One of these is the State Capital itself, which is crowned with a dome made of copper from Butte. Tours of the capital are given every hour, Monday through Saturday, from 9 am to 5 pm. The Montana Historical Society at 225 N. Roberst St., is considered to be one of Montana's top museums. It includes one of the largest displays of Charlie Russell's art you'll see anywhere. The Historical Society is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 6 pm, and weekends from 9 am to 5 pm, Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Admission is free.
Also well worth a visit is the beautiful Cathedral of St. Helena at 509 N. Warren. The Cathedral was begun in 1908, and finished in 1924. It is modeled after the Votive Cathedral of the Sacred heart in Vienna, and it boasts stained glass from Bavaria, and a marble altar from Italy. Near Helena is the historic town of Deer Lodge . While many Montana towns got their start as mining camps, Deer Lodge started out as the headquarters of Montana's first cattle ranch, founded in 1862 by a Canadian named Johnny Grant, who later sold his ranch to a German named Conrad Kohrs.