We left the wilderness and headed to the lovely small town of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Thermopolis is known for the thermal spring that the town has set up to fill several soaking pools for anyone who wants to indulge. The temperature is 104 degrees F., and is fantastic. Following this we headed to Dubois, Wyoming where we stopped for a visit in the National Museum of Military Vehicles, a 156,000 square feet large history lesson. It was truly amazing. Get this: the ticket allows for two days of entry, it is that large and expansive.

The springs run off into the river with this nice suspension bridge set up for people to walk across.

The large hill in the background is where the hot water comes from.

This is one of the exhibit spaces in the museum. The museum was created by Dan Starks to show off his collection.

Another of the many sets that have been created. Each one gives a small piece of information about what you’re seeing and the context in which it was used.

We could have spent way more than three hours here.

I took a lot of photos of this place. What perhaps struck me most about it was that it was very even handed about how it presented the conflicts and the pieces in the museum that were connected to those conflicts. I was quite impressed and I recommend a visit if you ever get to the least populated state in the nation.