- TripBuzz found 9 things to do with kids in or near Deer Lodge, Montana, including 7 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Anaconda and Nevada City.
- From Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site to Old Montana Prison Complex, the Deer Lodge area offers 28 different types of family activities, including: Historic Prisons, Historic Sites, Bowling and Movie Theaters.
- Once a popular railroad town, Deer Lodge, Montana is now predominantly a residential area with a rich historic culture and vibrant tourism population. Visitors can enjoy taking a stroll down historic streets featuring turn of the century buildings, museums and antique shops. Also popular are the cities local theatres and parks.
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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.
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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.
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A 12-lane bowling center, Cedar Park Bowling Lanes offers open and league bowling, horseshoes and arcade video games. The center also has a sports bar and lounge with casino games and televisions displaying sporting events.
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Featuring 18 lanes, Copper City Bowl & Cafe offers open bowling with automatic scoring and shoe rental. The facility serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and provides slot machines, a bar and a banquet hall for private events.
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Departing from both Nevada and Virginia Cities, Alder Gulch Railway offers a short but entertaining train ride. Along the way riders can take in local scenery while also learning about the area.
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Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park is home to one of the tallest free-standing brick structures in the world. Nearby this remanent building of the Anaconda Copper Company from the early 1900s is an interpretive display exhibit.
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Opened in 1936, the Washoe Theater is the last theater in America built in the Nouveau Deco architectural style. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, while The Smithsonian describes it as a national treasure, because of its sumptuous interior.
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With both indoor and outdoor amenities, the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort offers 153 rooms to those wishing to enjoy the 2 oversized swimming pools and the 2 mineral soaking pools. It also has a 350 foot-long enclosed water slide.
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From its location on top of the Continental Divide, Lost Trail Powder Mountain receives about 300 inches of snow each year. Visitors can also use the snowsports school for lessons in snowboarding and skiing.
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With its vertical drop of 2,388 feet, the Discovery Ski Area is suited for all types of winter sports fans, from amateurs to professionals. It also has 67 trails.