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Old Cowtown Museum

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The Broadview Hotel $118 1.2 mi 1.9 km 3 of 5 stars
Kansas Inn $68 1.5 mi 2.4 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Hyatt Regency Wichita $147 1.7 mi 2.7 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Homewood Suites by Hilton At The Waterfront $183 7.7 mi 12.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio $143 8.4 mi 13.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Merle's Place 0.6 mi 0.9 km 3.5 of 5 stars
TLC Muffins 0.8 mi 1.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
LA Galette 0.9 mi 1.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Wichita Art Museum 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Botanica: The Wichita Gardens 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Sedgwick County Zoo 3.1 mi 4.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“Old Cow Town Museum” PlanetWare.com
“Old Cowtown Museum won't open until June” MSNBC.com / Associated Press
“Wichita museums” AmericanJourneys.com
“20 ways to do the Wild West” Guardian Unlimited / The Observer
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 14 attractions in Wichita
Traveler Description:
Be transported back in time at this unique, 17 acre open-air living history museum which recreates Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas from 1865 to... more » Be transported back in time at this unique, 17 acre open-air living history museum which recreates Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas from 1865 to 1880. Museum staff dress in period costume and demonstrate everyday activities including, gardening, tending livestock and cooking. « less
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Attraction type: History museum, Historic village
Activities: Dining
Address: 1871 Sim Park Drive Wichita, KS 67203
Tel: (316) 264-0671
Fax: (316) 264-2937

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“A taste of the west”
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4 of 5 stars
frinton
Canterbury England
Dec 23, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

I was taken to Cowtown by friends who live in Wichita. They were rightly proud to show this wonderful museum to a visitor from the UK. The knowledge and enthusiasm shown by the people, all dressed in period clothes, at all of the houses and stores was wonderful, they really knew their stuff. I learnt quite a few new facts... more

“A taste of the life of the Prairie pioneer”
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4 of 5 stars
hatlad
May 1, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

Old Cowtown Museum is an excellent museum for the area, etc. With its dirt streets, restored old buildings, displays of artifacts fo the period and - weekends only during the summer - the living history character actors, gives a really great look at life on the prairie back in the mid-to-late 1800s when Wichita was founded on the cattle trail.... more

“i think it was a waste of money”
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1 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
monument, colorado
Oct 6, 2005
1/13 found this review helpful

I think the muesum stunk. I paid a lot of money and i was very diasapointed more

“Outstanding !!”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Yukon, Oklahoma
Aug 31, 2004
5/5 found this review helpful

I have been visiting the Cowtown Museum since I was a little boy living in Wichita. Now that I have moved away, I still go back often to visit Cowtown. The Museum has went through many transformations over the years, but now is top notch in every respect. This is a MUST SEE for anybody traveling through Wichita. It is... more

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1871 Sim Park Drive, Wichita, KS 67203
Tel: (316) 264-0671 Fax: (316) 264-2937