Wyoming Tourism

Tourism and mining are two of Wyoming's biggest industries. Every year, millions of dollars funnel into the Cowboy State from Japan. According to a recent report from the Consulate-General of Japan, their country is the 7th largest importer of goods from Wyoming...

There are some great small towns here in Wyoming. One of the most quaint and charming places in the Cowboy State is the town of Centennial. Just over 30 miles west of Laramie, Centennial is perched at the base of the Snowy Range mountains...

If you haven't driven the Snowy Range Scenic Byway recently, now's the time to do it. The picturesque stretch of Wyoming Highway 130, which runs through the Medicine Bow National Forrest, is exploding with color as the leaves change for autumn...

The only Intergalactic Spaceport in America, and possibly the entire galaxy, is located right here in the great state of Wyoming. The Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport is a small landing strip on South Hill, five miles south of Green River...

It's 'touron' season here in Wyoming. Already this year, we've seen several moronic tourists endanger our wildlife and desecrate our public lands. Luckily, officials at Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks have a new plan to help protect our toilets from gassy guests...

Of all the quirky roadside attractions across the great state of Wyoming, these might be the stinkiest.

There may be somethings we just think is common knowledge that a tourist may not. Thankfully Hank Patterson created a Yellowstone survival guide for tourists.

Ever since the fur trapping trade arrived in the 1820s, Wyoming's lakes, rivers and streams have been filled with many shipwrecks, steamboats and submerged treasures. Here's a few of the Cowboy State's most interesting underwater relics...

There might not be a lot of people here in the Cowboy State, but we're still living large. Here's our completely subjective and totally unofficial list of the ten best "World's Largest" attractions in Wyoming (Not including the world's largest coal and trona mines)...

The great state of Wyoming has provided the backdrop for hundreds of films and television shows documenting our spectacular scenery, abundant wildlife, man made monuments, natural resources and old west history. Of those documentaries, none of them represents the Cowboy State better than the recent Smithsonian Channel production "Aerial America: Wyoming"...

Yesterday, one of Wyoming's most beloved places officially celebrated its 114th birthday. On May 22, 1902, Medicine Bow National Forest was established as a forest reserve by President Theodore Roosevelt. Although the area, which covers more than one million square miles in southeastern Wyoming, has been federally protected for over a century, it was considered a sacred meeting place for Native Am

"Parts Unknown", the popular CNN travel and food show starring celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain, recently profiled the state of Montana. For some strange reason, Bourdain has yet to shine his spotlight on Wyoming. Surely, the Cowboy State is among the most beautiful places he could visit in the entire world...