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

Unusual
Attractions
in Wyoming

Devils Tower, Wyoming

Devils Tower

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Added by ekoptev

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Morning Glory Pool

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Dylan

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.

nintendoocho

Added by nintendoocho

Smith Mansion

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

musikazeek

Added by musikazeek

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Old Faithful Geyser

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

Mark Casey

Added by Mark Casey

Lovell, Wyoming

Bighorn Medicine Wheel

American Indian circle of stones used to predict astronomical events.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Kaycee, Wyoming

Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw Hideout

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

jrlewi

Added by jrlewi

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

The Crow's Nest at the Old Faithful Inn

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

Added by Zigelko

See All 34 Things to Do in Wyoming See All 34 Places

Unique
Food & Drink
in Wyoming

Funeral Potatoes

Gastro Obscura

Ritual & Medicinal

Funeral Potatoes

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

Gastro Obscura

Added by Sam OBrien

Are we missing a unique food or drink in Wyoming?

Explore Wyoming

Launch Map

Recent Wyoming Activity

suzyq162 has been to National Museum of Wildlife Art

suzyq162 has been to The Crow's Nest at the Old Faithful Inn

suzyq162 has been to Old Faithful Geyser

suzyq162 has been to Grand Prismatic Spring

suzyq162 has been to Morning Glory Pool

Stories
About Wyoming

A puma, with prey, caught in a camera trap.

How Puma Leftovers Help Shape the Forest Ecosystem

They feed loads and loads of beetles, in addition to foxes, bears, and more.

by Noor Al-Samarrai

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