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Wyoming Essential Info

Overview

Wyoming is best known for Yellowstone National Park, home of some of the most unbelievable natural phenomena in the country- but don't overlook Grand Teton National Park and the imposing Devil's Tower National Monument, or get wild and learn about the frontier days of The Cowboy State at the Wyoming State Museum or at one of the state's old forts. Get into the spirit of the West in Wyoming!

Basics

Best Time To Go

May-Jun, Sep-Oct

Current Weather

49 °F

Cloudy

Fun Facts

  1. Wyoming was the last state to raise the legal drinking age back to 21 in 1988.
  2. The Laramie County Library System is the oldest county library system in the country dating back to 1886.
  3. It is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs people’s view in a public theater or place of amusement in Wyoming.
  4. The first J.C. Penney store was opened in Kemmerer, Wyoming, by James Cash Penney in 1902.
  5. The main street of Afton, Wyoming, is home to a 75 foot arch made out of 3,011 elk antlers,

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