December 5, 1944, a Japanese balloon bomb landed just outside of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Around 6:15 p.m., four coal miners heard a whistling noise overhead, followed by an explosion that sent flames parachuting across the night sky.
The Battle Pass Byway is one of the most scenic drives in the Cowboy State. The 11-mile stretch of WY-70 from Encampment to Slaughterhouse Gulch may also be the most haunted road in Wyoming.
July 4, 1867, General Greenville Dodge arrived, named the town Cheyenne and plotted a four-square-mile area that would later become Wyoming's Capital City.
Old West history is even better with a cold beer in your hand. Join us for a bar crawl as we pay a virtual visit to the ten longest running saloons in the Cowboy State.