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Wyoming Visitor Information
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Visitor Information, Wyoming Tourism
Wyoming Visitor Information
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Cheyenne Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Promoting the legendary history and attractions of Cheyenne
Category: Cheyenne Visitor Bureau in Wyoming
Description of this Cheyenne Visitor Information entry: Like many western towns, Cheyenne sprang up in the path of the transcontinental railroad in 1867 as it crossed the great plains. Nicknamed “Hell on Wheels," the rowdy town of railroad workers and soldiers from nearby Fort D.A. Russell was teeming with numerous saloons and burlesque theaters.
Cheyenne did not remain a wild town for long, as a booming livestock industry attracted investment from eastern and foreign cattle barons. With this new wealth, Cheyenne developed fine hotels, theaters, and the first opera house west of the Mississippi. In the 1880s, Cheyenne was the wealthiest per capita city in the world. The state Capitol’s dome was even covered in gold leaf.
Today, Cheyenne boasts many attractions that hearken back to its early days. Victorian mansions and historic buildings like the Capitol and Governors' Mansion dominate downtown. Cheyenne's newest downtown attraction is its restored Union Pacific Depot. The grand structure is home to a Visitors Center, restaurant, and the Cheyenne Depot Museum which highlights Cheyenne's railroad history.
Modern visitors can hear many of these classic stories on the Cheyenne Street Railway Trolley’s ninety minute historic tour (800-426-5009; May - Sept.). For a similar experience, horse-drawn carriage rides are available in the downtown area. Kids will enjoy the excitement of the West at the Terry Bison Ranch (307-634-4171) which boasts wagon and horseback rides, exotic animals, and 3,200 bison.
During the summer, the Cheyenne Gunslingers (800-426-5009) perform free western skits and gunfights at 6:00 p.m. each weeknight. Cheyenne’s Holliday Park is also home to one of the few surviving “Big Boys,” the largest steam locomotive ever made.
Cheyenne also has a Museum Loop Tour that includes the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum (307-778-7290), the Nelson Museum of the West (307-635-7670), the F.E. Warren ICBM and Heritage Museum (307-773-2980), Cheyenne Botanic Gardens (307-637-6458), and the Wyoming State Museum (307-777-7022).
Cheyenne is also known for its rodeo, Cheyenne Frontier Days(800-227-6336). Begun in 1897, the event has now grown into the largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration in the world. The celebration includes daily rodeos, nightly concerts, an Indian Village, parades, art shows, pancake breakfasts, a carnival, and more. The 113th Frontier Days takes place July 17 – July 26, 2009.
For a more relaxed rodeo experience, visitors can enjoy the Pine Bluff’s Outlaw Saloon Rodeo (307-632-3626) every Friday night June through August (40 miles east of Cheyenne).
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Meeteetse Visitor Center
Meeteetse, WY
Category: Meeteetse Visitor Bureau near Cody, Wyoming
Description of this Cody area Visitor Information entry: Meeteetse, founded in 1890, remains a genuine western town, complete with wooden boardwalks and hitching posts, watering troughs and historic buildings. It sits along the banks of the Greybull River, which offers great fishing, hiking, picnicking or a spot to relax. Deer can be seen in town in the evenings, and outside of town all kinds of wildlife can be seen including deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, black bear, and rarely grizzly, mountain lions, foxes, wolves, bald eagles...
Things to see in Meeteetse:
Amelia Earhart monument
On the north edge of town sits a monument dedicated to the famous aviator. She was having a cabin built near Kirwin at the time she disappeared on her flight around the world.
Charles Belden Photograph Museum, Meeteetse Museum and Archives
A collection of photos and artifacts owned by famous Western Photographer Charles Belden can be found in Meeteetse. The Meeteetse Museum also has "Little Wahb" the grizzly bear who is one of the largest grizzly bears killed in the Yellowstone Ecosystem, in the lower 48 states. The museum also house several Harry Jackson sculptures and many rotating exhibits on Meeteetse history. The archives has a very large collection of histories and photographs of Meeteetse businesses, people, ranches, homesteaders and outlaws. Free. 1947 State Street, 307-868-2423. Open Mondays through Saturdays from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm in the summer; Tuesdays through Saturday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in the winter.
www.meeteetsemuseum.org
The Bank Museum
This former bank building now on the National Register of Historic Buildings. It house original bank artifacts, photographs, ledgers and other historic documents on businesses in Meeteetse and the surrounding area.
With it's original safe that was never robbed, boardwalks, and original brick exterior you take a walk back to 1901. Summer regular hours only: Open Fridays 9:30 am to 3:00 pm, Fridays, Tuesdays & Saturdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Special tours always welcome. 1033 Park Ave. 307-868-2423, www.meeteetsemuseum.org.
Outside of Meeteetse:
Shoshone National Forest
Trails, camping, and lots of wildlife...
Kirwin
Gold mining ghost town, remote with lots of wildlife. 4 wheel drive recommended. Access available May to November. Museum will sponsor its annual Kirwin tour on a Saturday in August.
They also have an Arland tour which will be held in September.
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