Morbid Sightseeing!
Dan has a morbid sightseeing suggestion for those of us passing through Wyoming (which I haven’t done since 1982, but you never know):
“If you’re ever winding your way west on I-80, be sure to stop in Rawlins, WY for the tour of the Wyoming Frontier Prison. It was a very harsh place to be jailed: no heat, no hot water, a whipping pillory, isolation cages (4×4x4 in size), a dirt-walled underground cell for the incorrigible, a two-floor execution building with a hanging area and a gas chamber, and of course, a mandatory chapel. Really creepy Victorian architecture too! It was also the location for the 1987 grade-C horror movie Prison (Viggo Mortenson’s first movie), which you can buy on VHS in the gift shop.
“All in all, a morbid delight!”
Frankie’s Web Kingdom Road Trip
The Wyoming Frontier Prison (Official Site)
More Morbid Sightseeing suggestions can be found at The Morbid Sightseer.
