Not to be confused with Torrington (Connecticut).

Torrington is a town of over 8,000 people in Goshen County.

Understand

Straddling a line (geographically speaking) that is equidistant between Scottsbluff and Wheatland, Torrington finds itself stuck between two clientele(s) and cultures. When one enters town, they will find vertical traffic signals juxtaposed with the horizontal style of Nebraska, and yet no one will say why. It's this mixed culture that makes Torrington a unique place to visit.

Get in

Your best bet is by car, although a taxi is not out of the question.

• 1 Torrington Municipal Airport, Arrowhead Road. TOR  ^IATA. If you happen to own an aircraft, or can rent one, than you can pull into this airport just outisde of Downtown. Sadly, there are no normal flights here. The closest airport with regular commercial flights is in Scottsbluff (to Denver), Casper (to SLC and Denver), and Cheyenne (to Dallas). (updated Oct 2019)

Get around

Downtown Torrington is very walk-able, it a trip to the store will likely require a car or good bike.

• By foot: Oddly,the numbering grid does not start in downtown. 1st street is well south of city proper, much like Cheyenne.The downtown area is mainly 20th to 25th streets. Thankfully, vertical streets are lettered, and has directions as to help the traveler. As an example, "East A Street" is 1 street East of Main. Sidewalks are easy enough to find, but may be less than maintained in winter.

• By car: For distances outside of Downtown, a vehicle is easier to work with. Torrington and other neighboring towns are easily navigated and can be a wonderful way to explore.

Eat

Torrington has a strong Chinese association and history, and the food reflects the same. The first two items on the list are actually right next to each other!

Chinese

• 1 Joe's Kitchen, ☏ +1 307 532-0550. This buffet opened recently, and is a great locally owned choice for some fine dining. Though the place is generally not formal, doing so helps. Joe's offers takeout. (updated Oct 2019)

Go next

Explore some of Torrington's neighboring towns, like

• Lusk with a population of 1,000, but it was once ten times that. Even today, the magic still exists at this Niobrara county town, especially around rodeo season.
• Lingle: The town motto is "Small but Proud", and really summarizes this stopping point between Torrington and Guernsey.

• Fort Laramie and Guernsey is home to a military base for the west. In order to keep the peace between Native Americans and the Settlers, a treaty was infamously signed here in 1851, and again in 1868. Now the fort is mainly closed off, however one can still arrange tours to see the nostalgic buildings of another era. In Guernsey, it's a great place to fuel up, and possibly go fishing.

Routes through Torrington

Casper ← Douglas ←	W  E	→ Morrill → Scottsbluff
Spearfish ← Lusk ←	N  S	→ Cheyenne → Greeley