For International Visitors
The OFFICIAL TRAVEL & TOURISM website of the United States of America (Discover America) is not only the name of our country’s travel and tourism Web site, it is also a call to explore the diverse...
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Sep 28, 2009
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Storming the Fort: Fort Caspar and Fort Phil Kearny
Fort Caspar (1858-1865), located in the Casper area on I-25, is rebuilt on the original site adjacent to the North Platte River. It has a new visitor’s center and interprets both frontier army and...
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Feb 20, 2009
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Majestic Medicine Bow Peak
At 12,013 feet, Medicine Bow Peak is far from being Wyoming's highest mountain, but this broad, beefy massif is unquestionably the monarch of southern Wyoming. Just reaching this compelling mountain...
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Feb 20, 2009
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Wyoming's Fall day trips: Rawlins to Canyon State Park
Head northwest out of Rawlins on U.S. 287, watching for pronghorn leaping along the lightly traveled road. At Muddy Gap Junction, you might want to drive 12 miles east on state Highway 220 to see the...
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Aug 07, 2009
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Storming the Fort: Fort Warren
Head to Cheyenne, site of Fort Warren, established in 1867 during construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. This fort is now F. E. Warren Air Force Base, the only active military base in the state.
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May 26, 2009
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Casper's Oregon Trail Destination
Exploring the Oregon Trail outside of CasperBetween 300,000 to 500,000 people traveled the Oregon, California and Mormon Trails between 1840 and 1860. All three trails (as well as the Pony Express...
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Feb 19, 2009
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Devils Tower on the Big Screen
When looking for the place where extraterrestrials would make their first contact with humans (at least in his 1977 movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind), Steven Spielberg had instructions for his...
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Feb 19, 2009
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Wild Horses Loop Tour
Galloping across the prairie with manes and tails flying and hooves kicking up dust, there is nothing more iconic in the West than a wild horse. Whether you spot them racing like the wind, clustered...
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Feb 25, 2009
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What's New 2009
Xanterra Parks & Resorts in Yellowstone Introduce New Summer Adventure Packages-Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Yellowstone Couples Getaway is a five-night package beginning each Saturday, June 6...
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Aug 03, 2009
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Devils Tower Centennial
This 1,267-foot bulwark - declared the first national monument 100 year ago by President Theodore Roosevelt - has long inspired Native Americans, rock climbers, moviemakers and writers to fervent...
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Aug 07, 2009
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