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    Entrance, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
    Laura P.

    Hamilton's Store, situated near Old Faithful and next door to the Old Faithful Inn, is full of souvenirs and memorabilia, has a soda fountain shop and is heaped with Yellowstone history! If you're wanting to take home a souvenir that is locally or regionally crafted you can find your treasure here. Locally created pottery, artwork, Native American jewelry, and leather goods are just some of the quality products sold at Hamilton's. Additionally, Pendleton clothing (ponchos, vest, jackets and shirts), outerwear, t-shirts, Stetson hats, baseball hats, scented candles, blankets, infant/children's clothing, postcards, and so much more. I did not eat in the adjacent restaurant, so I can't speak to its quality. The history behind this Rustic style store began in the late 1800's with H.E. Klamer, Klamer's Curios. Charles Ashworth Hamilton purchased the store, upon Klamer's death in 1915 for $20,000. Hamilton's Stores and Charles Hamilton's Yellowstone concession empire began. Historical highlights: *Hamilton had 12 stores in the Yellowstone National Park, and locals referred to this store as Lower Ham's. *The "knotty porch" was created with Knobby Burl. *Robert Reamer was the architect for The Old Faithful Inn and responsible for designing additions to Klamer's Curios. *On the second floor, Charles Hamilton wallpapered his office with cancelled checked totaling over $1,000,000, hence the nickname "Million Dollar Room". The total in dollar amount is actually closer to 2 million according to Yellowstone Insider. Also, this fact is supposedly in Ripley Believe It or Not. *The Million Dollar Room in Hamilton's Store is the only room in the store not changed through the years. The furniture, checks, and lighting fixture remain. Note the unique hanging lighting fixture in the posted photo. *Thanks to a grant, The Million Dollar Room is undergoing preservation.

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    Kellem's Saddle - Sign outside simply says "Saddle Shop" but a web search indicates the store's name is actually "Keelem's Montana Saddlery."

    Kellem's Saddle

    5.0(2 reviews)
    39.8 mi

    I am very thankful for this store! After being inspired by the beautiful women of Montana (looking…read moresuper-cute in their colorful beanies, parkas and boots) and facing negative-degree weather, I decided it was time for an upgrade in clothes. I was wearing my warmest California winter skiing/snowboarding gear but was still feeling chilly while in Yellowstone. But finding clothes in Gardiner that someone in Gardiner would actually wear proved difficult as I quickly learned that Gardiner stores weren't stocked with the cute and warm outfits that I saw the people of Montana wearing - they were stocked with what tourists wanted - souvenirs and last minute travel items. So I get it - there are currently only 971 residents in Gardner and in seasonal months, tourists greatly outnumber residents so shops are geared for the tourist. But it still sucked since it's not what I wanted. Enter "The Saddle Shop". In addition to saddles and horse riding equipment, it offered clothes and accessories that were stylish and wearable. It was the only store open that offered colorful beanies in multiple styles rather than just Yellowstone or plain beanies. I didn't find an appropriate parka or boots but I did find a really cute beanie that I wore everyday for the rest of the trip. Loved it so much!

    Kellem's Montana Saddlery is a truly unique mom and pop small town business. Mr. Kellem is a custom…read moresaddle maker and Mrs. Kellem runs the retail part of the business as well as making custom leather accessories (purses, chaps, vests etc.) The retail store has everything from shoes and clothes, gifts, tack and leather goods, jewelery, books and lots very unique and often hand made gifts and very few of the items sold in the store were made outside of the United States!!!! The customer service is excellent and the sales people are polite and helpful in finding sizes or helping with gift ideas. They are all very knowledgeable about the products in the store such as where and how they are made. This will be an excellent shopping experience during your trip through Yellowstone National Park and you can see the Roosevelt Arch from the store front and the beautiful mountains laying just inside the gateway to Yellowstone. I have even been lucky enough to see elk eating from the flower box out front of the store and bison strolling up and down Park Street. You will love this place!

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    Kellem's Saddle - Les Kellem displaying saddles made in the shop.  The saddle on the right was made by his daughter.

    Les Kellem displaying saddles made in the shop. The saddle on the right was made by his daughter.

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    Old Faithful Inn Dining Room - Huckleberry ice cream - the big serving makes this the rare value on the menu. Very shareable.

    Old Faithful Inn Dining Room

    2.6(349 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    Definitely an experience dining at the Old Faithful Inn. We didn't have high expectations and…read moredecided to try breakfast. The dining room is just beautiful from.an architecture standpoint. Definitely something toarvel.at sim e it was built in the late 1800s! The food was decent and reasonably priced. They offer a breakfast buffet in addition to items on the menu. We all ordered off the menu. I ordered the Peal Sugar Waffles, interesting texture and very good. My.husband ordered the Hiker's Special, a lot of food, and my son ordered the Croissant Breakfast sandwich with Bacon. Overall food was good. Service was sub-par. Reception staff very nice out front. Server staff, must be seasonal help and definitely need more training (if they continue). We still tipped well.as we know the tips get shated especially the back end staff! It was late in.their breakfast service, not very busy, and many servers around. Our server never came back to ask if everything was okay or if we needed anything. I had to.get another server to go find him. I was missing something from my meal (two eggs), even had to prove to him it came with my meal (I had a picture of the menu!). Our waters were never refilled (I drank my husband's!). Our coffee and tea water were never refilled. Overall, service needs improving!

    I'll start with service, we were seated by the hostess then had to wait 10 minutes for our server…read moreto show up. One of the first to be seated and everyone else had a waiter but us. Some of the other servers got our water and refilled it four times before our server came. We got the buffet and it was ok. Not worth 50$ price tag. Had a reservation the next night so we cancelled as soon as we left. The room was very nice but they sat us all the way in the back. Day 2 We ate lunch here and it was marginally better. Wait was 30 minutes. Food was brought out fast. I had a blt and salad.

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    Hamilton's Store - womenscloth - Updated September 2026

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