Luke’s guidebook
Food scene
Some of my favorite places to eat!
Great for a casual beer. Recommend "Inertia"! Also good for a monster cookie for the kiddos and the beef bulgogi bowl as a local favorite!
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Backslope Brewing
1107 9th St WGreat for a casual beer. Recommend "Inertia"! Also good for a monster cookie for the kiddos and the beef bulgogi bowl as a local favorite!
Excellent place with a good atmosphere. Frequent live music and good beer. Friendly staff and a large place to relax!
Recommend the catfish po' boy and sweet potato fries!
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Gunsight Saloon
624 Nucleus AveExcellent place with a good atmosphere. Frequent live music and good beer. Friendly staff and a large place to relax!
Recommend the catfish po' boy and sweet potato fries!
This is my favorite local ice cream shop! The Cookie Monster and Salted Oreo are the two I enjoy the most. The ice cream is made locally!
Sweet Retreat Creamery
734 9th Street WestThis is my favorite local ice cream shop! The Cookie Monster and Salted Oreo are the two I enjoy the most. The ice cream is made locally!
Every Friday and Saturday at 6:00PM is prime rib! I recommend you get there as close to 6:00PM as possible as it runs out later into the evening. They won't serve it until 6:00PM, though, so don't arrive too early!
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Packers Roost
9640 US-2Every Friday and Saturday at 6:00PM is prime rib! I recommend you get there as close to 6:00PM as possible as it runs out later into the evening. They won't serve it until 6:00PM, though, so don't arrive too early!
Great local place where you can take food to go. In the mornings they have hot and ready breakfast wraps. The banana buzz is an excellent frappe from here.
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Montana Coffee Traders
30 9th St WGreat local place where you can take food to go. In the mornings they have hot and ready breakfast wraps. The banana buzz is an excellent frappe from here.
Good locally-owned sandwich place that has charming staff. Their hot pastrami, gyro, and hot ham n cheese are all excellent.
Their toffee cookies are my favorite!
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Laurie's Deli
330 9th St WGood locally-owned sandwich place that has charming staff. Their hot pastrami, gyro, and hot ham n cheese are all excellent.
Their toffee cookies are my favorite!
Jagz Restaurant
3796 US-2Probably the best prime rib in the valley!
Great food and nice venue to sit outside and hear some jams. More of an IPA place on the beer side of things.
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Sacred Waters Brewing Company
3250 U.S. Hwy 2 EGreat food and nice venue to sit outside and hear some jams. More of an IPA place on the beer side of things.
Excellent place to grab pizza on your way home to the Airbnb after a day in Glacier!
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Glacier Grill and Pizza
10126 US-2Excellent place to grab pizza on your way home to the Airbnb after a day in Glacier!
Best bar for nightlife and mingling with locals and other out of towners. HIGHLY recommend if you're looking to let loose and meet some random folks!
They have a good selection of food earlier in the evening but their kitchen shuts down before the bar does. I would recommend this place as the last stop on a wild evening.
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The Great Northern Bar & Grill
27 Central AveBest bar for nightlife and mingling with locals and other out of towners. HIGHLY recommend if you're looking to let loose and meet some random folks!
They have a good selection of food earlier in the evening but their kitchen shuts down before the bar does. I would recommend this place as the last stop on a wild evening.
Great food, plenty of seating, lots of tall tables and chairs and plenty on tap. This place has great indoor and outdoor seating, and is a great place to start the evening if you're going out in Whitefish for the night!
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Craggy Range Bar & Grill
10 Central AveGreat food, plenty of seating, lots of tall tables and chairs and plenty on tap. This place has great indoor and outdoor seating, and is a great place to start the evening if you're going out in Whitefish for the night!
Excellent BBQ joint! I recommend the Montana Dog, the Pulled Pork Po' Boy, the Buffalo Chips and their Mac. Nice place to stop in for a late lunch after hiking around Whitefish. I would recommend that you eat here AFTER hiking as the food is heavy and you'll feel full for awhile!
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Piggyback Barbeque
102 Wisconsin AveExcellent BBQ joint! I recommend the Montana Dog, the Pulled Pork Po' Boy, the Buffalo Chips and their Mac. Nice place to stop in for a late lunch after hiking around Whitefish. I would recommend that you eat here AFTER hiking as the food is heavy and you'll feel full for awhile!
Some good local craft beer and an interesting selection of light burgers. Beautiful and plentiful outdoor seating. They use buzzers and you bus your own table, but definitely worth a visit as you'll have a lovely uninterrupted meal and beers!
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Bonsai Brewing Project
549 Wisconsin AveSome good local craft beer and an interesting selection of light burgers. Beautiful and plentiful outdoor seating. They use buzzers and you bus your own table, but definitely worth a visit as you'll have a lovely uninterrupted meal and beers!
Plenty of beer and some wine on tap. Multifloor with bars on each floor. Good finger food and a nice place to end the day or start a night out in Whitefish!
Blackstar BrewPub
Plenty of beer and some wine on tap. Multifloor with bars on each floor. Good finger food and a nice place to end the day or start a night out in Whitefish!
City/town information
Columbia Falls is surprisingly bikeable. I would recommend bringing a bike if you're looking for some nice sunny vibes while you enjoy the area when you're not out sight-seeing. There are some biking paths that run east-west along Talbot Road.
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Columbia Falls
Columbia Falls is surprisingly bikeable. I would recommend bringing a bike if you're looking for some nice sunny vibes while you enjoy the area when you're not out sight-seeing. There are some biking paths that run east-west along Talbot Road.
Tourist Attractions
Family-friendly activities!
Great place if you have kids with you! They have a large maze with different stations which is a fun challenge, bumper boats and go-karts!
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Amazing Fun Center
10265 Hwy 2 EGreat place if you have kids with you! They have a large maze with different stations which is a fun challenge, bumper boats and go-karts!
This place has some ziplines and tree-top courses that are accessible to all ages. There's also a swim area for kids. Great to spend an afternoon!
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Glacier Highline
10167 Hwy 2 EThis place has some ziplines and tree-top courses that are accessible to all ages. There's also a swim area for kids. Great to spend an afternoon!
Family-friendly place that I would recommend everyone visit once. It's a novel experience and relaxed, low-effort entertainment.
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Montana Vortex and House of Mystery
7800 Hwy 2 EFamily-friendly place that I would recommend everyone visit once. It's a novel experience and relaxed, low-effort entertainment.
This is the go-to place if you want to go rafting! Family-friendly and they are very excellently ran and managed. Book ahead!
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Glacier Raft Company
106 Going-to-the-Sun RdThis is the go-to place if you want to go rafting! Family-friendly and they are very excellently ran and managed. Book ahead!
Besides skiing in winter, Whitefish Mountain has some fun summer activities for families! There's a gondola ride and the view up top is amazing! There's also mountain bike trails and you can ride your bikes up on the lifts.
There's also an alpine slide that's fun for families!
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Whitefish Mountain Resort
1015 Glades DrBesides skiing in winter, Whitefish Mountain has some fun summer activities for families! There's a gondola ride and the view up top is amazing! There's also mountain bike trails and you can ride your bikes up on the lifts.
There's also an alpine slide that's fun for families!
Mini-golf that's fairly close to the rental. I would recommend going early in the morning or later in the evening when it's hot out.
Mini Mountain Mini Golf
Mini-golf that's fairly close to the rental. I would recommend going early in the morning or later in the evening when it's hot out.
Great place to cool off and slide for the day! I recommend arriving by 10:45 so you can get inside right when they open and grab a picnic table in the shade on the left as you walk in. Tables are limited.
They have some entertaining tube rides and slides! You may want to bring your own food as they are limited inside. If you do choose to eat here, go to the stand near the volleyball court as it has better food than the stand that's toward the kid pool.
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Big Sky Waterpark
7211 Hwy 2 EGreat place to cool off and slide for the day! I recommend arriving by 10:45 so you can get inside right when they open and grab a picnic table in the shade on the left as you walk in. Tables are limited.
They have some entertaining tube rides and slides! You may want to bring your own food as they are limited inside. If you do choose to eat here, go to the stand near the volleyball court as it has better food than the stand that's toward the kid pool.
Sightseeing
Reputable aviation service for taking 4-person helicopter and 7-person airplane tours of Glacier.
Glacier Aviation Services
4170 US-2Reputable aviation service for taking 4-person helicopter and 7-person airplane tours of Glacier.
I would recommend giving Glen. Chuck or Vince a call at Flathead Scuba for some suggestions on diving in the area if you're SCUBA certified.
There's an underwater forest and some old equipment in Lake McDonald, which is very clear and boats aren't a concern here.
In McGregor Lake, visibility is 50+ ft and is fun to explore and hunt for Crayfish.
Flathead Scuba
I would recommend giving Glen. Chuck or Vince a call at Flathead Scuba for some suggestions on diving in the area if you're SCUBA certified.
There's an underwater forest and some old equipment in Lake McDonald, which is very clear and boats aren't a concern here.
In McGregor Lake, visibility is 50+ ft and is fun to explore and hunt for Crayfish.
Breweries, Distilleries and Wineries
Great place to relax and try some craft spirits after a day in Glacier.
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Glacier Distilling Company
10237 US-2Great place to relax and try some craft spirits after a day in Glacier.
Great bear, atmosphere and food if you're heading into Lakeside! I recommend booking a reservation at this place, especially if you have a large group.
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Tamarack Brewing Company
105 Blacktail RdGreat bear, atmosphere and food if you're heading into Lakeside! I recommend booking a reservation at this place, especially if you have a large group.