STOP 6 STOP 7 STOP 8 STOP 9 END SHERIDAN LOVELL MEETEETSE CODY YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK East Entrance STARTING POINT: NORTHEAST WYOMING WELCOME CENTER, BEULAH Aladdin Groceries, fishing supplies, Western wear and antiques are just a few things you’ll find at this gem, a general store built in 1896. Be sure to pick up some old-fashioned candy or a sarsaparilla to enjoy on the front porch. a Aladdin General Store Sheridan Established in 1923, the WYO was one of the of the first vaudeville theaters in Wyoming and is now the oldest still in operation — bringing professional music, dance and theater to historic downtown Sheridan. g WYO Theater SHERIDAN INN WYO THEATER near Hulett & Sundance Hike one of the four scenic trails at America’s first national monument, a 1,267-foot striated rock tower that gained fame as the filming site for Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” Learn more about the monument on p. 56. b Devils Tower National Monument Sheridan Each of the elegant inn’s 22 rooms reflect life and times of Buffalo Bill Cody, who invested in and stayed at the property, and other characters from the American West, like Sitting Bull and Teddy Roosevelt. h Sheridan Inn near Sundance Stop by the small interpretive center to gain insight into how this natural sinkhole was used as a buffalo jump (a buffalo trap) from about 1500 to 1800 A.D. by at least five different Plains Indian tribes. c Vore Buffalo Jump I Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area near Lovell Book a boat tour on Bighorn Lake for unique viewpoints of the scenery — most notably the multicolored walls, cliffs and spires that sit 500 feet above the water — or hike the more than 25 miles of trails in the area’s South District. Learn more on p. 56. Gillette Get lost in this charming locale’s antique shop, old-timey general store and car museum, which features an array of shiny classic cars, vintage gas pumps, neon signs and other transportation memorabilia. d Frontier Auto Museum near Lovell Wild mustangs that descended from horses of the 16th-century Spanish conquistadors make up the wild herds that roam the canyons and ridges of the range. Visit the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center for directions to the best viewing spots. j Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range Devils Tower Aladdin B C a Start Sundance Kaycee The legacy of legendary hall of fame rodeo cowboy and country musician Chris LeDoux is immortalized in a sculpture titled Good Ride Cowboy at Chris LeDoux Memorial Park in Kaycee, where he lived on a ranch with his family. e Chris LeDoux Park Buffalo Browse the impressive personal collection of Jim Gatchell, a local pharmacist and historian who served settlers, frontiersmen and members of the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne tribes in the early 1900s. f Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum Meeteetse Tim Kellogg, a saddle bronc rider and cowboy turned chocolatier, makes all of the artisan confections at Meeteetse Chocolatier from scratch daily. Choose from exquisite truffle flavors like prickly pear cactus and Wyoming Whiskey. k Meeteetse Chocolatier Cody Immerse yourself in the natural and cultural history and art of the region at five different institutions in one complex: the Plains Indian, Buffalo Bill, Draper Natural History, Whitney Western Art and Cody Firearms museums. l Buffalo Bill Center of the West Find more Black to Yellow road-trip itineraries at TravelWyoming.com/itineraries/black-to-yellow. PRYOR MOUNTAIN WILD HORSE RANGE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: WYOMING OFFICE OF TOURISM/JASON LINDSEY; SHERIDAN TRAVEL AND TOURISM; ERIC LINDBERG; JEFF VANUGA; WYOMING OFFICE OF TOURISM; WYOMING OFFICE OF TOURISM/RYAN M. CONWAY. END POINT: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK EAST ENTRANCE 41
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