Location: Bozeman
Top Things to do in Bozeman
Top 10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Bozeman, Montana (MT)
Bozeman is the gem of Big Sky Country, bustling with activities for all seasons. Winter brings powder to the peaks at Bridger Bowl Ski Area and nearby Big Sky Ski Resort, while the spring brings high waters and thrilling rafting on the Gallatin River. Summer is splendid for backpacking the Gallatin Divide, and fall colors bring nearby Yellowstone Park to life as the wildlife come out to mate. The city's cultural scene thrives with annual events like the American Indian Pow Wow and the rodeo.
Restaurants in Bozeman
1. American Computer & Robotics Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 277 reviews
Visit the American Computer & Robotics Museum and find out why distinguished Harvard scientist Edward O. Wilson described us as, “Inch for inch, the best museum in the world.” $7.50 for Adults, $4 for Youth and Seniors. Located in beautiful Bozeman, Montana, the ACRM is the oldest continuously operating museum devoted to the history of the Information Age and Computing. Our exhibits span 4,000 of human innovation, from original cuneiform tablets to the first personal computers, and include topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, the Space Race, Cracking the Enigma Code, and more.
Reviewed By patrickbN3884CK - Minneapolis, United States
If you’re looking for hard to find, one of a kind historical computer artifacts, this is definitely the place to go. An apple I, first generation IBMs, a Turing Machine. They even had an enigma machine. How the heck do they have an enigma machine?!? Working in software, It was so good to witness so many people that have shaped our lives today.
2. The Ellen Theatre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 34 reviews
The Ellen Theatre is dedicated to presenting to the Gallatin Valley the very best in the performing arts, with the goal to entertain, educate and inspire the audience, while celebrating the human experience, providing cultural and social enrichment for all. OPENED IN 1919, when Bozeman boasted a population of nearly 6,000, The Ellen hosted variety shows, silent movies, school plays, town band performances and even an opera featuring a live elephant. Friday night with your favorite sweetheart, the Saturday wild west double feature and the Sunday family concert were staples of life at the historic downtown landmark. Montana TheatreWorks, a local non-profit founded in 1995, reopened Ellen's doors in 2008, with the goal to restore and preserve her history, while providing a future. The Ellen Theatre. The First Best Place for Entertainment!
Reviewed By sisybel - Bozeman, United States
Went to an awesome movie premier of a local movie called Hocked and was a local and first time movie maker with the full cast and filming in Bozeman, Mt. If you get a chance to see it be sure to go, next stop for the movie I believe is Film Festivals
3. The Last Wind-Up
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 29 reviews
The Last Wind-Up has been providing Bozeman with quality timepieces and watch service for over 25 years. A downtown institution, the shop also houses many interesting items not for sale, such as a vintage time-lock safe, a reconstructed Central European tower clock, and antique watchmaking tools that are sure to pique your curiosity. We carry a wide range of new and vintage timepieces, as well as a rotating selection of local art, jewelry, and other handmade items such as belt buckles and knives.
Reviewed By WineglassLocal
Very interesting watch and clock shop with a wide selection of old and new watches, beautiful antique cabinetry housing their timepieces, old gramophones, and men's shaving items from days-gone-by (bristle brushes, razors, soaps). The antique clocks are amazing and the new novelty clocks are a delight. We were referred to them for watch batteries...had 3 changed and bought a novelty clock (crazy cat with yarn pendulum). Cooper and the other clerk were polite, informative and friendly. We will be going back and taking our friends! Loved it!
4. Tour De Foam
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 41 reviews
Tour de Foam exists to expose visitors and locals alike to the amazing craft beer being brewed right here in southwest Montana. Our tasting tours are a professionally guided trip between breweries, where you'll get a tasting journal full of local craft beer information, beer tasters and brewery swag at each stop, a driver with plenty of local beer knowledge and a great sense of humor, and a valuable experience centered around your safety and enjoyment. We conduct tours throughout Bozeman, Big Sky, Livingston, and the surrounding communities where we enjoy the offerings of 12 local craft breweries and 4 craft distilleries. We offer a wide selection of tasting tours that will fit any time frame and budget. Our professional drivers, brand new vehicles, wealth of knowledge, and focus on customer service will leave you counting down the days until your next Tour de Foam!
5. Bozeman Public Library
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 76 reviews
Reviewed By joo564 - Port Fairy, Australia
Wow what a beautiful library outside the building is stunning architecturally and surrounded by beautiful flower beds and trees with some fabulous sculptures. Inside a big beautiful library with great resources and a small cafe and impeccably clean bathroom facilities. A library the community can be very proud of indeed.
6. Montana Honey Bee Company
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5.0 based on 11 reviews
If it doesn't contain honey, beeswax, or honey bee related products it isn't in our store. Gourmet honey, gifts, and beekeeping supplies. We even sell bee's. Education and beekeeping classes.
7. Museum of the Rockies
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,785 reviews
Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University is a Smithsonian Affiliate, recognized as one of the world's finest research and history museums. It is renowned for displaying an extensive collection of dinosaur fossils, including a T. rex skeleton! MOR delights visitors with changing exhibits from around the world, permanent indoor and outdoor regional history exhibits, planetarium shows, educational programs, insightful lectures, benefit events, and a museum store. The Museum Store sells healthy snacks such as juice, yogurt, nuts, and string cheese. Snack and beverage vending machines are located in the lower lobby. There are numerous cafes and restaurants nearby.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
The Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, preserves and tells the stories of Montana and the Northern Rocky Mountains, educating visitors about the region's rich history, which includes its paleontological roots. Located at 600 West Kagy Boulevard, it was founded in 1957. Its collections focus on the physical and cultural history of the Rocky Mountains and the people and animals who have lived there, dating back more than 500 million years. The museum houses the largest collection of dinosaur remains in the United States, possessing the largest Tyrannosaurus skull ever discovered, as well as the thigh bone of a Tyrannosaurus rex that contains soft-tissue remains. The museum's collections have grown to include 300,000 objects that cover more than 500 million years of history. In 1980, the museum acquired over 10,000 photographs and negatives from the heirs of Albert, Alfred and Chris Schlechten that chronicle the Bozeman and Yellowstone National Park areas over two generations, from 1905 until the late 1970s. Other permanent exhibits include: "Enduring Peoples," which chronicles the life of Native Americans on the Northern Plains and near the Rocky Mountains; "History of the Northern Rocky Mountain Region," whose inhabitants included Native Americans, fur traders, gold seekers and white settlers from the frontier days through World War II; the Living History Farm, which includes the Tinsley House, where costumed interpreters demonstrate life in a turn-of-the-century home; and the Taylor Planetarium, a 104-seat domed theater. The 100-year-old Tinsley House is preserved as a living history museum where visitors learn about the life of the Tinsley family and others who lived at the time. The house includes a functioning outhouse, water pump and kitchen where food typical of the time is sometimes prepared. The Tinsleys migrated west during the Civil War and worked in Virginia City, Montana, then relocated to the Gallatin Valley. The house was built in 1889 and provides an overview of homestead life in the 1800s in the Gallatin Valley. The newest addition to the complex, the $4 million, 20,000-square-foot Curatorial Center for the Humanities, will provide storage and curatorial space for the museum's humanities collection, which includes art and archaeological, historic, Native American and photographic items.
8. Emerson Cultural Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 64 reviews
Reviewed By 191erlindac - Long Beach, United States
An awesome community art center for the local residents. Several artists utilize this building as a creative, from photographers, painters, dance, theater, youth/adult classes, etc. Additionally they have a wonderful & creative restaurant, the Emerson Grill.
9. Spire Climbing Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Come experience indoor climbing on your next vacation! Indoor climbing is safe, fun for the entire family, and a great addition to your Bozeman visit. No experience or appointment is required - we will teach you everything you need to get started! Welcome to Spire Climbing Center, Bozeman's premier indoor rock climbing facility! We have something for everyone, from first-time climbers and families, to groups, to serious climbers. Open since 2004, Spire offers more than 12,000 square feet of roped climbing to heights of 50 ft, and over 5,000 square feet of bouldering. Our walls range from low-angle to overhanging, boast a spread of routes ranging from 5.5-5.13, and boulder problems rated V0-V12. Our setters create routes and problems with an inspiring range of styles, ensuring that everyone has plenty to try. Spire offers the following amenities: Over 18,000 square feet of climbing and bouldering Top-rope walls to 45 ft tall Lead routes to 62 ft in length 36 top-rope stations 6 Auto belays State-of-the-art foam flooring/landing systems Birthday party/group room complete with kitchenette Mezzanine with system-training area and fitness/cardio equipment Free Wi-Fi Retail shop Whether you're looking to train hard, checking out rock climbing for your first time, or throwing a birthday party, you'll find yourself welcome at Spire. We're open year-round, and offer air conditioning during Bozeman's hot summer months.
Reviewed By JulietteND - Fargo, United States
Little pricey for our 1 hour visit, but our kids needed some active time. Staff was super friendly, space was large. Youngest is more daring & was disappointed he had to either belay or not climb higher than his head. (As was I to be honest, he’s had lessons and knows what he’s doing, but I understand the liability.) An hour wore them out $47 Wish we had one of these in fargo.
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