The town of Livingston is known as “The Heart of Art in Montana.” Monthly art walks provide opportunities to browse the town’s seventeen galleries, with work from all genres. More than 430 buildings in downtown Livingston have been placed on the National Registry of Historic Places, and Livingston’s pastoral boulevards are also home to numerous bookstores, including Sax & Fryar, which predates Montana’s statehood.

 

The Paradise Valley area is abundant with fine restaurants. In Livingston, the Second Street Bistro combines classic French cooking with locally sourced food, including fresh produce from its own farm. The dining room at Chico Hot Springs has a 3-star Wine Spectator list and serves some of the best cuisine in the Rockies, with specialties including gorgonzola filet mignon and cumin-crusted salmon. In downtown Timber, The Grand Hotel offers buffalo relleños, herb-roasted racks of Montana lamb, and an all-America wine list that has won the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence numerous times.

 

The Lewiston Farmers Market is open every Saturday morning in Livingston. The Livingston Farmers Market, offering organic foods and sustainable products, is held every Wednesday and features live music and children’s entertainment. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks begins and ends in Bozeman, with stops in Livingston, Chico Hot Springs, and other nearby communities. Also in Bozeman are The Bozeman Symphony, ballet and opera, and the innovative Emerson Center for the Arts.