Old Cowtown Museum
About Old Cowtown Museum
Old Cowtown Museum is an accredited history museum located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located next to the Arkansas River in central Wichita. The Museum was established in 1952, and is one of the oldest open-air history museums in central United States with 54 historic and re-created buildings, including a period farm and out-buildings, situated on 23 acres of land off the original Chisholm Trail. Cowtown is a combination of attraction, museum, living history site, and historic preservation project. The City of Wichita works with the Historic Wichita Cowtown, Inc. Board, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, to further the Museum and its mission.
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- Founded
- 1952
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Old Cowtown Museum; the closest, Mid-America All-Indian Museum, is practically next door.
