Hot Springs County Museum & Cultural Center

The Old West comes to life at the Hot Springs County Museum & Cultural Center! Belly up to the original Hole In The Wall bar where outlaws from the Hole-In-The-Wall gang once sat, including the infamous Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid! Though spirits are no longer served to patrons, it is a great place to sit and imagine the sights, sounds and smells that once surrounded this icon from the past.

Walk through an old town setting where you can peer through the doors and windows of an old general store, doctor and dentist offices, a reconstructed jail, a newspaper and print shop, barber shop and much more.

Explore one of the largest arrowhead collection. Also in the collection is an original petroglyph carved by early Native Americans.

Do paleontology and geology strike your fancy? The museum also houses several prehistoric artifacts consisting of plant and animal fossils, as well as part of a leg bone from a wooly mammoth. If the geology of this region interests you, we have an amazing display of rocks and minerals from the area including a very large quartz geode.

This history of Hot Springs County would not be complete without honoring our veterans. We have cases full of artifacts from area soldiers who served in several conflicts over the years.

Check out the museum gift shop for some unique gifts and souvenirs! The Museum has a meeting room for rent.

Exhibits

About 16,000 square feet of exhibits that interpret many aspects of area pioneer and Native American life.

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Gift Shop

Wyoming history related books, locally-made gifts, jewelry and stuffed animals for the kids.

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Stories

This is the spot to read short stories & articles about many different aspects of Hot Springs County History.

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Grass Creek

Grass Creek Collection – Supported in part by an award from the Wyoming State Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives and Records Administration.

Gebo, Kirby & Crosby

Our Ghost Towns – Project partly funded by Wyoming State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Wyoming Rural School Experience

This 3.5-hour living history activity takes place in the historic one-room Middleton School, now located at the Hot Springs County Museum.

Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center exists to serve as an educational resource for teaching and researching the history of Hot Springs County; to collect, preserve and exhibit artifacts that tell and interpret the stories of the region’s people; and to provide cultural activities that enrich the experiences of community and visitors.