With a tagline of “Kickin’ up dust since 1897!” you know you’re in for a wild ride. Like a state fair with an Old West theme, the multi-day, mid-July Cheyenne Frontier Days features a professional rodeo with events like bull riding, barrel racing, and bronc riding, as well as chuckwagon cookoffs, carnival rides, and live music (last year’s lineup included Shaboozey, T-Pain, Ludacris, and Lainey Wilson). Aside from “The Daddy of ’Em All” rodeo, Cheyenne, the capital of the Cowboy State, is an up-and-coming destination for Wild West-loving travelers, often dubbed “the Nashville of the West” thanks to its vibrant music scene, innovative breweries, and many Instagram-worthy photo-ops.
Stay here: Sprawled across 80 acres of Wyoming prairie and with an outdoor pool, a nine-hole golf course, and two on-site restaurants, Little America Cheyenne, a local icon since opening in 1952, might be the most luxurious game in town.
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