The Best Museums

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center (Great Falls, MT; tel. 406/727-8733): This offers a great perspective on the "Corps of Discovery," from its conception back East to its endpoint at the mouth of the Columbia River at the Pacific Ocean. Films, lectures, and demonstrations are among the offerings.

Museum of the Rockies (Bozeman, MT; tel. 406/994-2251): The centerpiece of this first-rate museum is the fabulous dinosaur exhibit. The exhibit, which is in the midst of a makeover, is shaping up to be one of the premiere paleontology attractions in the world.