UNESCO World Heritage Site- Churches and Convents of Goa

The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies – particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier – illustrate the evangelization of Asia. These monuments were influential in spreading forms ...

Taft / Hiawatha Trail

NOTICE: Access to this site may be via narrow dirt or gravel roads with few turnarounds.

Taft was riotously proud of its well-earned reputation as “one of the wildest towns of the west.” Known far and wide as “the wickedest ...

Superior Vista Trail

Born of gold strikes, buoyed by the timber industry, and situated along a prominent transportation corridor, Superior is a town with a rich history and abundant natural resources. One of the best places to take it all in is on ...

The Superior Ranger District

In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt created the Lolo Forest Reserve and tasked the fledgling U.S. Forest Service with overseeing and managing the vast expanse. Each ranger oversaw somewhere between a half million and a million acres of forest land. Given such ...

State Line Trail

NOTICE: Access to this site may be via narrow dirt or gravel roads with few turnarounds.

NOTICE: Cell service may be limited or nonexistent in the area of this site.

The high Bitterroot Divide has long provided a thoroughfare for ...

Savenac Nursery

While on his honeymoon in 1907, Forest Supervisor Elers Koch found the abandoned homestead of a German immigrant named “Savennach.” On that site, Koch would develop a tree nursery that would eventually provide billions of trees to reforest the Pacific ...

Saltese

A rough and tumble town catering largely to laborers and miners, Saltese practiced a unique blend of “old-fashioned western hospitality” while promising visitors: “Saltese keeps the door of its small jail always open.”

The area was known first as “Packers ...

Point of Rocks- Mineral County

The distinct “Point of Rocks,” towering over a scenic bend in the Clark Fork River, is a pleasant distraction for Interstate motorists making their way through western Montana. But the feature also provides a unique glimpse into the region’s transportation ...

Pardee and Iron Mountain

In 1888, miners discovered rich gold and silver deposits in the gulches surrounding Flat Creek north of Superior. A small town sprung up there and took the name of an early mine owner and investor, J. K. Pardee. He called ...

Mineral County Museum

Located just a few blocks from Interstate 90 in Superior, Montana, you’ll find the Mineral County Museum. Step inside, and you’ll realize that you’ve found a treasure. During most visits to the museum—housed in the former Mineral Community Hospital building ...