Large museum considering this is a tiny town. A lot of neat artifacts inside the museum and a bunch…read moreof buildings to view. They offer tours of the property (we only had time to listen to the beginning of one). Please note that certain buildings can only be entered via tour. FREE entry (donations accepted). Friendly staff. The gentleman working inside the museum was really nice and eager to show us photos of nearby ghost towns. He seemed very enthusiastic about the work that he does. Great stop if you like pioneer history and/or mining history. BEST PART: The two-story outhouse. Make sure you at least walk around to see it (you don't need to be on a tour to walk around, only to enter certain buildings).

In a small historical small town in Wyoming is a large museum. There is many artifacts to see in…read morethe main bldg. Outside there is a small operational western towns. Notable is the two story outhouse. There is an observation tower to climb. It once was used to watch for forest fires. A beautiful view of the surroundings. There is the ruins of a system for lumbering. Plenty of parking. Great gift shop. Admission is free but donations are accepted.

Although this museum is alright and you can see and learn a great deal of history about Saratoga…read moreand the surrounding area when you compare to the museum in the neighboring town of Encampment this one is not that great. Sure you get to see old gadgetry and such from the olden days but it is just not the same compared going to the Encampment one.

Saratoga has a way of making one fall head over heels for the place. You're not the first to do it,…read moreand won't be the last. So if you want to learn more about your new fling and how she became what she is today you need to learn about her past. You don't need to do a background check, you just need to pay a visit to the Saratoga Museum. It's not a huge city museum so adjust your expectations. But for where it is and what it has this is an interesting place. You'll leave knowing more about Saratoga than you ever imagined. Friendly staff, great exhibits, and at a reasonable price that helps the locals preserve their past is what you'll find here. If in Saratoga when they're open, take the time to check it out.

Don't be like us - we thought 3 hours would be plenty of time to see the inside of an abandoned…read moreprison. WRONG for two reasons: (1) there are many other buildings besides the actual prison, and some have stuff to see inside; (2) there is a lot of history - especially outlaw history, duh - presented by many poster-sized photos of inmates with their individual stories, plus maps and some historic items. Oh yeah, there's also a guided tour you can take; I recommend it. And finally, there's a gift shop; my wife bought a book of old WANTED posters and has really been enjoying the colorful way outlaws used to be described! Pro Tip: bug spray. Mosquitos made us miserable until we used it.

If you are in Laramie and have a 1 1/2 to 2 hours I would highly recommend visiting. It's unique,…read morevery well laid out, interesting and informative. The staff was very friendly and happy to answer questions and share information. For $9 we felt a bit guilty and had to kick some more in the donation jar on the way out.

Such a neat place on campus. Plenty of fossils and talks about Wyoming's geological history. Small,…read morebut able to spend a good couple of hours there

Be sure to stop at the University of Wyoming Geological Museum. Great dinosaur displays, well-done…read moreshort videos, and - best of all - the world's coolest sandbox ever. As you dig or mound, the topographical projector overhead adjusts to show the world you are creating. Not only that, when you hold your hand over an area, as if you are a cloud, you can make it "rain." Then the projector will show you where the rainwater would go, running down your continental divide, or creating a lake...which dries up before your eyes unless you put in more rain. It is fascinating. And FREE.

I love old houses. Our 9th grade tour guide was amazing, fielding our questions and my attempts to…read moredistract him with extraordinary professionalism. I won't spoil the rather canned, sometimes bland monologue describing the interesting lives of the inhabitants. I will instead hit the highlights: Rich family decides for unknown reason to settle in Laramie then leaves the house that becomes a girl's finishing school, possibly for witches. After the coven abandoned the mansion it falls into disrepair until the good citizens of Laramie painstakingly renovate the property and furnishings

A beautiful home with a lot of history. Took a tour here one afternoon lasting about an hour and a…read morehalf to two hours. Even the pictures are fascinating knowing the stories behind the faces. The most memorable part for me was the upstairs area and the bathroom- how it was decorated, the old medicinal items, picturing the way of life back then. The gardens are at the end of the tour. Just beautiful. And they hold many secrets from tea parties to formal university events. Tickets aren't bad prices and they even have student discounts. Well worth it in my opinion I had wanted to take pictures, but I felt that doing so would take away from the memory of this place

I have to admit, I ride Amtrak, so I'm kinda partial to trains, so seeing this Depot, lovingly…read morerestored and cared for was something of a treat. There are all kinds of memorabilia on the walls. Old Union Pacific signs, belt buckles, photos of the area. The railroad is in a large part, part of Laramie. I enjoyed my time wandering this small little building, and would go again.

From the owner: The Laramie Railroad Depot was built in 1924 to replace the town's original Union Pacific…read moreDepot/Hotel that was destroyed by fire in 1917. It served as Laramie's Union Pacific passenger depot until 1971 and as an Amtrak depot until 1983. In 1985, the Union Pacific Railroad gave the Depot to the Laramie Plains Museum, which then transferred ownership to the Laramie Railroad Depot Association in 2009. Currently, the building houses a small museum of railroad memorabilia and is used for various community functions such as music concerts, art exhibits and public meetings. The building is also used to raise revenue to maintain itself through rentals for wedding receptions, banquets and other events. The Depot is the only remaining building left from the once large Union Pacific presence in Laramie and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The railroad is the reason for the City's original existence, and the Depot is an important part of Laramie's historic legacy.

Amanda was very helpful at the Archives Office, I was able to look at dozens of journals and…read morediaries about emigrant trail and the Oregon Trail specifically. She devoted time to me as her able assistance retrieved an 1841 map of the Oregon Territory. I will stay in touch with the U of Wyoming America Heritage Center to get inspiration to write a book about the Sprenger's Miraculous Pickle Farm and Lucy's hand written story. Westward Ho.

I really liked this museum. Shows the history of Wyoming through dinosaurs, the hunter- gatherer…read moreera, native cultures in Wyoming, old canoes, and the ever famous (and pretty cool looking) Colby mammoth site. The only other place where you'd see something like this

This place so well done if you are interested in Steamboat Springs history. Definitely worth an…read morehour or more. Curator/hostess very nice and informative.

We had a great time learning about local history, lots of great exhibits. Our favorite was the…read moreVictorian home. The hands on kids room was a lot of fun. A few interactive things taken out for Covid and masks required but still plenty to see.

The Medicine Bow Museum is a labor of love by the tiny community of Medicine Bow, Wyoming. It is…read morehoused in the old railroad depot, manned by volunteers and stuffed full of old foots of the town that inspired the classic western, "The Virginian". They have lots of info about the plays. Movies and TV shows that have been based on the book over the years. They even have the author's 1916 log hunting lodge, which was disassembled and brought here from the Jackson Hole area by the local Lions Club.

A worthwhile stop along Highway 30 in historic Medicine Bow. Owen Wister wrote 'The Virginian'…read morewhile staying here. The historic Virginian hotel, named for the book opened in 1911, and is across the street from the Medicine Bow Museum. The museum located in the old Depot is filled with interesting displays including info on 'The Virginian' and various tv shows and movies based on the book. Owen's cabin is located next to the depot.