| nne offers a wide variety of things to see and do for | | | | intercontinental ballistic missiles with free guided (or |
| both the locals and visitors spending an all too brief | | | | guarded) tours available daily. |
| period of time in this beautiful city. Many visitors are | | | | Wyoming is also cowboy country and the cattle |
| pleasantly surprised to find such a range of features | | | | barons had herds of prime beef grazing over the |
| and attractions to tempt them and providing activities | | | | hundreds of thousands of acres of their ranches while |
| taking in the history of the city and surrounding area as | | | | Cheyenne also acted a major hub for shipping beef to |
| well as the more exciting diversions including a busy | | | | the rest of the country. The Wyoming Hereford Ranch |
| nightlife, busy cultural scene and of course, the | | | | is the oldest continuously operating ranch in the country |
| surrounding countryside provides numerous | | | | and it acts as a host for numerous events and |
| opportunities for outdoor pursuits and recreation. | | | | occasions. Another working ranch is the Terry Bison |
| Cheyenne itself provides numerous spots for taking in | | | | Ranch which caters specifically for visitors with a |
| the city’s historic past; the Tivoli Building is home | | | | chuckwagon serving up cowboy cuisine and providing |
| to the Chamber of Commerce and was completed in | | | | great trout fishing and horse-drawn wagon tours of |
| 1892 and is major landmark building being one of the | | | | the bison herd. |
| best examples in the country of Victorian architecture | | | | The Cheyenne Civic Center acts as the focus for |
| and at first site it appears almost incongruous in the | | | | cultural events with numerous productions and |
| Rocky Mountain landscape. Architecture buffs can | | | | performances including Broadway shows, major |
| also get their fill with other notable buildings such as the | | | | symphony performances as well as concerts from |
| Union Pacific Depot which is a fine example of | | | | the resident Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra along |
| Romanesque architecture and underlines the fact that | | | | with guest performers. In addition, the Cheyenne Little |
| no one set of influences has dominated the | | | | theater stages numerous plays and shows through |
| development of Cheyenne. | | | | September to May with a summer season held at the |
| A popular attraction in the same vein is the State | | | | historic Atlas Theater. |
| Capitol building which also contains several | | | | Cheyenne's cultural offerings also include several |
| photographic displays and wildlife exhibitions as well as | | | | museums and exhibitions notably the Wyoming State |
| being a fine architectural example in its own right. The | | | | Museum with its displays of memorabilia from the days |
| surrounding setting is also the backdrop for very | | | | of the Wild West chronicling the history of the state. |
| popular guided walking tours which allow the visitor to | | | | The Nelson Museum of the West further develops the |
| take the city ambience in at a leisurely pace. | | | | cowboy and Wild West history theme and includes |
| In 1946 the French Merci Train was a gift from France | | | | major displays and exhibits of native Indian artifacts |
| to the American people for the food that was sent in | | | | and wildlife presentations. The Cheyenne Frontier Days |
| the immediate post-War years. The Big Boy steam | | | | Old West Museum has an excellent range of Native |
| locomotive "Old Number 4004" is also the | | | | American art and specifically Ogdala Sioux as well as |
| world’s largest steam locomotive having seen | | | | exhibits from the union Pacific railroad and one of the |
| service until its retirement from the Union Pacific | | | | largest collections of horse drawn coaches and |
| Railroad in 1956. Staying with the military theme, | | | | wagons. |
| Warren Air Force Base is located nearby and houses | | | | |