated August 27, 2022

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Guardian of the Gulch

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

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Cathedral of St. Helena

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.
Stonehouse in Reeder’s Alley.

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Stonehouse in Reeder's Alley

One home in the historic strip hides secret compartments and the ghostly songs of long-gone canaries.

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Canyon Ferry Lake's Cemetery Island

This cemetery is one of the last remaining traces of a drowned old Western town.
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Elkhorn Ghost Town

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.
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Merry Widow Health Mine

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