The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states

← The Northern RockiesCheyenne

Day676

Day 676 — Capital & Frontier — Cheyenne

Full day5h 30m planned

632Lake & Falls 633Free Day 634Down US-95 635Payette Lake, then the Capital 636Capital & Greenbelt 637Foothills, then the Lava 638Free Day 639The Lava Fields 640North to Sun Valley 641Bald Mountain & Ketchum 642Free Day 643North to Montana 644River & Smokejumpers 645Free Day 646North to Glacier 647Going-to-the-Sun Road 648Many Glacier 649Lakes & Boats 650Free Day 651South to Helena 652Capital & Gold Gulch 653Free Day 654South to Bozeman 655Dinosaurs & Downtown 656Free Day 657Big Sky, then Yellowstone 658Old Faithful 659Rainbow Springs 660Canyon & Wildlife 661Lamar & Mammoth 662Free Day 663South to the Tetons 664The Range & the Barns 665River & Wildlife 666Jackson & the Tram 667Free Day 668Northeast to Cody 669Buffalo Bill & the Rodeo 670Free Day 671Northeast to the battlefield 672Last Stand Hill 673South to Devils Tower 674The Tower 675South to the capital 676Capital & Frontier 677Free Day 678South to Colorado

The statehouse and the Old West.

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM· 3h
Wyoming State Capitol & the depotState CapitolsAnchor
The gold-domed capitol and the historic Union Pacific depot, with the Big Boy locomotive nearby.
200 W 24th St, Cheyenne, WY
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM· 2h 30m
Frontier Days & Old West historyFestivals & EventsWorth it
The story (and, in late July, the spectacle) of the 'Daddy of 'em All' — the world's largest outdoor rodeo.
4610 Carey Ave, Cheyenne, WY

What the colours mean

On this day

State Capitols1
Festivals & Events1

And how much each one matters

AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
Worth itDo most of these
BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here