About this city
Also known as: The Gem City of the Plains
Laramie is a dynamic college town located on the high plains of southeastern Wyoming, nestled between the Laramie Range and the Medicine Bow Mountains. Settled in the late 1860s along the Union Pacific Railroad line, it quickly experienced a wild frontier era before establishing stability as the home of the University of Wyoming, founded in 1886. The city showcases an appealing mix of high-altitude academic culture, old Western history, and direct proximity to vast, rugged recreation forests.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
Tour the eerie prison cells at the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site, explore the campus museums at the University of Wyoming, and hike or rock climb among the bizarre granite rock formations at Vedauwoo Recreation Area.
