The Atlas Obscura Guide To Wyoming

63 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Wyoming

Updated May 9, 2025

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From legendary outlaw hideouts and prehistoric fossil beds, to a centuries-old Native American rock formation and a critical landmark along the Oregon Trail, Wyoming is packed with storied sites worth seeing. Here’s 10 fascinating stops to get you started.

Unusual Attractions in Wyoming

Mama Mimi is a 35-foot troll created by artist Thomas Dambo and made from recycled materials.

Wilson, Wyoming

Mama Mimi Sculpture (Giant Troll)

This 35-foot troll near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.

The Wyoming Dinosaur Center & Dig Sites in Thermopolis, Wyoming, is one of the top paleontology museums in the world.

Thermopolis, Wyoming

The Wyoming Dinosaur Center & Dig Sites

This archaeological dig site and museum is home to one of the largest dinosaur fossil collections in the world.

Explore over a dozen historic structures at the Old Trail Town living history museum in Cody, Wyoming.

Cody, Wyoming

Old Trail Town

Cabins once lived in by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are featured at this Old West living history museum.

The Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite is in the heart of the Bighorn Basin in north-central Wyoming.

Graybull, Wyoming

Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite

This largest dinosaur tracksite in Wyoming is one of the only in the world from the Middle Jurassic Period.

The Cheyenne Depot Museum celebrates the significance of this stunning rail structure in U.S. transportation and architectural history.

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Cheyenne Depot Museum

This historic Union Pacific Railroad depot is a stunning symbol of American post-Civil War progress.

Devils Tower, Wyoming

Devils Tower

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Morning Glory pool at Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Morning Glory Pool

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Grand Prismatic Spring

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Grand Prismatic Spring

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Wyoming

Chugwater, Wyoming

Chugwater Soda Fountain

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

Woods Landing-Jelm, Wyoming

Woods Landing Bar & Cafe

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

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Native Americans have a longstanding, rich, and vibrant culture in Wyoming.

Wyoming’s Sacred Landscapes: A Journey Through Native American History

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Podcast: Bone Wars

How a feud broke new ground for fossil history.

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Wyoming’s Casper Mountain is home to witches who appear once a year, on Midsummer’s Eve, thanks to the rich imagination of writer and artist Neal Forsling.

On Wyoming's Casper Mountain, the Crimson Dawn Witches Appear Every Midsummer's Eve

Nearly a century ago, writer and artist Neal Forsling's magical tales began a local legacy that celebrates family, nature, and imagination.

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The so-called Edith Deviation follows a natural valley.

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A ‘Weird’ Ancient Marine Reptile Surfaces Thanks to the ‘Bone Biddies’

The unique plesiosaur defies the fossil rulebook—just ask the “paleogrannies” who prepared it for study.

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A 2020 trail cam photo of Jo the deer.

How One Wyoming Mule Deer Won Friends and Influenced Science

Jo the deer offered researchers a look into migrations and how long it takes deer to visit a forest after a fire.

The C&H Refinery in Lusk, Wyoming, as it looked in 2013, 80 years after it was established.

One Man's Quest to Preserve the World's Smallest Oil Refinery

The dusty, rusty site in eastern Wyoming is a rare relic of the 20th-century petroleum boom.

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A family poses outside their homestead, somewhere out west, in the late 19th century.

How Personal Ads Helped Conquer the American West

That tradition of finding partners in the face of social isolation persists today.

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The colorful travertine Mineral Terrace, as seen from the Swinging Bridge.

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