In most places, you can only reminisce about yesterday's colorful legends. Here in Cheyenne they come to life, energized by the vitality of one of today's most vibrant Western cities. Carved first by the pioneers and molded by the path of the great railroad, Cheyenne's rich and colorful lifestyle beckoned the Easterner with the romantic lure of the West, attracting the rowdy town bars to flourish alongside the elegant opera houses, theatres and business establishments.