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. The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper shows a glimpse of life on the emigrant trails that went through Wyoming. There are a number of old military forts throughout the state as well as old western towns, an old Territorial Prison, battlefields and other places rich with history.
Archeological & Paleontological Sites
Wyoming is a digger’s dream. Whether it’s dinosaur bones you seek, or fossils of a different life form, Wyoming offers all kinds of attractions, from museums to quarry tours to actual digs. more...
Historic Sites
Many waves of history have washed over Wyoming, leaving layers of the past for modern-day adventurers to discover and appreciate. more...
Historic Trails
In the 1840s and 50s, nearly a half million pioneers, gold rush Forty-Niners and Pony Express Riders embarked along the Oregon Trail during the greatest overland migration the country has even seen. more...
Mountain Man Rendezvous
During the Mountain Man Era (ending when the demand for beaver fur diminished around 1840), the annual “Rendezvous” brought people of many different cultures and languages together to trade, sing and share tales. more...
Museums
From museums of wildlife art to museums dedicated to Wyoming's Western heritage, the inquisitive vistor will have plenty to see and do in Wyoming's museums. more...
Native American Sites
The Wind River Indian Reservation and its people are an important part of the culture and economy of Wyoming. Home for the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indians, the reservation boundaries encompass over 2.25 million acres of land, of which nearly 2 million acres are Indian owned. more...
Powwows
Powwows, the coming-together of Native Americans for dancing, celebration, prayer and fun, are a central part of Wyoming’s cultrual calendar. more...
Rodeo
Rodeo is more than a sport in Wyoming - it is a way of life that stresses the importance of ranch life while giving prominence to an American hero and icon, the cowboy. more...
Theatre & Performing Arts
Theater is alive and well in the Cowboy State - from music festivals held in magical mountainside settings to traditional theater companies putting on world-class performances.
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Powwow is the steady thump of beaters on a hide-covered drum, a cadence of mixed voices singing in Arapaho, Shoshone, Crow, or Lakota, and the sweep and swirl of men and boys wearing brightly colored regalia, of young girls with fringed shawls, older women dressed in buckskin, even tiny tots in beaded moccasins and creamy white buckskin outfits. Begun as a ritual gathering of spiritual leaders and medicine men, powwow is now a social event. read more
The Bridger Trail, opened in 1864, offered a safer alternative to the Bozeman Trail for prospectors looking to make their fortune in the Montana gold rush. Famous mountain man and guide, Jim Bridger, created the trail west of the Big Horn Mountains. read more
