wyoming state museum

Visited and found a penny elongater. Needed change and the lady gave it to me and gave a penny to me. I did my coin and then went out to the car and brought back my state quarter (North Dakota) and presented it to her for her being so nice. (Gave her cent back also) Liked the sheep herder wagon presentation.

We took our grandchildren to the museum, they really enjoyed it as well as us. The layout was great, the staff was super. Would recommend, there is no cost that is super with large families, there is a donation box. It is certainly worth dropping a donation as it is a very nice museum and has some really neat history as well.

This modest-sized museum has a bit of everything - natural history, cultural history, wildlife, minerals, the "old West", and when we visited it even had a pretty nice "Governor's" fine art show going on in the lobby. There also was a larger "temporary" exibit linking art and nature upstairs. It is located in the downtown complex of state government buildings and is free to visit. Don't know if I would make a special trip from very far away but if you are in the area it is certainly worth an hour or two of your time.

My nephew and I took his kids (girl 10, boy 8) here on a Spring Break trip through the western states. The museum was laid out in a very accessible way and the staff was very welcoming. There were a lot of things to engage the kids. When we entered, the attendant gave each of them a map showing items they could find and mark on their sheet. On our way out she gave each of them a wooden nickel for finding 100% of the items, and of course the kids asked us what a wooden nickel was. There is something for everyone here -- the natural history of the land area of the state, prehistoric fossil discoveries, Native Americans, settlement, the coming of the railroads -- all told by exhibits showing what life was like in these various times. All of us enjoyed the hour-and-a half spent here. The kids were studying Lewis and Clark in school so these exhibits illustrated some of their learning. We highly recommend this museum to other families and anyone interested in the history of Wyoming.

I highly recommend going to the Wyoming State Museum! Everyone is different, but I suggest at least 2-3 hours to cover the entire museum, gift shop, and talking to the staff. The staff was very pleasant and nice! The cost is free, but donations are accepted. I highly recommend donating. The environment was very conducive to preserving the displays, antiques, and touring. The museum was very informative about the history of Wyoming and how it evolved from pre-historic days to present. There are 2 levels, which are handicap accessible. Free parking is available, just keep in mind the access to the parking lot is only on the backside of the museum. I kind of got confused on how to maneuver the museum displays without doubling back. It's not a big deal, just one needs to figure out how do it.Highly recommended!Enjoy!

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Excellent displays of Wyoming history and people that settled the state. Art work and graphics of very high quality. Easy to view all areas in comfort.

Not only were the kids entertained for over 2 hours but we were able to learn so much about Wyoming and it's history. Clean and well put together displays were great. Some Indian bead work, geology and information about cowboys were nice displays. Gift shop is amazing, a little of the local art, some food and bath items and some fun stuff for the kids. All in all glad we put it on our list of places to stop. Was worth the effort.

Touring our state museum is very aggravating. There is so,so,soooooo much rich history in this building. It. Is as thou the museum is for the purpose of appeasing staff and tolerating the public.It is not organized in a manner to enrich the public with its wealth of amazing history. The gal that runs the museum is so outgoing and loves telling of Wyoming's history. She should be a museum docents and train others. Then it would be of the quality to attract visitors.

nice museum , over two floors with a gift shop, free parking available.Covers a lot of information about the state and its people and history. Some interesting dinosaur and fossil stuff, as well as the cowboys and Indians.Nice and friendly staff, well worth combining with the Capitol Building across the road.Free museum but donations expected.

This state museum does the usual of covering a lot of subjects. That means not much time is given to any one thing. There was some nice Plains Indian beadwork on display. Some of the exhibits seem to have a corporate spin to them. Part of what we had hoped to learn here was about Wyoming's geology. Couldn't find one exhibit about how the state with so much fascinating geology came to be. Really should take the upstairs temporary gallery and add something about geology!

This is really a nice museum where you can take in the history of Wyoming as a territory and a state. There is an area that has displays of works of locals. Very neat. We were there just an hour and could have spent much more time. The lady at the front desk was very pleasant and informative. If you are in Cheyenne, be sure to stop and look around. The museum is a very easy walk from the capitol.

Plan at least 2-3 hours to see everything. Tremendous information on settling Wyoming, even dinosaur bones. A lot of Native American and old west pieces. The beadwork on moccasins and a horse head covering were amazing! Right across the street from the capitol building which is open for tours (but we didn't make it over there.)

We are from Texas and have been teaching our kids American history this year as we homeschool. On our vacation to Colorado, I happened to see this museum on Trip Advisor and thought it might be a good "educational" stop. When we arrived, they were very friendly and asked our kids if they wanted to participate in a museum scavenger hunt (of course, they did). The "hunt" guided them through each of the exhibits in search of key information, and it was a good way to keep them engaged. The museum covered from prehistoric to modern times in an interesting way. There was science, history, and art. The kids earned a special souvenir token/coin for completing their scavenger hunt and it was a great (free!) way to spend about an hour and a half of our time. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

probably expected more but good displays of state's geology, mining and other industry. Lots of Indian artifacts and museum takes you from the beginning to the present. We spent about an hour.