List of museums in Wyoming

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.

Museums
Name Location County Region Area of study Summary
Anna Miller MuseumNewcastleWestonNortheastLocal historyIncludes period displays, general store exhibit, one room school house, log cabin, fossils and local history displays
Brinton MuseumBig HornSheridanCentralMultiple1920s and 30s gentleman's working ranch with collections of fine art, furnishings, historic and Native American artifacts
Buffalo Bill Center of the WestCodyParkNorthwestMultipleComplex of museums about history, Native Americans, natural history, Western art and firearms
Campbell County Rockpile MuseumGilletteCampbellNortheastLocal historywebsite, includes rifles, saddles, Native American artifacts, fossils, quilts, and other memorabilia, coal mine video and exhibit, children's activities
Carbon County MuseumRawlinsCarbonSoutheastLocal historywebsite, exhibits include Union Pacific Railroad, pioneers, residents and outlaws, Native Americans, agriculture, and inventor Thomas Edison
Charles Belden Museum of Western PhotographyMeeteetseParkNorthwestPhotographywebsite, 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 MuseumCheyenneLaramieSoutheastRailroad
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West MuseumCheyenneLaramieSoutheastAmerican Westwebsite, 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 MuseumEvanstonUintaSouthwestEthnicwebsite, area Chinese immigration history from the 1870s through the 1930s
Chugwater MuseumChugwaterPlatteSoutheastLocal history[1]
Cody Dug Up Gun MuseumCodyParkNorthwestMilitarywebsite, relic guns & other weapons from many time periods and locations
Colter Bay Visitor Center & Indian Arts MuseumGrand Teton National ParkTetonNorthwestNative Americanwebsite, American Indian artifacts donated by the Rockefeller family
Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor CenterGrand Teton National ParkTetonNorthwestMultipleNatural history of Grand Teton National Park, mountaineering, Western artifacts
Crimson Dawn Park and MuseumCasperNatronaCentralGeologywebsite, includes 1929 original log cabin home of artist Neal Forsling and her family
Crook County Museum & Art GallerySundanceCrookNortheastMultiplewebsite, exhibits include pioneer and Western artifacts, Vore Buffalo Jump, General George Custer, trial of the Sundance Kid, art gallery
Devils Tower National MonumentHulettCrookNortheastMultipleVisitor center exhibits about the geology, natural history and importance to area Native Americans of the monument
Don King MuseumSheridanSheridanNortheastHistorywebsite, Western and cowboy memorabilia, wagons, coaches, Indian artifacts, guns, Western tack and original artwork
Dubois MuseumDuboisFremontNorthwestLocal historyArea Sheepeater Shoshone, petroglyphs, railroad, emigrants, geology, ranch furnishings and equipment
Evans Dahl Memorial MuseumLanderFremontNorthwestSportsMemorabilia of the area one shot antelope hunt[2]
First National Bank MuseumMeeteetseParkNorthwestHistoryEarly 20th century bank with furnishings
Fishing Bridge MuseumYellowstone National ParkParkNorthwestNatural historyWildlife found in Yellowstone National Park
Fort BridgerFort BridgerUintaSouthwestFortRestored 19th-century fur-trading fort barracks with museum, original buildings and reconstructed trading post
Fort Caspar Museum and Historic SiteCasperNatronaCentralMilitaryIncludes reconstructed log fort buildings and a museum
Fort Fetterman Historic SiteDouglasConverseSoutheastMilitaryTrail through mid 19th-century fort ruins, restored officer's quarters and an ordnance warehouse with exhibits
Fort Laramie National Historic SiteNear Torrington, WYGoshenSoutheastMilitaryVisitor center museum with exhibits, restored fort buildings
Fort Phil Kearny State Historic SiteStoryJohnsonNortheastMilitaryVisitor center with exhibits, tour of fort remains
Fort Fred Steele State Historic SiteSinclairCarbonSoutheastFortRemains of the mid 19th century fort
Fossil Country Frontier MuseumKemmererLincolnSouthwestLocal historywebsite
Fossil Butte National MonumentKemmererLincolnSouthwestNatural historyVisitor center features fossil exhibits
Fremont County Pioneer MuseumLanderFremontNorthwestHistorywebsite, artifacts from prehistory through the 1920s from the Lander Valley, Fremont County and western Wyoming
Glendo Historical MuseumGlendoPlatteCentralLocal historyLocal history, paleontology and natural history displays[3]
Grand Encampment MuseumEncampmentCarbonSoutheastOpen airwebsite, timber, mining, and agricultural history, pioneer village and two-story outhouse
Green River Valley MuseumBig PineySubletteSouthwestLocal historywebsite, exhibits include livestock brands, area coal mines, Wardell Buffalo Trap, restored homesteader cabin, ranching equipment, period displays
Guernsey State Park MuseumGuernseyPlatteSoutheastLocal historyExhibits about the Civilian Conservation Corps and the natural and cultural history of the park
Hanna Basin MuseumHannaCarbonSoutheastLocal historyCoal mining town, ranching and railroad history[4]
Heart Mountain Wyoming Interpretive Learning CenterPowellParkNorthwestHistoryHistory of the World War II internment camp for Japanese Americans
Historic Governors' MansionCheyenneLaramieSoutheastHistoric houseDecorated to represent the 1905, 1937, 1955 and 1960s eras when it served as the home of the governor
Homesteader MuseumPowellParkNorthwestLocal historywebsite
Homesteaders MuseumTorringtonGoshenSoutheastLocal historyIncludes ranching and homestead artifacts, railroad and transportation displays
Hoofprints of the Past MuseumKayceeJohnsonNortheastLocal historywebsite, displays include Native Americans, Fort Reno, cattle barons and cowboys, Johnson County War, historic buildings
Hot Springs County Museum & Cultural CenterThermopolisHot SpringsNorthwestLocal historywebsite, exhibits include outlaws, Native Americans, oil & gas industries, coal mining, area wildlife, period Main Street business displays
J.C. Penney HouseKemmererLincolnSouthwestHistoric houseHome of James Cash Penney, town is site of first J.C. Penney's store in the U.S.[5]
Jackson Hole MuseumJacksonTetonNorthwestHistoryWebsite, operated by the Jackson Hole Historical Society
Jim Gatchell Memorial MuseumBuffaloJohnsonNortheastHistoryDioramas and artifacts of Johnson County and frontier history
Lander Art CenterLanderFremontNorthwestArtwebsite, hosts 8 annual exhibitions of paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, photography and other media
Lander Children's MuseumLanderFremontNorthwestChildren'swebsite
Laramie Peak MuseumWheatlandPlatteCentralLocal history[6][7]
Laramie Plains MuseumLaramieAlbanySoutheastHistoric houseLate 19th-century period Victorian mansion
Little Snake River MuseumSaveryCarbonSoutheastOpen airwebsite, 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 MuseumYellowstone National ParkTetonNorthwestNatural history
Medicine Bow MuseumMedicine BowCarbonLocal history[8]
Meeteetse MuseumsMeeteetseParkNorthwestLocal historywebsite, 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 SiteAlcovaCarbonSoutheastHistorywebsite, history and artifacts used by the Mormon handcart pioneers
Museum of Flight and Aerial FirefightingGreybullBig HornNorthwestAviationwebsite, aircraft include World War II bombers and transport aircraft, and firefighting planes
Museum of the American WestLanderFremontNorthwestOpen-airwebsite, includes pioneer village with 10 buildings, natural and cultural history of the South Pass, Sweetwater and Wind River valley areas
Museum of the Mountain ManPinedaleSubletteSouthwestHistory
National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive CenterDuboisFremontNorthwestNatural historyBiology and habitat needs of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
National Historic Trails Interpretive CenterCasperNatronaCentralAmerican WestHistory of America's westward expansion, including Native Americans, explorers and mountain men, emigrants and Pony Express riders
National Museum of Wildlife ArtJacksonTetonNorthwestArtFine art about wildlife
Nelson Museum of the WestCheyenneLaramieSoutheastMultiplewebsite, includes Native American, cowboy and rodeo artifacts, period room displays, weapons and military displays, natural history dioramas, fine Western art
Nici Self MuseumCentennialAlbanySoutheastLocal historywebsite, partially housed in a 1907 Hahn's Peak and Pacific Railroad depot, exhibits include local ranching, farming, and mining equipment and history
Nicolaysen Art MuseumCasperNatronaCentralArtwebsite, contemporary art
Norris Geyser Basin MuseumYellowstone National ParkParkNorthwestNatural historyGeothermal geology, features of Norris Geyser and plant and animal life in thermal areas
Old Trail TownCodyParkNorthwestOpen 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 MuseumGlenrockConverseSoutheastNatural historyFacebook site, also known as the Glenrock Paleontological MuseumWyoming dinosaurs, fossils and paleontology
Parco/Sinclair Historic District MuseumSinclairCarbonSoutheastLocal history[4]
Pathfinder Dam Interpretive CenterCasperNatronaCentralTechnologyHistory of the construction of Pathfinder Dam, open by appointment[11]
Red Onion MuseumUptonWestonNortheastLocal history[12]
Ripley's Believe It or Not!JacksonTetonNorthwestAmusement
Riverton MuseumRivertonFremontCentralLocal historywebsite, city history, eastern Fremont County communities, the Eastern Shoshone peoples, the Northern Arapaho peoples and regional history
Robert A. Peck Arts CenterRivertonFremontCentralArtwebsite, part of Central Wyoming College, includes a contemporary art gallery and outdoor sculpture exhibit
Rock Springs Community Fine Arts CenterRock SpringsSweetwaterSouthwestArtwebsite
Rock Springs Historical MuseumRock SpringsSweetwaterSouthwestLocal historywebsite
Salt Creek MuseumMidwestNatronaNortheastIndustryHistory of the Salt Creek Oil Field and oilfield industry, period room displays[13]
Saratoga MuseumSaratogaCarbonSoutheastHistory, geologywebsite, exhibits include gems, minerals, Wyoming jade, fossils, pioneer home life artifacts
Science ZoneCasperNatronaCentralSciencewebsite, hands-on science and engineering displays for children, live animals
Sheridan County MuseumSheridanSheridanNortheastLocal historyWebsite, operated by the Sheridan County Historical Society, exhibits include railroads, coal mining, Tongue River log flume, Battle of the Rosebud
Shoshone Tribal Cultural CenterFort WashakieFremontNorthwestNative AmericansHeritage and culture of the Eastern Shoshone[14]
South Pass City State Historic SiteSouth Pass CityFremontSouthwestOpen airOver 30 historic structures dating from the city's heyday in the 1860s and 1870s
Stagecoach MuseumLuskNiobraraSoutheastLocal historywebsite, relics from the 19th-and 20th-centuries including a stagecoach
Stolen Bell MuseumDiamondvilleLincolnSouthwestLocal history[15]
Sweetwater County Historical MuseumGreen RiverSweetwaterSouthwestLocal historywebsite
Tate Geological MuseumCasperNatronaCentralGeologywebsite, part of Casper College, gems, fossils, minerals
Ten Sleep Pioneer MuseumTen SleepWashakieNortheastHistoryPioneer life and artifacts[16][17]
Texas Trail MuseumPine BluffsLaramieSoutheastLocal history
Trail End State Historic SiteSheridanSheridanNortheastHistoric houseEarly 20th-century mansion home of Governor John B. Kendrick
Uinta County MuseumEvanstonUintaSouthwestLocal historywebsite, includes local history, ranching, household, railroad, fashion, military, Native American, and Chinese displays
University of Wyoming Anthropology MuseumLaramieAlbanySoutheastAnthropology
University of Wyoming Art MuseumLaramieAlbanySoutheastArtHistoric and contemporary art
University of Wyoming Geological MuseumLaramieAlbanySoutheastNatural historyFossils, rocks, and mineral specimens
University of Wyoming Insect MuseumLaramieAlbanySoutheastNatural historyResearch collection and exhibit gallery
Warren ICBM & Heritage MuseumCheyenneLaramieSoutheastMilitarywebsite, history of F. E. Warren Air Force Base, history of missiles and the 90th Space Wing
Washakie Museum & Cultural CenterWorlandWashakieNorthwestMultiplewebsite, fossils and Colby mammoth kill site display, Shoshone artifacts, art, pioneer and local history
Weidner Wildlife MuseumRock SpringsSweetwaterSouthwestNatural historyPart of Western Wyoming Community College, mounted wildlife specimens
Werner Wildlife MuseumCasperNatronaCentralNatural historywebsite, part of Casper College
Western History CenterLingleGoshenSoutheastMultipleLocal 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 MuseumWrightCampbellNortheastHistorywebsite
Wyoming Dinosaur CenterThermopolisHot SpringsNorthwestPaleontologyIncludes over 30 mounted dinosaur skeletons, fossil displays and dioramas, and a preparation lab with visitor viewing
Wyoming Frontier PrisonRawlinsCarbonSoutheastPrisonTours of the 1901 former prison, history of the prison and current Wyoming State Penitentiary, Wyoming Peace Officer's Museum
Wyoming Governor's MansionCheyenneLaramieSoutheastHistoric house
Wyoming National Guard MuseumCheyenneLaramieSoutheastMilitarywebsite, history of the Wyoming National Guard
Wyoming Pioneer MuseumDouglasConverseSoutheastHistorywebsite, period displays, antiques and pioneer artifacts, located on the Wyoming State Fairgrounds, operated by the Wyoming Pioneer Association
Wyoming State CapitolCheyenneLaramieSoutheastHistoric site
Wyoming State MuseumCheyenneLaramieSoutheastMultipleIncludes Wyoming history, art, natural history and fossils, industry, Native Americans, pioneers and cultural heritage
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic SiteLaramieAlbanySoutheastPrisonLate 19th-century prison
Wyoming Veterans' Memorial MuseumCasperNatronaCentralMilitarywebsite, 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
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson

Defunct listings
  • Old West Wax Museum, Thermopolis, closed in 2010, displays now at Wind River Heritage Center in Riverton[21][22]
  • Tecumsah's Old West Miniature Village & Museum, Cody[23]
  • Wyoming Children's Museum and Nature Center, Laramie, closed in 2010[24]

References
  1. "Museum". Chugwater, WY. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. "One Shot Antelope Hunt Foundation Evans/Dahl Memorial Museum". Travel Wyoming. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. "Glendo Historical Museum". Travel Wyoming. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. "Carbon County Museums". Carbon County, Wyoming. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  5. "J.C. Penney House". Wyoming State Historical Society. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  6. "Laramie Peak Museum". Travel Wyoming. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  7. "Facebook site". Laramie Peak Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  8. "Medicine Bow Museum". Travel Wyoming. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  9. "Old West Wax Museum". Wonders of Wyoming. July 25, 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  10. "Old West Wax Museum and Dancing Bear Folk Center". Ultimate Wyoming. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  11. "Pathfinder Dam Interpretive Center". Visit Casper. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  12. "Facebook site". Red Onion Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  13. "Salt Creek Museum". Visit Casper. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  14. "Shoshone Tribal Cultural Center". Travel Wyoming. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  15. "Stolen Bell Museum". Ultimate Wyoming. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  16. "Tensleep Pioneer Museum". Washakie GenWeb. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  17. "Facebook site". Ten Sleep Pioneer Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  18. "Western History Center". Go Goshen. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  19. "Heritage Center breaks ground on second museum building in Riverton". County 10. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  20. "Riverton, Wyoming: Wind River Heritage Center - Wax Museum". Roadside America. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  21. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/8452 Roadside America report, accessed 11/10/12
  22. http://county10.com/2012/05/08/heritage-center-breaks-ground-on-second-museum-building-in-riverton/ Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine "Heritage Center breaks ground on second museum building in Riverton", County10, 5/8/12
  23. "Museum". Tecumseh's Trading Post. Retrieved 29 September 2015. Museum has been sold and moved to California.
  24. "Children's Museum closes". Laramie Boomerang. August 13, 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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