Sharon Buchbinder: Top Ten Things to Do in Billings, Montana

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Top Ten Things to Do in Billings, Montana

Last summer my husband and I spent three beautiful days in Billings, the largest city in the State of Montana. I confess that when I started researching the setting for my Hotel LaBelle Series, I began to have a major book setting crush. (Shhh. Don't tell Baltimore, Maryland or Punta Gorda, Florida!) I specifically wanted to go there to see the Northern Hotel, which I used to research historic hotels from the turn of the century, and the Crow Fair, a national event for all of the Crow Nation, and many other Native American Tribes. This year is the Centennial of this major festival! One hundred years of family reunions, fry bread, bison burgers, pow-wows, drumming, dancing, rodeos and horse racing!

As we planned our summer vacation this year, I pined to return to Billings, but we have another exciting place to go instead. More on that later (hint: it's in western Montana). In the meantime, here's my top ten list of things to do in this great city!

Top Ten Things to Do in Billings, Montana

1. Crow Fair http://www.crow-nsn.gov/crow-fair.html

2. Pictograph Cave State Park http://stateparks.mt.gov/pictograph-cave/

3. Chief Plenty Coups State Park http://stateparks.mt.gov/chief-plenty-coups/

4. Little Bighorn Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/libi/index.htm

5. Microbreweries http://www.visitbillings.com/brew-tour.php

6. Ghost Tour http://www.visitbillings.com/event/18197/Haunted-History-Ghost-Tours

7. Rimrocks Climbing https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106909086/billings-rimrocks

8. Hiking https://www.alltrails.com/us/montana/billings

9. Fishing https://billings365.com/my-top-5-drive-up-fishing-spots-near-billings

10. Biking https://www.mtbproject.com/directory/8009056/billings

If you don't have time to get to Billings, you can read my Hotel LaBelle Series to get a taste of the Big Sky Country and my Paranormal Western Romances.