Original Governor's Mansion — Attraction in Helena

Enjoyed a thorough look at the historic original governor’s mansion in September 2023. Our gentleman docent (not sure if that is an accurate job title), was very knowledgeable and eagerly shared the history of the mansion with us. We were the last tour of the day on a Wednesday. The tour before was running late and he stepped out the front door to tell us. He began our tour with a couple from the previous group and led us to the carriage house, something that isn’t included with every tour.

The detail in both the carriage house, and the home was beautiful. The home had belong to a private citizen and build it, and then one other family before the governor moved in as he was the first governor, not from Helena.

Highly recommend taking this tour and learning all about this beautiful home. There is a box for donations, should you like to contribute to the upkeep of this...

I took my Mother in Law (who is from CA) and my 5yo daughter on a tour of the mansion. We all loved it! The guide was knowledgeable and friendly, the house is beautifully restored by the Historical Society, and they even had a fun scavenger hunt activity that kept my daughter engaged the whole time. They have a box for donations, but at the time we visited (August 2022) the tour was free. There are a lot of stairs, some of which are pretty steep, but as long as that isn't an issue for you, I would recommend this to...

Best to go on a cool day because the upper stories get hot. Docent's tour was an hour long and very interesting. The historical society managed to furnish the place with many of the originals and other pieces from the period. One of the best house tours I've ever taken and it's donation only! Can't buy tickets ahead and each tour...