The Best Almost Ghost Town in the West!

     Smack your lips in anticipation because halfway between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks in the center of Philipsburg, Montana you are in for a treat! The Sweet Palace, home to over 890 varieties of sweets and fondly referred to as the "Biggest Sweet Spot in the West" by candy experts of all ages, entices all your senses!

     Located in the “Heart of Sapphire Country,” Philipsburg is home to America's only indoor sapphire mining. Montanans and visitors have prospected for sapphires of every color since 1894. Don't miss your opportunity to own a piece of Montana!

     Search out the secrets of nearly 20 ghost towns, all located within 30 miles of Philipsburg. Bring your camera, but we suggest you start your journey at the Granite County Museum's Ghost Town Hall of Fame.

     The Opera House Theatre, built in 1891, offers not only a historical experience but also the best of professional summer theatre entertainment. They claim, “You'll laugh ‘til you stop.”

     Montana's Pintler Scenic Highway 1 encompasses mining history to working cowboys and generously allows you to become up close and personal with our aspens, mountains, lakes, creeks and waterfalls. However, we recommend staying camera distance from our wildlife!

     Whether skiing, ice-skating, hiking, biking, hunting, fishing, kite boarding, snowmobiling, mining for sapphires, shopping, dining or just relaxing, whatever day, week or month of the year, Philipsburg invites you to come and play in one of America's "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" and "Prettiest Painted Places."

     Philipsburg, located on Montana’s Pintler Scenic Highway One, is 74 miles southeast of Missoula and sixty miles west of Butte. Centered in the heart of Flint Creek Valley, Philipsburg offers visitors a dramatic view of wildlife, history, scenery, four seasons of outdoor recreation and activities. Lake and stream fishing, skiing, snowmobiling, camping, hiking, photography, museums, 1800’s architecture, historic mines, tours, sapphire prospecting (indoor and outdoor), and ghost town exploration are within minutes of town.

The Yellowstone Journal ~ 99 Things to Do ~ Spring 2009

     Click HERE to view & read "The Philipsburg Territory," the premier 40-page publication of the Chamber of Commerce & the exclusive guide to past & present Granite County & Philipsburg, complete with maps, full color Walking Tour, Calendar of Events & so much more! 40,000 copies print in early March for distribution throughout Montana & the greater USA!