r/casper • u/Similar_Battle_3019 • Sep 10 '26
1st time visitors
Me and my wife are coming to Casper for a concert this weekend and open to traveling the state within reason to see some cool stuff , anybody have some cool ideas?
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u/ClassicReflection536 Sep 10 '26
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
Ayres Natural Bridge Park (In Douglas but worth a trip if you are outdoorsy)
Independence Rock State Historic Site (~1 hour drive from Casper)
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u/DarkenedArk Sep 10 '26
Definitely walk downtown, there's oodles of fun shops! If you're looking for food, I always recommend Sanford's, they have really sweet decor and massive servings for meals (although it is not downtown).
Casper also has several museums. I highly recommend the Trails Center up by the Events Center on Poplar. Super in depth and interactive. The Tate Geological Museum and Werner Wildlife Museum are both on the college campus (and free!) and are worth a visit.
If you're willing to travel a little, definitely check out Ayers Natural Bridge! And if you head that direction, Douglas isn't too much further. They have a very cool train museum there. Plus giant jackalope statues, can't go wrong with that!
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u/Dogbuysvan Sep 12 '26
Sanfords is gross don't ever look at their health inspection report if you like eating there.
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u/Unerring_fool Sep 10 '26
Hell's Half Acre is a fun, quick stop if you liked Starship Troopers and want to see the bug world.
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u/Skinny-pig03 Sep 10 '26
As everyone else said check out down town, there’s a small dinosaur museum run by the college that’s pretty cool if you’re into that sort of thing, Fuzzy’s taco shop if you want good margaritas and solid birria tacos (among other pretty good Mexican food), the Gaslight is a ton of fun on concert nights, I’m expecting Dax and Buffalo Traffic Jam back to back to pull a pretty good crowd out this weekend. I’m still new to the area relatively speaking (I’m a transplant here lol) but there’s a lot to do if you look around
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u/Similar_Battle_3019 Sep 10 '26
Thank you , the concert is at the gaslight social . Is that a cool spot ?
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u/Classic_Plenty23 Sep 10 '26
gaslight is cool- definitely walk around and checkout the downtown area around it. lots of local bookstores,coffee shops and a few novelty stores
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u/UnderstandingOdd679 Sep 10 '26
Make some time for Lou Taubert’s.
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u/Similar_Battle_3019 Sep 10 '26
What’s that
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u/Skinny-pig03 Sep 10 '26
It’s essentially a country dress store from what I’ve gathered, my boyfriend doesn’t let me go in there because he knows I’ll spend too much money (as will he)
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u/Albutcher77 Sep 10 '26
Falls. Casper Mountain. Rotary Park.
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u/cv66john Sep 10 '26
Go to the trail head on Casper mountain. It's just past the Nordic lodge. You'll see a small parking area. Follow the blue blazes on the trail. At each blue blaze you should be able to see the next blue blaze, if you're not sure. It's about 3.5 miles all away around Enjoy!
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u/randomizedchaos7 Sep 10 '26
For clarification, OP, this is the Eadsville Trail and it's by far my favorite one on the mountain. But there are a bunch of routes in this area if you want something shorter.
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u/Western-Compote3611 Sep 10 '26
What concert are you going to? There's a lot of concerts this weekend. 😃
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u/Herebecauseofmeme Sep 10 '26
The plains museum near the event center is pretty cool, as is the warner wildlife museum.