Agriculture

Big Sky Back Country Byway

Location

MT

Tired of the fast pace of the Interstate System? In eastern Montana you can try the new Big Sky Byway travel route, which links the two major rivers in the state, the Yellowstone and the Missouri. This route follows a section of the historic Regina-Yellowstone (R-Y) Trail, which tourists from Canada used to reach Yellowstone National Park. The north-south orientation of the trail will give you a glimpse of dry land farming, rolling prairie grassland, scenic scoria buttes, and badlands terrain.

Black Hills Scenic Byway

Location

WY

As Wyoming’s gateway to the Black Hills, the entire area is rich with historic and cultural sites along with scenic natural vistas, archeological interests, and recreational outlets. The proposed 78 mile Wyoming Black Hills Scenic Byway embodies each of the six nominating categories: history, culture, scenic, natural, recreation, and archeology.

Cheyenne, WY

Location

Visit Cheyenne, the Convention & Visitors Bureau
One Depot Square, 121 W. 15th St., Suite 202
82001 Cheyenne, WY

Live the Legend of Cheyenne
Like many western towns, Cheyenne sprang up in the path of the transcontinental railroad in 1867 as it crossed the great plains.  Nicknamed “Hell on Wheels," the rowdy town of railroad workers and soldiers from nearby Fort D.A. Russell was teeming with numerous saloons and burlesque theaters.

Cody, WY

Location

Buffalo Bill's Cody/Yellowstone Country
836 Sheridan Ave
82414 Cody, WY

A Glimpse of the Real West
If you’re searching for the real American West, look no further than Cody, Wyoming. This city was founded in 1896 by that most authentic representative of the Old West, Colonel William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody.

Corn Palace

Location

Corn Palace
604 North Main Street
57301 Mitchell, SD

During the summer months the World's Only Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD offers free guided tours led by friendly guides full of a-maize-ing facts (like how many nails and staples are used in the decoration process). The tour also features an outstanding video explaining the Corn Palace story. After the tour you can view displays about the Corn Palace, watch murals being created outside (Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.

De Smet, SD

Location

De Smet, South Dakota
218 Calumet Avenue Se
57231 De Smet, SD

De Smet, South Dakota is known to millions of children all over the world as the childhood home of “Little House on the Prairie” author, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Visit the Ingalls Homestead, see the surveyor’s house where the family stayed during the long winter, and experience what life was like on the prairie.

Enjoy covered wagon rides, visit a one-room school house and take in the annual Laura Ingalls Wilder pageant.

Fargo-Moorhead CVB

Location

Fargo-Moorhead CVB ND

Fargo-Moorhead is one of the friendliest places in America!   This is a fun, warm-hearted community of 2 cities in 2 states with a population of over 210,000.  Fargo-Moorhead is located at the intersection of interstate highways I-29 and I-94.

International Peace Garden

Location

International Peace Garden ND

The International Peace Garden is a 2,339-acre botanical garden commemorating peace between the United States and Canada along the world's longest unfortified border. It blooms annually with more than 150,000 varieties of flowers and showcases the Peace Chapel. It is also home to the International Music Camp, Friday night concerts in June and July, and interpretive center, floral clock and souvenir shop. RV-friendly campground. Call 888-432-6733 for more information. Click here for passport details. - See more at: http://www.peacegarden.com/

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Location

Laura Ingalls Wilder SD

A trip to De Smet, takes visitors to the homestead of famed author, Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Little House Book Series
The area was featured in several of her Little House series books, including "By the Shores of Silver Lake," "The Long Winter," "Little Town on the Prairie," "These Happy Golden Years" and "The First Four Years".

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center

Location

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
1501 N. Poplar St.
82601 Casper, WY

Experience history, don't just read about it. Thousands of people traveled the Oregon, Mormon, California and Pony Express trails in the 1800s, etching their stories in American history. These tales are told through the facility's seven interactive exhibit areas and 18-minute multimedia presentation. The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is public-private partnership between the Bureau of Land Management, the National Historic Trails Center Foundation and the City of Casper.

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