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#79. Red Lodge
Largely known as a gateway city to Yellowstone National Park, Red Lodge, Mont., also has its own outdoor recreation attractions that keep residents active and inspired. Red Lodge Mountain offers skiing, mountain biking and backpacking opportunities, and each April the community hosts a popular triathlon named Peaks to Prairie. Three public schools serve the community as well as Beartooth Billings Clinic & Hospital. Foodies will enjoy the growing number of great restaurants, which currently include Bridge Creek, Carbon County Steakhouse and Red Lodge Pizza Co.