Ulrich’s Fossil Gallery – Kemmerer, Wyoming
Ulrich’s Fossil Gallery, Kemmerer, Wyoming is home to some of the best fossilized fish around the world. It was originally started in 1947 by Carl and Shirley Ulrich in an attempt to collect and learn more about the aquatic life that once lived in this region of Wyoming. Now considered to be the one of the best places to find and harvest fossils, the Ulrichs’ now supply fossils from their quarry to museums, galleries and private collectors from all over the world.
Hoofprints of the Past Museum - Kaycee, Wyoming
Hoofprints of the Past Museum – Kaycee, Wyoming. Located just off highway 25 and South of Buffalo, Wyoming is the Hoofprints of the Past Museum in the town of Kaycee. Open every day of the week, Monday through Saturday from 9am to 7pm and Sunday’s from 1pm to 5pm, you can come and learn about the history of Johnson County. Admission into the museum is always free but donations are gladly accepted.
Glenrock Paleontological Museum - Glenrock, Wyoming
Glenrock Paleontological Museum-Glenrock, Wyoming. The Glenrock Paleontological Museum located in Glenrock Wyoming is probably one of the most interesting type museums there is. A paleontological museum is a museum that holds the bones and fossils of the world’s most intriguing creatures, the dinosaur. This museum was founded in 1995 after the skull of a Triceratops was uncovered near Glenrock, Wyoming. The owner of the land that is was dug up on insisted that the skull be donated to the children so the museum was built and then dedicated to the education of children.
Cowgirls of the West Museum - Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cowgirls of the West Museum & Gift Shop- Cheyenne, Wyoming. Founded in 2002 is one of the only museums in America that is fully dedicated to the history of western women. Cowgirls of the West & Gift Shop, Cheyenne, Wyoming is a non-profit museum that is run solely by volunteers. It is located just north of the Colorado border, near Denver, and just off of highway 25. The museum is about the contribution that women made to the settlement of the old west and the contributions still being made by women today.
Buffalo Bill Dam Visitor Center - Cody, Wyoming
Stop By the Buffalo Bill Dam Visitor Center- Cody, Wyoming. On your way to Yellowstone National Park, coming from Cody Wyoming, you will find the Buffalo Bill Dam Visitor Center. The dam was built around 1905 and was originally known as the Shoshone Dam because it was located on the Shoshone River. However, the name was later changed in 1946 to honor Col. William F. Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill, who began the development of the dam. This dam stands at a staggering 353 feet tall and is 200 feet wide, and 108 feet at the base. The dam was designed to be the largest dam in the world as it helps to irrigate over 93,000 acres in the Big Horn Basin.
