Get your grub on when you visit the Annual Chugwater Chili Cook-off. Enter your secret recipe in the competition or just stuff yourself with the best chili in the county. In addition to delicious food, the festival hosts a variety of live music, car shows, door prizes, eating competitions, and an art and quilt show. Jump start your appetite or burn off your huge meal at the Tour de Chili Bicycle Race.
Connecting the city together is the amazing Greater Cheyenne Greenway. More than just a 32-mile-long sidewalk, this 10-foot-wide reinforced concrete path is a monumental achievement and a key component in Cheyenne’s non-motorized transportation system. Walk, run, jog, bike or even skate through neighborhoods, parks and urban centers on this highly accessible outdoor path system.
Wyoming is brimming with beautiful natural attractions, including parks and gardens, and the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens in the Capital City is at the forefront. These inspirational gardens consist of three greenhouses in a 6,800-foot conservatory, themed gardens, specialized landscapes, a Children’s Village and an associated arboretum. Immerse yourself in the glory of Mother Nature at this award-winning botanical garden!
See real dinosaur skeletons from the University’s archeological dig site at the Geological Museum at University of Wyoming. An amazing 75-foot Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) skeleton dominates the museum hall, and the remaining space is filled with natural history discoveries like an Allosaurus fossil, a copper-plated T-Rex, hundreds of rock and mineral samples and intricate murals.