"Frontier Capital City" Top 5 Page for this destination Cheyenne by mrclay2000

Cheyenne Travel Guide: 78 reviews and 141 photos

Oasis on the Plains

Cheyenne was a shanty-town in the 1860s after the Civil War. Its capital building was erected in the late 1880s. Situated about 90 miles north of Denver, and hell and gone from everywhere else, one would wonder why this city ever came into being in its present location.

Modern Cheyenne enjoys its position as a crossroads for two interstate, I-25 and I-80. It also enjoy its frontier legacy in the Frontier Days celebration every end of July, and is now well beyond its 100th year. Townsfolk dress in period costume for the celebration, and when tumbleweeds and dust already blow through modern intersections, the throwback to the 19th century is hardly difficult to imagine.

Cheyenne is also a normal stop for those traveling to Yellowstone-Grand Teton, and for many voyaging to Glacier NP in Montana.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Very casual, quaint, enjoyable capital city
Cons:Dusty on windy days, which are quite frequent
In a nutshell:The golden-domed state capital marks this charming oasis on the Plains!

Last visit to Cheyenne: Sep 2002
Intro Written Dec 31, 2002
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Reviews (6)

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filipdebont Jun 23, 2007 at 3:30 AM

Looking forward to visit cheyenne next month for the Nat. Frontier days
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toonsarah Aug 12, 2006 at 12:41 PM

We're heading for Cheyenne next month so many thanks for the useful tips - I'll be looking out for that buffalo!
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RickinDutch Jul 15, 2006 at 2:26 PM

Heading here next week - thanks for the tips.
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acemj Feb 20, 2006 at 8:50 AM

I didn't realize it's only 90 miles from Denver. Great looking capitol building.
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roamer61 Feb 14, 2006 at 4:33 AM

Nice little page on Wyomings capital. I like the statue commemorating the American Buffalo.
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herzog63 Dec 11, 2003 at 2:29 PM

Howdy Pahd-ner is what I'd expect to hear here!!
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tini58de Oct 1, 2003 at 4:02 AM

Nice page on Cheyenne! Thanks, Mr Clay!!
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syllybabe Sep 5, 2003 at 4:22 PM

Small page but packed with good info and nice pics.
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b1bob Apr 27, 2003 at 6:15 PM

Nobody ever says much about Cheyenne. Great state capitol pics.
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heplion Mar 11, 2003 at 4:00 AM

Lots of great pictures and detail! Thanks~!