The Trolley Tour: A great way to see Butte and learn it’s colorful history

If you had some friends or relatives from out of town visiting and you had a limited amount of time to show them all you could about Butte and it's incredible history, where would you start?  Would you show them Butte's incredible architecture and historic buildings like the Clark Chateau or the Copper King Mansion?

Would you emphasize Butte's mining history and show them the remaining headframes and, of course, the Berkeley Pit?

Maybe you would look at some of Butte's more turbulent and tragic events like the Granite Mountain/Speculator Mine fire, the Great Warehouse Fire or the destruction of the Miners Union Hall.  Whatever the case, you'd be hard pressed to get everything included or even historically accurate, especially in one sitting.  But there are people who can.

BUTTE TROLLEY OFFERING TOURS NOW

One of the fastest and most colorful ways to experience Butte is through one of the Trolley Tours available through the Butte Chamber of Commerce at 1000 E. George Street, just east of Montana St.  You will learn about all of the characters and scoundrels, the famous folk and the miners.  You'll see where they lived and worked.  You will learn all about Butte, what made it grow and how it became one of the great urban centers of the early 1900s.  Plus, drivers are selected on their knowledge of Butte history and folklore, and they present it in a very entertaining manner expected to last around 90 minutes. Tours are offered daily, Mondays thru Saturdays at 10am, 12:30pm and 3pm and Sundays at 10am, 12:30pm and 2:30pm and will run through September.  Information and reservations can be made at the web page of the Butte Chamber of Commerce.