List of museums in Wyoming

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This list of museums in Wyoming encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name Location Region Area of study Summary
Anna Miller Museum Newcastle History Website
Bradford Brinton Memorial Museum Big Horn History Information
Buffalo Bill Historical Center Cody History, Native Americans, Natural history
Campbell County Rockpile Museum Gillette History Information
Carbon County Museum Rawlins History Website
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum Cheyenne History
Chinese Joss House Museum Evanston Ethnic Information
Chugwater Museum Chugwater History Information
Crook County Museum & Art Gallery Sundance History Information
Dancing Bear Folk Center Thermopolis Folk crafts Website
Dubois Museum Dubois History Website
Fishing Bridge Museum Yellowstone National Park Natural history
Fort Caspar Casper Fort
Fort Laramie National Historic Site Laramie Fort
Fort Steele Museum Sinclair Fort Information, Website
Fossil Country Frontier Museum Kemmerer History Website, Info
Glendo Historical Museum Glendo History Information
Glenrock Paleontological Museum Glenrock Paleontology Information
Grand Encampment Museum Encampment History Website, history of the area including a pioneer village and two-story outhouse
Green River Valley Museum Big Piney History Website
Hanna Basin Museum Hanna History Website
Historic Governors' Mansion Cheyenne Historic house Website
Homesteader Museum Torrington History Website
Homesteaders Museum Powell History Information
Hoofprints of the Past Museum Kaycee History Information
Hot Springs County Museum & Cultural Center Thermopolis History Information, Information
J.C. Penney Homestead & Historical Foundation Buffalo Information, site of first J.C. Penney's store in the U.S.
Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum Jackson Hole History Website
Jim Gatchell Frontier History Museum Buffalo History Website
King Saddlery Museum Sheridan History, Leather work Information
Laramie Peak Museum Wheatland History Information
Laramie Plains Museum Laramie Historic house Website
Little Snake River Museum Savery History Website
Madison Museum Yellowstone National Park Natural history
Medicine Bow Museum Medicine Bow History Website
Meeteetse Bank Museum Meeteetse History Information
Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting Greybull Aviation Website
Museum of the Mountain Man Pinedale History
National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center Dubois Natural history Website
Natural History Museum of Western Wyoming College Rock Springs Natural history Information
National Museum of Wildlife Art Jackson Hole Art
Nelson Museum of the West Cheyenne History Website
Nici Self Museum Centennial History Information, partially housed in a 1907 Hahn's Peak and Pacific Railroad depot. Exhibits cover the general history of the Centennial Valley with a 1944 UP caboose and many large pieces of ranching, farming, and mining equipment.
Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center Casper Art Website
Norris Museum Yellowstone National Park Natural history
Old Trail Town Cody History Website
Old West Wax Museum Thermopolis History Website, over 50 life-size wax figures in 20 Western frontier historical dioramas.
Parco/Sinclair Museum Sinclair History Website
Pioneer Association Museum of the American West Lander History Information
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Jackson Hole
Riverton Museum Riverton History Information
Rock Springs History Museum Rock Springs History Website
Salt Creek Museum Midwest History Information
Saratoga Museum Saratoga History, geology Website
Sheridan County Historical Society and Museum Sheridan History Website
Shoshone Tribal Cultural Center Fort Washakie Native Americans Information
Stagecoach Museum Lusk Transportation website
Stolen Bell Museum Diamondville History Information
Sweetwater County Historical Museum Green River History Website
Tate Geological Museum Casper Geology Website, part of Casper College
Tecumsah's Old West Miniature Village & Museum Cody History Website, largest indoor miniature village in the United States depicting the frontier history of Wyoming throughout the nineteenth century.
Ten Sleep Pioneer Museum Ten Sleep Pioneer life Information
Trona Mining Museum of Bridger Valley Lyman Industry Information
Uinta County Museum Evanston History Website
University of Wyoming Anthropology Museum Laramie Anthropology Website
University of Wyoming Art Museum Laramie Art Website
University of Wyoming Geological Museum Laramie Geology, Paleontology Website
University of Wyoming Insect Museum Laramie Natural history Website
Upton Red Onion Museum Upton History Information
Warren ICBM & Heritage Museum Cheyenne Military Website
Washakie Museum Worland History Website
Werner Wildlife Museum Casper Natural history Website
Western History Center Lingle History, paleontogy Information
Wright Centennial Museum Wright History Information
Wyoming Children’s Museum and Nature Center Laramie Nature center Website
Wyoming Dinosaur Center Thermopolis Paleontology
Wyoming Frontier Prison Museum Rawlins Prison Information
Wyoming State Museum Cheyenne History Website
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site Laramie Prison Website
Wyoming Transportation Museum Cheyenne Transportation


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