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Old Cowtown Museum

1865 W. Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203
316-350-3323
Ranked #6 of 21 attractions in Wichita
4.0 of 5 stars 33 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites, History Museums
Activities: Dining
Owner 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 » Owner 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 1880. Museum staff dress in period costume and demonstrate everyday activities including, gardening, tending livestock and cooking. « less
Useful Information: Baby buggy parking, Activities for young children, Activities for older children
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Enid, Oklahoma
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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

We arrived at the Old Cowtown Museum at 9;30 am. when they opened. We paid 8 dollars each to walk arround and look at some old buildings. They told us that the period actors didn't get there till after lunch. What a joke. There was nothing to see but old buildings and half of them were locked up. they just... More

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Wichita
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24 reviews 24 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

While I cannot speak for all of Old Cowtown's experiences, I can honestly say I loved the first show I saw put together by Patricia and Susanne... I took my 11 year old son and wife to see "The Paperbag Bandit", full well thinking we'd be leaving at intermission... Boy was I wrong, all of us thoroughly enjoyed the interaction... More

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kansas
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

Even though I've visited the museum a dozen times it's still pleasing to visit. Lots of buildings and more activities these days.

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Ponca City, Oklahoma
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Interesting, good place for kids to learn and have fun doing it

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Broomfield, Colorado
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

I grew up in Wichita, so I visited Old Cowtown lots growing up. I was able to take my kids there on our last visit and they absolutely loved it. My son still talks about it a year later. It's still as well preserved today as it was when I was able to go as a young girl. I love... More

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mcpherson
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012

It's Wichita when it was a real town for cowboys. We sprang out of the prarie to be on the railroad and river and get the cows from the south to market Eastward. That's not interesting, but the resurection of the old town, complete with 1800s buildings, stores, houses, jail, etc are. The shows are so-so.

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Rogersville, Missouri
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

This was a good days visit to see all the things from the past. Very enjoyful day. My 90 year old father is talked us in to taking him. Am sure glad he did.

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Wichita, Kansas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012
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This is a good place to visit once especially for kids. It is very good for them to learn what it was like in the old days.

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Marana AZ
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012
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My husband and I are not from Wichita and are here for about 6 months on business. We were looking for some ways to learn about the history of Kansas in a fun way. This is not your typical museum. It is all outdoors and you get to see the way people lived back in the 1800's. We just went... More

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Derby, KS
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44 reviews 44 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012
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Really neat place with a lot of remodeling the last few years. We have only been at Christmas, but they do a great job of decorating.

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