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    Custer Battlefield Museum

    4.3 (3 reviews)

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    Little Bighorn Battlefield - Landscape of the hills and draws

    Little Bighorn Battlefield

    4.4(89 reviews)
    5.1 km

    The visitors center was torn down & is being rebuilt. There wasn't much to see here except the…read morefield & a trading post with authentic Crow handicrafts, books, T-shirts ... We are in the Crow Nation where 8,000 Indians live today. This is the site of the 1876, Battle of the Little Bighorn, near Crow Agency, Montana. It serves as a memorial to those who fought in the battle Custer's 7th Cavalry & the Lakota Cheyenne Indians. Custer National Cemetery is on the battlefield and is part of the national monument. Custer was buried here but was reinterred in West Point. This was the last war that the indigenous peoples won; they lost their land & everything! Annually they come back here to celebrate the battle won. In 1999, five red granite markers denoting where warriors fell, were placed on the battlefield for Cheyenne warriors Lame White Man & Noisy Walking. An Indian Memorial was designed in 1997, a sandstone circular low wall.

    Unfortunately, when I visited the official visitor's center and museum were closed due to…read morerenovations taking place. Therefore, the visitor's center was temporarily relocated to a trailer next to the bathrooms. I didn't really have a good idea about the battle, so I was hoping to learn more while visiting. The visitor's center didn't provide much in the way of this due to space limitations, so I was hoping the audio driving tour would come in handy. I was disappointed though, since the audio tour seemed a little incoherent and disjointed. It didn't provide a good picture of the battle or of the background, unlike the other audio battlefield tours I have went on. The stops did not correlate to what the audio was speaking about, and so I felt like that was a lost chance of integrating the history of that particular location. Otherwise, it was peaceful to visit the national cemetery and reflect on the history of the nation.

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    Little Bighorn Battlefield - Sunset off the field

    Sunset off the field

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    Little Bighorn Battlefield - Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Entrance

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    Pompeys Pillar National Monument - The pillar from afar

    Pompeys Pillar National Monument

    4.6(14 reviews)
    66.4 km

    We love our National Parks, Monuments and sites and have been fortunate to visit several through…read morethe years. I was excited to stop at Pompey's Pillar and get some more info on the Lewis & Clark expedition and anything else the NPS wants to share. Sadly, at 3pm on a Wednesday in June the gates were locked and the entry shack shuttered. It was 85° and the pillar is atleast a 30 minute walk from the gate. We did not come prepared for this type of hike (lots of water, hats, sunscreen). There were several others (at least 5 vehicles) parked by the entrance talking with each other, so we weren't the only disappointed visitors. This National Park site is managed by BLM and I'm not sure if it is manned at any time now. There have been a lot of cost saving measures taken in the NPS recently and I don't know if this location is a recepient of such measures. If you come this way plan on hiking in from the entrance just in case. Sadly I won't be by this way again soon. I wonder if those others will be.

    Since I came here during the shoulder season, the Interpretive Center was closed (they're only open…read moreMay 1st through September 30th). However, the pedestrian gate is open so you can walk in and do the trails! It's a peaceful area. There's also pamphlets and brochures at the gate to learn more about the Pillar even when the Center is closed. As a side note, I came here when the vehicular gate was open and so I drove in. Then I saw that there were landscapers cleaning up the parking lot and doing some work on the sidewalk. I saw that they were looking quite confused, so I drove a quick loop and left since I didn't want to be accidentally locked in and trapped in the monument! I am actually kind of wondering why they lock the gates since it's a 0.75 mi trek from the gates to the Pillar one way, which can lead you running behind on your schedule.

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    Pompeys Pillar National Monument - First time here

    First time here

    Pompeys Pillar National Monument

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    Trail End State Historic Site - Whole house vacuum

    Trail End State Historic Site

    4.7(6 reviews)
    88.0 km

    It's an impressive mansion built by one of the earlier governors of the state before he went into…read morepolitics. It's like stepping into an old movie. Very well preserved place with a lot of the original furnishings. Definitely worth a detour in your plans to check this place out. The lady who works there greeted me when I walked in, gave me a breakdown of the history of the place as well as a couple brochures, and charged me $8 to wander around the 3-story house (plus basement) and the grounds, which was perfectly fine by me. There are modern public restrooms available in the basement and an elevator has been installed for tourists, though I preferred using the well-built stairways. Some of the rooms are guarded by plexiglass but you can see everything from the doorways. Other rooms you can enter. There's a framed description at the entryway of all the rooms and points of interest as you walk around. Anyway, they don't have a big gift shop like so many museums do, but they have post cards for sale.

    The 1913 constructed mansion and carriage house both sit on nearly 4 beautiful acres in a…read moreresidential neighborhood near downtown Sheridan. Built by and once home to Texas born cowboy turned self made man John Kendrick who became a Wyoming State Senator, Governor and then in 1916 Wyoming's US Senator, the property is now owned by the State of Wyoming as a historic site. One of the things that makes this such a well maintained, fabulous tour back in time is that it was owned continually by the Kendrick family until the last member, John Kendrick's son Manville, moved on in the early 1960's at which time the state acquired it. Although the carriage house is now leased to a theater group and no longer open to tour, the entire 13,748 square foot mansion and all of the grounds are open to the public. See their website for hours which change seasonally. GOT A KICK OUT OF THIS "DO AS I SAY..." My husband and I noted during our walk about of the house that although Governor Kendrick supported legislation in Wyoming that limited alcohol and then as U.S. Senator he voted in favor of the January 1919 ratification of 18th Amendment which resulted in Prohibition effective January 1920 (until repeal in 1933 through passage of the 21st Amendment) neither he nor his wife believed Prohibition applied to them or their guests. In fact there was a grand for its' time liquor storage cabinet built in behind paneling in the main entry hall. In addition, an elevator shaft they built but in which they did not install an elevator, was used for storage for their fine wine collection. There you go. I will suspend my "isn't that just like a politician for do as I say not as I do" commentary. :-) FAVORITE ROOMS & FEATURES Worth a linger for me were the butler's pantry and kitchen on the first floor, the stellar for its' day powder bath on the first floor and the maid's quarters and bath on the upper floor. Oh, and that liquor storage behind the paneled wall of the entry of course. :-) Plus the detail and craftsmanship in the woodwork throughout the house, in particular the office, living room, main hall and ballroom, are beautiful. Photos are allowed but without flash so couldn't capture this for postiing images. BOTTOM LINE: Touring this house and the grounds was a delightful way to spend a couple of hours in Sheridan and the highlight of our relatively lowlight stop over there. We recommend it. THIS N THAT: 1) ENTRY FEE: into the mansion is only four bucks, two bucks if you have a Wyoming driver's license. Go. No fee required to walk the lovely grounds. 2) PARKING: two spots of accessible (aka ADA) parking are at the back of the mansion near an accessible ramp. Otherwise you need to park on street in the neighborhood in which the mansion is located and walk up the driveway to the front door. 3) ACCESSIBILITY: All four floors of the mansion are accessible by an (small and ancient but it works) elevator. You can park at the back of the mansion (two ADA spaces there). There is a ramp at the back entry to avoid the stairs at the front. You'll enter the back door at which there is a button to push to ring the docent who will promptly let you in. Nice. 4) TIME: They are open until 6p. Plan on spending a couple of hours.

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    Trail End State Historic Site - Back entry has accessible ramp and accessible (aka ADA) parking

    Back entry has accessible ramp and accessible (aka ADA) parking

    Trail End State Historic Site - Butler's pantry

    Butler's pantry

    Trail End State Historic Site

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    Western Heritage Center - Inside

    Western Heritage Center

    4.3(8 reviews)
    89.2 km

    What a great little museum in down town Billings (across the street from the coolest pawn shop I…read morehave ever been in, btw!), so glad we decided to stop in! We were fortunate to get parking right up front although I'm sure it gets really tricky considering its down town. I appreciate the architecture, the building itself is really beautiful. There are 2 floors, the main floor has a couple of side rooms, and downstairs there was an area where little ones could color and try out a pair of maracas (these went along with the Hispanic heritage theme). There are stairs as well as an elevator so it is ADA accessible. I believe the cost was 5 dollars per adult, 3 for students and kids. Totally worth it, I'd recommend anyone to pay this museum a visit!

    It was "just okay" as a Heritage Center…read more We're in town for a day and decided to check out the Western Heritage Center. We thought we'd see and learn quite a bit about western heritage and culture. And there was a bit of that here but not much. There was a large art installation and info on the life of Ben Steele, a former Japanese POW, turned artist and art instructor. We did enjoy learning about Mr Steele and his life. There was some information about Yellowstone National park but related mostly about bears. There was some information about Native American Indians. We paid $5 for one adult and $3 for one senior. We felt the price was about right and while we enjoyed learning about Mr Steele, we were left a bit puzzled about this Western Heritage Center.

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    Western Heritage Center - Inside

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