Wyoming Landmarks
Tourist attractions, famous landmarks and other points of interest in Wyoming:
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Dedicated to brothers Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames, the monument is a four-sided, random ashlar pyramid, 60 feet square at the base and 60 feet high, constructed of light-colored native granite. It was completed in 1882.
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This is the site of a battle to capture a band of Arapahoe Indians who were plundering and robbing small camps and trains. Captain Alfred Bates and the 2nd cavalry, with Chief Washakie and Shoshone Indians, attacked on July 4, 1874.
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This monument is dedicated to the bullwacker, William Hooker, whose adventures of driving teams of oxen throughout the Old West became popular in the 1920's.
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The Bozeman Trail was an overland route connecting the Oregon Trail to the gold rush territory of Montana. John Bozeman, among others, led the first group of about 2,000 settlers up the trail in 1864.
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This was the site of the Burnt Ranch Stage and Pony Express Station. Indians attacked and burned this station in the 1860's, which gave it the name, "Burnt Ranch".
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The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens functions as a traditional public botanic garden, municipal nursery and community garden. They are the United States Intermountain West's oldest and one of the largest public demonstration sites for renewable energy.
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Devil's Tower rises 1267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding land and is part of the United States first official National Monument. It played a large role in the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
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