Overview
Part overgrown cowtown, part state capital, Cheyenne is a small city but also Wyoming's largest, with about 64,000 residents. Located in the southeast corner of the state, it's a long drive from Yellowstone and Teton National Parks.
Most people only make the trip to Cheyenne during the city's most famous event, Frontier Days. This week in late July is packed with such events as the world's biggest outdoor rodeo, Native American dances, parades of old covered wagons, a western-art show and what has to be the biggest pancake breakfast in the country—more than 100,000 flapjacks are served free each year.
History
The city was born in 1867 when the Union Pacific Railroad laid tracks in the area, and it soon became home to many Wyoming cattle barons.
The state Capitol, built three years before Wyoming was made a state, resembles the U.S. Capitol, although its golden dome varies a bit from the original. In front of the state's Capitol is a statue of Esther Hobart Morris, the first woman appointed justice of the peace. Tours of the Capitol are available.
Sightseeing
Big Boy, said to be one of the world's largest steam locomotives, resides in Cheyenne's Holliday Park downtown.
Nightlife
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