List of museums in Wyoming

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This list of museums in Wyoming encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) 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 museums) are not included.

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Museums

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NameLocationCountyRegionTypeWebsite, Notes
Anna Miller Museum Newcastle Weston NortheastLocal historyIncludes period displays, general store exhibit, one room school house, log cabin, fossils and local history displays
Brinton Museum Big Horn Sheridan CentralMultiple1920s and 30s gentleman's working ranch with collections of fine art, furnishings, historic and Native American artifacts
Buffalo Bill Center of the West Cody ParkNorthwestMultipleComplex of museums about history, Native Americans, natural history, Western art and firearms
Campbell County Rockpile Museum Gillette Campbell NortheastLocal 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 Carbon SoutheastLocal history website, exhibits include Union Pacific Railroad, pioneers, residents and outlaws, Native Americans, agriculture, and inventor Thomas Edison
Charles Belden Museum of Western Photography Meeteetse Park NorthwestPhotography website, photographic works of Charles Belden, mostly from about 1914 to the 1940s, personal and family memorabilia of the photographer, his family, and the historic Pitchfork Ranch, photography gallery
Cheyenne Depot Museum Cheyenne Laramie SoutheastRailroad
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum CheyenneLaramieSoutheastAmerican West website, 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 Uinta SouthwestEthnic website, area Chinese immigration history from the 1870s through the 1930s
Chugwater Museum Chugwater Platte SoutheastLocal history [1]
Cody Dug Up Gun MuseumCodyParkNorthwestMilitary website, relic guns & other weapons from many time periods and locations
Colter Bay Visitor Center & Indian Arts Museum Grand Teton National Park Teton NorthwestNative American website, American Indian artifacts donated by the Rockefeller family
Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center Grand Teton National ParkTetonNorthwestMultipleNatural history of Grand Teton National Park, mountaineering, Western artifacts
Crimson Dawn Park and MuseumCasperNatronaCentralGeology website, includes 1929 original log cabin home of artist Neal Forsling and her family
Crook County Museum & Art Gallery Sundance Crook NortheastMultiple website, exhibits include pioneer and Western artifacts, Vore Buffalo Jump, General George Custer, trial of the Sundance Kid, art gallery
Devils Tower National Monument Hulett CrookNortheastMultipleVisitor center exhibits about the geology, natural history and importance to area Native Americans of the monument
Don King Museum Sheridan SheridanNortheastHistory website, Western and cowboy memorabilia, wagons, coaches, Indian artifacts, guns, Western tack and original artwork
Dubois Museum Dubois Fremont NorthwestLocal historyArea Sheepeater Shoshone, petroglyphs, railroad, emigrants, geology, ranch furnishings and equipment
Evans Dahl Memorial Museum Lander FremontNorthwestSportsMemorabilia of the area one shot antelope hunt [2]
First National Bank Museum MeeteetseParkNorthwestHistoryEarly 20th century bank with furnishings
Fishing Bridge Museum Yellowstone National Park ParkNorthwestNatural historyWildlife found in Yellowstone National Park
Fort Bridger Fort Bridger UintaSouthwestFortRestored 19th-century fur-trading fort barracks with museum, original buildings and reconstructed trading post
Fort Caspar Museum and Historic Site Casper Natrona CentralMilitaryIncludes reconstructed log fort buildings and a museum
Fort Fetterman Historic Site Douglas Converse SoutheastMilitaryTrail through mid 19th-century fort ruins, restored officer's quarters and an ordnance warehouse with exhibits
Fort Laramie National Historic Site Near Torrington, WY Goshen SoutheastMilitaryVisitor center museum with exhibits, restored fort buildings
Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site Story Johnson NortheastMilitaryVisitor center with exhibits, tour of fort remains
Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site Sinclair CarbonSoutheastFortRemains of the mid 19th century fort
Fossil Country Frontier Museum Kemmerer Lincoln SouthwestLocal history website
Fossil Butte National Monument KemmererLincolnSouthwestNatural historyVisitor center features fossil exhibits
Fremont County Pioneer MuseumLanderFremontNorthwestHistory website, artifacts from prehistory through the 1920s from the Lander Valley, Fremont County and western Wyoming
Glendo Historical Museum Glendo PlatteCentralLocal historyLocal history, paleontology and natural history displays [3]
Grand Encampment Museum Encampment CarbonSoutheastOpen air website, timber, mining, and agricultural history, pioneer village and two-story outhouse
Green River Valley Museum Big Piney Sublette SouthwestLocal history website, exhibits include livestock brands, area coal mines, Wardell Buffalo Trap, restored homesteader cabin, ranching equipment, period displays
Guernsey State Park Museum Guernsey PlatteSoutheastLocal historyExhibits about the Civilian Conservation Corps and the natural and cultural history of the park
Hanna Basin Museum Hanna CarbonSoutheastLocal historyCoal mining town, ranching and railroad history [4]
Heart Mountain Wyoming Interpretive Learning Center PowellParkNorthwestHistoryHistory of the World War II internment camp for Japanese Americans
Historic Governors' Mansion CheyenneLaramieSoutheastHistoric houseDecorated to represent the 1905, 1937, 1955 and 1960s eras when it served as the home of the governor
Homesteader Museum Powell ParkNorthwestLocal history website
Homesteaders Museum Torrington GoshenSoutheastLocal historyIncludes ranching and homestead artifacts, railroad and transportation displays
Hoofprints of the Past Museum Kaycee JohnsonNortheastLocal history website, displays include Native Americans, Fort Reno, cattle barons and cowboys, Johnson County War, historic buildings
Hot Springs County Museum & Cultural Center Thermopolis Hot Springs NorthwestLocal history website, exhibits include outlaws, Native Americans, oil & gas industries, coal mining, area wildlife, period Main Street business displays
J.C. Penney House KemmererLincolnSouthwestHistoric houseHome of James Cash Penney, town is site of first J.C. Penney's store in the U.S. [5]
Jackson Hole Museum Jackson TetonNorthwestHistory Website, operated by the Jackson Hole Historical Society
Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum Buffalo JohnsonNortheastHistoryDioramas and artifacts of Johnson County and frontier history
Lander Art CenterLanderFremontNorthwestArt website, hosts 8 annual exhibitions of paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, photography and other media
Lander Children's MuseumLanderFremontNorthwestChildren's website
Laramie Peak Museum Wheatland PlatteCentralLocal history [6] [7]
Laramie Plains Museum Laramie Albany SoutheastHistoric houseLate 19th-century period Victorian mansion
Little Snake River Museum Savery CarbonSoutheastOpen air website, includes Mountain man Jim Baker's two story log cabin, other buildings, cabins and historic houses, pioneer history, local ranching history, antique machinery, interactive exhibits, recreated bar and barbershop, gift shop
Madison Museum Yellowstone National Park TetonNorthwestNatural history
Medicine Bow Museum Medicine Bow CarbonLocal history [8]
Meeteetse MuseumsMeeteetseParkNorthwestLocal history website, consists of the Meeteetse Museum, Charles Belden Museum of Western Photography, and the First National Bank of Meeteetse Museum. Exhibits include the endangered black-footed ferret, the Meeteetse Mercantile, wild sheep of North America, Harry Jackson sculptures, a Forest Service cabin, local western cowboy tack and saddles, "Little Wahb" the grizzly, Olive Fell Art Gallery, First National Bank of Meeteetse memorabilia, Charles Belden photography and Pitchfork Ranch memorabilia
Mormon Handcart Historic Site Alcova CarbonSoutheastHistory website, history and artifacts used by the Mormon handcart pioneers
Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting Greybull Big Horn NorthwestAviation website, aircraft include World War II bombers and transport aircraft, and firefighting planes
Museum of the American WestLanderFremontNorthwestOpen-air website, includes pioneer village with 10 buildings, natural and cultural history of the South Pass, Sweetwater and Wind River valley areas
Museum of the Mountain Man Pinedale SubletteSouthwestHistory
National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center DuboisFremontNorthwestNatural historyBiology and habitat needs of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
National Museum of Military Vehicles DuboisFremontNorthwestMilitaryLarge collection of military vehicles
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center CasperNatronaCentralAmerican WestHistory of America's westward expansion, including Native Americans, explorers and mountain men, emigrants and Pony Express riders
National Museum of Wildlife Art Jackson TetonNorthwestArtFine art about wildlife
Nelson Museum of the WestCheyenneLaramieSoutheastMultiple 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 AlbanySoutheastLocal history website, 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 CasperNatronaCentralArt website, contemporary art
Norris Geyser Basin Museum Yellowstone National ParkParkNorthwestNatural historyGeothermal geology, features of Norris Geyser and plant and animal life in thermal areas
Old Trail Town CodyParkNorthwestOpen airIncludes over 26 historic buildings and artifacts, horse-drawn vehicles, Native American artifacts and memorabilia of the Wyoming frontier
Old West Wax Museum and Dancing Bear Folk CenterThermopolisHot SpringsNorthwestMultipleWax figures of famous people of the Old West, collection of teddy bears, historic documents, textile center [9] [10]
Paleon Museum Glenrock ConverseSoutheastNatural history Facebook site, also known as the Glenrock Paleontological MuseumWyoming dinosaurs, fossils and paleontology
Parco/Sinclair Historic District Museum Sinclair CarbonSoutheastLocal history [4]
Pathfinder Dam Interpretive CenterCasperNatronaCentralTechnologyHistory of the construction of Pathfinder Dam, open by appointment [11]
Quebec-One Missile Alert Facility Cheyenne LaramieSouthwestMilitaryRestored Cold War-era United States Air Force ICBM control facility
Red Onion Museum Upton Weston NortheastLocal history [12]
Ripley's Believe It or Not! JacksonTetonNorthwestAmusement
Riverton MuseumRivertonFremontCentralLocal history website, city history, eastern Fremont County communities, the Eastern Shoshone peoples, the Northern Arapaho peoples and regional history
Robert A. Peck Arts Center Riverton FremontCentralArt website, part of Central Wyoming College, includes a contemporary art gallery and outdoor sculpture exhibit
Rock Springs Community Fine Arts Center Rock Springs Sweetwater SouthwestArt website
Rock Springs Historical Museum Rock SpringsSweetwaterSouthwestLocal history website
Salt Creek Museum Midwest NatronaNortheastIndustryHistory of the Salt Creek Oil Field and oilfield industry, period room displays [13]
Saratoga Museum Saratoga CarbonSoutheastHistory, geology website, exhibits include gems, minerals, Wyoming jade, fossils, pioneer home life artifacts
Science ZoneCasperNatronaCentralScience website, hands-on science and engineering displays for children, live animals
Sheridan County Museum SheridanSheridanNortheastLocal history Website, operated by the Sheridan County Historical Society, exhibits include railroads, coal mining, Tongue River log flume, Battle of the Rosebud
Shoshone Tribal Cultural Center Fort Washakie FremontNorthwestNative AmericansHeritage and culture of the Eastern Shoshone [14]
South Pass City State Historic Site South Pass City FremontSouthwestOpen airOver 30 historic structures dating from the city's heyday in the 1860s and 1870s
Stagecoach Museum Lusk Niobrara SoutheastLocal history website, relics from the 19th-and 20th-centuries including a stagecoach
Stolen Bell Museum Diamondville LincolnSouthwestLocal history [15]
Sweetwater County Historical Museum Green River Sweetwater SouthwestLocal history website
Tate Geological Museum CasperNatronaCentralGeology website, part of Casper College, gems, fossils, minerals
Ten Sleep Pioneer Museum Ten Sleep Washakie NortheastHistoryPioneer life and artifacts [16] [17]
Texas Trail Museum Pine Bluffs LaramieSoutheastLocal history
Trail End State Historic Site SheridanSheridanNortheastHistoric houseEarly 20th-century mansion home of Governor John B. Kendrick
Uinta County MuseumEvanstonUintaSouthwestLocal history website, includes local history, ranching, household, railroad, fashion, military, Native American, and Chinese displays
University of Wyoming Anthropology Museum LaramieAlbanySoutheastAnthropology
University of Wyoming Art Museum LaramieAlbanySoutheastArtHistoric and contemporary art
University of Wyoming Geological Museum LaramieAlbanySoutheastNatural historyFossils, rocks, and mineral specimens
University of Wyoming Insect Museum LaramieAlbanySoutheastNatural historyResearch collection and exhibit gallery
Warren ICBM & Heritage Museum CheyenneLaramieSoutheastMilitary website, history of F. E. Warren Air Force Base, history of missiles and the 90th Space Wing
Washakie Museum & Cultural Center Worland WashakieNorthwestMultiple website, fossils and Colby mammoth kill site display, Shoshone artifacts, art, pioneer and local history
Weidner Wildlife Museum Rock SpringsSweetwaterSouthwestNatural historyPart of Western Wyoming Community College, mounted wildlife specimens
Werner Wildlife Museum CasperNatronaCentralNatural history website, part of Casper College
Western History Center Lingle GoshenSoutheastMultipleLocal history, paleontology [18]
Western Wyoming Community College campus displaysRock SpringsSweetwaterSouthwestMultipleIncludes an art gallery, five life sized dinosaur displays, nine replica Easter Island statues, other sculptures, fossils, geology and archaeological artifacts
Wind River Heritage CenterRivertonFremontCentralMultipleMounted wildlife and wax figures depicting Wyoming history [19] [20]
Wright Centennial Museum Wright Campbell NortheastHistory website
Wyoming Dinosaur Center ThermopolisHot SpringsNorthwestPaleontologyIncludes over 30 mounted dinosaur skeletons, fossil displays and dioramas, and a preparation lab with visitor viewing
Wyoming Frontier Prison Rawlins CarbonSoutheastPrisonTours of the 1901 former prison, history of the prison and current Wyoming State Penitentiary, Wyoming Peace Officer's Museum
Wyoming Governor's Mansion CheyenneLaramieSoutheastHistoric house
Wyoming National Guard MuseumCheyenneLaramieSoutheastMilitary website, history of the Wyoming National Guard
Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum Douglas ConverseSoutheastHistory website, period displays, antiques and pioneer artifacts, located on the Wyoming State Fairgrounds
Wyoming State Capitol CheyenneLaramieSoutheastHistoric site
Wyoming State Museum CheyenneLaramieSoutheastMultipleIncludes Wyoming history, art, natural history and fossils, industry, Native Americans, pioneers and cultural heritage
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site LaramieAlbanySoutheastPrisonLate 19th-century prison
Wyoming Veterans' Memorial MuseumCasperNatronaCentralMilitary website, located at the Casper/Natrona County International Airport, stories of state veterans who have served in the armed forces spanning the Spanish–American War to the modern era
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National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson

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References

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  2. "One Shot Antelope Hunt Foundation Evans/Dahl Memorial Museum". Travel Wyoming. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  3. "Glendo Historical Museum". Travel Wyoming. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Carbon County Museums". Carbon County, Wyoming. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  5. "J.C. Penney House". Wyoming State Historical Society. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  6. "Laramie Peak Museum". Travel Wyoming. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  7. "Facebook site". Laramie Peak Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  8. "Medicine Bow Museum". Travel Wyoming. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  9. "Old West Wax Museum". Wonders of Wyoming. July 25, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  10. "Old West Wax Museum and Dancing Bear Folk Center". Ultimate Wyoming. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  11. "Pathfinder Dam Interpretive Center". Visit Casper. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  12. "Facebook site". Red Onion Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  13. "Salt Creek Museum". Visit Casper. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  14. "Shoshone Tribal Cultural Center". Travel Wyoming. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  15. "Stolen Bell Museum". Ultimate Wyoming. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  16. "Tensleep Pioneer Museum". Washakie GenWeb. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  17. "Facebook site". Ten Sleep Pioneer Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  18. "Western History Center". Go Goshen. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  19. "Heritage Center breaks ground on second museum building in Riverton". County 10. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
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  21. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/8452 Roadside America report, accessed 11/10/12
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