Step back in time with an exclusive Unseen Missoula historic walking tour. Discover hidden stories as you wander the streets of Downtown with expert guides. Then, enjoy a curated fine dining experience that beautifully blends history and flavor. It’s not just a meal – it’s a journey through time, with the opportunity to connect with your community and support what you love about Downtown.

Connect with fellow supporters and learn about the Missoula Downtown Foundation’s latest projects and initiatives. Towards the end of the event, there will be an opportunity to make a meaningful donation that will directly support the enhancement of Downtown through the vibrancy of arts and culture, livability, economy, and safety.

Hotels and Hooligans

Daily life and culture in Missoula during the city’s railroad boom—the Hotels and Hooligans tour looks at how the average Missoulian (whether long-time or just passing through) lived and recreated. Scandals and other sketchiness from the Courthouse to the seedy underbelly of Missoula’s railroad hotel district will also be revealed!

6:30pm –Hotels and Hooligans Tour

Meet promptly at 6:30pm across from the XXX’s sculpture on North Higgins at the Burlington Northern Plaza

7:30pm – Dinner at 1889

Appetizer – smoked Idaho trout tostada, benne seed lavash, Flathead cherry gastrique, creamy horseradish, crispy trout skin and chervil
Main – Marbled Meat Co. 8oz sirloin, local elderberry demiglace, wilted spinach, roasted garlic mashed potatoes
Dessert – salted honey & brown butter bar, Montana honey with whipped Amalthea goat cheese
Beverage – glass of house wine or pint of beer

(vegetarian option upon request)