The University of Wyoming, with its vast green campus, keeps this town young and hip. Laramie has plenty of indie stores and nice dinner spots in its pretty downtown area, but the top attraction here is the outdoors. The town acts as a jumping off point for great national parks and monuments, including Yellowstone and the awe-inspiring Devils Tower, a 867-feet (264m) high butte.

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