
Road Trip: From Big Sky Country To The Cowboy State
Who's Down For A Montana to Wyoming Road Trip?
Lately, I think about going to Wyoming a lot. I'm not really sure why, but I think it has to do with my re-watch of Yellowstone. I had to investigate things to do in Wyoming.
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Turns Out There's A Lot More To Wyoming Than The Train Station
Travel Wyoming has a whole page of cool things to do, but one thing in particular caught my eye:
The Chugwater Soda Fountain
This is the oldest operating soda fountain in Wyoming. Built in 1914, this place has been through a lot.
- Originally a drugstore & general store with a soda fountain
- Partially burned and rebuilt in 1916
- Fountain bar was built in England and installed in Rock Creek
- In 1927, when the railroad went through, the Rock Creek business was sold and the bar was broken down into 3 pieces and taken to the Chugwater drug store by wagons
- The mirror and glass are all original
- Since 1946, there has been a mounted elk on the wall named Wendall. Due to a town petition, no matter who owns the Chugwater, Wendall has a home there.
- It's a soda fountain and restaurant today
How Do You Get To Chugwater?
It's not hard. Billings, Hardin, Casper then Chugwater. But it takes awhile. You're looking at a days drive, at least, depending on where you're headed out of.
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Spend a Night Or 2 In Casper
There isn't a lot in Chugwater, so I looked up Casper, Wyoming. There is a lot to see and do. Here's what Visit Casper recommends:
Casper Mountain
Walk Platte River Trails
Visit Downtown Casper
If you do the Wyoming-adventure-to-a-soda-fountain road trip, let us know all about it here.
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