Montana is a western state defined by its diverse terrain ranging from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Plains. Its wide-open spaces include Glacier National Park, a vast wilderness preserve that passes into Canada. The park’s many snow-capped peaks, lakes and alpine hiking trails are showcased along its famed Going-to-the-Sun Road, stretching 50 miles.
Montana has no official nickname but several unofficial ones, most notably “Big Sky Country”, “The Treasure State”, “Land of the Shining Mountains”, and “The Last Best Place”. The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, mining, and lumber. The health care, service, and government sectors are also significant to the state’s economy. Montana’s fastest-growing sector is tourism; nearly 13 million annual tourists visit Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Beartooth Highway, Flathead Lake, Big Sky Resort, and other attractions.
Capital: Helena, MT
Population: 1,085,407 (2020)
Official Website: https://mt.gov/
Tourism website: https://www.visitmt.com/
Tourist Attractions for Montana:
Montana is the American West at its best. This rugged state still has a touch of its wild past brimming from its cities and small towns and its massive unaltered natural spaces. National forest acreage outnumbers residents in Montana, the country’s 4th largest state by land size. These wide-open and uncrowded spaces are what have enticed explorers, writers, and Big Sky enthusiasts to Montana over the last 100 years.
- Glacier National Park
- Lolo National Forest
- Kootenai to the Custer-Gallatin National Forest
- Big Sky Resort
- Fly Fish Blue Ribbons Waterways
- Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center
- Museum of the Rockies
- Yellowstone National Park
- Discover the Richest Hill on Earth at the World Museum of Mining
- Tour the State Capitol in Helena
- Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park
- Montana’s Hot Springs
- C.M. Russell Museum Complex
- The Beartooth Highway
- Moss Mansion in Billings
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
- Western Heritage Center