Gillette Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States
About Gillette
Gillette started as a tent city called Donkey Town in the 1890s, when a railroad line was built. For Edward Gillette's surveying work, the company who owned the line named the town after him. The early days of Gillette were rough, with over a dozen saloons and no church. There are stories of cowboys burning down the jail they were in to flee, a shootout downtown that killed a man, and outlaws in a showdown with officers. Despite all that, it never reached "Wild West" levels of violence and outlaws. After law and order took hold in Gillette, it became a quiet and small ranching town. Sometimes weeks happen in decades and decades happen in weeks. The sleepy cow town may had little in the way of happenings until the first hints of booms started with uranium in the 1950s. The nuclear programs
Top Attractions in Gillette
Explore the best things to see and do in Gillette:
- ★Avenues of Art
- ★Bell Nob Golf Course
- ★Brew Fest
- ★Campbell County Fair
- ★Campbell County Recreation Center
- ★Campbell County Rockpile Museum
- ★CAM-PLEX Multi-Event Facilities
- ★Charity Chili Cook-off
Where to Eat in Gillette
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Alla Lala Cupcakes and Sweet Things
- 🍴Armando's Taco & Pasta Shop
- 🍴Breanna's Bakery
- 🍴Humphrey's Bar & Grill
- 🍴Pizza Carrello
- 🍴Prime Rib Restaurant and Wine Cellar
Where to Stay in Gillette
- 🏨Arrowhead Motel
- 🏨Best Western Tower West Lodge
- 🏨Green Tree's Crazy Woman Campground
- 🏨High Plains Campground
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
- 🏨Home2 Suites by Hilton
Gillette Travel Guide Sections
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