REGIONS
central BJ OUTFITTERS
THE WOLCOTT GALLERIA
20355 State Hwy. 220, Casper 307-472-7956 • bj-outfitters.com Deer and antelope hunting.
136 S. Wolcott St. #203, Casper 307-247-0495 • wolcottgalleria.com
SILVER WING HUNTING RANCH & SILVER WING’S SPORTING CLAY 1086 U.S. Hwy. 85, LaGrange 307-834-2328 • silverwinghunts.com
MUSEUMS
WYOMING TRAILS GALLERY
1004 16th St., Wheatland • 307-322-3300 Representing professional artists working in: painting, bronze, pottery, jewelry, fabric, folk arts and uniques. Antique watch and clock repair. Elgin Watchmakers. College Trained.
WYOMING VETERANS’ MEMORIAL MUSEUM
BLAIR ARTWORKS
324 Oil Ave., Lusk • 307-334-2304 • blairartworks.com Full service taxidermy shop and tannery with art gallery and matting and framing studio.
CASPER ARTISTS’ GUILD
1040 W. 15th St., Casper 307-265-2655 • casperwyoming.info Several workshops each year led by nationally recognized artists; open studio, drawing and portrait groups meet weekly.
CHESSNEY SEVIER FINE ART
1878 N. Glendo Hwy., Glendo 307-735-4690 • chessneysevier.com Wyoming printmaker and painter offers the finest in etchings and paintings of subjects true to both the old and contemporary West.
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS INTERPRETIVE CENTER
1501 N. Poplar St., Casper 307-261-7700 • blm.gov/wy/st/en/NHTIC.html
3740 Jourgensen Ave., Casper • 307-472-1857 • wvmm.org Stories of military veterans of all branches of service come alive through artifacts and guided tours.
OLD WEST AYERS NATURAL BRIDGE
208 Natural Bridge Rd., Douglas • 307-358-3532 wyoshpo.state.wy.ustrailsdemo/ayersbridge.htm For the Indians who first lived in this country, the natural bridge was a deadly place. A young brave had been struck by lightning and killed while hunting the canyon; thus began a legend that an evil spirit lived below the bridge.
CHUGWATER MUSEUM
Main St., Chugwater 307-422-3227 • wyshs.orgmus-chugwater.htm Free. Open by special request; inquire at the soda fountain. Exhibits cover local history, ranch and farm homestead furnishings, tools, horse drawn farm equipment. Open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Open Saturday and Sunday and holidays 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
FORT CASPAR MUSEUM
NICOLAYSEN ART MUSEUM AND DISCOVERY CENTER
400 E. Collins Dr., Casper • 307-235-5247 • thenic.org Regional, contemporary art museum and cultural center committed to bringing the visual arts to children and adults of all ages. Facility consists of eight galleries with exhibitions changing approximately every 90 days.
SCIENCE ZONE, INC.
111 W. Midwest Ave., Casper 307-473-9663 • thesciencezone.org Only public science center in the state of Wyoming. 11,000 square feet of floor space and includes seven different exhibit areas for exploration.
4001 Fort Caspar Rd., Casper 307-235-8462 • fortcasparwyoming.com Explore central Wyoming’s history, including a reconstructed 1865 military post located at a major river crossing on the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer and Pony Express trail corridor.
FORT FETTERMAN STATE HISTORIC SITE
752 Hwy. 93, Douglas 307-358-9288 • wyoparks.state.wy.us Original frontier Posts with existing buildings. Considered a hardship post at the junction of the Bozeman and Oregon/ Morman Trails. Open from 1867 to 1882, becoming a very Wild West town until 1887 with shootouts, robbings and hangings.
GLENDO HISTORICAL MUSEUM
204 S. Yellowstone Hwy., Glendo 307-735-4242 • wyoparks.state.wy.usglslide.htm Exhibits include paleontology, Native American artifacts and the general history of the area. Free admission.
GLENROCK PALEONTOLOGICAL MUSEUM
506 W. Birch St., Glenrock • 307-436-2667 • paleon.org Numerous Wyoming dinosaurs such as Triceratops, T-Rex and more. One of few facilities where visitors can visit the preparation lab to see the fossils being prepared. Day digs and week-long field excursions are available. Easy access off I-25.
GOLD FLAKES TO YELLOWCAKE HISTORIC MINE TRAIL
2301 Central Ave., Jeffrey City • 307-777-7697 wyoshpo.state.wy.usMM/pdf/GFbrochure.pdf This Historic Mine Trail links significant areas of mineral development in Central Wyoming. Mining in the state has contributed to the accumulation of both private and public riches, and likewise the loss of wealth.
GUERNSEY STATE PARK MUSEUM
163 Battle Rd., Guernsey 307-836-2900 • wyoparks.state.wy.us Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the depression and now interprets this history of the CCC and Guernsey State Park. Oregon Trail Ruts and Register Cliff are nearby.
HOMESTEADER MUSEUM
489 Main St., Torrington 307-532-5612 • city-of-torrington.org Exhibitis show memorabilia of the period, a shack built in 1910 by Ben Trout, a Union Pacific Gallery, written records, historical accounts, land claims, photographs and other materials.
INDEPENDENCE ROCK STATE HISTORIC SITE
U.S. Hwy. 220, MM 63, Casper 307-577-5150 • wyoparks.state.wy.us Located on Hwy. 220, 50 miles southwest of Casper. Explore the dome-shaped rock and mull over the hundreds of names carved by past travelers along the California, Mormon, Oregon and Pony Express Trails.
LARAMIE PEAK MUSEUM
1601 16th St., Wheatland • 307-322-3765 Exhibits display the history of the Laramie Peak area. Open mid-May to mid-September, Monday–Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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