Love M Guidebook
Food scene
It is a great place for lunch or dinner! The owners are wonderful people and literally all of their food is delicious!
24 locals recommend
Campione
101 N Main StIt is a great place for lunch or dinner! The owners are wonderful people and literally all of their food is delicious!
The decor makes you feel like you're in Florida. They have a wide variety of food on their menu and their drinks are good too. They also have a patio on the roof that is open in the summer.
40 locals recommend
Neptunes Taphouse and Eatery
232 S Main StThe decor makes you feel like you're in Florida. They have a wide variety of food on their menu and their drinks are good too. They also have a patio on the roof that is open in the summer.
Tru North Cafe
104 North Main StreetCoffee and breakfast.
Coffee, tea, breakfast sandwiches located by our historic movie theater.
10 locals recommend
Coffee Crossing
104 N 2nd StCoffee, tea, breakfast sandwiches located by our historic movie theater.
A drive through if you're heading out of town and want some coffee and snacks.
7 locals recommend
RX Coffee
1404 E Park StA drive through if you're heading out of town and want some coffee and snacks.
The best danishes and baked goods in town. Coffee and breakfast served too.
7 locals recommend
Eastside Coffee
317 E Clark StThe best danishes and baked goods in town. Coffee and breakfast served too.
2nd Street Bistro
123 N 2nd StFine dining...
The Stockman is one of Livingston's iconic cowboy bars. Their burgers and steaks are great too.
Stockman Bar
118 N Main StThe Stockman is one of Livingston's iconic cowboy bars. Their burgers and steaks are great too.
Drinking Holes
A great bar to have drinks with locals and their food is good too!
19 locals recommend
Mint Bar and Grill
102 N Main StA great bar to have drinks with locals and their food is good too!
Murray Hotel
201 W Park StA great local bar that also serves food sometimes.
When you go to Glenn's it's like your going to the bar at Cheers.
7 locals recommend
Glenn's, Food and Spirits
122 N Main StWhen you go to Glenn's it's like your going to the bar at Cheers.
Whiskey Creek Saloon & Liquor
110 North Main StreetThe Whiskey is an historic bar with pool tables and darts.
Katabatic Brewing Co
117 W Park StIf you like beer and snacks, this is your place.
Museums
A small museum with lots of historical photos and information about the area.
24 locals recommend
Yellowstone Gateway Museum
118 W Chinook StA small museum with lots of historical photos and information about the area.
Museum of the Rockies is a museum in Bozeman, Montana. Originally affiliated with Montana State University in Bozeman, and now also, the Smithsonian Institution, the museum is known for its paleontological collections, although these are not its sole focus. The Museum of the Rockies houses the largest collection of dinosaur remains in the United States, possessing the largest Tyrannosaurus skull ever discovered, as well as the thigh bone of a Tyrannosaurus rex that contains soft-tissue remains. The museum is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail and is Montana's official repository for paleontological specimens. The museum's collections focus on the physical and cultural history of the Rocky Mountains and the people and animals who have lived there, and date back more than 500 million years.
254 locals recommend
Museum of the Rockies
600 W Kagy BlvdMuseum of the Rockies is a museum in Bozeman, Montana. Originally affiliated with Montana State University in Bozeman, and now also, the Smithsonian Institution, the museum is known for its paleontological collections, although these are not its sole focus. The Museum of the Rockies houses the largest collection of dinosaur remains in the United States, possessing the largest Tyrannosaurus skull ever discovered, as well as the thigh bone of a Tyrannosaurus rex that contains soft-tissue remains. The museum is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail and is Montana's official repository for paleontological specimens. The museum's collections focus on the physical and cultural history of the Rocky Mountains and the people and animals who have lived there, and date back more than 500 million years.
Hot Springs
A great place to soak in hot springs, have dinner or see live music at their bar.
161 locals recommend
Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa
163 Chico RdA great place to soak in hot springs, have dinner or see live music at their bar.
Yellowstone Hot Springs
24 E Gate RdHot Springs on the banks of the Yellowstone River
They have a variety of pools to choose from that have different temperatures.
123 locals recommend
Bozeman Hot Springs Spa and Fitness
81123 Gallatin RdThey have a variety of pools to choose from that have different temperatures.
Fly Fishing
The Vermillion brothers own this fly shop and they have lodges all over the world.
7 locals recommend
Sweetwater Fly Shop
5082 US-89The Vermillion brothers own this fly shop and they have lodges all over the world.
If you fly fish, you know about Dan Bailey's. They also have outdoor gear, camping supplies, and also rent bikes, cross country skis and snow shoes.
17 locals recommend
Dan Bailey's Fly Shop
209 W Park StIf you fly fish, you know about Dan Bailey's. They also have outdoor gear, camping supplies, and also rent bikes, cross country skis and snow shoes.
City/town information
Prior to white settlement, the residents of the region were Crow Indians, who roamed the entire Yellowstone River basin. The first white people to enter the local area were the famous Lewis and Clark along with their party, including Sacajawea. Jim Bridger wintered with the Crow Indians near Emigrant in 1844-45.
In the three decades after Lewis and Clark, this area as well as much of the mountain west was actively trapped by hundreds of men, primarily for beaver. In the decades starting 1840 and 1850, the trapping activity largely ceased because of lack of beaver demand due to the changed styles and the country being trapped out. Gold was discovered in Emigrant Gulch in 1863. By the fall of 1864, several hundred men were working claims there. When winter came, 75 log huts were built at the mouth of the gulch and the town named Yellowstone City.
In 1881, the Northern Pacific Railroad, building a line westward, entered the state of Montana. Livingston was reached November 22, 1882 where a settlement of 500 people had sprung up, awaiting the railroad. In 1883, the National Park branch of the NP Railroad was completed and the east west sections of the railroad joined together near Garrison, this opened up the entire country. Following these events, the local area had a period of rapid growth. By 1890, the county had a population of 6,900.
The town now hosts a population of around 8,000 with the economy centered around the railroad and tourism, and is expected to continue this slow growth.
75 locals recommend
Livingston
Prior to white settlement, the residents of the region were Crow Indians, who roamed the entire Yellowstone River basin. The first white people to enter the local area were the famous Lewis and Clark along with their party, including Sacajawea. Jim Bridger wintered with the Crow Indians near Emigrant in 1844-45.
In the three decades after Lewis and Clark, this area as well as much of the mountain west was actively trapped by hundreds of men, primarily for beaver. In the decades starting 1840 and 1850, the trapping activity largely ceased because of lack of beaver demand due to the changed styles and the country being trapped out. Gold was discovered in Emigrant Gulch in 1863. By the fall of 1864, several hundred men were working claims there. When winter came, 75 log huts were built at the mouth of the gulch and the town named Yellowstone City.
In 1881, the Northern Pacific Railroad, building a line westward, entered the state of Montana. Livingston was reached November 22, 1882 where a settlement of 500 people had sprung up, awaiting the railroad. In 1883, the National Park branch of the NP Railroad was completed and the east west sections of the railroad joined together near Garrison, this opened up the entire country. Following these events, the local area had a period of rapid growth. By 1890, the county had a population of 6,900.
The town now hosts a population of around 8,000 with the economy centered around the railroad and tourism, and is expected to continue this slow growth.
Gallatin Valley was an area that was once home to very early native peoples dating back thousands of years. Tribal bands including the Shoshone, Nez Perce, Blackfeet, Flathead, and Sioux, date back several hundreds of years. The area was rich with game, water, and plants used by the natives.
William Clark first visited the area in July 1806 as he traveled east from Three Forks along the Gallatin River. His party camped 3 miles (4.8 km) east of what is now Bozeman, at the mouth of Kelly Canyon. The journal entries from Clark's party briefly describe the future city's location
When gold was discovered 60 and 80 miles to the west, the rush was on over the new Bozeman Trail. Many who followed this trail for gold returned to the valley to take up farming and business.
In 1863 John M. Bozeman, along with a partner named John Jacobs, opened the Bozeman Trail, a new northern trail branching off the Oregon Trail leading to the mining town of Virginia City through the Gallatin Valley and the future location of the city. Bozeman was a key founder of the town in August 1854. Incorporated in April 1883, the city later transitioned to its current city manager/city commission form of government in January 1922.
The town grew slowly, reaching a population of 3,500 by 1900. The Northern Pacific Railroad had completed its line through the town in 1883, and Montana Agricultural College held its first classes in 1893.
In the past forty years, Bozeman has grown from the sixth- to the fourth-largest city in Montana, now boasting 53,000+ people in the city itself, and 119,000+ in the county total. The rapid growth in the area is expected to continue.
84 locals recommend
Bozeman
Gallatin Valley was an area that was once home to very early native peoples dating back thousands of years. Tribal bands including the Shoshone, Nez Perce, Blackfeet, Flathead, and Sioux, date back several hundreds of years. The area was rich with game, water, and plants used by the natives.
William Clark first visited the area in July 1806 as he traveled east from Three Forks along the Gallatin River. His party camped 3 miles (4.8 km) east of what is now Bozeman, at the mouth of Kelly Canyon. The journal entries from Clark's party briefly describe the future city's location
When gold was discovered 60 and 80 miles to the west, the rush was on over the new Bozeman Trail. Many who followed this trail for gold returned to the valley to take up farming and business.
In 1863 John M. Bozeman, along with a partner named John Jacobs, opened the Bozeman Trail, a new northern trail branching off the Oregon Trail leading to the mining town of Virginia City through the Gallatin Valley and the future location of the city. Bozeman was a key founder of the town in August 1854. Incorporated in April 1883, the city later transitioned to its current city manager/city commission form of government in January 1922.
The town grew slowly, reaching a population of 3,500 by 1900. The Northern Pacific Railroad had completed its line through the town in 1883, and Montana Agricultural College held its first classes in 1893.
In the past forty years, Bozeman has grown from the sixth- to the fourth-largest city in Montana, now boasting 53,000+ people in the city itself, and 119,000+ in the county total. The rapid growth in the area is expected to continue.
References to the area known as Gardner’s Hole, named for fur trapper Johnson Gardner, date to the mid-1830s. Stories of fantastical features on the landscape spewing steam, and bubbling mud with water hot enough to cook a trout in minutes, huge mountains, vast rivers and lakes full of fish, massive herds of elk and bison, and giant bears!
Not a lot is known about Johnson Gardner. An article about him in a 1903 issue of the Gardiner Wonderland newspaper rated him as, “an outlaw and in general a worthless, dissolute character.”
The area served as the main gateway to Yellowstone National Park as early as 1872, when the park was established. Gardiner was created to serve the needs of visitors to the park, a role the town continues to play. Gardiner remains the only gateway community with year-round access by personal vehicle to Yellowstone’s northern range and snowmobile and snowcoach access to the interior of the park including Old Faithful during the winter season, which runs from mid-December through early March.
The town has survived a rough and tumble existence of gold rushes, the railroad, and destructive fires. A tough little frontier town, it fed and sheltered miners, entertained early soldiers who ran Yellowstone Park and learned to host the pioneer visitor.
Despite its nearly mile- high altitude, (just 21 feet shy), Gardiner enjoys surprisingly mild year-round weather. November to March snowfall averages less than 5 inches per month while the surrounding areas of Jardine, Bear Creek, Mammoth Hot Springs and of course the Lamar Valley and the Park’s interior receive significantly more. This makes Gardiner an ideal base camp for Cross country skiing and snowshoeing excursions in the surrounding mountains.
29 locals recommend
Gardiner
References to the area known as Gardner’s Hole, named for fur trapper Johnson Gardner, date to the mid-1830s. Stories of fantastical features on the landscape spewing steam, and bubbling mud with water hot enough to cook a trout in minutes, huge mountains, vast rivers and lakes full of fish, massive herds of elk and bison, and giant bears!
Not a lot is known about Johnson Gardner. An article about him in a 1903 issue of the Gardiner Wonderland newspaper rated him as, “an outlaw and in general a worthless, dissolute character.”
The area served as the main gateway to Yellowstone National Park as early as 1872, when the park was established. Gardiner was created to serve the needs of visitors to the park, a role the town continues to play. Gardiner remains the only gateway community with year-round access by personal vehicle to Yellowstone’s northern range and snowmobile and snowcoach access to the interior of the park including Old Faithful during the winter season, which runs from mid-December through early March.
The town has survived a rough and tumble existence of gold rushes, the railroad, and destructive fires. A tough little frontier town, it fed and sheltered miners, entertained early soldiers who ran Yellowstone Park and learned to host the pioneer visitor.
Despite its nearly mile- high altitude, (just 21 feet shy), Gardiner enjoys surprisingly mild year-round weather. November to March snowfall averages less than 5 inches per month while the surrounding areas of Jardine, Bear Creek, Mammoth Hot Springs and of course the Lamar Valley and the Park’s interior receive significantly more. This makes Gardiner an ideal base camp for Cross country skiing and snowshoeing excursions in the surrounding mountains.
Live Music
Old Saloon
210 Railroad LnThe Old Saloon brings in great live bands from around the country.
The Elm
506 N 7th AveAnother live music venue that is pretty great!
Pine Creek Lodge
2496 E River RdPine Creek Lodge has brunch and dinner and often has live music!