34 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Wyoming - Atlas Obscura

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Devils Tower, Wyoming

Devils Tower

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Morning Glory Pool

A beautiful geyser under enviromental threat.

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Grand Prismatic Spring

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

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Smith Mansion

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Old Faithful Geyser

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

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Lovell, Wyoming

Bighorn Medicine Wheel

American Indian circle of stones used to predict astronomical events.

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Kaycee, Wyoming

Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw Hideout

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

The Crow's Nest at the Old Faithful Inn

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

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Funeral Potatoes

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Ritual & Medicinal

Funeral Potatoes

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.

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In Montana, this Little Free Library is filled with books and magazines.

Pizza Hut's ‘Little Free Libraries’ Look Exactly Like Mini Pizza Huts

Also, remember BOOK IT?

October 08, 2018

The locust (soprano Cristin Colvin) and the scientist (tenor Todd Teske) onstage in <em>Locust: The Opera</em>.

How to Write an Opera About Locusts

In Wyoming, a buzzworthy bug mystery hits the stage.

October 03, 2018

Grizzly bear 399 and three of her cubs.

Why These Grizzly-Loving Women Entered a Lottery to Hunt Grizzlies

Inside the environmental protest sweeping Wyoming.

August 20, 2018

Union Pacific's No. 4019, pictured here in Weber Canyon, Utah.

One of the World’s Largest Steam Locomotives Is About to Make a Triumphant Return

Hold onto your engineer caps, railroad history lovers.

by Justin Franz

Old Faithful erupts roughly every 90 minutes.

Scientists Are Just Beginning to Understand How Old Faithful Works

The deeper structure of Yellowstone's most famous geyser has long been a mystery.

by Kelsey Kennedy

October 13, 2017

Two cougars dine on a carcass in Wyoming.

Mountain Lions Are Way More Social Than We Thought

The big cats have been spotted sharing meals.

by Kelsey Kennedy

October 13, 2017

Just a Beautiful and Dangerous Sulfur Fire

It's pretty, but looks like hell.

by Erik Shilling