Old Cowtown Museum brings the 1870s to life with exhibits and daily demonstrations.

Connect with history through artifacts in Cowtown's permanent collection, including textiles, furnishings, furniture, tools and art. Cowtown's unique programming tells the story of the city of Wichita's evolution, from a frontier settlement to a cattle town to an agricultural and manufacturing area. Our Mission

Visit Old Cowtown to experience history in real time, all year round! Explore our 54 historic and faithfully recreated buildings on more than 20 acres at your own pace. Our artifact collection, consisting of more than 25,000 authentic objects from 1865-1880, has been carefully curated to help immerse guests in days gone by.

The Cowtown Experience Historic Structures & Collections

Experience Cowtown, a representation of Wichita's early days and entrepreneurial development. Encounter three of the city's earliest residents who will recount their experiences on the Plains as they staked out their claim to a new life in the Kansas Territory.

The Cowtown Experience Historic Structures & Collections

Old Cowtown Museum's collections reflect aspects of life on the frontier in the late 1860s and 1870s. They include historic structures and their period furnishings, clothing and domestic textiles, tools and machinery, farming equipment and rolling stock.

Cowtown has an artifact collection that consists of more than 10,000 authentic objects from 1865-1880. The collection is owned by Historic Wichita Cowtown, Inc.

Old Cowtown Museum is supported by Historic Wichita Cowtown, Inc., a 501(c)(3) advisory board, in partnership with the City of Wichita. H WCI Mission Statement To foster an entertaining and enriching visitor experience by supporting meaningful educational programs, volunteer organizations, and the acquisition and preservation of historical ...

Old Cowtown Museum’s commercial buildings depict the types of businesses common to most towns in the "Old West" and specific to Wichita. Here are a few samplings of the business and industrial areas: