50 Things To Do In Wyoming

One of the most enchanting travel destinations for people who appreciate natural beauty and love exotic-looking landscapes is Wyoming. A good aspect about going for a vacation to Wyoming is its low cost. You can experience one of the finest vacation pleasures in this amazing tourist haven if you know exactly where to head while holidaying in Wyoming.

Here are 50 incredibly amazing things you must experience to make your stay in Wyoming a memorable one.

THE TOP 50 THINGS TO DO IN THE STATE OF WYOMING

1. Visiting the museum is the best way to know a lot about a place’s cultural heritage. The Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne speaks volumes about the Cowboy State’s rich past.
2. The Fossil Country Frontier Museum in Kemmerer has an excellent collection of mining and Native American artifacts.
3. Art galleries speak a lot about almost all aspects of a place. The University Of Wyoming Art Museum at Laramie is one such museum that has a proud collection of over 7,000 works of art.
4. The Castle Gardens near Worland has some ancient sites of prehistoric rock-art with classic samples of sandstone carvings as old as 8000 years.
5. The Medicine Mountain near Lovell can provide you with a marvelous hiking experience. Here, you can check out the stunning 80 feet diameter wheel shaped structure formed by boulders named as the Medicine Wheel.
6. The Red Desert in Southwest Wyoming is a must-visit for the White Mountain Petroglyphs.
7. You can also take a tour of the Point of Rocks Stage Station which is a significant outpost of Overland Trail.
8. Near Casper, you will find the Independence Rock that has curious inscriptions signed by pioneers. You can also play the Casper Trivia Quiz online.
9. Built in 1904, the Historic Governors’ Mansion in Cheyenne has exemplary and tasteful architecture.
10. If you appreciate historical places and buildings then it is almost a sin not to tour the Wyoming State Capitol Building, a National Historic Landmark in Cheyenne.
11. If you are a female, then one of the most fun places to visit in Cheyenne is the Cowgirls of the West Museum where you can literally feel like a Cowgirl.
12. The Wyoming and Montana frontier history can be reviewed in the most interesting way by studying the miniature models of real people, places and events at the Tecumseh’s Old West Miniature Village & Museum in Cody.
13. The American heritage Center of the University of Wyoming has an astonishing collection of rare manuscripts, books and historical documents that would make you adore the American West.
14. You would certainly regret not taking a trip to watch the prehistoric rock etchings at Legend Rock Petroglyph Historic Site.
15. Even if you are not much of a hiker, you will love to hike all the way to one of the only three periodic springs in the world, Intermittent Spring near Afton. It is very special as it alternately runs for 18 minutes followed by a stoppage of the same amount of time.
16. You can have loads of fun with free skate rentals at the free ice skating rink at the Sheridan Ice.
17. It is real fun to walk, run or bike through the seven miles of paved paths connecting the parks, shopping areas and open spaces in the Sheridan Pathways System.
18. If you love to freak out or play scare tactics, then a trip to the Sweetwater County Library in Green River would be awesome. Locals claim that the area is haunted by the spirits of those buried in the old cemetery underneath the building.
19. For wildlife lovers, hiking through Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge is an absolute pleasure. You can find more than 220 species of birds such as bald eagles and trumpeter swans, and animals like moose, white-tailed jackrabbits, coyotes, foxes and deer.
20. You will also be fascinated by the Weidner Wildlife Exhibit at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs.
21. The National Elk Refuge, where thousands of elk migrate each winter, is one of a kind.
22. Visit the Geological Museum at the University of Wyoming to see the one of the most significant Allosaurus specimens ever found, namely The Big Al.
23. The historic man-made CCC Ponds near Pinedale offer a six-mile path to the tourists for walking, biking and cross-country skiing, and explore the amphibian wildlife territory.
24. If you are visiting Wyoming in a period beginning the second week of June through the first week of August, then you are in luck to attend the free summer concerts in downtown Rawlins’ Washington Park, every Thursday night.
25. During the same period, the Grand Teton Music Festival’s free Inside the Music concert series held every Tuesday are worth attending.
26. Wyoming celebrates its Free Fishing Day on June 4. On this day, you can fish free without a fishing license.
27. The Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs houses works by many important 20th-century artists such as Norman Rockwell and Grandma Moses.
28. You can watch Shake in ChyWY at the Cheyenne’s Shakespeare theatre for free.
29. The Worland’s Riverside Park near the Bighorn River is beautiful enough to provide tranquility to every visitor.
30. The underside of the Ayers Natural Bridge, near Douglas is worth seeing. It is a 100-foot-long rock arch spanning LePrele Creek.
31. The horses at the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center in Lovell increase the beauty of their habitat by leaps and bounds.
32. Tour Sundance and learn how Harry Longabaugh got nicknamed as The Sundance Kid, after being jailed for stealing horses.
33. Feel like the ancient Native Americans by taking a dip in the historic Hobo Pool at Saratoga.
34. Don’t miss Wyoming‘s awe-inspiring free arts and crafts fairs such as the Annual Big West Arts Festival in Sheridan or the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale in Cody.
35. Our Lady of Peace Shrine in Pine Bluffs is a beautiful 180-ton monument that shouldn’t be missed.
36. The Aladdin General Store in northeast Wyoming is an exquisite shop selling wares for more than a century.
37. Experience the legend of the mythical creature of the Jackalope Square in downtown Douglas.
38. The Oregon Trail Ruts near Guernsey is an excellent place to explore and see the signs of the wheels gouged the sandstone as deep as four feet.
39. You can understand a lot about the lifestyle and culture of the people in the unsettled West at the Homesteader Museum in Powell.
40. It is a pity to miss out on any of the numerous art galleries in downtown Jackson.
41. Don’t underestimate the state’s many December parades and celebrations if you are lucky enough to visit Wyoming during the holidays.
42. You can have tremendous fun by getting photographed under the famous elk-antler arches in downtown Jackson.
43. Make a point to watch the flora and fauna at the Yellowstone National Park as well as the surrounding area of the Jackson Hole Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center.
44. A long drive via the Byways and Backways of Wyoming is blissful.
45. The Wild West artifact display in the lobby of the Occidental Hotel in Buffalo is wonderful.
46. Wyoming has very seasoned farmers markets where you can find fresh farm products, crafts and Wild West specialty stuff.
47. Try mountain climbing at the Snow King Mountain in Jackson for exhilarating fun.
48. Visit the Wyoming Arts Council Gallery at Cheyenne if you are an avid art admirer.
49. If you love driving through picturesque driveways, then the Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Loop Tour, between Rock Springs and Green River, is your haven.
50. The 1.5-mile interpretive Gooseberry Badlands Scenic Overlook Trail, located 25 miles west of Worland, has outstanding rock formations rising from the desert soil.