Places to Explore In Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming

Discover the best places to explore in Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Big Horn

Now a gateway to Bighorn National Forest, this tree-lined town with mountain views was originally a rest stop for emigrants heading west. An outpost on...

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  • 3 Things To Do

Buffalo

Buffalo is a trove of history and a hospitable little town in the foothills below Big Horn Pass. Here cattle barons who wanted free grazing...

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  • 4 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Casper

Several excellent museums in Casper illuminate central Wyoming’s pioneer and natural history. The state’s second-largest city, it’s also one of the oldest. Some of the...

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  • 2 Hotels
  • 12 Things To Do

Cody

Founded in 1896 and named for Pony Express rider, army scout, Freemason, and entertainer William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Cody lies just east of the...

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  • 11 Hotels
  • 28 Things To Do

Devils Tower National Monument

Devils Tower is a rocky, grooved butte that juts upward 1,280 feet above the plain of the Belle Fourche River. Native American legend has it...

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  • 3 Things To Do

Douglas

Douglas is best known for two things: the Wyoming State Fair, which has been held here annually in early August since 1905, and the jackalope...

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  • 4 Things To Do

Gillette

With a population that’s boomed from 17,000 in 1981 to 32,000 in 2009, Gillette, the metropolis of the Powder River Basin, has many relatively new...

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  • 1 Hotels
  • 5 Things To Do

Lovell

This small ranching community makes a convenient, if bare-bones, base for exploring the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, which spans the Wyoming–Montana border. On the...

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  • 4 Things To Do

Lusk

Proudly rural, the 1,500 townspeople of Lusk often poke gentle fun at themselves, emblazoning T-shirts with phrases such as "End of the world, 12 miles...

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  • 3 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Sheridan

Proximity to the Big Horn Mountains and Bighorn National Forest makes Sheridan (population 15,804) a good base for hiking, mountain biking, skiing, snowmobiling, and fly-fishing...

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  • 6 Hotels
  • 8 Things To Do

Sundance

A combination of traditional reverence and an infamous outlaw’s date with destiny put Sundance on Wyoming’s map, and continues to draw visitors today. Native American...

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  • 1 Things To Do

Thermopolis

Native Americans, particularly the Shoshone, considered Thermopolis's hot mineral springs and surrounding land neutral territory. In 1896 they ceded the ground to the U.S. government...

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  • 1 Hotels
  • 6 Things To Do

Explore Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming

Sights 50

Shopping 15

Nightlife 4

Performing Arts 10

Restaurants 20

Hotels 31
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