Bozmen is a picturesque city in Gallatin County, Montana . It is also one of the wetlands of the state, but because of the large amount of precipitation, agriculture is thriving here . The population here barely reaches 30 thousand . people , while Bozeman is the fifth largest city in Montana . Being located in the fastest growing district of the state, Bozman was awarded the title of "All-American City" in 2001 ., and in 2003 . was named the fifth among the best 40 college towns . In 2005 . the city received the first place in the list of the best for small business and . And in 2010 . was named the best city in the West for skiing . It should be noted that fishermen here have a complete expanse, as well as hikers hikers: very near several national parks, many mountains and rivers . In a word, "small and remote" is about Bozmen .

How to get to Bozmen

Bozmena Yellowstone is located 16 km east of the city. He takes flights from Seattle, Tacoma, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, San Francisco, and a number of seasonal flights. By car you can also get there by several highways: interstate 90 is the most convenient for this.

A bit of history

Bozman was founded in 1864 and named after the founder, John M. Bozeman , who founded the Bozmen route, which connected the territory of Montana, ridden by a gold rush, with the Oregon route. In 1867, nearby was founded Fort-Ellis, designed to protect the local settlers from the Indians. The college appeared here in 1893, and it was from it that the current University of Montana subsequently grew up.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions Bozmena

The streets of the old center of Bozmen are very attractive , to walk here for pleasure, leisurely inspecting old mansions and buildings, looking at antique shops and restaurants . There are nine districts in the city that are included in the National Register of Historic Places . These include the areas of Main Street, North- Tracey Avenue, Bozmen brewery district, Cooper Park . In each of the districts you can find tablets, explaining what exactly this area is famous for . Main Street is a center of city life with a lot of cafes and bars where it is possible to finish off the day spent in nature .

The Rokiz Museum is famous for its paleontological collections . In particular, here is the largest collection of dinosaur remains in the US, including the largest skull of the tyrannosaurus that was ever found, as well as the bone T-rex with soft tissue remains . The exposition of the museum is devoted mainly to the history of the Rocky Mountains, to people and animals that lived here, and its oldest exhibits number more than 500 million years . In total in the museum collections over 300 thousand . exhibits .In permanent exhibitions you can get acquainted with the life of the Indians of the Northern Plains, fur traders, gold miners and settlers from the days of development and before World War II . Also, the museum opened a planetarium and recreated the Farm of Living History .

It looks like it is the oldest museum in the world dedicated to the history of computers (Boston opened earlier, but was closed in 1999). The permanent exhibits of the museum are robots, the first successful model of a PC and an electronic manual calculator, the Apple history hall with the first model (donated by Steve Wozniak) and a lot of documentary artifacts, an exhibition dedicated to women in the computer industry, a demonstration of the evolution of computer parts and many other interesting things.

The Museum of Pioneers is also worthy of attention: it was founded by the Gallatin Historical Society, and documentary evidence related to the first settlements in the region is stored here. Perhaps this is not so interesting for ordinary tourists, but the building that occupies the museum is rather curious: this historic building was previously a district prison.

Emerson Arts and Culture Center is a cultural the core of the southwest of Montana. There are many different programs and events, exhibitions, training classes and concerts. The center occupies the building of the old school built in 1918, which is listed in the National Register historically. Here is the Jesse Wilber gallery, which was twice recognized by Bozeman as the best in the city.

Among other Bozmen galleries, for example, you can mention the Montana panorama gallery in the same cultural center . Here is a collection of photographs of Craig Hergert . @ Another interesting gallery is the Koffrin Gallery of the Old West where you can see a collection of images of the lives of the first settlers and Sioux Indians made by photographer . . Huffman . Art Gallery "Bronze Planet" demonstrates bronze visitors Denis Harrington sculptures and the work of another 20 artists . And the Altitude gallery is the only art gallery of contemporary art in Bozmen where you can see works of art glass, ceramics, jewelry, etc. .

Arboretum Montana is located on the campus of the university, at the intersection of West College Avenue with South 11th Avenue. Here you can see the plants typical of the region of the Rocky Mountains, plains and more arid regions of Montana.

Events of Bozmen

The annual festival of sweet peas is usually held in the city on the first weekend of August. The program includes music, dance, theater, food and art exhibitions. The festival always starts with the parade on Friday the day before. Among the regular events are Shakespeare's readings in the park and an exhibition of children's works on wood.

In winter, the annual festival of the Wild West is held in the city. It's two days of fun for the whole family with a horse fair, a hockey tournament, a kilt show, a show of down and feathers, a working horse competition, a pet zoo and many other entertainments.

Another large-scale city event for all ages is the Gallatin County Fair. Here are the rodeo and carnival, they are treated with farm products, open classes in arts and crafts, photography, horticulture, floriculture, cooking and sewing.

Bozmena neighborhood

Bozeman is surrounded by four mountain ranges, a thousand-acre national forest of Gallaten and hundreds of miles of blue trout streams. Hiking, cycling and skiing are the most popular types of recreation in the vicinity. 30 km from the city is the Bridger-Bowl ski area, and in 70 - Moonlight-BASIN and Big Sky.

Less than 30 km from the city to the south, on Mount Royal, there are waterfalls Palisade. You can get to them on an easy walking trail, admiring the stunning scenery. This easy trip is convenient to combine with a walk along the Gailit canyon that is right outside the city. It is here necessary to climb the historical cliff, dotted with names and dates, starting almost from the 1880s

It will be interesting to those who are fond of fishing to visit the Fish Technology Center and get acquainted with the results of the latest research in the field of nutrition, reproduction and health of fish in the wild. Several species of game fish are also bred there and organize hiking tours in picturesque surroundings with picnics and fish feeding in cages.

And, of course, you can not forget about Yellowstone National Park, which is located about 125 km from the city. You can get here by car on one of the three highways to choose from.