Don’t Get Fooled! The Truth About Montana’s Worst Tourist Trap

Montana is a popular destination for summer vacations, and there are plenty of cool things to see. When planning your summer trip, it's important to be aware of certain attractions in the state that are nothing more than tourist traps. One popular destination in Montana has been named one of the worst tourist traps in America. Here's what you need to know about it.

Yellowstone National Park brings over a million visitors to Montana each year. The tourism industry is one of the leading economic drivers in the state. Business owners throughout the state rely on tourism to stay in business, and they make most of their money during the summer months.

Worst Tourist Trap in Montana Revealed

There's nothing worse than looking forward to visiting a place only to find out that it's a tourist trap, and that you got fooled. I remember driving along the interstate in South Dakota and seeing signs for Wall Drug. I was excited to see it, and I'll never forget the feeling of disappointment once I got there.

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In Montana, a few attractions are a complete waste of time. Some of them may have historical significance, but other than that, they are incredibly boring.

According to Far & Wide, the most boring attraction in Montana is the Smelter Stack in Anaconda. The smoke stack is the namesake for Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park. At 585 feet tall, it is the tallest freestanding masonry structure in the world, so it does have that going for it. Aside from that, it's nothing to write home about.