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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Anaconda

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Anaconda, Montana

Updated August 8, 2018

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Unusual Attractions in Anaconda

Washoe theater exterior.

Anaconda, Montana

Washoe Theater

This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.

Anaconda Smoke Stack

Anaconda, Montana

Anaconda Smelter Stack

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

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Silver Bow Twin Drive-In

Butte, Montana

Silver Bow Twin Drive-In

A classic theatre located along a desolate Montana road.

16 miles from Anaconda

Granite Mine

Philipsburg, Montana

Granite Ghost Town

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

19 miles from Anaconda

Inside the Hoist House/Headframe.

Butte, Montana

World Museum of Mining

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

20 miles from Anaconda

The Auditor

Butte, Montana

The Auditor Statues

Multiple monuments to a grizzled old mutt that survived the landscape of Butte's treacherous Berkeley Pit.

21 miles from Anaconda

The historic Mai Wah Noodles and Wai Chong Tai Mercantile Buildings, which date to the early 20th Century.

Butte, Montana

Mai Wah Museum

This museum, established in Butte's lost Chinatown, celebrates Asian-American culture in what was once the world's largest mining camp.

21 miles from Anaconda

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