Museum
Rawlins
Carbon County Museum
Local collections connecting Carbon County communities with ranching, railroad, mining and everyday history.
Museums & Wyoming history
The stories behind the scenery
Major collections, community museums and historic places that give a Wyoming road trip deeper context.
Across the state
Wyoming museums worth adding to the route
This list mixes statewide institutions with smaller community museums. Hours can be seasonal, so check directly before making one the anchor of a travel day.
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Cody
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Five museums exploring Western art, Buffalo Bill, Plains Indian culture, firearms and natural history.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming State Museum
Statewide exhibits and collections interpreting Wyoming’s people, natural history and cultural heritage.
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Casper
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
Immersive interpretation of the Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, California and Pony Express trails.
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Thermopolis
Wyoming Dinosaur Center
Dinosaur exhibits, fossils and paleontology experiences near active fossil sites.
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Rawlins
Wyoming Frontier Prison
Guided history inside Wyoming’s first state penitentiary.
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Sundance
Crook County Museum
Northeast Wyoming artifacts and stories inside the restored Old Stoney building.
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Moorcroft
West Texas Trail Museum
Trail-driving, ranching and community history from the Moorcroft area.
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Hulett
Hulett Museum & Art Gallery
Local history and art close to Devils Tower in northeast Wyoming.
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Encampment
Grand Encampment Museum
Historic buildings and collections from the Upper North Platte Valley and copper era.
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Dubois
National Museum of Military Vehicles
Restored military vehicles and exhibits exploring American service and conflict.
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Pinedale
Museum of the Mountain Man
Fur-trade history, artifacts and Rocky Mountain rendezvous stories.
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Casper
Tate Geological Museum
Wyoming geology, fossils and dinosaurs on the Casper College campus.
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Jackson
National Museum of Wildlife Art
Wildlife art from historic and contemporary artists overlooking the National Elk Refuge.
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Cheyenne
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum
Rodeo, Western art and Cheyenne Frontier Days history in the state capital.
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Gillette
Campbell County Rockpile Museum
Northeast Wyoming ranching, mining and community history presented through regional collections.
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Big Horn
The Brinton Museum
Western and American Indian art in the historic Quarter Circle A Ranch setting.
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Worland
Washakie Museum & Cultural Center
Big Horn Basin history, geology and cultural exhibits in downtown Worland.
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Powell
Homesteader Museum
Stories of irrigation, settlement and community life in the Powell Valley.
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Powell
Heart Mountain Interpretive Center
A nationally significant site preserving the history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
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Green River
Sweetwater County Historical Museum
County history spanning Indigenous heritage, trails, railroads, mining and regional communities.
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Douglas
Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum
Pioneer, ranching and regional history on the Wyoming State Fairgrounds.
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Douglas
Camp Douglas POW Museum
A historic site preserving the story of the World War II prisoner-of-war camp.
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Glenrock
The Paleon Museum
Local paleontology, fossil exhibits and dinosaur discovery in downtown Glenrock.
Featured Wyoming museum
Carbon County Museum
A Rawlins starting point for understanding the people, industries and communities that shaped southern Wyoming.
Pair the museum with the Wyoming Frontier Prison, downtown Rawlins or a wider Carbon County history route.
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Carbon County Museum · Rawlins, Wyoming