List of museums in Wyoming
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This list of museums in Wyoming
encompasses museum
s defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organization
s, government entities, and private business
es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museum
s) are not included.
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Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
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Museum
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s defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organization
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s, government entities, and private business
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es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museum
Virtual museum
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s) are not included.
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Name | Location | Region | Area of study | Summary |
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Anna Miller Museum Wyoming Army National Guard Cavalry Stable The Wyoming Army National Guard Cavalry Stable in Newcastle, Wyoming was built between 1933 and 1936 for the Wyoming National Guard's horses. It is the last National Guard cavalry stable in Wyoming... |
Newcastle Newcastle, Wyoming Newcastle is a city in and the county seat of Weston County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,065 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Newcastle is located at... |
Northeast | Local history | Includes period displays, general store exhibit, one room school house, log cabin, fossils and local history displays |
Bradford Brinton Memorial Museum | Big Horn Big Horn, Wyoming Big Horn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 198 at the 2000 census and 490 at the 2010 census.-Geography:... |
Central | Multiple | website, 1920s and 30s gentleman’s working ranch with collections of fine art, furnishings, historic and Native American artifacts |
Buffalo Bill Historical Center Buffalo Bill Historical Center The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is a complex of museums displaying artifacts and art of the American West located in Cody, Wyoming. Founded in 1917, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center is the oldest museum in the West... |
Cody Cody, Wyoming Cody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census... |
Northwest | Multiple | Complex of museums about history, Native Americans, natural history, Western art and firearms |
Campbell County Rockpile Museum | Gillette Gillette, Wyoming Gillette is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 29,087 in 2010. Gillette is a city centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of American coal, oil, and coal bed methane gas... |
Northeast | Local history | website, includes rifles, saddles, Native American artifacts, fossils, quilts, and other memorabilia, coal mine video and exhibit, children's activities |
Carbon County Museum | Rawlins Rawlins, Wyoming Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County... |
Southeast | Local history | website, exhibits include Union Pacific Railroad, pioneers, residents and outlaws, Native Americans, agriculture, and inventor Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial... |
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. The museum was founded in 1978. It is a 501 non-profit organization, dedicated to interpreting, conserving and exhibiting the history and material culture of Cheyenne, Cheyenne Frontier Days, the State of Wyoming and... |
Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... |
Southeast | American West | Exhibits include Western horse-drawn carriages and wagons, Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo celebration, local history, pioneer artifacts and clothing, and Western and folk art |
Chinese Joss House Museum | Evanston Evanston, Wyoming Evanston is a city in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Uinta County.-Geography:Evanston is located at... |
Southwest | Ethnic | website, area Chinese immigration history from the 1870s through the 1930s |
Chugwater Museum | Chugwater Chugwater, Wyoming Chugwater is a town in Platte County, Wyoming, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 244.-History:In a 2005 promotion to attract new people to the town, building lots were offered for $100 provided the new owner built a house within a year and lived in it for at least... |
Southeast | History | information |
Cody Dug Up Gun Museum | Cody Cody, Wyoming Cody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census... |
Northwest | Military | website, opening May 2009, relic guns & other weapons from many time periods and locations |
Colter Bay Visitor Center & Indian Arts Museum | Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in northwestern Wyoming, U.S. The Park consists of approximately and includes the major peaks of the long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Only south of Yellowstone... |
Northwest | Native American | website, American Indian artifacts donated by the Rockefeller family |
Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center | Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in northwestern Wyoming, U.S. The Park consists of approximately and includes the major peaks of the long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Only south of Yellowstone... |
Northwest | Multiple | website, information, natural history, mountaineering, Western artifacts |
Crook County Museum & Art Gallery | Sundance Sundance, Wyoming Sundance is a town in Crook County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,161 at the 2000 census. The town is named for the Sun Dance ceremony practiced by several North American Indian Nations.-Sundance in popular culture:... |
Northeast | Multiple | website, exhibits include local history, period rooms, vintage clothing, weapons, arrowheads and art |
Dancing Bear Folk Center | Thermopolis Thermopolis, Wyoming Thermopolis is the largest town in, and the county seat of Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,172.... |
Northwest | Folk crafts | Website |
Devils Tower National Monument Devils Tower National Monument Devils Tower is an igneous intrusion or laccolith located in the Black Hills near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River... |
Hulett Hulett, Wyoming Hulett is a town in Crook County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 408 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Hulett is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles , all of it land. The Belle Fourche River bisects the town... |
Northeast | Multiple | Visitor center exhibits about the geology, natural history and importance to area Native Americans of the monument |
Dubois Museum | Dubois Dubois, Wyoming Dubois is a town in Fremont County, Wyoming. The population was 962 at the 2000 census, although it nearly doubles in the summer with many part-time residents.-Geography:... |
Northwest | Local history | website, area Sheepeater Shoshone, petroglyphs, railroad, emigrants, geology, ranch furnishings and equipment |
Fishing Bridge Museum Fishing Bridge Museum The Fishing Bridge Museum is one of a series of "trailside museums" in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, designed by architect Herbert Maier in a style that has become known as National Park Service Rustic. It is one of three parts of a 1987-declared National Historic Landmark, the Norris,... |
Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho... |
Northwest | Natural history | Wildlife found in Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho... |
Fort Bridger Fort Bridger Fort Bridger was originally a 19th century fur trading outpost established in 1842 on Blacks Fork of the Green River and later a vital resupply point for wagon trains on the Oregon Trail, California Trail and Mormon Trail. The Army established a military post here in 1858 during the Utah War until... |
Fort Bridger Fort Bridger, Wyoming Fort Bridger is a census-designated place in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 400 at the 2000 census. The town takes its name from the eponymous Fort Bridger established in 1842.-Geography:... |
Southwest | Fort | Restored barracks with museum, original buildings and reconstructed trading post |
Fort Caspar Museum and Historic Site Fort Caspar Fort Caspar was a military post of the United States Army in present-day Wyoming, named after 2nd Lieutenant Caspar Collins, a U.S. Army officer who was killed in the 1865 Battle of the Platte Bridge Station against the Lakota and Cheyenne... |
Casper Casper, Wyoming Casper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... |
Central | Military | Includes reconstructed log fort buildings and a museum |
Fort Fetterman Fort Fetterman Fort Fetterman was a wooden fort constructed in 1867 by the United States Army on the Great Plains frontier in the Dakota Territory approximately 11 miles northwest of present-day Douglas, Wyoming. It was located high on the bluffs on the south side of the North Platte River... |
Douglas Douglas, Wyoming Douglas is a city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,288 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Converse County... |
Southeast | Military | Trail through fort ruins, restored officer's quarters and an ordnance warehouse with exhibits |
Fort Laramie National Historic Site Fort Laramie National Historic Site Fort Laramie was a significant 19th century trading post and diplomatic site located at the confluence of the Laramie River and the North Platte River in the upper Platte River Valley in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Wyoming... |
Near Torrington, WY | Southeast | Military | Visitor center museum with exhibits, restored fort buildings |
Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site | Story Story, Wyoming Story is a census-designated place in Sheridan County, Wyoming, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 887.-Geography:Story is located at .... |
Northeast | Military | Visitor center with exhibits, tour of fort remains |
Fort Steele Museum | Sinclair Sinclair, Wyoming Sinclair is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The town was originally called Parco, after the Producers & Refiners Corporation which founded the refinery and the company town. It was renamed Sinclair after PARCO was acquired during the Great Depression by Sinclair Consolidated Oil... |
Southeast | Fort | Information, Website |
Fossil Country Frontier Museum | Kemmerer Kemmerer, Wyoming Kemmerer is both the largest city and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2000 census. It dubs itself the "The Fossil Fish Capital of the World" and the "Gateway to the West." As the county seat of Lincoln County, Kemmerer is the location of... |
Southwest | Local history | website, information |
Fossil Butte National Monument Fossil Butte National Monument Fossil Butte National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located 15 miles west of Kemmerer, Wyoming; the national monument was established on October 23, 1972. The site preserves the best paleontological record of Tertiary aquatic communities in North America and possibly the world,... |
Kemmerer Kemmerer, Wyoming Kemmerer is both the largest city and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2000 census. It dubs itself the "The Fossil Fish Capital of the World" and the "Gateway to the West." As the county seat of Lincoln County, Kemmerer is the location of... |
Southwest | Natural history | Visitor center features fossil exhibits |
Fremont County Pioneer Museum | Lander Lander, Wyoming Lander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander, Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just... |
Northwest | History | website |
Glendo Historical Museum | Glendo Glendo, Wyoming Glendo is a town in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 229 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glendo is located at .... |
Central | Local history | Information |
Glenrock Paleontological Museum | Glenrock Glenrock, Wyoming Glenrock is a town in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2000 census.Glenrock, known as Deer Creek Station, had its beginning as a mail and stage station along the Oregon Trail. The station served as a relay and eating place and was a vital supply point for... |
Southeast | Natural history | Information, dinosaurs, fossils and paleontology |
Grand Encampment Museum | Encampment | Southeast | Open air | website, timber, mining, and agricultural history, pioneer village and two-story outhouse |
Green River Valley Museum | Big Piney Big Piney, Wyoming Big Piney is a town in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 408 at the 2000 census.-History:Big Piney is the oldest settlement in Sublette County. It was founded in 1879, when rancher Daniel B... |
Southwest | Local history | website, exhibits include livestock brands Livestock branding Livestock branding is a technique for marking livestock so as to identify the owner. Originally, livestock branding only referred to a hot brand for large stock, though the term is now also used to refer to other alternative techniques such as freeze branding... , area coal mines, Wardell Buffalo Trap, restored homesteader cabin, ranching equipment, period displays |
Guernsey State Park Museum Guernsey State Park Lake Guernsey State Park, also known as Guernsey State Park Historic District, Lake Guernsey Park, Guernsey Lake Park, or Guernsey State Park, is a historic district and state park near Guernsey, Wyoming... |
Guernsey Guernsey, Wyoming Guernsey is a town in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,147 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Guernsey is located at .... |
Southeast | Local history | Exhibits about the Civilian Conservation Corps and the natural and cultural history of the park |
Hanna Basin Museum | Hanna Hanna, Wyoming Hanna is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 873 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hanna is located at .... |
Southeast | Local history | website, coal mining town, ranching and railroad history |
Historic Governors' Mansion Wyoming Governor's Mansion The Wyoming Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Wyoming. The current mansion was built during 1976 and is located at 5001 Central Ave. in Cheyenne.... |
Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... |
Southeast | Historic house | |
Homesteader Museum | Powell Powell, Wyoming Powell is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,373 at the 2000 census. Powell is an All-America City and home to Northwest College.-Geography:Powell is located at .... |
Northwest | Local history | information |
Homesteaders Museum | Torrington Torrington, Wyoming Torrington is a city in and the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,776 at the 2000 census. Torrington is the home of Eastern Wyoming College.... |
Southeast | Local history | website, includes ranching and homestead artifacts, changing art exhibits |
Hoofprints of the Past Museum | Kaycee Kaycee, Wyoming Kaycee is a town in Johnson County, Wyoming in the USA. The population was 249 at the 2000 census. It is home to a museum that preserves the cattle ranching heritage of the area, especially the history of the Johnson County War.... |
Northeast | Local history | information |
Hot Springs County Museum & Cultural Center | Thermopolis Thermopolis, Wyoming Thermopolis is the largest town in, and the county seat of Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,172.... |
Northwest | Local history | website, exhibits include outlaws, Native Americans, oil & gas industries, coal mining, area wildlife, period Main Street business displays |
J.C. Penney Homestead & Historical Foundation | Kemmerer Kemmerer, Wyoming Kemmerer is both the largest city and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2000 census. It dubs itself the "The Fossil Fish Capital of the World" and the "Gateway to the West." As the county seat of Lincoln County, Kemmerer is the location of... |
Southwest | Historic house | information, information, site of first J.C. Penney's store in the U.S. |
Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum | Jackson Hole | Northwest | History | Website |
Jim Gatchell Frontier History Museum | Buffalo Buffalo, Wyoming Buffalo is a city in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,900 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County... |
Northeast | History | Dioramas and artifacts of Johnson County and frontier history |
King Saddlery Museum | Sheridan Sheridan, Wyoming Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116... |
Northeast | History, Leather work | Information |
Laramie Peak Museum | Wheatland Wheatland, Wyoming Wheatland is a town in and the county seat of Platte County in southeastern Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wheatland is located at .... |
Central | History | Information |
Laramie Plains Museum | Laramie Laramie, Wyoming Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... |
Southeast | Historic house | Website |
Little Snake River Museum | Savery Savery, Wyoming Savery is an unincorporated community in southeastern Carbon County, Wyoming, United States, on the upper Little Snake River. It lies along WYO 70 south of the city of Rawlins, the county seat of Carbon County. Its elevation is 6,473 feet... |
Southeast | Open air | website, includes a doctor's office, several cabins and historic houses |
Madison Museum Madison Museum The Madison Museum is one of a series of "trailside museums" in Yellowstone National Park designed by architect Herbert Maier in a style that has become known as National Park Service Rustic. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and is one of three parts of a... |
Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho... |
Northwest | Natural history | |
Medicine Bow Museum | Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, Wyoming Medicine Bow is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 304 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Medicine Bow is located at .... |
Local history | website | |
Meeteetse Bank Museum | Meeteetse Meeteetse, Wyoming Meeteetse is a town in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 351 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Meeteetse is located at .... |
Northwest | Bank | information, information |
Meeteetse Museum | Meeteetse Meeteetse, Wyoming Meeteetse is a town in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 351 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Meeteetse is located at .... |
Northwest | Local history | website, information, includes Charles J. Belden Museum of Western Photography |
Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting | Greybull Greybull, Wyoming Greybull is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greybull is located at .... |
Northwest | Aviation | website, aircraft include World War II bombers and transport aircraft, and firefighting planes |
Museum of the American West | Lander Lander, Wyoming Lander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander, Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just... |
Northwest | Living | website, umbrella for four museums: Fremont County Pioneer Museum, the Pushroot Living History Village, the Native Americans of the Central Plains and Rockies Museum and living history complex, and the Lander Children’s Museum |
Museum of the Mountain Man Museum of the Mountain Man Museum of the Mountain Man is a museum located in Pinedale, Wyoming, US that exhibits western historical pieces relating to the mountain men who explored this region in the early to middle part of the 19th century. The museum is typically open during the summer months.- External links :*... |
Pinedale Pinedale, Wyoming Pinedale is a town in and the county seat of Sublette County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,412 at the 2000 census. Pinedale is an important hunting outfitting town and a gateway to the Wind River Mountains. It is also a major gateway to the Jackson Hole area in Wyoming. Pinedale is... |
Southwest | History | |
National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center | Dubois Dubois, Wyoming Dubois is a town in Fremont County, Wyoming. The population was 962 at the 2000 census, although it nearly doubles in the summer with many part-time residents.-Geography:... |
Northwest | Natural history | website, biology and habitat needs of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep |
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center National Historic Trails Interpretive Center The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is a interpretive center about several of the National Historic Trails, and is located northwest of Casper, Wyoming on Interstate 25. It is operated through a partnership between the Bureau of Land Management, the City of Casper, and the National... |
Casper Casper, Wyoming Casper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... |
Central | American West | website, story of America’s westward expansion, including Native Americans, explorers and mountain men, emigrants and Pony Express riders |
Natural History Museum of Western Wyoming College | Rock Springs Rock Springs, Wyoming Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975.... |
Southwest | Natural history | information, replicas and casts of dinosaur fossils |
National Museum of Wildlife Art National Museum of Wildlife Art The National Museum of Wildlife Art, located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is a museum dedicated to presenting art about wildlife. Located on a bluff called East Gros Ventre Butte and amid real wildlife habitat, the sandstone structure overlooks the National Elk Refuge... |
Jackson Hole | Northwest | Art | Fine art about wildlife |
Nelson Museum of the West | Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... |
Southeast | Multiple | website, includes Native American, cowboy and rodeo artifacts, period room displays, weapons and military displays, natural history dioramas, fine Western art |
Nici Self Museum | Centennial Centennial, Wyoming Centennial is a census-designated place in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 191 at the 2000 census.-History:As the Union Pacific Railroad was pushing west to link up with the Central Pacific Railroad, as part of the First Transcontinental Railroad, they sent logging crews... |
Southeast | Local history | information, partially housed in a 1907 Hahn's Peak and Pacific Railroad depot, exhibits include local ranching, farming, and mining equipment and history |
Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center | Casper Casper, Wyoming Casper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... |
Central | Art | website, contemporary art |
Norris Geyser Basin Museum Norris Geyser Basin Museum The Norris Geyser Basin Museum, also known as Norris Museum or Norris Comfort Station, is one of a series of "trailside museums" in Yellowstone National Park designed by architect Herbert Maier in a style that has become known as National Park Service Rustic... |
Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho... |
Northwest | Natural history | Geothermal geology, features of Norris Geyser and plant and animal life in thermal areas |
Old Trail Town Old Trail Town Old Trail Town is a collection of historic western buildings and artifacts, dating from 1879—1901, located off the Yellowstone Highway in the resort city of Cody, the seat of Park County in northwestern Wyoming... |
Cody Cody, Wyoming Cody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census... |
Northwest | Open air | Includes over 26 historic buildings and artifacts, horse-drawn vehicles, Native American artifacts and memorabilia of the Wyoming frontier |
Old West Wax Museum | Thermopolis Thermopolis, Wyoming Thermopolis is the largest town in, and the county seat of Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,172.... |
Northwest | Wax | website, information, over 50 life-size wax figures in 20 Western frontier historical dioramas. |
Parco/Sinclair Museum | Sinclair Sinclair, Wyoming Sinclair is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The town was originally called Parco, after the Producers & Refiners Corporation which founded the refinery and the company town. It was renamed Sinclair after PARCO was acquired during the Great Depression by Sinclair Consolidated Oil... |
Southeast | Local history | information |
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims... |
Jackson Hole | Northwest | Amusement | |
Riverton Museum | Riverton Riverton, Wyoming Riverton is a city in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is both the largest city in the county and the largest within the historical boundaries of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The city's population was 9,310 at the 2000 census... |
Central | Local history | information |
Rock Springs Community Fine Arts Center | Rock Springs Rock Springs, Wyoming Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975.... |
Southwest | Art | website |
Rock Springs History Museum | Rock Springs Rock Springs, Wyoming Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975.... |
Southwest | Local history | website |
Salt Creek Museum | Midwest Midwest, Wyoming Midwest is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 408 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Midwest is located at .... |
Northeast | Industry | information, history of the Salt Creek Oil Field Salt Creek Oil Field The Salt Creek Oil Field, located in the town of Midwest in Natrona County, Wyoming, approximately 40 mi north of Casper, was at one time in the early 20th century the largest light crude oil field in the world. It was historically one of the most important petroleum deposits in Wyoming.The... and oilfield industry, period room displays |
Saratoga Museum | Saratoga Saratoga, Wyoming Saratoga is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,736 at the 2000 census.Saratoga is the home of the Steinley Cup microbrew competition, usually held in August at Veterans Island Park, a playground and picnic facility located on a small island in the North Platte... |
Southeast | History, geology | website, exhibits include gems, minerals, Wyoming jade, fossils, pioneer home life artifacts |
Sheridan County Historical Society and Museum | Sheridan Sheridan, Wyoming Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116... |
Northeast | History | Website |
Shoshone Tribal Cultural Center | Fort Washakie Fort Washakie, Wyoming Fort Washakie is a census-designated place in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States, within the Wind River Indian Reservation and along U.S. Route 287... |
Northwest | Native Americans | Information |
South Pass City State Historic Site South Pass City, Wyoming South Pass City is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is located 2 miles south of the intersection of highways 28 and 131. The closest town is Atlantic City... |
South Pass City South Pass City, Wyoming South Pass City is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is located 2 miles south of the intersection of highways 28 and 131. The closest town is Atlantic City... |
Southwest | Open air | |
Stagecoach Museum | Lusk Lusk, Wyoming Lusk is a town in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Niobrara County. The town was laid out in June 1886 by engineers working on the Wyoming Central Railway. It was named after Frank S... |
Southeast | Transportation | website, information |
Stolen Bell Museum | Diamondville Diamondville, Wyoming Diamondville is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 716 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Diamondville is located at .... |
Southwest | Local history | information |
Sweetwater County Historical Museum | Green River Green River, Wyoming Green River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census.... |
Southwest | Local history | website |
Tate Geological Museum | Casper Casper, Wyoming Casper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... |
Central | Geology | website, part of Casper College Casper College Casper College is a public community college in Casper, Wyoming, U.S. The school was founded in 1945. It currently enrolls 4,023 students. There are approximately 250 faculty. The Tate Geological Museum is located on the south end of the campus.Warren A... , gems, fossils, minerals |
Tecumsah's Old West Miniature Village & Museum | Cody Cody, Wyoming Cody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census... |
Northwest | History | website, indoor miniature village depicting the frontier history of Wyoming throughout the nineteenth century, located within Tecumseh's Frontier Trading Post |
Ten Sleep Pioneer Museum | Ten Sleep Ten Sleep, Wyoming ŋTen Sleep is a town in Washakie County, Wyoming, United States. It is located in the Big Horn Basin in the western foothills of the Big Horn Mountains, about 26 miles east of Worland and 59 miles west of Buffalo.... |
Northeast | History | information, pioneer life and artifacts |
Trail End State Historic Site | Sheridan Sheridan, Wyoming Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116... |
Northeast | Historic house | website, website, mansion home of Governor John B. Kendrick John B. Kendrick John Benjamin Kendrick was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Wyoming.Kendrick was born near Rusk, Texas, where he attended the public schools, and then moved to Wyoming in 1879 and settled on a ranch near Sheridan, where he raised cattle.He was a member of the State... |
Trona Mining Museum of Bridger Valley | Lyman Lyman, Wyoming Lyman is a town in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lyman is located at .... |
Southwest | Mining | information, mining and uses of the mineral trona Trona Trona ; Na3•2H2O is an evaporite mineral. It is mined as the primary source of sodium carbonate in the United States, where it has replaced the Solvay process used in most of the rest of the world for sodium carbonate production.- Etymology :The word "trona" comes to English by way of either... |
Uinta County Museum | Evanston Evanston, Wyoming Evanston is a city in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Uinta County.-Geography:Evanston is located at... |
Southwest | Local history | website, includes local history, ranching, household, railroad, fashion, military, Native American, and Chinese displays |
University of Wyoming Anthropology Museum | Laramie Laramie, Wyoming Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... |
Southeast | Anthropology | website |
University of Wyoming Art Museum | Laramie Laramie, Wyoming Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... |
Southeast | Art | Website |
University of Wyoming Geological Museum | Laramie Laramie, Wyoming Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... |
Southeast | Natural history | website, fossils, rocks, and mineral specimens |
University of Wyoming Insect Museum | Laramie Laramie, Wyoming Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... |
Southeast | Natural history | Website |
Upton Red Onion Museum | Upton Upton, Wyoming Upton is a town in Weston County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 872 at the 2000 census. The slogan for the town is "The best town on earth".-Geography:Upton is located at .... |
Northeast | Local history | information |
Warren ICBM & Heritage Museum | Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... |
Southeast | Military | website, history of F. E. Warren Air Force Base |
Washakie Museum | Worland Worland, Wyoming Worland is a city in Washakie County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,250 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washakie County. The City of Worland is served by the Worland Municipal Airport.-Geography:... |
Northwest | Multiple | website, fossils and Colby mammoth kill site display, Shoshone Shoshone The Shoshone or Shoshoni are a Native American tribe in the United States with three large divisions: the Northern, the Western and the Eastern.... artifacts, art, pioneer and local history |
Werner Wildlife Museum | Casper Casper, Wyoming Casper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... |
Central | Natural history | website, part of Casper College Casper College Casper College is a public community college in Casper, Wyoming, U.S. The school was founded in 1945. It currently enrolls 4,023 students. There are approximately 250 faculty. The Tate Geological Museum is located on the south end of the campus.Warren A... , information |
Western History Center | Lingle Lingle, Wyoming Lingle is a town in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 510 at the 2000 census.Former Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Richard V... |
Southeast | Local history, paleontology | information |
Wright Centennial Museum | Wright Wright, Wyoming Wright is a town in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,504 at the 2010 census.- History :Settlement began in the area near Wright in the 1970s, with the creation of the Black Thunder Coal Mine, the largest mine in the Powder River Basin and most productive mine in the... |
Northeast | History | Information |
Wyoming Arts Council Gallery | Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... |
Southeast | Art | website |
Wyoming Children’s Museum and Nature Center | Laramie Laramie, Wyoming Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... |
Southeast | Nature center | Website |
Wyoming Dinosaur Center Wyoming Dinosaur Center right|290px|thumb|Wyoming Dinosaur CenterThe Wyoming Dinosaur Center is located in Thermopolis, Wyoming and is one of the few dinosaur museums in the world to have its own excavation within driving distance... |
Thermopolis Thermopolis, Wyoming Thermopolis is the largest town in, and the county seat of Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,172.... |
Northwest | Paleontology | |
Wyoming Frontier Prison Museum | Rawlins Rawlins, Wyoming Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County... |
Southeast | Prison | Information, information |
Wyoming Governor's Mansion Wyoming Governor's Mansion The Wyoming Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Wyoming. The current mansion was built during 1976 and is located at 5001 Central Ave. in Cheyenne.... |
Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... |
Southeast | Historic house | |
Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum | Douglas Douglas, Wyoming Douglas is a city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,288 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Converse County... |
Southeast | History | website, period displays, antiques and pioneer artifacts |
Wyoming State Capitol Wyoming State Capitol The Wyoming State Capitol is the state capitol and seat of government of the U.S. state of Wyoming. Built between 1886 and 1890, the capitol is located in Cheyenne and contains the chambers of the Wyoming State Legislature and well as the office of the Governor of Wyoming. It was designated a U.S... |
Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... |
Southeast | Historic site | |
Wyoming State Museum Wyoming State Museum The Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is operated by the State of Wyoming as a repository for material concerning Wyoming history, art, natural history and fossils, industry, Native Americans, pioneers and its cultural heritage.... |
Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... |
Southeast | Multiple | website, includes Wyoming history, art, natural history and fossils, industry, Native Americans, pioneers and cultural heritage |
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site | Laramie Laramie, Wyoming Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... |
Southeast | Prison | website |
Wyoming Transportation Museum Wyoming Transportation Museum The Wyoming Transportation Museum, also referred to as the Cheyenne Depot Museum, is a railroad museum located in Cheyenne, Wyoming.It is located inside the historic Union Pacific Railroad depot. This depot was built in 1886 to 1887... |
Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... |
Southeast | Transportation | |
Wyoming Veterans' Memorial Museum | Casper Casper, Wyoming Casper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... |
Central | Military | website, located at the Casper/Natrona County International Airport |
See also
Botanical gardens in Wyoming (category)Houses in Wyoming (category)
Forts in Wyoming (category)
- Museums list
- Nature Centers in Wyoming
Observatories in Wyoming (category)