Entry No. 9 — the Butte file — filed under: haunted

Dumas Brothel Museum

Built in 1890 and run continuously as a brothel until 1982, the Dumas claims the longest stretch of any brothel in U.S. history, and it now survives as a museum of that trade. Tours wind through the cribs and rooms where the business operated, and the building has a heavy reputation for paranormal activity, with overnight ghost-hunting events on the calendar. It is a frank, strange, single-subject museum unlike anything a chain attraction would mount.

The move: Take the daytime tour through the old cribs, then come back for one of the after-dark paranormal events if you both have the nerve.

📍 Before you go Tour-only with limited days (roughly Wed-Sun in season, varying in winter) plus by-appointment and ticketed paranormal events; call (406-351-9922) to confirm.

• 📍 Uptown Butte (historic red-light district)
• 💸 $
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 45 E Mercury St, Butte, MT 59701

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

Plan a visit & invite your people →

Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-24