Cradled in a valley where five mountain ranges rise and three rivers converge, Missoula, Montana, is a place that feels anchored with room to wander.

The city meets you where the river bends. Where boots hit the trail before coffee cools. Where music spills into the street and strangers become neighbors over huckleberry jam and river stories. In 100 Things to Do in Missoula Before You Die, you’re invited into that rhythm.

Climb Mount Sentinel and earn the view from the M. Cast a line into Rock Creek and feel the quiet settle in. Wander the Clark Fork River Market in search of local honey. Flip through shelves at Fact & Fiction and lose track of time. Step inside the Museum of Mountain Flying and trace stories that shaped the Missoula valley. Watch surfers ride Brennan’s Wave, then wander the Hip Strip and pick out something a Missoula artist made by hand.

Inside these pages are the places people return to. The ones they talk about later. The ones that feel like Missoula.

Come curious. Stay longer. And find your way back with local author Suzanne Downing’s guide.