Entry No. 29 — the Butte file — filed under: history

Rookwood Speakeasy

Sealed and forgotten since Prohibition, this basement speakeasy was rediscovered in 2004 when renovators found a closet of decades-old coats hiding a two-way mirror that opened into the room. Frozen in time, it still has terrazzo floors, stained-glass skylights, carved hardwood moldings, and griffins worked into the ceiling, with 1920s artifacts down to a 'Hoover for President' button. It's reached only on Old Butte Historical Adventures' City Underground walking tour, not as a walk-in bar.

The move: Take the underground tour to step through the hidden mirror-door into a Prohibition speakeasy left exactly as it was abandoned.

📍 Before you go Access by Old Butte Historical Adventures tour only; summer tours Mon-Sat at 10am/12pm/2pm, winter by appointment. It's a preserved historic site, not a serving bar.

• 📍 Butte
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: Main St (basement of the LaSalle/Rookwood Apartments, near Spaghettini's), Butte, MT 59701

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

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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

last checked: 2026-06-24