Travel Notes: North America: Wyoming Travel Notes

Also known as the Equality State, Wyoming women were the first in the United States to vote, serve on juries and hold public office.

The state capital of Wyoming is Cheyenne.

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Map of Wyoming - with TravelNotes Hotel Guide

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About Wyoming:
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Cheyenne

The capital of the Cowboy State is appropriately named after the Indians who lived here first.

The Governor's Mansion has been home to Wyoming's first families for over 70 years; including Nellie Tayloe Ross, first woman governor in the United States (1925-1927).

The Wyoming State Museum and Store moved into it's new home in the Barrett Building, and the State Library is housed in the Supreme Court Building.

Accommodation in Cheyenne

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Wyoming Museums

Many of Wyoming's museums feature the art and artefacts of both the early Native American inhabitants and the pioneers.

Among these are the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, in Cody, which contains the Buffalo Bill Museum and the Whitney Gallery of Western Art; the Wyoming State Museum, in Cheyenne; and the Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum, in Douglas.

Buffalo Bill Historical Center:
The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is widely regarded as America's finest Western museum. Located in north-western Wyoming, 52 miles from Yellowstone National Park's East Gate, the Historical Center features four internationally acclaimed museums under one roof.

Wyoming Museums:
Wyoming is home to nearly 100 museums. Choose your locality for more information about museums in the area.

Around Wyoming

Wyoming gets its name from the Wyoming Valley of north-eastern Pennsylvania; similar to a Delaware term for place of the big plain.

States neighbouring Wyoming are: Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado and Utah.

Wyoming has preserved much of its western frontier heritage.

Among the early fortifications that can be seen are those now included in Fort Laramie National Historic Site, in Fort Laramie; Fort Bridger State Museum, in Fort Bridger; Fort Fetterman, in Douglas; and Fort Caspar, in Casper.

State of Wyoming:
The Great Seal of Wyoming is the heart of the state's flag. On the bison, once the monarch of the plains, is the seal representing the custom of branding.

Tax Free Wyoming:
The state of Wyoming does not levy a personal or corporate income tax. Wyoming does not impose a tax on intangible assets such as bank accounts, stocks, or bonds, either. In addition, Wyoming does not assess any tax on retirement income earned and received from another state. Further, there is no legislative plan to implement any of these types of taxes.

Wyoming Road Report:
Latest closures and advisories for those travelling by road in Wyoming.

Wyoming Tourism:
Wyoming’s history is one of native peoples and an emigrant frontier. There are many historic sites across Wyoming that remind us of a past that is really not too far away.

Wyoming National Parks and Historic Sites

Popular attractions include Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park.

Fort Bridger State Historic Site:
Fort Bridger State Historic Site lies three miles off Interstate 80, exit 34, approximately 30 miles east of Evanston, Wyoming. The snow capped Uinta Mountains are visible to the south and a channel of the blacks Fork River flows through the 38 acre site.

Grand Teton National Park:
The jagged peaks of the Grand Teton Range make for strenuous hiking and biking trails. If fitness is not your thing, then just let your camera do the work.

South Pass City State Historic Site:
Wyoming's City of Gold has become one of the most accurately restored and authentically exhibited historic sites in the West. Seventeen of the site's 23 original structures have been renovated, with many of the site's 30,000 artefacts exhibited in their original buildings.

Trail End State Historic Site:
From its authentically furnished rooms to its finely manicured lawns, the Trail End displays an elegantly different aspect of Wyoming's colourful history - located in a residential neighbourhood of Sheridan, in northern Wyoming.

Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites:
Use the map to find a Wyoming state park or historical site.

Yellowstone National Park:
There are more geysers and hot springs here than in the rest of the world combined.

Wind River Country:
If Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons didn't exist, then Wind River Country would be Wyoming's national park.

Lodging in Yellowstone

Lodges of East Yellowstone:
Nestled among towering pines and sparkling mountain streams, East Yellowstone is located just outside the East entrance to Yellowstone National Park and is home to many family-owned lodges, guest and dude ranches collectively known as The Lodges of East Yellowstone. Make yourself at home.

Casper

Casper is a good base for skiers to Casper Mountain, 11 miles south, in the winter.

Often referred to as the Heart of Big Wyoming, the site of Casper was once the river crossing of the Oregon, California, and Overland trails.

Casper Visitors Bureau:
Located in the heart of Wyoming, the city of Casper is rich in Western history, arts, entertainment, and some of the West's finest outdoor recreation. From mountains to desert, to the famous North Platte River, Casper, Wyoming and Natrona County offer the perfect combination of history, culture and recreation.

Fort Caspar Museum and Historic Site:
The reconstructed Fort buildings (on the western side of town) are open during the summer, while the Museum is open year-round. The fort buildings are on the original location and built from floor plans drawn by Lt. Caspar Collins, in 1863.

Other points of interest include the Oregon Trail, Ruts State Historical Site and Register Cliff State Historic Site, both in Guernsey, and Independence Rock, near Casper.

Accommodation in Casper

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Cody

Cody Chamber of Commerce:
The Official Cody, Wyoming Information Center; home of Buffalo Bill and gateway to Yellowstone National Park.

Cody Wyoming Net:
Plenty of information for visitors to Cody with links to related websites and services.

Meeteetse:
Meeteetse is an old western town located just 32 miles south of Cody, on Highway 120, along the banks of the Greybull River. Founded in the 1890's, the town retains much of its original character with wooden boardwalks, wooden watering troughs, hitching rails and many old buildings from the turn of the century.

Scenic Drives Around Cody:
With Cody as a hub, each of the scenic drive loops offers diverse wildlife, mountain vistas, unique rock formations, sparkling streams, vast rangeland, manicured farmlands, and some of the friendliest people on earth.

Yellowstone Regional Airport:
Located just two minutes from downtown Cody and around 52 miles from the east gate of Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Regional Airport is the year-round aviation gateway to Yellowstone National Park and Northwest Wyoming.

Accommodation in Cody

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Gillette -- Campbell County

Whether you're participating in an RV rally, taking a coal mine tour, or planning a big game hunting trip in the area, the staff at the Gillette Visitors Center are there to help you.

The Visitor Information Center is located at Exit 126 off Interstate-90, on Highway 59.

Campbell County

Big Horn National Forest:
Some of the most famous battles between American Indians and the US military were waged at the foot of the Big Horn Mountains or in close proximity.

Devils Tower:
Designated as the nation's first National Monument, Devils Tower is a favourite destination for climbers, hikers, and families. Everyone can enjoy deer and antelope in their natural habitat, and kids of all ages love the prairie dog town.

Jackson Hole

Named after the fur trapper David Jackson, Jackson Hole might have been called Jackson Valley, if it wasn't so high.

September and October are great times to visit the area -- best time to fish too.
Sent in by: Don't Fence Me Inn.

Wyoming's major ski resort - and whitewater rafting centre when the snows have melted - Jackson town does look a little touristy.

Don't Fence Me Inn:
A unique log cabin style Bed and Breakfast in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Flat Creek Inn:
Flat Creek Inn is located directly across from the Elk Refuge. If you are there during the winter months you can see the Elk and even take a sleigh ride out to feed them.

Jackson Hole Visitors' Guide:
Directory of information and related links for lodging, skiing, and fishing in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.

Laramie

The hippest little cowboy town in the west is home to the University of Wyoming.

Among the early explorers, soldiers, and trappers who crossed the region was a French fur trapper named Jacques La Ramie.

Medicine Bow:
To get to the National Forest, from Laramie, take the Snowy Range Scenic Highway.

Accommodation in Laramie

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Sheridan and Sheridan County

Sheridan is steeped in western history, surrounded by dramatic mountains and wide open spaces. Enjoy the frontier spirit that values friendship and independence.

Sheridan Convention and Visitors Bureau:
It's where the Old West meets the New West. Spend a day or a week, and you won't doubt for a minute that you're experiencing The West at its Best.

Sheridan Attractions

Connor Battlefield State Historic Site:
Here you can walk in the footsteps of Arapaho Leader Black Bear, as he viewed his camp on the Tongue River and learn about General Patrick Connor's attack on Black Bear's village.

Travel The Bozeman Trail:
Once a gold-rush trail, used as a shortcut from the main trail on the North Platte River to the gold fields of Montana. The several routes of the Bozeman Trail overlaid earlier Indian, trader and exploration routes in Wyoming and Montana.

The Historic Sheridan Inn:
The Sheridan Inn opened in May of 1893 at what is now 5th Street and Broadway and was used by Buffalo Bill Cody. Today it is one of the 17 National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming and can easily be accessed from Interstate 90, exit 23.