HELENA HISTORY TOURS

Discover Helena’s Hidden Histories

Tours begin June 12

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Tours begin June 12 〰️

Tour bookings will be live on April 22. Sign up for our newsletter for early booking access and scroll below to learn about our 2025 offerings!

Explore Helena’s past like never before with engaging walking tours and rides on the Bert & Ernies Pub Trolley!

📍 NEW! Our office in Reeder’s Alley (111 Reeder’s Alley, Helena MT 59601) will open to the public on May 8!

Why Join a Tour?

✅ Support Local History – Proceeds help fund history projects across Montana.

📌 Private tours available – upon request.

🎟️ Special Discounts – Participants age 50+ walk half price on select tours (courtesy AARP Montana).

💰 Bundle & Save – Book with our triple play package for the best deal (scroll below for more info)

2025 TOURS

REDISCOVER REEDER’S ALLEY

APPROX. 45 MIN | 0.25 MILE WALKING TOUR | DIFFICULTY: EASY (SOME INCLINE IN ALLEY)

Learn about the history of Helena’s oldest remaining district on Rediscover Reeder’s Alley, a 45-minute guided walking tour! From its founding to its survival, Lewis Reeder’s legacy lives on in stories about his alley, the Pioneer Cabin, and the Stonehouse that decorate the brick-lined streets.

This tour walks weekdays all summer beginning in June! Sign up for our newsletter for early booking access

Please review our Know Before you Go Section for tour questions and policies.

APPROX. 120 MIN | PUB TROLLEY TOUR | DIFFICULTY: EASY (NON-PEDALING SEATS AVAILABLE)

Want to cover more ground, enjoy a luxury ride, and still have a guided history experience? Join us for our Pedaling through the Past Tour on the Bert & Ernie’s Pub Trolley! This tour features the many historic homes of Helena and includes the Cathedral of Saint Helena, the Mansion District, and other hidden treasures with photo ops along the way. Drinks welcome, fun mandatory!

This tour rides Saturdays starting in June during the summer of 2025. Sign up for our newsletter for early booking access

Please review our Know Before you Go Section for tour questions and policies.

PEDALING THROUGH THE PAST

RED LIGHT RENDEZVOUS

APPROX. 90 MIN | 1.5 MILES WALKING TOUR | DIFFICULTY: MODERATE (SOME INCLINE)

Explore the colorful history of Helena’s wild and whimsical red-light districts on Red Light Rendezvous, a downtown walking tour beginning at historic Reeder’s Alley. Stories of entrepreneurial madams and mischief divulge the rise and fall of Helena’s underworld that will excite, surprise, and inform a forgotten history of the capital.

This tour walks Thursdays & Fridays starting in June during the summer of 2025. Sign up for our newsletter for early booking access

Please review our Know Before you Go Section for tour questions and policies.

ECHOES OF THE OLD WORLD

APPROX. 75 MIN | PUB TROLLEY TOUR | DIFFICULTY: EASY (NON-PEDALING SEATS AVAILABLE)

Enjoy a ride around the Queen City’s South-Central Historic District on the Bert & Ernie's Pub Trolley. Meet the people, businesses, and sites that explain how a diverse group of immigrants helped establish and maintain a gold mining camp turned capital city.

This tour rides Tuesdays starting in June during the summer of 2025. Sign up for our newsletter for early booking access

Please review our Know Before you Go Section for tour questions and policies.

WANDERING THE WEST SIDE

APPROX. 75 MIN | 1.5 MILE WALKING TOUR | DIFFICULTY: MODERATE (INCLINE)

Discover the hidden history of the Helena’s west side neighborhood, a historic district tucked away above Reeder’s Alley. A variety of unexpected sights and stories await your journey through this lesser known historic neighborhood in the Queen City.

This tour walks Fridays starting in June during the summer of 2025. Sign up for our newsletter for early booking access

Please review our Know Before you Go Section for tour questions and policies.

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Private tours

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TRIPLE PLAY PACKAGE

Purchase our Triple Play coupon package to take Rediscover Reeder’s Alley, Red Light Rendezvous, and Wandering the West Side walking tours at the discounted rate of $25 (normally a $45 offer).