Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site, located six miles northeast of Hyattville in northeastern Big Horn County, Wyoming, at the base of a 750-foot sandstone cliff along Medicine Lodge Creek, preserves over 10,000 years of continuous Native American occupation from Paleoindian through Archaic and prehistoric periods, revealed through excavations uncovering 60 cultural layers with fire pits, storage pits, grinding stones, and projectile points.
Vedauwoo Climbing Area in Wyoming is a unique and popular outdoor destination known for its rugged granite rock formations set within the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
The Geological Museum at the University of Wyoming in Laramie is a natural history museum focused on earth science, prominently featuring fossils and minerals related to Wyoming's geological past.
Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site near Evanston, Wyoming, preserves three surviving beehive-shaped limestone kilns—each 30 feet high and wide—built in 1869 by Mormon settler Moses Byrne to produce charcoal from Uinta Mountains timber for Utah's iron smelters and blacksmiths, fueling the railroad-era industrial boom.
Morning Glory Pool is a famous hot spring located in Yellowstone National Park’s Upper Geyser Basin, about a mile walk from the Old Faithful Visitor Center.
Fort Fetterman State Historic Site, located 8 miles northwest of Douglas, Wyoming on bluffs overlooking the North Platte River, preserves remnants of a key U.S. Army post established on July 19, 1867 as a supply base during the Indian Wars, named for Captain William J. Fetterman killed the prior year near Fort Phil Kearny.
Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site in Wyoming preserves the location of a U.S. Army fort established in 1866 along the Bozeman Trail to protect settlers traveling to Montana’s gold fields.
The Jenny Lake Trail is a popular 7.1-mile loop around Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, known for its relatively easy terrain with an elevation gain of about 700 feet.
The Brink of Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, is a popular viewpoint offering a dramatic close-up view of the 308-foot Lower Yellowstone Falls—the tallest waterfall in the park.
The Jackson Hole Aerial Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming takes riders on a thrilling 12-minute ascent, climbing 4,139 vertical feet to the summit of Rendezvous Mountain at 10,450 feet.
The Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum in Douglas, Wyoming, on the Wyoming State Fairgrounds, is a state-run facility established in 1956—succeeding a 1927 log cabin museum created by the Wyoming Pioneer Association—to collect, preserve, and interpret artifacts from the American frontier era, focusing on Wyoming pioneers, westward expansion, and Old West life.
The Historic Occidental Hotel in Buffalo, Wyoming, is a beautifully restored landmark that dates back to 1880, offering guests an authentic Old West experience combined with modern comforts.
POW Camp Douglas Officers' Club State Historic Site in Douglas, Wyoming, preserves the sole surviving building from Wyoming's main World War II prisoner-of-war camp, which operated from 1943 to 1946 and housed up to 2,000 Italian and 3,000 German POWs plus 500 U.S. Army personnel across 180 structures spanning over a square mile—larger than the town itself.
