Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
PARADISE VALLEY ROUTE
Livingston
406 / POP 6800 / ELEV 4503FT
In the late 1880s the Northern Pacific Railroad laid tracks across the Yellowstone River and
began building Livingston as the main jumping-off point for Yellowstone National Park.
Visited by Clark (of Lewis and Clark fame) and at one point a temporary home to one
whip-crackin' Martha Canary (otherwise known as Calamity Jane), Livingston is an excel-
lent departure point for rafting and fly-fishing trips on the Yellowstone River.
Bozeman's overflow has brought upscale restaurants, antique shops and art galleries to
Livingston's picturesque old buildings, as well as a growing community of writers and
artists, but generally it retains its small-town feel.
Livingston is at the north end of Paradise Valley, where I-90 meets US 89; the latter
heads south to Gardiner and Yellowstone National Park, 53 miles away.
Sights & Activities
Livingston is home to over a dozen
galleries
('13 galleries; 3 stop lights'), including that of
famed local lithographer Russell Chatham. For details see
www.livingstongalleries.com
.
Depot Center
( 406-222-2300;
www.livingstondepot.org
;
200 W Park St; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat,
1-5pm Sun late May-early Sep)
The original Northern Pacific Railroad Depot, built in 1902
by the architects who designed New York's Grand Central Station, is now home to a rail-
road history and arts museum. Don't miss the collection of Montana movie trivia upstairs.
It's free for now, but admission fees may be introduced.
MUSEUM
MUSEUM
Yellowstone Gateway Museum
( 406-222-4184;
www.livingstonmuseums.org
; 118 W Chinook St; adult/child $6/4.50;
10am-5pm May-Sep)
Livingston's collection of historical and archaeological treasures
is housed in a century-old schoolhouse. The recently revamped exhibits include an early
Yellowstone stagecoach.
