12 Unforgettable Small Towns To Visit In Montana

"Founded by Marcus Daly as “Copperopolis” in 1883 and renamed in 1888 as “Anaconda” after an important mining smelter, this mountain community is placed at the base of the Anaconda Range in Southwest Montana’s Deer Lodge County, about 23 miles northwest of Butte. The Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park houses the town’s most noteworthy attraction – the 585-foot-long Anaconda Smelter Stack, built as a part of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company’s Washoe Smelter and considered the world’s tallest surviving masonry structure. Catch a performance at the historic Washoe Theater, check out the impressive artifacts displayed at the Old City Hall Copper Village Museum & Art Center, camp in the Lost Creek State Park or along Georgetown Lake, play golf on the Old Works Golf Course, ski down the slopes of the Discovery Ski Area and explore the cross-country ski trails of Mount Haggin."