Reviews of Old Cowtown Museum (Museum)

C Yauch

Interesting historical "living museum." It's unrealistic but appreciated that many of the buildings are air conditioned. Food options are very limited so eat before you go. I'm not sure why they do the shootouts. Aren't there other things from that period that could be highlighted or demonstrated?

Dania Laubach

So much fun! Came tho help the Girl Scout Specialty Troop for the day. Got to participate in a Temperance parade and sweep the schoolhouse. Loved the staff and had such fun with all the characters.

Lee Converse

Great place for family time

Susie Mooney

Really enjoyed. Very interesting.

Kristi Sutton

Had no idea how big this place is, tons to look at and the free Sundays is great! Lucky enough to see a cat too!

Jennifer Kilburn

Fun place to visit for all ages. T the kids had a great time!

Jessie Shorb

Good place if u want to go back in time and have fun while you do it

Brenda Scherr

Lots of information about. Was very hot temps & some buildings had A/C

Chris Bloomfield

This is an immersive historic experience with period actors! The buildings are old historic buildings that have been moved onto the site. They even have the first house built in Wichita by Europeans. The actors were friendly and informative. My big regret is that we went on a super hot Friday, when we should have went on the weekend. They have more going on during the weekend. Still a great way for the kids to learn about pioneer times. Some of the buildings have ac, luckily because it was 105 when we visited. The actors were wearing full cotton suits and still smiling! That is professionalism at its finest.

Anne Newkold

Grand daughter and enjoyed the gun fights today

K Dilli

So fun! Would love to go back when I have more time to spend!

Sam Pho

I'm a photographer and this is a great location to get unique backdrops. They also are photographer friendly as far as admissions. Its great to just visit for an afternoon and also affordable. Here's a picture taken in the Saloon on stage

William Baldwin

Been here for 40 years and finally when to go see Cowtown. It was bigger than I thought. Great historical learning environment. Took my son whom enjoyed it. Went late in the year of November when they had their gun fights going on. It was a night day.

Victoria Garcia

LOTS to look at! Learned interesting things aboit the old west. It was fun walking into all the buildings to see what it was like. Everyone was so friendly and the Museum is so well kept. We loved it! Thanks from Kansas City

Mike

Lots of wonderful interactive exhibits. Shootout script was a little cartoon-y but perfect for families! Learn from my mistake though, bring sunscreen...

shawn arndt

Very fun and educational. Loved it!!

Lyle Rease Cason Jr

Excellent museum that is not only accredited, but a living museum. Be sure to check the website for events. The events make a great visit even better.

Sydney Kerby

Super cool place with extremely interesting workers/volunteers

Dee Varah

Amazing experience. So much detail and visitor information. It’s the real deal! We visit often and it doesn’t get old. It’s like the first time every time.

Jennifer Travis

Had a great time here. It was Halloween when we went so everything was neatly decorated for it. Very nicely done. Would recommend going here

Amanda Caldwell

Went on a school field trip. It was neat to look at all the buildings and to hear the presentation about etiquette back then. There were a couple of 'businesses' with reenactors - the print shop, the blacksmith, and the carpenter - that were interesting to learn about. We look forward to visiting again on our own.

Nathaniel Hess

Wedding there great place amazing memories I went there a lot when I was younger my Grandpa took me

sudarshan acharya

Nice place to spend few hours while in Wichita. Self paced tour, can go in most of the buildings and look at things that were designed to resemble 1865. They had a drama with a live gunfight using blanks which basically happens everyday. Its a good place to go see where the new era of development started. Would recommend it to people of every age.

David Mace

Truly the pride of Wichita attractions. Authentic period buildings and historical figures. Re-enactors know their stuff and staff is committed to giving you a fine experience. Working blacksmith, gun fights, a working newspaper and printing press, a dance hall complete with dancers, a working farm and a working elevator. Make time to visit!

Graciela Pacheco

Put on your cowboy hats and take a stroll down main Street of this quaint town where cow-boys came to rest after a long cattle drive.

April Luce

Fun place to go. People dressed like the old days and a good old gun fight.

Virginia Stilwill

Had a blast. Loved the old buildings

JOSE NEGRON

I just love the history that goes with it... love it love it love it

Lash Askew

Interesting old buildings, reenactors doing real jobs, gunfights, and stories

Chris Kay

Very good displays and realistic portrayal of 1870's cowtown and early Wichita, KS.

devin

Great place to go. Fun Tourists attraction if your visiting Wichita

Ari V

So cool! My nine year old loved this place,

Shanna Marshall

If a person loves Western History then they need to visit this outdoor living museum. During the year they offer free admission days--which was a day that we attended. Be sure to watch one of their live gun fights at 1pm or 3pm. There is a lot to see and you will easily spend a couple hours walking through the town to see the homes and businesses from Old Cowtown. We will for sure go back during a few of their special events! In September they have a wine event, in October is the Halloween celebration, and we can't wait to see the town decorated for Christmas in December. It was a great afternoon, even with the heat. (They have many buildings with air conditioning so we could sit and cool off a while. And they have many benches throughout the town for people to rest.)

Merry Matthews

I attended a presentation on the effects of the cattle industry on the morals of the town of Wichita. It was very interesting.

Tim Marks

Fun place to take the kids. History lessons with entertainment.

Sage House

Love Cowtown. The volunteers do such an amazing job. They make this place come alive. There's so much to see and learn. Take time to read all the plaques they have around Cowtown. It gives so much information. We will be back again for sure. Well we got a membership today. So yes we will be back.

Jason Brabander

Really cool, this was my first time going. Currently free on Sundays, which is great for families. Signs in the displays are crisp and easy to read, unlike some other museums. I do wish more things were interactive or hands on.

Rachel Leonard

We were there on a quiet day. So We could explore the whole place. It was great to feel a part of history.

Xi Wang

19 century town, good place!

Brian Lyday

Beautiful meeting hall. Nice place to take the younger kids.

Waffles And_eclipsa

We attended on a free Sunday, every Sunday is free unless they're having special events. Was super fun and interesting to see and explore about the first settlers to the area. We watched a reenactments of bank robbers, which the kids really got a kick out of. They do offer ages photographer that I believe our family will return to do. Our family of 5 had a great time. The store that you enter and leave from could be way better, which surprises me as they could really make a killing by offering way more. Knocked a star off as we all got eaten alive by the mosquitos. But other than that it was a great time!

Debbie Wall

Great place to see the history of Witchta! The staff was very helpful and friendly!

Michael Dixon

Awesome! Really got the mind and imagination thinking about those days of old.

Stephanie Reida

This is a great museum full of interesting artifacts to show how people lived in early Wichita.

Laci Banowetz

Such a fun museum to go to. My two year really loved checking the old buildings out. It was really affordable too!

Jamie Jorgensen

Neat place. Fun way to learn about history. We were there when they were doing the civil war reenactments. The kids thought this was really neat.

Majek Media

It is a great place to visit, especially if you have kids! From gun fight reenactments to an real life old saloon with sarsaparilla.

Paul bridges

This is nice old west town museum, lots of interesting information about old Wichita and its role in the cattle farm and railroad industry worth a visit

rory8blu 0

The kids had so much fun

Linda Tompkins Miller

Very quaint and fun. Shoot outs are awesome. Very informative.

Jan Bush

Enjoyed the night at Cowtown with my daughter at their special night time event. We reminisced about our Girl Scout adventures from our own days of past. Toured the various exhibits - like the Munger House and Wichita Eagle print shop. Met up with gunfighters, cowboys, cowgirls, working ladies, and even the sheriff. Ate BBQ while quenching our thirst in the saloon. Also learned about Delano’s early years. Fun time for everyone.

Shannon Lewis

Super fun place to take your family! Very educational and informative. I love this place!

K Lee

Had a blast with the Grands. It was so hot. We enjoyed the air conditioned buildings. We also love the gunfight!!!! I love walking back into time and see how Wichita was back in the day.

Myra Luna

This museum is an Old West Town. It is really, really fun and educational! The Cowtown Gunfighters are a great group to see!

fresh panda

It was very fun and Interesting to see Kansas back in the days

David McConeghey

We watched a Civil War reenactment and watched and were invited to participate in a formal dance. Really enjoyed the bottled Sarsaparilla at the saloon. On previous visits we watched a gunfight.

Phillip Roenne

Great place to be for events.

Jasmine Murphree

Great place to stroll through time in the 1800s everything is so well preserved. It's awesome going into all the houses to explore how they lived. It's not very stroller friendly especially the houses not many ramps

randy moore

I enjoyed the old cowtown museum this is great for the entire family to see and learn about the History of Wichita.

Sara Horowitz

Cute restoration village. Very few interpreters, would have been better if they would have staff interacting with the visitors

Apoorva Gupta

We went there on a Sunday. All though entry was suppose to be fee but they charged us as there was some event going on. That was a bummer! Museum was just ok. You can visit once.

Helen Malone

We enjoyed the show and the folks who were a part of the show and in the old town were nice and knowledgable about the era. We had a good time.

Barbara Buckley

Great museum. Wonderful that it's free on Sundays.

Nick Smith

Love the free admission on sundays during the summer. Great place to take the family. Definitely recommend for all to go.

Kim Rettinger

Wish we had more time here, cool place

Aaron Robison

This is a fun place. It's a nice blast from the past, and worth taking a tour. If you've lived in Wichita or just want to to see what life was like long ago then this is a nice place. The civil war reenactments are pretty fun to go to.

Anthoney Henson

Awesome place with lots of awesome history. And great show by the cowboys. We loved it. And we have already told others we will be back.

Natalie Seery

Was able to spend several hours here learning about Wichita, watching fake gun fights and seeing some extremely talented women dance. They also have a cow and some chickens! I love this place so much.

Dawn Long

We brought an eleven-year-old girl we were babysitting here during one of their FREE Sundays, and we had a marvelous time! Cowtown is HUGE! There are so many different old shops and buildings to explore. They've done a great job preserving the old feel to the place. It was hot, so I appreciated the saloon where customers can purchase cold root beers. We were there in time for the gun show, which was entertaining. There's also a lovely farm with live animals. Our eleven-year-old, like many kids there, had a blast watching blacksmith demonstrations, a magic show, the tree swing, the prison, the animals, and the well-stocked gift shop.

joe gunzel

It's had been about 40 years since the last time I visited Cowtown, back when I was a kid. It's grown alot since then. They have added a farm and built up the town quite alot. They still have actors putting on gunfights, acting out thier daily routines and a few stationed in exhibits to tell thier stories. I didn't think I would enjoy it much as an adult, but I was wrong. It's both educational and entertaining. So head on over to the saloon and order up an ice cold sarsaparilla for youself.

Jen Brown

Love taking the kids and Sundays are free!!

Wayne Schultz

Kind of a fun attraction to bring the family to on a nice day. They have a surprising amount of old relics and a knowledgeable staff that knows the history and enjoys sharing it with visitors.We had a nice day there all in all!

Cody Moberly

Changed my life

Robin King

So much fun and free on Sundays!

Joachim Pang

Old Cowtown was a pleasant surprise. I didn't really expect it to be so authentic, interactive and expansive. If you like exploring the olden days this is definately the spot. I thought the old bank building was a little spooky - as I was leaving the boards were really creaky and a small pebble fell on my shoulder. Lots of cool things to see and explore. If this isn't the top attraction in town - I would rate it in the top three. Definately worth the price of admission. Loved it.

Mike Mussa

Great piece of history.

Angela B

Nice leisure self-guided tour of buildings and homes from the days of the cow towns. There is a small gunfight performance and some workers dressed in period atire. It's not highly active. The blacksmith was worth watching. Just a nice glimpse into life as it once was.

Jesse Brubaker

Our family had a great time learning about Wichita's beginnings. Many of the buildings are heated, so you can enjoy the olden days without freezing a toe off.

Joseph Ashton

The gun fight was great, oh and the saloon girl were awesome.

Denise Agatep

Great staff and knowledgable actor. Good shows. Highly recommend!

Tom Mossberg

Great fun. Good shot out.

Moma Sewa.

Has definitely changed since last time I went. Much nicer and more to do and see.

Patrice Pete

This place was awesome I love to learn about the olden days!

Betty Barrett

Good local venue. Needs something...you go a few times when the kids are little and your over it.

Jessica Reyna

Went here on a 4th grade field trip with my son...was first time seeing this place and absolutely loved it!!

Peter Christensen

I enjoyed the dime novel reenactment.

Joe Joe Bean

Cowtown is free on Sat. Sun. Until the month of October. Wonderful time with my family and the gunshows were amazing.

Melba Muniz

Awesome time. Vendors, nice gun fight on the street. And baseball game. Fun for everyone. Nice and clean, learning experience.

Jodi Glunt

We took my girls here last week. They had never been and honestly, I had not been in many many years. They loved it even more than I anticipated. We couldnt get them to leave. I didnt even expect them to be as excited as they were. We will definitely be going back!

Bill Fenters

If you ever wanted to step back into time of the Wild Wild West this is the place to go. The Buildings are from the late 1800s and are a representation of what it must have looked like around Wichita at the time .The people that work there dress end period cloths. Go on Sunday from 12 to 5 for free

jereboy2005

This place is a very nice looking recreation of a wild West stule town. They have time a good job keeping it looking nice and clean and they put on cowboy shows and events regularly.

Wendi Brooking

Took my Mother, whom is visiting. Fantastic experience. Well worth your time. The volunteers at Cowtown give it their all in there reenactment. The wagons and artifacts on display are beautiful. It is a truly magnificent museum. I encourage, parents with younger children should take them to enjoy the wild west in Wichita. It is suitable to young to old.

Sara Willey

I absolutely love this museum! Every building is actually from the 1800's, they've relocated them for this place! Very awesome and educational to experience the way people used to live. Everyone is dressed like the time period and are so friendly and educational! Feels like you're stepping back in time. And they also have different events throughout the year for the holidays. I highly recommend checking it out!

Xai Inthabandith

It was a lovely place. Bigger than expected. I went during tacofest so the place was lively. I did notice the employees stayed in character which was such a surprise considering how there were speakers a DJ booth during the festival. I think the only issue was the parking. Though, it's to be expected with such a huge event that day.

Emily Meek

We got there late after the battle started but we did get to watch most of it. The characters in town look very realistic for the time.

Vicky Chaney-Little

TacoFest ICT off da chain! Delicioso! Food, drink, music, dance, contests and drawings and free stuff plus all us peoples!

Dee Lopez

Taco Fest. I had the Bongos Smoothies. It was delicious.

Roman Gianna

The Old Cowtown Museum! Very interesting. A lot of history, education and entertainment for young and not so young. This place is wonderful and I loved it. Will go again….

J.W Anderson

This place was awesome! It was very immersive and you could actually feel like you were back in the old west. You could walk through most buildings and the interpretive speakers and participants only added to the feeling. My only regret is I live 3+ hours away! I highly recommend this as a must see if you like late 1800s to early 1900s history or even if you don't, check it out!s

satya bhagat

Great place for nature lovers

Hannah Lamson

Family friendly. Awesome museum. Several reenactments. Be prepared to spend 1/2-all of your day here if you want to see everything.

Mario Luna

This place is getting bigger and you get to see more stuff it was a great experience

Pam Eckel

Love this place.Come check it out.

Andy Meyerhofer

Great insight into a time gone by that you can imerse yourself in

Trent Black

Went here for taco fest, seems like an interesting place to kill some time.

Molly Henson

Loved this place. Wished I had more time to spend there.

Samuel Kirk

Good old time fun

Paige Barlett

My children and I love this place, very neat to get to walk back in time. Fun and educational!

Jim Sharkey

The Old Cowtown Museum was lots of fun great place to walk around and see lots of History

Nicole Eaton

We absolutely loved our 2 days at The Age of the Gunfighter! My family had an amazing time! Thank you for inviting me to be part of this great event!! -Mag Wood {Border Queen Regulators}

Kristina Stinnette

Wish we could have seen more but it's a great place to get to see the "old west". Very fun to see how things have changed so much between then and now. Also love that they are part of "blue star" and hope they will continue to be for years to come.

Cary Reed

Definitely great family entertainment and very educational. Took my grandkids (5), ages 14 to 5 years and they were constantly looking for what is going to happen next! Spent time with the blacksmith watching him at his trade. Very informative and answered the kids questions using examples of comparing today vs then. Can't wait for Christmas, when we plan on attending again.

Tyler Burke

Great time for friends and family I highly recommend going it’s a blast love the gun fights

Michael Taranovich

Getting to experience the past and just seeing how far we gotten today I would have to say it was pretty fun

Daniel Klenosky

Bigger than I expected! The blacksmith shop was our favorite but the whole place is really cool!

Amber Holland

We had fun here. You can walk into like every building (and they are air conditioned!!)

Patricia Jackson

No place for people with disabilities to sit it was when you all had the Taco Fest it was so many people it was no where to sit people were coming in getting there taco's and leaving because it was no where to sit for people who had walking disabilities I hope if you have it there in the future that they have more places to sit an enjoy yourself I was in there about a hour an I left because it was so hot an no place to sit.

Susan Hagman

Good family place to visit. Shootout is entertaining.

Rick Warren

Awesome day it was!!!! Everyone was so nice and informative!!! We WILL be back!!

Sue Bonnett

Well worth our trip to visit this place. The day we visited they had actors/actresses dressed up in age appropriate ear clothing making the experience even better. Lots to see.

Kenneth Heitkotter

Had fun and enjoyed the Old Cow Town layout!!!!

Vickie Nevins

It is a must see. Definitely review their calendar.

Aleena Naomi Crawford

Like stepping into the past. Love this place.

Bernard Helphingstine

Great place to go with kids as well!

Jae Wells

I am Multi-talented author Jae Byrd Wells and I approve of this museum. I haven't seen it since I was a child. Truly one of Wichita's greatest treasures, I believe it should be passed down. It is bigger on the inside than the outside appearance. Every visit is a new adventure. The staff and volunteers are courteous and accommodating.

Vance Boyer

Such a cool place.

Joshua Willey

West of the big river its the only time accurate museum around! People in time accurate costumes and shoot outs!

Donna Wise

A jewel of plains history.

jailene mendoza

Love coming here! Every employee has a ghost story

Katie Claassen

Had a great time for my first experience here!

Donna Ross

This is a great place to take the kids. It's about Kansas and its history. Handicap accessible,free parking, free admission on Sundays.

Victoria Warnock

It is nice to learn about how Wichita started very educational and it's super fun we had a blast.

Craig Ewing

Great local outdoor place.

Megan Cole

Lots of actors and activities if you go on an event day. We had a great time.

Doug Sherwood

Highly recommend for learning more about early Wichita and the history of the area. Vastly changed for the better than my last visit over 15 years ago. I would definitely be interested in coming back.

Arvin Fontarum

Definitely a great place to spend some time with your family! The staff and renactors are very nice and friendly.

dan west

This a great place to visit to learn about the daily lives of people who lived in the 1850 - to1910's. This is an entire town of authentic buildings from the wild west days with living instructors such as the blacksmith, carpenter and seamstress. You can eat lunch in the saloon and see the printing press as well as attend school and church. There are several houses and all of the buildings are fully furnished with period antiques. This is a great place for young and old and highly recommend for anyone.

Mike Snowdon

Fun place to visit. Nice to see how far we have come. A few of the modern facsimiles made it not as authentic, but I think that's just me being picky.

DOOD J

My family has been visiting this place since I was a kid, then when my wife and I had kids we ended up volunteering here 20yrs ago, now my kids are all grown up and we still come here and still love it. It's changed quite a lot over the years, but there's still a lot of great information in each house and shop if you just look. Great family entertainment with each skit the cowboys put on out on the main street and plenty to see! Lots of walking (you're basically exploring an entire old west town) and more to see each time you go. Stay hydrated (there's a couple places you can buy drinks and snacks including bottled water beyond the gift shop) & wear sensible shoes. Keep your kids in hand, don't just let them run amok destroying irreplaceable history (remember, this is a wonderful, unique, outdoor MUSEUM, not an amusement park, these are real antique buildings, be respectful so we can keep this level of freedom interacting with actual local history!) Many of the old homes have been air-conditioned so folks with heart conditions or special needs can cool off along the way. Be respectful to the exhibits and all contents, to the folks that provide information and to the other guests of the museum. This is a great source for information specific to our home and history. Be proud of it and treat it accordingly!

Richard Bentoski

Loved it, and I'll go back again!

M Goad

Nice way to step back in time appreciate modern conveniences. Appreciated the staff in costume all around the museum.

Sajib Ul Islam

Its a different and wonderful place to visit. Township of 18 century is kept intact and you can walk through that golden times to feel their vibe. Volunteers in colorful costume, dance, play, shootout etc add realism in the environment. Look for events of the volunteers before going

Bill Igaz

Went on a ghost tour with my daughter. Nice place to visit.

Deanna Shear

I've been going here since I was a child. They provide opportunities for community service projects, host many events throughout the year and is a historic museum with lots of amazing history to learn about. The movie The Alamo was partially filmed there too.

Phoebe Janzen

Tremendous historical museum with great activities.

Bryan Ford

Excellent source for a history lesson of Wichita!

Jeremy Wilson

Had a grea time with the early learning center from the south YMCA

judie Headman

It's always fun to watch the gun fights

Cleo Smith

Interesting fun! Nice when they have events

jared blythe

This place is amazing. I loved it as a kid and now I get to take my kids there. And they love it as well. Best thing in Wichita hands down. Wish I could go everyday.

Chevy

I always love my time here. It is a blast and such a dream to walk back into an era I'm fond of.

Shannon Greeson

It’s old with limited things to see and do go during an event it makes for a better experience.

Debra Rhodes

Loved the night at old Delano, but it could use some love music, more drink vendors, and various demonstrations. It could be a big draw.

Beth McGarey

Great place very realistic of the period. My only thing is that I think it would be more interesting with more character people in the saloon & other places.

Karen Eastman

Great place to learn old West history.

Amanda Clover

It is just a lot of fun looking at the way people used to live. Makes you appreciate all the modern day conveniences that you have. It is great fun for the whole family. The saspirilla is amazing at the saloon.

Lynn

Always a fun time, learn how Wichita was back in the wild west. The kids love it here especially at Christmas and halloween

Cathy Rueda

Came here for taco fest 2019. Big mistake. I took my kids and there was no kid friendly activities at all. I paid $71 to get in. Then had to stand in long long lines to get drinks or even tacos. The price of admission plus tacos and drinks were just way to pricey. They did not provide any seating what so ever. You got your tacos and had to stand in the hot sun and eat them. Also alot of the vendors ran out of food and only took cash. I will never go back to taco fest again.