A few of the places you might want to eat or grab a drink at while in town include the Belt Creek Brew Pub, and the Harvest Moon Saloon and the Harvest Moon Brewery.

The place that people will certainly want to stop by for dinner is the Belt Dinner Theater. Not only does the place offer up some tasty food, but they also put on some of the best shows in the whole state. Each season, the Vigilante Theater Company puts on a brand new show for guests to the theater.

Currently, the troupe is getting ready for their 2009 season. The theater is performing Lost Chance at Last Gulch. The dinner show is about a fictitious old television show called History Museum Train. The play takes place in the early days of television, back in the era of Howdy Doody. When the television show gets into trouble, it is up to a couple of crazy characters to bring up the ratings and save it from cancellation.

The dinner show is a fun and hilarious way to spend the evening. If you are in Belt, you are in for a real treat when you come to the theater.

While you are in town, perhaps before heading over to the Belt Dinner Theater, you might want to visit the Belt Museum. You will find the museum located in an old jail building that stands next to the Belt Creek. The building was built in 1895 and has a number of great exhibits. Some of the things that you will be able to see include photographs, an authentic jail cell from the late 1800s, and artwork created by talented locals.

The museum is within walking distance from the theater as well, so you can head there after you take in everything the museum has to offer. The pair makes for a fun day in Belt, and if you are in the area, you should visit both.

The friendly little town of Belt, with great shows and museums, is the perfect place to visit on your Montana vacation.

Belt Theater Building
Belt, MT 59412
406-781-4489

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Havre, Montana is one of those towns that came into being as the result of The Great Northern Railway’s founding of the sites ideal location – midway between Seattle and St. Paul – as a key railroad service center.

A curious tourist attraction, “Havre Beneath the Streets” was originally a series of buildings constructed to house railroad employees. The flimsy wooden shacks were eventually destroyed by fire, and the occupants had little choice but to use the steam tunnels built beneath the buildings as temporary shelters More tunnels were dug to connect the basement abodes to one another, creating a warren of underground housing.

Eventually the shacks were rebuilt, but the railroad decided to keep its Chinese track layers housed in the underground “city.” Now a small tourist attraction, one can visit the site and view the remnants of what once served as a sort of Chinese Laundromat, a brothel with several small rusting iron beds, and three opium dens.

“Havre Beneath the Streets is located at 120 Third Avenue on the west side of town, on the corner of First Street (US 2) and Third Avenue. The attraction – a fine example of early Montana history – is open daily, seven days a week, but closed on Sundays during the wintertime. Summer hours are 9am to 5pm. Winter hours are noon to 5pm. Tel: 406-265-8888. Admission is $6/adults – $5/seniors – $4/children 6-12. Special tours arranged at $4/per person. School groups and 4-H Clubs, $3/per person. Entrance fees include admission to the Railroad Museum as well, which is in the same location.

The Railroad Museum offers a fascinating look at more than a century of railroad history, including artifacts such as an 19th century conductors uniform, an impressive H.O. Scale railroad system and hundreds of other railroad related items. A visit to the railroad museum without the underground city tour is free. Donations are welcome.

Located just behind the Holiday Village shopping mall in Le Havre is the Wahkpa Chu’gn buffalo jump, offering a well-preserved glimpse of a bluff used by the region’s Native American hunters to trap and kill buffalo by driving the herds over the sheer cliffs, where they were killed and then stripped for their meat and hides.

The thousands of years old area is an archeological site, and a fun place to search for small fossil remnants scattered among the limestone sediment at the bottom of the bluff, such as the sea shells that originated in ancient seas, and petrified wood possibly dating back to the time of the dinosaurs. All-in-all, Havre, Montana offers a unique glimpse into the near and distant past. 

120 3rd Avenue
Havre, MT 59501
Phone: 406-265-8888

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 One of the best places in the world to get up close to the fossils and other remnants of these creatures is by taking a trip to Montana and visiting one of the many museums dedicated to finding and preserving dinosaur specimens. For the adventurous, and those with a couple of weeks of vacation time to spare, you can hit all the museums on The Montana Dinosaur Trail.

 All of the museums along the trail (which happens to span the entire state) provide paleontology displays, as well as replicas and real skeletons of some of the prehistoric creatures found in the state. Some provide guided tours or talks led by actual paleontologists and other facility members. Some of the museums along the trail even have active dig sites that the public can visit.

 While it is unlikely that most people will be able to visit all fifteen museums along The Montana Dinosaur Trail, most will be able to hit several on their vacation. A couple of the more popular museums follow.

 The Makoshika Dinosaur Museum displays dinosaur fossils from all over the globe and from different periods, such as the Jurassic and Cretaceous. One of their most popular displays shows an Allosaurus and a Stegosaurus in combat. They even have a T-Rex skull that is actual size.

 At Two-Medicine Dinosaur Center, you can see the first baby dinosaur bones ever discovered, as well as the largest, scientifically accurate dinosaur in the world. You can also find a number of hands on activities here, as well as great educational programs. It is great for young people who are beginning to get interested in paleontology.

 Following the Dinosaur Trail is a great family getaway, and makes for a great road trip. Without a doubt, you and everyone in your clan will have a great time learning about the monsters from the ancient past! Check out all of the great dinosaur sites around the state.  Dinosaur locations are located throughout the state and you can find hotel accommodations for the entire state of Montana on HotelsCombined.com.

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