Entry No. 30 — the Missoula file — filed under: roadside-oddity

World Famous 50,000 Silver Dollar Bar

This sprawling roadside stop just off I-90 near the Idaho line is studded with over 80,000 dollar coins embedded into the bar top, walls, and surfaces, a collection started in 1952 that grows by a couple thousand each year as travelers add their own. More than 12,000 are genuine antique silver dollars (Morgan and Peace pieces, the oldest an 1876 Seated Liberty); the rest are Eisenhower dollars. There's even a single coin set into the floor. Beyond the glittering walls, the complex piles on classic Western kitsch with a casino, restaurant, gift shop, and mounted oddities.

The move: Make the westbound I-90 run to Haugan, order a drink at the coin-encrusted bar, and try to spot the lone silver dollar set into the floor.

📍 Before you go About 85 miles west of Missoula at I-90 Exit 16, near the Idaho border. Easy paved access; it's a full travel-stop complex, so hours are generous.

• 📍 Haugan, MT
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: I-90 Exit 16, Haugan, MT 59842

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

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last checked: 2026-06-24