STOP 7 STOP 8 STOP 9 STOP 10 STOP 11 SHERIDAN GREYBULL LOVELL WORLAND LOVELL MEETEETSE CODY YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK East Entrance END sTARTiNG poiNT: WYoMiNG-soUTH dAKoTA BoRdeR, NeAR NoRTHeAsT WYoMiNG WeLCoMe CeNTeR, BeULAH near Beulah 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 Native American tribes. a Vore Buffalo Jump Sheridan Established in 1923, the WYO was one of the first vaudeville theaters in Wyoming and is now the oldest still in operation — bringing professional music, dance and theater to historical downtown Sheridan. g WYo Theater @steve Walser WYo THeATeR 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. b Aladdin General store h Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting, Greybull Planes on display at this cool outdoor museum include Privateer tankers used as firebombers and a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. ALTeRNATe RoUTe To LoVeLL 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. 63. c devils Tower National Monument I Washakie Museum & Cultural Center, Worland Exhibits on paleontology, archaeology and early settlements portray the relationship between the historical inhabitants of the Bighorn Basin and their environment. j Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, near Lovell @jpete_adventures Good Ride CoWBoY sTATUe 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 Devils Tower Aladdin C B Beulah a Start 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 Park in Kaycee, where he lived on a ranch with his family. e Chris Ledoux park The South Entrance’s Hwy. 37 is a winding road that passes through the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range on the way to spectacular Devil’s Canyon Overlook. Experience one or more of a dozen short hikes to view the lake, wild horses and the massive multicolored canyon walls, or head down to Bighorn Lake and book a boat tour. Learn more on p. 58 and p. 62. k Meeteetse Chocolatier MeeTeeTse CHoCoLATieR f Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, 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. 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. l Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody Find more along the Black to Yellow route at TravelWyoming.com/black-to-yellow. @meeteetsechocolatier CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: ERIC LINDBERG; FLICKR/STEVE WALSER; INSTAGRAM/JPETE_ADVENTURES; INSTAGRAM/MEETEETSECHOCOLATIER; INSTAGRAM/KARELKOCUREK; WYOMING OFFICE OF TOURISM. 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. eNd poiNT: YeLLoWsToNe NATioNAL pARK eAsT eNTRANCe 43
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