Nagle Warren Mansion Bed & Breakfast

The "Magic City of the Prairie" sprang up in 1867 when the Union Pacific Railroad arrived. Soon it was the hub on the transcontinental railroad, quickly becoming the richest city per capita in the world. The streets were filled with both fine millinery and the dust and dirt from cattle drives making their way from Texas. Cheyenne Depot Plaza

Carriage Ride It was an exciting time filled with great promise, exciting advenures and new sights. A place where the wealthy aristocrats from the East and the West came to play. Today, the remnants of yesterday can still be found in well-preserved downtown buildings and stately mansions on 17th Street and Carey Avenue.

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Who Needs A Horse When Walking Shoes Will Do? There’s nothing like a morning or evening walk to comfort the soul. Centered perfectly in town, the Nagle Warren Mansion is just a short jaunt to most of the town’s greatest treasures. Take our self-guided walking tour of the historic downtown area or venture east a few blocks to Holiday Park that is now home to the old “Big Boy” locomotive. Our tour shows off some of the town’s best architecture and includes stories about Cheyenne’s early residents. For a real trip into the past, visit Lakeview Cemetery where you’ll find the “who’s who” of the old west and our early pioneers. If you want to step up the pace, the staff at the Nagle Warren will map out a running route for as many miles as you’d like to travel. So come stretch your legs (and muscles) at the Nagle Warren Mansion.

The "Daddy of Them All" Cheyenne Frontier Days is the largest outdoor rodeo in the United States. Cowboys from all over come to test their mettle and you are so close to the action that you might have to dodge the dirt stirred up by wild horses and snorting bulls. Cowboy up the last full week of July every year.

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We don’t know who said it but we like the motto "The west was won with a horse and a handshake." That’s how life was back in the days when Cheyenne’s streets were carved out of the earth and life evolved around four-legged transportation. Now you can relive those days over the Labor Day weekend as the Nagel Warren hosts The Cheyenne Cowboy Symposium. It’s four days (Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 1-4, 2005) of nonstop fun with some of the best old west entertainers around who will be spinning a yarn, singing songs or using cowboy poetry to tickle your fancy. Put on your ten gallon and live the life of a cattle baron when you stay overnight at the lavishly comfortable Nagle Warren Mansion Bed & Breakfast. The Cheyenne Cowboy Symposium package includes day and night admissions, one night’s lodging and a gourmet breakfast for two. Additional days are available. To find out more about the Cheyenne Cowboy Symposium visit www.cheyennecowboysymposium.com

Just blocks away from the Nagle Warren Mansion is the gem of Cheyenne, the historic Cheyenne Depot. Recently renovated, this historic old depot is now home to a variety of businesses including a new restaurant, The Snake River Pub & Brewery. You can eat dinner, enjoy a Cheyenne microbrew and watch the trains make their way through the train yards. Need to know more about Cheyenne, the old ticket booth is now home to the Cheyenne Visitors Bureau staff who can give you all kinds of ideas about what to do while you’re in town. And on the west side of the building, you can visit the newly opened Depot Museum. Here you’ll learn about the old steam engines that moved people and supplies from New York to San Francisco and from Montana to New Mexico when Cheyenne was a hub on the Trans Continental Railroad. The plaza in front of the depot is a great gathering spot for locals, especially during late summer months when the farmer’s market takes over the space on Saturday mornings or in the summer on Fridays when bands fill the air with great music.

While you’re at the depot, don’t miss going outside by the tracks. As you look across the rail yard, you can see the historic old round house where UP still maintains its steam fleet. If you want a bird’s eye view of UP’s operation, you can walk south up Warren or Central Avenue to the bridge and watch the trains heading both east and west with their cargos.

When The Audubon Society names some of your most treasured areas, such as Cheyenne’s Sloan’s Lake in Lions Park and the Wyoming Herford Ranch, an "important birding area" you sit up and take notice. In Cheyenne, it motivated us to develop a handy little guide for bird watchers, Birding in the Cheyenne Area. The guide is available at the Nagel Warren Mansion or you can download a list of native birds from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Web site.

Sloan Lake and Lions Park are part of Frontier Park, where the "Granddaddy of them all" rodeo is held. Birds and livestock? If you think about it, it’s a natural combination. Besides the grandiose stands and exhibit booths and halls, the park contains water, marsh, trees, and plenty of food for a lot of differing birds. And it’s only 2 miles away from the Mansion.

There are a number of other exciting bird-watching areas that include natural habitats such as streams or sub alpine forests. Of course the birds that are most interesting to those with a life list are the ones that live out on the high prairie such as eagles, hawks, owls, and plovers. And the Pawnee National Grasslands, which is located ten miles south of Cheyenne, has numerous species.

The spring migration is the best time to bird, with the fall migration as the second best time. We remind you, however, that when the birds are nesting in the early summer, it is best not to go any where near them. Instead, tread lightly at a distance with a good pair of binoculars. Or come later in the summer when the days are warm and the nights a pleasingly cool. If you’re a cold weather fan, you’ll find a great variety of our feathered visitors, including raptors, as your company.

Wyoming has a lot to offer with its spectacular beauty, it’s peaceful days and a wide open view for you to view your favorite birds.

Whether you like the thrill of steep terrain or the feeling you get as you gently meander through town on two wheels, Cheyenne has a something for every bicycling enthusiast. Burn off a few of those wonderful calories you’ve enjoyed at the mansion as you tour through town on a pair of 1954 replica Schwinn bikes available for your use. Or for those with a bit more bravado, just a 30-minute drive will lead you to some of the best trails and breathtakingly beautiful vistas at Vedawoo, the home of "mysterious rocks." It’s your choice of easy rolling terrain or heart-stopping downhill adventure at this recreational site just west of town. Take it slow or notch it up but while you’re there, enjoy the incredible scenery and wildlife. Just another idea of how to spend your weekend in Cheyenne.