15 Things to do in Billings, Montana
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- Billings, Montana is the largest city in the state and home to many fun attractions. We spent a few days exploring the city in late September 2019 and here were some of our favorite hikes, restaurants, breweries, and parks. Let us know what we left off in the comments.
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Feels weird for my hometown to be actually paid any remote attention to..
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Bro same😤
Yo hello from out in Shepherd!
Ikr?
Yea it seems everyone kinda just forgets about us.
Nice to see Billings getting some representation! Thanks for showing people the city and state I’m proud to call home!
Sean O'Brien right
I'm certainly proud to call Montana home. Billings, or "Hillbillings" as a friend put it, not so much. I'd like to get out and move to the western side of the state. I like mountains and forests much, much more than prairie and sagebrush.
I’m not proud to live in billings
It's weird hearing an outsider call the Rims "the Rimrocks"
Montana Billings right
Ya me to
For real 😂
😂 I know but at least he mentions it .
Yeah
I've lived in Billings for 36 years. I cant believe all the haters leaving their "I'm bored...nothing to do here" comments. I'm proud of my hometown and I wished others would be proud also. Make your own way. Nobody is going to hold your hand and do it for you. Great video.
Which is precisely why I love it. Strong, independent people. No catering to thumb suckers or entitled, lazy brats. (You can't tell I'm from Oregon, can you?)
@I_Said_ OU812 You should totally move to Portland, Oregon.
@I_Said_ OU812 Too funny that you were born here. Sorry to hear that! Have a great day!
people are bored if they are too lazy to get out and about. been here 62 years and there is too much to do and not enough time
Odd how I live in Billings and this was randomly recommended. Also there isn’t much to do here so don’t bother coming 😂
I'm from there too there's nothing to do here😂😂
MrBlackSh33p lol exactly!
Lmao you're so right
Got banned from get air so now absolutely nothing
I agree. Especially don't go to Laurel. There is nothing to do here. Nothing in Montana, really.
Note: the Burger Dive is only open for lunch/late lunch. 4pm is the latest they are open, so they are not a dinner spot.
@I_Said_ OU812 Not sure their exact reasoning behind it. I haven't heard any rumors or reasoning as to why. They've been that way as long as I can remember. It's a very popular place.
@I_Said_ OU812 yeah I've eaten there several times. It's obviously more expensive than McDonald's but you're getting so, so much more. The Burger Dive has won many regional and even national awards for their burgers. In 2016 they were the World Burger Champion in the world food championships. The burgers are huge as well as the sides you get. The burger I usually get needs to be stabbed with a knife first so it doesn't explode from juiciness when you take a bite. If you get a Smore's shake, they bring out a butane torch and light the marshmallows on fire on top of the shake for an authentic fire roasted Smore taste.
The burgers range about $5-$11 burger only, or $8.25-$13.50 with fries (upgradable to beer battered onion rings with local brewery beer, and other sides).
You can find the full menu here: theburgerdive.com/full-menu
If you Google it, you can find photos and reviews, and I think those speak for themselves as well.
I would spend the extra money on a burger here over McDonald's any day of the week.
(another great place downtown for burgers is a local brewery called Uberbrew on Montana Ave. They've got great beer and burgers and fries as well, but Burger Dive is still a step above.)
@@BraedenRoesler my favorite is the garlic fries.... So great!
Welcome to Billings. Here is a rock. If you look to your left you will see another rock. If you drive up to the airport you will find yourself on an even bigger rock. Hell if you wan't entertainment then go to the Denny's on 27th at night. Just try not to get stabbed in the parking lot.
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😂😂😂 so true
😂 okay this comment got me rollen! 100% right! Idk why we live here most days
@Richardo Frankie 😂😂
Thanks for stopping by Billings 👍
I ran into you guys at four dances! I didn't think I'd actually come across your work! By the way, thanks for pointing out that rattle snake when my pup and I ran by.
Hope your travels have been going well!
Recommended a must see the "Moss Mansion"!! The tour includes alot of history about Billings the Moss family and how Billings got its start.
Rebecca Kuntz ABSOLUTELY!
This channel is so underrated its insane
Montana is for outdoors activities such as fishing, hunting, hiking, boating and camping it’s not for big city feel it’s just a gorgeous area especially in kalispell
From Billings I wasn't aware there was anything to do lol jk
Lol same
Same 😂😂
I'm glad that you mentioned plenty coups park and the little big Horn, I'm from Pryor but grew up in billings.
Plenty Coup museum used to be cool but all of the artifacts are gone, where did they go, Ebay? now you just get to see pictures of them and the workers don't know anything.
Great Video, I always enjoy your narrations and the insights you share about the destinations!
CampTravelExplore yes I look forward to the videos when the notification hit my phone
My 2020 goal is to travel and make great memories
Hopefully you didn't end up in Minneapolis that summer.
I’m so happy! Montana is getting a lot more attention lately! It’s been on CNN10 like 4 times this school year! For normal things too! Love my home state!✰
Yeah, not for the Unabomber and the Freemen standoff.
Billings is where my Dad's side of the family lived for 3+ generations. Lots of fun things to do there and many various festivals and events there (and in surrounding towns.) Cool town and nice folks too.
Another great video from you two. I have enjoyed them all. Thanks.
great video I have always wanted to travel to Montana and your video really helps me with sites to see - keep up the great work
I literally live in Billings and haven’t been to most of these places😂
Anjeliq Plowman same 😂
Same
Same
Thanks for your suggestions!
Your short tour was informative and helpful. We have family that live there, we shop when we visit. I wasnt aware of the state parks so close to town. Would like to take time for the museums though.
Seen Pompeys and Battlefield. Have enjoyed the Burger Dive, parking is tight.
Thanks for making Billings a place to enjoy while stopping. We can all find the good/bad in anything if we look for it.
Riverfront park
Born and raised
You put a lot of work into this and it shows. Thanks for sharing your perspective.
Thanks for watching!
My home town, 3rd generation born & raised here
Thanks for this vlog! I actually lived at Little Bighorn National Monument (which was then called Custer Battlefield) from 1977-1978. My dad worked for the national park, and I went to school in Hardin. So cool to see the park (and Billings) over 40 years later, especially considering that we now both live in the greater Los Angeles area!
P.S. - If you’re a fan of Minuteman III nuclear ICBM silos, Montana is a great place to live!
Love the show u did with Gatlinburg Tennessee and we tracked there last week and stood at the same hotel. Overall is was great and thanks for the tips.
It’s nice seeing my home town getting some recognition. You missed my favorite thing, The Moss Mansion.
Check out the Bull Mountain Grille (Best Steaks in Billings). Then add Montana Club (breakfast, lunch or dinner), Stella's (breakfast), Fiesta Mexicana (Carne asada burrito), Bullman's Pizza,
WHERE WAS THIS VIDEO SIX YEARS AGO WHEN I NEEDED IT?????? Ha ha ha ha! I really like Billings and very much WILL go back & would even consider moving there. Just one small correction. Little Bighorn is south of Billings, south of Hardin. Not east. Or maybe better stated as southeast. Like this a lot!
it’s wierd looking at the tourist perspective, compared to living here.
I live in billing but never could find anything to do 😂 and why is this in my recommendations
@brell 2-1-5 i got put alot like alotttt
I just love Montana! No matter what City, Town etc. We all have our own opinions. My Father was from Montana.
This is weird to see billings my hometown getting this attention uwu
I live here and haven’t heard of have these places except from field trips back in school 😂 thanks for the ideas 😂
Wonderful documentary and itinerary....congratultions...i'll follow it for SURE,,,,
It's to bad Pug Mahones had to close thier doors. The porkchop sandwiches there would have blown your minds!
That's my home town. You should go when they have hill climbs. And walk the Yellowstone at frontier park.
The south hills was was a where you learned on how to drive a dirt bike. If you screw up it is all over, 45 degrees drop off on both sides.....
Thank you! Great video!
Nice video, Harper and Madison is another great restaurant. Planning on moving to Billings later this year.
I'm from billings and something you should do is got to the skate park
Kings hat hands down best burgers and Crazy marrys has the best dinner 1/2 lb catch of the day!
Constitutional carry AND lane filtering for motorcyclists passed in MT within a few weeks of each other. This has me seriously considering a road trip to see if I want to move there.
Trust me. You dont
great video ! Thanks for making it
Looks peaceful
Hog wild is one of my favorites for Breakfast.
Thanks for the info👌....appreciated🙏 .
I've lived in Billings for 15+ years. Kinda funny to see a youtube video bout it. Barely anything to do here, but outside of billings there's lots of stuff to do. Lots of beautiful nature to explore.
Great content!
Moss Mansion is also a great place to see. Maria was a great guide for the beautiful mansion
Pryor Mountains and the wild horses. Having grown up there and now living in Northern California, it’s what you make of it. The winters can be cold and windy, while the summers hot with the daily afternoon thunderstorms that roll off the Beartooth mountains.
Looks very well kept
I’m a Billings boy, born and raised. I agree with most of what he recommends, but it takes more than just a little while to really explore the city and get to know it. BTW, City Brew Coffee is the best. Ignore what he said about Moav.
Just love Montana
I was just watching your great Smokey mountains video for my upcoming trip ! 😃
Are you from billings?
Luke Yellowtail No I am from Chicago
@@angelam5941 ohhhh i ok. Because you totally look like someone ive seen around billings.
I kept waiting for you to recommend something exciting
Add a stop at the Big Horn County Museum on the edge of Hardin between Billings and the Little Big Horn Battlefield. Twenty-four historic buildings, and exhibit buildings on a beautiful 35 acre complex. Exit 497 on I 90.
If you disc golf, as I do, the Diamond X Disc Golf Course is probably the "world's most dangerous disc golf course" as it leads you up a cliff, all over on top of the cliff, and one huge shot from the top to the start. Super fun to play, but many vertical climbs are involved.
I never knew you could do these! And I live there
Nice video man! I’d say you might’ve missed the mark a little bit on downtown and food spots but other than that, it was pretty good.
Nice shoutout for Ebon coffee collective! Best coffee in town
I’m going July 5th through 10th
Yellowstone - it isn't remotely near Billings (there are turn-offs in Livingston and Gardner) but it makes for a good day trip. The ice rink. Also - the sheer amount of used bookstores. They're everywhere.
I'm glad you and your boyfriend had fun in Billings
I just made it to Billing . Driving from Boston .
Thanks again for the great video! You lost weight! Looking great!
Very nice 🙃👍
Well done and nice to see !
ATB
Hélène et Serge 👩❤️👨
1. Meth.
2. Keep driving through.
To sum this up, as someone that lives here in Billings.. "Hike and drink." If you are the outdoorsy type Billings is a great place. Unfortunately if you are less inclined to the outdoors scene there isn't much to do. Occasionally something interesting pops up in the Metra at least. Finally, there has been some growth for things like the Steam Punk community though, so it is starting to grow.
Those brussel sprouts look good.
Okinawa Sushi in the Heights has some of the best grub in town. And I don't even like sushi, usually.
Mmm....coffee and food....
Finding stuff to do in any big city is really up to the kid.
Hey Josh, where did you get your Mountain Expedition t-shirt from?
Thanks, Mark
Hey! I live here!
@Tommy Lee Rent for a 1 bedroom is anywhere between 300 and 800
Josh you look like you’re losing weight. I’m jealous. I guess I need to get out and hike more ! Great video & Safe Travels.
I live in Hardin so I can go to Billings anytime
Please add Moss Mansion to the list,very important historical building
This is my dream place to go to. Seems like a thriving place.
It is not what it seems. All the crime and meth heads are for real
I am a billings native born and raised and I can confirm that you absolutely smashed this video out of the park! I loved all of it. Unfortunately since the making of this video, The Fieldhouse is no longer open. I think I heard that the owners might have another project in the works though
Looking to go to Billings next summer any good places to cool off if it gets hot? Lakes, rivers, etc with swimming access?
@@joeysworldsewer yep the river can be intense but you can find some spots and then there is also Lake Elmo which is nice!
@@JasonJebezSam heard of lake elmo sounds fun
@JasonJebezSam any good restaurants you'd reccomend? And is Uber reliable or should I rent a car to get places?
This is weird it was in my recommend and I live here
You can definitely tell this guy is a tourist who has no clue what he is talking about Billings is boring as hell and everything place you said to go or thing to do while here has been done by every montanan. Good effort though man
I meant every place😅
only boring people get bored
It's not for Montanans though, it's for tourists.
Born and raised and didn’t even know about half of these places 😂 the other half everyone knows lol
@@americanboosthead bruh me tooooo
2:39 that's crazy ! Straight out of a fallout game !
The comment I sent regarding Fort Benton would be if you do A small rural towns because although it is interesting and beautiful it would not take you long to view it
I always watch videos.I lived in Billings Montana about 30years ago.
The beautiful image is wonderful. I am also uploading a drive video. I would be happy if you could see it.
I just visit my family .I was born in Billings mt
I go to bensteel middle school and have met Ben steele
Kmart Crew, you forgot the Kmart crew! Lmao
Trying to think of that one place the Mormon trail where the women are pulling carts with all their belongings (could be Wyoming)
Is there a REI in Billings, and a Trek bike shop?
5650 Canyonwoods Dr. That's all I want to do! Own that house!
If you like small towns Fort Benton Montana is a beautiful community which is rich in historical history try googling
One place you mised was the Battle of Canyon Creek
A stone structure and plaque mark the Battle of Canyon Creek west of Billings, where the Nez Perce and U.S. Army fought briefly in 1877. Nez Perce warriors fired at the soldiers from the rim in the background.
JEFF WELSCH, Gazette Staff
Date: Sept. 13, 1877. Nez Perce War of 1877.
Location: Eight miles north of Laurel, 16 miles west of Billings.
Tribe: Nez Perce
What’s there: A small covered pavilion with three interpretive signs and a sandstone pillar describing the battle marks the junction of Buffalo Trail and Lipp roads west of Billings and north of Laurel. Don’t bother exploring the creek bottoms or distant rims where the Nez Perce had staked out positions, though; they’re all on private land.
The story: For more than a month since the Battle of the Big Hole, the Nez Perce had continued to elude Gen. Howard, their easterly and then northerly pilgrimage taking them through America’s first national park, Yellowstone, where they killed two tourists. The 7th Cavalry under Col. Samuel Sturgis was ordered to intercept the Indians as they emerged from Yellowstone, but they failed until the tribe reached turbid Canyon Creek where it emerges from a cut in the rims. The Nez Perce came to the Yellowstone River country believing the Crow would provide asylum. But, fearing retaliation and mistakenly believing helping the U.S. Government would serve their future, the Crow refused Chief Looking Glass’ overtures; some even became cavalry scouts. Despite being outnumbered about 2-to-1, Looking Glass’ small group of snipers managed to keep the cavalry at bay long enough for the women and children to make an easterly escape along the rims before turning north in hopes of finding an ally in Sioux Chief Sitting Bull in Canada.
The significance: Though the Indians suffered only three casualties, the Crow, who refused assistance, used the cover of the U.S. Army to steal about 300 Nez Perce horses, further demoralizing the tribe and slowing its progress just enough to allow the troops to catch up a month later 40 miles shy of Canada.
I live in a surban highly populated city and heard that billings was a fun cool looking city with a lot of scenerie overlooking the city and just wanted to move there. Been swimming in the yaak river.
Lived there for 4 months. Beside working, going camping, and hanging out with friends, it s literally dead. Also, full of crazy homeless people asking for money and cigs. Come to Europe, it s way better lmao 😂
any good bike trails?
Having watched his videos on the Grand Canyon and Sedona, I was surprised to see my hometown of Billings featured by Josh. I must say that Josh is such a pleasant guy that he could make the south side of Chicago on Saturday night look like a safe, wonderful place to explore with the family (Go into advertising, Josh). That being said, Little Bighorn aside (for history buffs), this is a wonderful place to live and raise kids, but not much of a destination spot. You fly into Billings as a jumping off place to go somewhere wonderful to hike, fish, hunt, or camp. If you love to hunt and fish, it's fabulous. Otherwise . . . well . . . you saw how the brewerys were a feature. You might spend a little too much time imbibing.