There’s something so nostalgic about old barns. Old barns exude tons of character through their weathered exteriors. A lot of old barns sit empty and abandoned but if they could talk, they would have so many stories to tell of a time when life was hard and times were tough. Here are 12 barns in Wyoming that all have tales of their own.

1. Sherlock Barn
Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM
Sherlock Barn is located in South Pass City. It was constructed in 1890 of discarded logs from other buildings.
2. Old barn in Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge
Flickr/USFWS Mountain-Prairie
This barn is located on the south end of the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.
3. Rule Ranch Barn
Flickr/Alliance for Historic Wyoming
This barn is a little unusual. It is made out of stone. The barn is located at Rule Ranch in Sheridan County.
4. Barn near Ten Sleep
Flickr/Mike Ault
This dilapidated barn is located just outside of Ten Sleep.
5. Oxford Horse Barn
By Richard Collier - http://image1.nps.gov/lizardtech/iserv/getimage?cat=NRHP&item=Photos/86001398.djvu&hei=1550&wid=1550&oif=jpeg&page=0, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25535084
The Oxford Horse Barn is located near Laramie. It was built in 1887. It is one of the oldest barns in Albany County.
6. Triangle X Barn
By National Park Service inventory - http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=WY&PARK=GRTE&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=105, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5157629
The Triangle X Barn is part of the Triangle X dude ranch which is located in Grand Teton National Park. The barn was built in 1928 and the method of notching logs was used in the construction of the barn.

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7. Hunter Hereford Barn
By National Park Service inventory - http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=WY&PARK=GRTE&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=176, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5164374
This beautiful barn was built around 1945 and is located in the eastern portion of the Jackson Hole area.
8. TA Ranch Barn
By Unknown - Published in the Buffalo Bulletin that year., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21895612
TA Ranch Barn is located south of Buffalo near Crazy Woman Creek. The barn, made out of logs, was built in 1882.
9. Barn in Shoshone National Forest
Flickr/Tim Lumley
This barn is probably not that old but I thought it was beautiful. It's located in the Shoshone National Forest along Beartooth Highway.
10. Barn near Cokeville
Flickr/Dorret
This is a lonely little barn in a beautiful setting near Cokeville.
11. Barn near Jackson
Flickr/Gord McKenna
This is a beautiful red barn, which you don't see many of, located near Jackson.
12. Moulton Barn
Flickr/Sudheer G
The Moulton Barn is the most photographed barn in America. It's located along Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park.

What is your favorite barn in Wyoming?

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