Great Falls has both the Lewis and Clark Museum as well as the Charlie Russell art gallery.
Not sure if you drove down to Great Falls from Calgary..but if you did, you could drive north towards Polson (south end of Flathead Lake) and stop in at the Buffao Preserve along the way. I believe it is the largest buffalo in the US and you see all kinds of wildlife as you drive through.
Lots of nice little mountain lakes...with warm water...at the north end of Flathead Lake. We have been to Blaine Lake a couple of times and like that area.
If you do come this way, head to Eureka to get back into Canada. The Bob Marshall Wilderness Preserve is close by and while you can not drive far into the Wilderness area, there are many hiking trails, and horseback rides can arranged into the Wilderness area itself.
And if you have never driven the Driving to the Sun road, over Logan Pass, you really should consider that as well. It is very scenic and you drive very high up so the views are incredible. We have driven it both ways but prefer to start at Columbia Falls and end up at St. Mary's. There are a couple of really old lodges to see along the way as well, one of which used 900 year old timber when it was built.
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