The 10 Best Things to do Good for Kids in Laramie, Wyoming (WY)

Range of mountains close to Laramie which offer a wide variety of outdoor sports.

Private horse back rides on a working cattle ranch in the Centennial Valley of Wyoming. Activities, 2hr ranch ride through the mountain pasture or Moving of cattle in a management Intensive grazing system.

The Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site has an incredibly rich history. Run as a federal (territorial) and state prison from 1872 to 1903, it then became the Agricultural Experiment Station for the University of Wyoming after the State Prison relocated to Rawlins. The site is now operated as a Historic Site by the State of Wyoming.

Wyoming's only 4-year institution of higher education.

Since 2011 the Laramie Mural Project has worked with local artists and the UW Art Museum to paint a series of large scale murals through the historic district that are reflective of Laramie's cultural and social assets. Take a walking tour of each mural by picking up a guide at the Laramie Main Street Alliance, 207 Grand Ave. or the Tourism Board (Visit Laramie) at 210 Custer. When taking photos, be sure to use the hash tag #laramiemural

We are a railroad town. It was here, in 1860's, the Transcontinental Railroad put us on the map. Nearly overnight we grew from a tent town to a city of over 2,000. Today, the Union Pacific is our link to the world and we watch the trains that pass through our downtown with the awe of knowing the role we play in connecting this great nation. We are a western town. We are proud of our Cowboy culture where we do what has to be done, we live each day with courage, and we always finish what we start. We look to our surroundings with the respect and wonder that inspired the first settlers: our clear blue skies, our snow capped mountains, and the sweeping plains that surround us. We are a progressive town. It was here that Louisa Ann Swain became the first woman to cast a legal vote in the United States decades before it became a right throughout the country. It is here that people from all cultures and backgrounds still gather to learn, to explore, and to work. We are a college town. We are home to Wyoming's institutions of higher learning where the young people of the Equality State and places from across the country and the world gather to learn. We are Poke Pride and the welcoming host to the UW family that returns here each year to celebrate the teams in brown and gold. We are all of these things and more. We are a vibrant downtown where sophisticated shops and restaurants mesh comfortably with relaxed places and down home dives. We are an authentic place with deep appreciation of our past and the role we play to this day. We are Laramie, Wyoming: Spirit of the Bold West.