3 Best Sights in Virginia City, Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana

After they were hanged by vigilantes, the outlaws who preyed on miners ended up in graves at Boot Hill cemetery. Have a look at the old markers and take in the hill's view.

The living-history Nevada City Old Town down the road from Virginia City, preserves the town as it was at the turn of the 20th century, with restored buildings, thousands of artifacts from the gold-rush era, and weekend demonstrations. Included in the collection is the Depuis House, from the PBS television series Frontier House.

The eclectic assortment of items dating from 1860 to 1900 at the Thompson-Hickman Memorial Museum includes a petrified wedding cake, the eponymous limb of "Club Foot" George Lane, rifles, and numerous photographs. The collection is made up of the heirlooms of three local families. The local library is upstairs.