No matter how you might feel about Halloween and all things haunted, we can all agree that autumn is a beautiful season in Montana. And October just happens to be the perfect time to take a road trip through some of the Treasure State’s spookiest spots. You can easily hit all four of these places in a day — and while there are no guarantees, you just might come home with a ghost story of your own. Each stop on this day trip is rumored to be haunted — but even if they aren’t, you’ll still have a great time exploring them.
- Old Montana Prison Complex, Deer Lodge
Old Montana Prison Museum / Google
Old Montana Prison Complex / Facebook It’s certainly no secret that the Old Montana Prison Complex has a sinister past. Once the first Territorial Prison in the western United States, this place was the site of several prison riots and more than one murder. And for $50 per person, you can even embark on an overnight ghost tour here. Old Montana Prison & Auto Museum Complex, 1104 Main St, Deer Lodge, MT 59722, USA
- Boulder Hot Springs, Boulder
Boulder Hot Springs / Facebook
Boulder Hot Springs / Facebook Boulder Hot Springs is a lovely place to relax. The first building was constructed in 1863, and although it has been fully renovated, it still has plenty of historic charm. Rumor has it that a ghost named Simone, who once worked here as a prostitute, was murdered in the old office area of the resort. Resort guests and employees have been seeing her ghost ever since. 31 Hot Springs Rd, Boulder, MT 59632, USA
- Virginia City
Jasperdo / Flickr Virginia City is definitely Montana’s liveliest ghost town. And although The Bonanza Inn is definitely haunted, the town itself doesn’t give off creepy vibes. Just pay close attention if you spot a black-robed figure walking the streets … he’s probably not alive. Virginia City, MT 59729, USA
- Bannack State Park
Nicolas Henderson / Flickr Montana’s original territorial capital has a sordid past. From apparitions of early residents to the ghost of Dorothy Dunn, who drowned in a nearby dredge pond in 1916 at the age of 16, the area is full of paranormal activity. Bannack State Park Mine, Montana 59725, USA
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Old Montana Prison Museum / Google
Old Montana Prison Complex / Facebook
It’s certainly no secret that the Old Montana Prison Complex has a sinister past. Once the first Territorial Prison in the western United States, this place was the site of several prison riots and more than one murder. And for $50 per person, you can even embark on an overnight ghost tour here.
Old Montana Prison & Auto Museum Complex, 1104 Main St, Deer Lodge, MT 59722, USA
Boulder Hot Springs / Facebook
Boulder Hot Springs is a lovely place to relax. The first building was constructed in 1863, and although it has been fully renovated, it still has plenty of historic charm. Rumor has it that a ghost named Simone, who once worked here as a prostitute, was murdered in the old office area of the resort. Resort guests and employees have been seeing her ghost ever since.
31 Hot Springs Rd, Boulder, MT 59632, USA
Jasperdo / Flickr
Virginia City is definitely Montana’s liveliest ghost town. And although The Bonanza Inn is definitely haunted, the town itself doesn’t give off creepy vibes. Just pay close attention if you spot a black-robed figure walking the streets … he’s probably not alive.
Virginia City, MT 59729, USA
Nicolas Henderson / Flickr
Montana’s original territorial capital has a sordid past. From apparitions of early residents to the ghost of Dorothy Dunn, who drowned in a nearby dredge pond in 1916 at the age of 16, the area is full of paranormal activity.
Bannack State Park Mine, Montana 59725, USA
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Address: Virginia City, MT 59729, USAAddress: Bannack, MT 59725, USAAddress: Old Montana Prison & Auto Museum Complex, 1104 Main St, Deer Lodge, MT 59722, USAAddress: Hot Springs Road, Hot Springs Rd, Montana 59632, USA
