Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures

Helena is more than a historic capital city, it's the perfect gateway to some of central Montana's most memorable adventures. Cruise through the spectacular Gates of the Mountains, where towering limestone cliffs rise above the Missouri River, then discover inspiring outdoor art at Sculpture in the Wild: Blackfoot Pathways in the scenic Blackfoot Valley. These easy day trips showcase Montana's beauty, history and creativity that make the Helena region memorable

THE PLEASURES of river cruising are many. First, you're close to shore. Because of your ship's size, you easily tie up at surprisingly beautiful -- even enchanting -- places. Each turn of the river offers changing landscape, bird life, deer, cattle, even a fox. They were right off our balcony stateroom, our home for a week aboard American Cruise Lines' American Pride.