Best of Cheyenne

Cheyenne was set in stone, by General Grenville Dodge in the year 1867, on the south side of town. These photos will take you to the past when Cheyenne was but a dream.

Lakeview Cemetery is one of the Cheyenne's best, and creepiest, historical treasures. Now part of a larger complex operated by the city, it was Cheyenne's first cemetery, dating back to the early 1870s. While the historic walking trail will unearth more interesting figures than you can count, here's our list of the 10 most famous people interned at Lakeview...

Big O Tires in Cheyenne awarded their annual "Driven for Moms" contest winner on Friday to Maria Baltadano. Maria is the mother of three children, 13-year-old Talia, 11-year-old Tony and 7-year-old Tea. She works as a nurse at High Plains Surgery Center...

Is there a playground your kids really like in Cheyenne? One of the city's strong points is having plenty of parks with lots of playground equipment to get some exercise. Here's a look at five fun playgrounds in Cheyenne.

When Cheyenne was established in 1867, the bustling town was essentially a collection of tents housing workers and merchants who had come to the area following the Union Pacific Railroad. It probably won't surprise you to learn that the city's first permanent building was a gun shop...

Except for the two weeks in July when thousands of CFD visitors take over my neighborhood, I love living close to Lions Park. On a warm, sunny day, nothing beats taking the dog for a walk along the lake. And if you're there long enough, a plane from the nearby Cheyenne Air National Guard Base might even fly directly over your head...

Moving to a new town can be difficult, especially when you're young and you don't know many people. This week, Cheyenne residents are giving a warm welcome to our newest resident, the Lions Park Bald Eagle. For at least the past 10 days, this eagle has been camping out in and around the park...

If you have been in Cheyenne for any length of time, you've probably noticed many monuments, but never took the time to stop your car and check them out.

In 1867, Union Pacific Railroad survey crews plotted the site for present day Cheyenne near the Crow Creek Crossing in the Dakota Territory. Here's an interesting photographic retrospective of Wyoming's Capital City over the last 150 years...

Wall murals have been around since ancient times and have evolved over time. Cheyenne has some very creative wall murals that decorate areas of the city.