Last week, Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Philip Green said India became the first country to return to and surpass pre-pandemic levels of travel to Australia.
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Its annual massive nine-day Cheyenne Frontier Days just ended, and Wyoming’s capital has returned to its quiet norm. Or, so you’d think. Actually, the Magic City on the Plains is ever more a city on the go, with brewpubs and creative dining popping up both in the historic downtown and on its the edges—and thankfully not plagued by hipster excess. The small city has a big city number of fine museums as well. And to cap it off, nature hikes are a short ride out of town.
Cheyenne exists thanks to the Transcontinental Railroad. So, start where it all started, at the Union Pacific Depot. Built in the 1880s, in the Richardsonian style of Romanesque Revival to be precise, the sandstone structure and its attractive tower are deservedly a National Historic Landmark.
In effect, the Cheyenne Depot Museum tells the entire story of the city’s early development that followed the railroad arrival, with the narrative continuing up until the railroads packed it in decades ago. Cool steam and diesel engine equipment and machinery of long ago eras will leave a modern viewer guessing as to just what their function was. Over the length of the upstairs, visitors can follow a magnificent HO scale narrow-gauge model train that winds its way through Western landscapes, a feat of craftsmanship that took its builder thirty years to complete. After your visit, you can whet your whistle at the Accomplice Brew Company at the other end of the depot.
A straight shot up Capitol Avenue takes you to, what else, the Wyoming State Capitol. Residents of denser states might find it oddly welcoming that you can just walk in and wander around the halls. Helpful panels document details on everything from the marble floors up to the gilded dome and other fine architectural elements of the 1890 Renaissance Revival sandstone building. It’s filled with historic murals, huge allegorical figures and massive steel vaults. On the lawn outside sits what must be one of the more enormous statues in front of any state capitol; likely the most dramatic, in any case, The Spirit of Wyoming portrays a bronze cowboy riding his wildly bucking steed.
Nearby, the Wyoming State Museum’s well-designed, user-friendly displays cover Wyoming’s rich geologic diversity, paleontology, flora and fauna and cultural history, including Indian baskets and beadwork. The state’s six national parks are highlighted, with the Wagon 99 exhibit recounting how early visitors toured Yellowstone National Park in four-horse wagons. It includes diary excerpts from a five-day tour taken in 1905 by a New York schoolteacher.
Working out of Cody, Wyoming from the 1930s into the 50s, Thomas Molesworth pioneered a style of western lodge furniture that was inspired by the Arts and Crafts
Last week, Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Philip Green said India became the first country to return to and surpass pre-pandemic levels of travel to Australia.
When Khalil Karawan buys his chickpeas, he does it not in grams or kilos, but in tonnes. It takes such elephantine quantities to keep up with the fierce demand at Abu Hassan, the renowned hummus empire started by his grandfather in the 1950s. The business has grown so much from its humble food cart origins that 27-year-old Khalil can now sell thousands of plates each day across three locations in the ancient district of Jaffa. And when I visit his Shivtei Israel Street outpost one Friday morning, I arrive at peak hour.
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Massive Montana comprises the Last Best Place in the American West, encompassing a wild terrain of Rocky Mountain adventures and bucket-list places to visit. Amid the mountains, national forests and wild rivers teeming with trout, several historical and current railroad depots punctuate the state, now grown into Montana’s best cities, showcasing its independent yet inviting culture.
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When Kolamba first opened in 2019, many diners who walked into the charming eatery in central London’s Soho district weren’t familiar with Sri Lankan cuisine.
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Cheyenne, Wyoming. Railroads and rodeos, cattle and Colts, mining and military: A decidedly rugged history has long played out here in this town once called Hell on Wheels that lies 6,200 feet high on the edge of the Great Plains. And now...art Mecca?
On a central downtown corner, a vast shop in a bright red historic building reflects the heart of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Of course, a cowboy hat is de rigueur here in the boundless West, and you could get lost for hours in The Wrangler. Ultimately, you’ll leave happy after your fitting for the cowboy chapeau of your dreams, and having watched a skilled hat shaper mold it into just the style you prefer. Their boot selection is endless and so too is the supply of sartorial gear that you hadn’t known you needed for the city’s annual Cheyenne Frontier Days.
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