- Old Cowtown Museum
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Old Cowtown Museum is a living history museum located in Wichita, Kansas along the Arkansas River. It focuses on life in Wichita and the southern plains of Kansas during the last part of the 19th century. The museum contains over twenty-six historic buildings, including a blacksmith, saloon, and 5-acre (20,000 m2) farm. The museum also contains a number of live animals, such as Percheron horses, a Longhorn steer, chickens, and a retired United States Cavalry Horse. Old Cowtown also provides a number of events throughout the year. The museum recently constructed a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) Visitor's Center which is available for rent.
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Categories: Living museums in Kansas | Museums in Wichita, Kansas | Agriculture museums in the United States | Kansas stubs | United States museum stubs
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