page_title: Billings, Montana
section_title: Points of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Billings, Montana / Points of interest
caption_attribution_description: English: Siberian Tiger, ZooMontana, Billings, Montana
context_page_description: Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population estimated at 109,577 as of 2019. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, which had an estimated population of 180,385 in 2018. It has a trade area of over 500,000.
  Billings was nicknamed the "Magic City" because of its rapid growth from its founding as a railroad town in March 1882. With one of the largest trade areas in the United States, Billings is the trade and distribution center for much of Montana east of the Continental Divide, Northern Wyoming, and western portions of North Dakota and South Dakota. Billings is also the largest retail destination for much of the same area.
  The city is experiencing rapid growth and a strong economy; it has had and is continuing to have the largest growth of any city in Montana. Parts of the metro area are seeing hyper growth. From 2000 to 2010 Lockwood, an eastern suburb, saw growth of 57.8%, the largest growth rate of any community in Montana.
context_section_description: Museums
  Yellowstone Art Museum
  The Moss Mansion Historic House Museum
  Western Heritage Center
  Historic Areas
  Billings Depot
  Downtown Historic District
  Boothill Cemetery
  Black Otter Trail
  Yellowstone Kelly's Grave
  Zoos
  ZooMontana
  Parks, Monuments, and Recreation Areas
  Pictograph Cave National Historic Landmark
  Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
  Lake Elmo State Park
  Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
  Pompey's Pillar National Monument
  Chief Plenty Coups State Park
  Four Dances Natural Area
  Botanical Gardens of ZooMontana
  Yellowstone Arboretum of ZooMontana
  Riverfront Park
  Phipps Park
  Two Moon Park
  Zimmerman Park
  Other
  Beartooth Mountains
  Beartooth Highway
  Red Lodge Mountain Resort
  Skypoint
  Lonnie Bell statue at Rimrock Auto Arena
caption: Siberian tiger at ZooMontana
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