Old Cowtown Museum

Many cities have musuems - only Wichita has the one-and-only, never-to-be-duplicated-again Cowtown.

Be wowed when you step onto Cowtown's dirt roads and realize you've entered a world off the Chisholm Trail that is frozen in a 1865-1880 loop.Connect with history through artifacts in Cowtown's 10,000-piece permanent collection - textiles, furnishings, furniture, tools, art - that are proudly maintained by Historic Wichita Cowtown, Inc. Cowtown's unique programming tells the story of Wichita's transformation from a frontier settlement to a cattle town to an agricultural and manufacturing area.Wichita's storied past is vividly brought to life through daily activities, special events and education programs.​