3 Best Shopping in Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming, Wyoming

In a break from typical gift stores stocked with rubber tomahawks, the Best Out West Mall is a two-story bazaar of Western paraphernalia, with booths hawking everything from spurs to rare books. Some items are new, but most are antiques.

A stronghold of frontier culture, the Bozeman Trail Gallery has a varied collection of 19th- and 20th-century art and artifacts from the American West, ranging from vintage Colt revolvers and leather saddles to Cheyenne Sioux moccasins and Navajo rugs. The gallery also maintains a collection of significant Western paintings from artists such as Karen Vance and Ernest Martin Hennings.

The Crazy Woman Trading Company sells unique gifts and antiques, including deluxe coffees and T-shirts picturing a black bear doing yoga. Murphy McDougal, the store's CEO (and the owners' golden retriever), is usually sleeping near the front door. The store is closed on Sunday.