Medicine Bow Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States
About Medicine Bow
The settlement, which is named after the Medicine Bow River, had its first post office in 1869. It became notable at the turn of the century when, in the late 1890s, a dinosaur skeleton was discovered in the area. The local Virginian Hotel, built in 1911, is on the National Register of Historic Places. The population peaked at the 1980 census, when it reached almost 1,000, before declining to 261 as of the 2018 estimate. As a stop on thetranscontinental railroad, it was featured in the famous novelAround the World in Eighty Days. Unfortunately, as a result of the decline in rail transport in thepostwar period, there are no longer any passenger trains serving Wyoming, and the railway line through the town is used exclusively by freight trains.
Top Attractions in Medicine Bow
Explore the best things to see and do in Medicine Bow:
- ★Medicine Bow Museum
Where to Stay in Medicine Bow
- 🏨The Historic Virginian Hotel
Medicine Bow Travel Guide Sections
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