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Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center Reviews

700 Broadway St
Thermopolis, WY 82443

(307) 864-5183

We are located in Hot Springs County in the town of Thermopolis, WY. We would love for you to come and visit and take a step back in time. We have two floors in our main building and an additional five buildings in our annex area. We have an extensive collection of amazing artifacts. We have a very extensive collection of Arrowheads that is one of the largest in the area. We are home to the Original Hole-in-the-Wall Bar. It is the very bar where Butch Cassidy would hang out with his gang. The Bar was owned by Tom Skinner whom was a personal friend of Butch. So come on in and spend a day with us. When you come visit here a few things you might want to know about us. Military active/retired and their families are always free. Adults are $4, seniors 60 and over are $2, children 6-12 are $2 and children 5 and under are free and all locals from Hot Springs County are $1. We accept cash or check however, at this time we are not able to accept credit/debit cards. Any questions please feel free to contact us here at the Museum

History Museum Near Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center

Wyoming Dinosaur Center
Distance: 0.7 mi Competitive Analysis
110 Carter Ranch Rd
East Thermopolis, WY 82443

The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is located in Thermopolis, Wyoming and is one of the few dinosaur museums in the world to have excavation sites within driving distance. The museum acquired the Thermopolis Specimen of Archaeopteryx, which was in private hands for decades before an anonymous donor gave it to the museum; it is the only fossil of this genus for viewing in North America.Another notable fossil assembly is from the "SI" site, which presents the rare occurrence of both footprints and skeletal fossils located in the same context. Recent research by Debra Jennings demonstrates the past occurrence at the site of a shallow alkaline lake with multiple layers containing bones and trackways; these assemblies were created as the lake expanded and shrank with changes in the environment over tens of thousands of years. Other active dig sites include "FS", which contains at least one juvenile diplodocid with articulated hands and feet, and "TYA", which contains the remains of multiple allosaurs. Several Camarasaurus have been found at the "BS" site.The museum gallery has 28 mounted dinosaurs, including the addition of a full mount of Supersaurus. The skeleton is 106 feet long, and is the first mount based on new data from the more complete "Jimbo" specimen (WDC DMJ-001). There is also an impressive display of pre-Mesozoic fossils on display, including numerous Devonian fish.

Museum/Art Gallery Near Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center

Wyoming Dinosaur Center
Distance: 0.7 mi Competitive Analysis
110 Carter Ranch Rd
East Thermopolis, WY 82443

The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is located in Thermopolis, Wyoming and is one of the few dinosaur museums in the world to have excavation sites within driving distance. The museum acquired the Thermopolis Specimen of Archaeopteryx, which was in private hands for decades before an anonymous donor gave it to the museum; it is the only fossil of this genus for viewing in North America.Another notable fossil assembly is from the "SI" site, which presents the rare occurrence of both footprints and skeletal fossils located in the same context. Recent research by Debra Jennings demonstrates the past occurrence at the site of a shallow alkaline lake with multiple layers containing bones and trackways; these assemblies were created as the lake expanded and shrank with changes in the environment over tens of thousands of years. Other active dig sites include "FS", which contains at least one juvenile diplodocid with articulated hands and feet, and "TYA", which contains the remains of multiple allosaurs. Several Camarasaurus have been found at the "BS" site.The museum gallery has 28 mounted dinosaurs, including the addition of a full mount of Supersaurus. The skeleton is 106 feet long, and is the first mount based on new data from the more complete "Jimbo" specimen (WDC DMJ-001). There is also an impressive display of pre-Mesozoic fossils on display, including numerous Devonian fish.