April showers bring endless entertainment. Montana might be known for its great outdoors, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be bored when it rains. Use these ideas to help you get through the drizzly days of spring.
- Visit the Museum of the Rockies.
WernerG2011 / Flickr If you live anywhere near Bozeman, spending a rainy day here will never disappoint.
- Indulge in a little bookstore browsing.
Julien / Flickr Did you know Montana has more bookstores per capita than any other state? It’s true. Find your town’s best bookstore and find some good new reads.
- Have a Montana movie marathon.
David Feltkamp / Flickr Start with The Horse Whisperer. End with A River Runs Through It. Watch as many Montana-based movies as you can in one day.
- Explore the Missoula Art Museum.
Missoula Art Museum Facebook Admission is always free!
- Hit up a bowling alley.
Jasperdo / Flickr Bowling is extremely fun, especially if you get the right group together. This sign is from Hi-Line Lanes in Havre.
- Head to a movie theater.
david / Flickr A movie theater is the perfect place to be on a rainy day. This is the Roxy Theatre in Choteau.
- Lace up your skates.
Skate Club Missoula Facebook When was the last time you went to a skating rink? It’s probably been a while. Montana’s got plenty of ice skating and roller skating rinks, including Missoula’s Skate Club.
- Hike in the rain.
Kate Brady / Flickr If it’s just a drizzle, brave the elements and go for a hike. Enjoy the smell of the air. Look for rainbows.
- Try a new restaurant.
Ron S / Yelp Enjoy some comfort food from a warm restaurant you haven’t tried yet. This is warm chocolate souffle cake from Walkers American Grill & Tapas Bar in Billings. Yum!
- Hole up in a cozy coffee shop and write the next great novel.
Fire Tower Coffee House Helena This is Fire Tower Coffee House in Helena, a great choice for latte-sipping.
- Go flip.
Flippin’ Family Fun Facebook If you have children or you’d like to feel like one, head to Flippin’ Family Fun in Great Falls. Between the trampolines, dodgeball and “Airobics,” you won’t even remember that it’s raining outside.
- Head to the arcade.
Sam Howzit / Flickr Find your nearest arcade and relive your youth for a few hours as you play video games and sip soda (or beer).
- Spend the day at the library.
Hearst Free Library Facebook Libraries are so underrated. The beautiful Hearst Free Library in Anaconda is a wonderful place to spend a rainy afternoon.
- Perfect your huckleberry pie recipe.
George Wesley & Bonita Dannells / Flickr You’ll need it this summer.
- Check out the Historic Dumas Brothel Museum in Butte.
Jimmy Emerson, DVM / Flickr Actually, check it out even if it’s not raining. It’s pretty amazing.
How do you like to spend a rainy day?
WernerG2011 / Flickr
If you live anywhere near Bozeman, spending a rainy day here will never disappoint.
Julien / Flickr
Did you know Montana has more bookstores per capita than any other state? It’s true. Find your town’s best bookstore and find some good new reads.
David Feltkamp / Flickr
Start with The Horse Whisperer. End with A River Runs Through It. Watch as many Montana-based movies as you can in one day.
Missoula Art Museum Facebook
Admission is always free!
Jasperdo / Flickr
Bowling is extremely fun, especially if you get the right group together. This sign is from Hi-Line Lanes in Havre.
david / Flickr
A movie theater is the perfect place to be on a rainy day. This is the Roxy Theatre in Choteau.
Skate Club Missoula Facebook
When was the last time you went to a skating rink? It’s probably been a while. Montana’s got plenty of ice skating and roller skating rinks, including Missoula’s Skate Club.
Kate Brady / Flickr
If it’s just a drizzle, brave the elements and go for a hike. Enjoy the smell of the air. Look for rainbows.
Ron S / Yelp
Enjoy some comfort food from a warm restaurant you haven’t tried yet. This is warm chocolate souffle cake from Walkers American Grill & Tapas Bar in Billings. Yum!
Fire Tower Coffee House Helena
This is Fire Tower Coffee House in Helena, a great choice for latte-sipping.
Flippin’ Family Fun Facebook
If you have children or you’d like to feel like one, head to Flippin’ Family Fun in Great Falls. Between the trampolines, dodgeball and “Airobics,” you won’t even remember that it’s raining outside.
Sam Howzit / Flickr
Find your nearest arcade and relive your youth for a few hours as you play video games and sip soda (or beer).
Hearst Free Library Facebook
Libraries are so underrated. The beautiful Hearst Free Library in Anaconda is a wonderful place to spend a rainy afternoon.
George Wesley & Bonita Dannells / Flickr
You’ll need it this summer.
Jimmy Emerson, DVM / Flickr
Actually, check it out even if it’s not raining. It’s pretty amazing.
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