- The list below includes 18 free or cheap things to do in or near Helena, Montana, including 26 different types of inexpensive activities like Breweries, Lake, Specialty Shops and Bowling.
- From Mount Helena to Missouri River, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Helena.
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Lewis & Clark Brewing Company features tours of their brewery by appointment and offer free samples of their beers on tap. They also have a gift shop and art gallery, and often feature live music.
6.5 Miles
Good family fun is the focus of the Last Chance Ranch which features frequent events that include delicious food, live music, and Western themed fun. The common package is a wagon ride dinner that also involves a horse-drawn wagon.
0.9 Miles
Housed in Downtown Helena, Blackfoot River Brewing Company offers a spacious taproom where an assortment of their locally made ales can be tasted. Fund-raisers, concerts and other special events are also held here throughout the year.
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The Parrot is a local confection shop that is infamous for their hand dipped chocolates. There are over 130 different types of candies using recipes from the original owners in 1922.
0.6 Miles
Exceptional contemporary art is displayed at the Holter Museum of Art. Exhibitions, collections, and educational programming are the main activities and draws for the site that is composed of 17,000 square feet.
11.3 Miles
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5360 Castles Dr, Helena, MT
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Tourists can dig for precious gems at the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine & Gold Fever Rock Shop. Their professional staff will also work closely with guests to help them identify and clean their newly found treasures.
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An 11-screen movie theater, Cinemark Helena and XD displays first-run feature films using digital projection and RealD 3D. The theater offers stadium seating, self-service and mobile ticketing, an XD auditorium and a snack bar.
2.7 Miles
A 24-lane bowling center, Sleeping Giant Lanes offers open and league bowling along with a miniature golf course. The center also provides a full bar, cosmic bowling, arcade games and a snack bar with food and drinks.
36.2 Miles
Cattle baron Conrad Kohrs once owned 10 million acres, and 1,600 acres of it are open to the public as Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site. Visitors can take guided tours including wagon tours pulled by draft horses, hear blacksmiths and cowboys talk, see farm animals, and tour the ranch house.
36.4 Miles
The Old Montana Prison Complex was originally built by inmates and opened on July 2, 1871. The complex has been turned into a series of museums including an Old Prison Museum, Law Enforcement Museum, Frontier Museum, Powell County Museum, Montana Auto Museum, Yesterday's Playthings and Cottonwood City.