Smart Meetings

As home of the University of Montana (umt.edu), Missoula is also renowned as a center for education, arts and culture, offering numerous one-of-a-kind museums and visitor centers. Set on 32 acres at the core of the old Fort Missoula, The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula (fortmissoulamuseum.org) chronicles the past 250 years of Missoula County’s history. The Missoula Art Museum (artmissoula.org) is distinguished by its remarkable contemporary American Indian art collection and a diverse array of film screenings, artist lectures and social receptions.

For an up-close look at wildlife without actually roughing it, tour the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Wildlife Visitor Center (elkfoundation.org), featuring a world-record elk display, full mounts of grizzly bear, mountain lion, lynx, wolf, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, bison and cow elk, as well as a theater and art gallery. Or stop in at the Smokejumper Visitor Center (406-329-4934), featuring exhibits on wildland fire ecology and firefighting gear, as well as historical photos and a reconstructed lookout tower.

Getting There

Billings Logan International is Montana’s largest major airport and serves as a regional hub for Delta, Northwest and United airlines. Flathead Valley, Missoula, Butte, Helena, Great Falls, and Bozeman all have airports with both daily and seasonal direct flights to Seattle, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Denver, Chicago and Minneapolis.