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Discover More Just Next Door Just beyond the South Dakota border, you’ll find abundant opportunity for adventure awaits you just off the beaten path in the Black Hills of Wyoming. WESTON COUNTY Weston County skirts the western edge of the Black Hills. Old-fashioned ranching communities with relaxed lifestyles welcome you with friendly hospitality and great outdoor adventures. Hike, bike, geocache and watch for wildlife among the rolling prairie, grassland and fresh air of Newcastle, Upton and Osage. In Newcastle, dine in historic buildings, go antiquing, take a historic walking tour or hike on nearby trails. DEVILS TOWER COUNTRY Crook County is Devils Tower Country — home to world-class outdoor recreation, friendly locals and the nation’s first national monument. Stroll through one of the largest and most authentic collections of artifacts from the West Texas Trail cattle drive and the Old West at the West Texas Trail Museum in Moorcroft. In Sundance, download the GPS-guided tour or meet the Old West characters in person as you stroll along the streets on a Sip ‘n Walk tour. Sundance is where the Sundance Kid, an outlaw from Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch, got his name. Learn his story and others at the Crook County Museum & Art Gallery, housed in Old Stoney — a historical sandstone schoolhouse built in 1923. Devils Tower Trading Post & Ice Cream Parlor offers a snack bar at the entrance of Devils Tower National Monument, an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and a wide selection of souvenirs to commemorate your trip. Stop in to fuel up before you tour the monument. Just past Devils Tower sits Hulett, an Old West oasis with eateries, a museum and lodging. Hulett Museum & Art Gallery displays prehistoric and historical artifacts that take you through northeastern Wyoming’s history and culture. Step back in time at the Vore Buffalo Jump. This important archaeological site of the late-prehistoric Plains Indians sits near Beulah. It is natural sinkhole that was used as a bison trap for nearly 300 years, from approximately 1500 to 1800. For Black Hills of Wyoming business listings, turn to pages 146, 151, 152, 160 and 161.
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