Gail W.
10/7/2025
Great experience, lots of history. We enjoyed the cowboy shootout re enactment, very nice gift shop and nice employees.
Old Cowtown Museum
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1865 W Museum Blvd
Wichita, KS 67203
Be transported back in time at this unique, 23 acre open-air history museum that recreates Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas from 1865 to 1880. Museum volunteers dress in period costume and demonstrate everyday activities including, gardening, tending livestock and cooking. Established in 1950, Cowtown's unique programming chronicles Wichita's transformation from a frontier settlement to a cattle town to an agricultural and manufacturing area. The Museum has the distinction of being accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition achievable by a museum. Accreditation recognizes high standards in individual museums and ensures they continue to uphold public trust. Only 3 percent of the nation's estimated 34,144 museums are accredited.
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Jennifer R.
9/22/2025
A pretty neat place to visit especially during a themed/holiday event. We took our little one trick or treating during a Halloween themed event one year and it was extra spooky as it got dark.
Diana G.
4/9/2024
We were looking for something to do while in Wichita, Kansas for the day. We spent about an hour here. We walked around and looked inside the houses, businesses, and the farm area. They did have...
John O.
10/8/2023
I thought this place was outstanding and one of the best places to visit in Wichita. You can easily spend 2-3 hours here going through the various houses and rooms and you really come out with a...
Kim R.
9/13/2025
I can't really rate this museum - I only left one because I had to leave something - I had read that they were dog friendly, but we were not allowed to bring our very calm for a gentle dogs in....
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