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Cheyenne Attractions
Stop in at the Nelson Museum of the West, 1714 Carey Ave. (tel. 307/635-7670; www.nelsonmuseum.com), to see a collection of cowboy trappings, American-Indian artifacts, taxidermy trophies, and Western memorabilia. The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S. Lions Park Dr. (tel. 307/637-6458; www.botanic.org), is a showcase of lush flower beds.
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Cheyenne Street Railway Trolley
No longer used as a mode of mass transit, the local trolley offers visitors a ride around Cheyenne's main tourist sites, including the Governors' Mansion, the Wyoming State Capitol, and the historic homes of the area's late-19th-century cattle barons. - Historic Site
Historic Governors' Mansion
If you're interested in the political history of the state, you should continue 6 blocks from the capitol to the Historic Governors' Mansion. Built in 1904, it housed Wyoming's first families until 1976; today, many of the rooms have been restored to their 1905 appearances. Over the… - Cooking Class
The Grand Parade
With the exception of Buffalo Bill's walk through the streets of Cheyenne in 1898 and a docile march led by Theodore Roosevelt in 1910, Cheyenne's Frontier Days Grand Parade in its early days was similar to a stagecoach holdup. Guns blazed as cowboys rode through the streets with… - Cooking Class
The Pancake Breakfast
Since their inception in 1952, these free breakfasts have become increasingly popular. Legend holds that a cement mixer churns up enough pancake batter to cook 100,000 flapjacks for 30,000 people. The breakfasts are held downtown at the Cheyenne Depot Plaza on the corner of… - Sports Venue
The Rodeo
An anthropologist might see rodeo as a fading ritual to a passing way of life, but don't tell that to the fans who pack the stands at Frontier Days. It's actually one of the most popular spectator sports in the nation, as American as apple pie and baseball. Cheyenne's annual rodeo… - Landmark
Wyoming State Capitol
In the summer, when the streets of Cheyenne are shaded by large old oaks, it's easy to come upon the capitol building a bit by surprise. It's not a large capitol, as such things go, but it's a traditional one, with a gold-leaf dome and carved stone. The main structure was built in…
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Cheyenne Shopping
The can't-miss retailers in Cheyenne are Sierra Trading Post, 5025 Campstool Rd. (tel. 307/775-8090), for outdoor gear and close-outs of all kinds; the Wrangler, 1518 Capitol Ave. (tel. 307/634-3048), for cowboy boots and Western duds; and Wyoming Home, 210 W. Lincolnway (tel. 307/638-2222), for Western furnishings and decor.
Cheyenne Nightlife
The Atlas Theatre, 211 W. Lincolnway (tel. 307/635-0199), is Cheyenne's prime performing arts venue. The hippest watering hole in town is Shadows Brewing Company, 115 W. 15th St., in the Union Pacific Depot (tel. 307/634-7625), a sports bar/microbrewery that serves good barbecue and other pub fare. Free concerts are staged in front of the depot on summer Friday evenings. Bit-O-Wyo Ranch puts on a barn dinner show on summer weekends about 20 miles west of Cheyenne at 470 Happy Jack Rd. (tel. 307/638-6924; www.bitowyoranch.com); the price is $40 per person ages 6 and over.
