If you love western movies, you might appreciate the Little Hollywood Museum. There are several scenes from movie sets that are situated outside for you to peruse. I had never heard of any of the movies myself, but I also don't consider myself to be a fan of western movies. So that that as you will. There's a large gift/souvenir shop that you walk through to get to the movie sets. They ask for a donation of $5 per person by way of a donation box at the door. The gift shop has a variety of items-some of them made locally and others made in China. It's a strange mix. I would assume this place is on the route for tour busses, because I saw a few of them during my visit. Plenty of parking out front, even with the busses. read more

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This is bettered described as a gift store with some props out back. At most, it's a nice in and out photo op.

This place was a dump! Junk laying around, old boots needed to be thrown away, just junk! Clean up the place and make it worth the stop. No reason to stop here what so ever. read more

We were teleported to a western movie. For 5USD donation per person is very much worth it. read more

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This is an unusual museum, showing movie sets that have been disassembled, moved here & reassembled. The cabin from The Outlaw Jose Wells, from 1976, a backdrop from a Kenny Loggins concert & sets from Sergeants 3, from 1962 are all here. A large gift shop (the Mrs says it's fabulous!) filled with cowboy boots, hats & jewelry & a restaurant are also on site, but the restaurant, dependent on tourist bus tours, is closed. read more

Little Hollywood Museum - Museums Near Me - Kanab, Utah

This is a local attraction that I highly recommend. It is a free museum that is attached to a gift shop. Staff was friendly. They have a variety of gift ideas. The museum is fun place that is good for family and children. A lot of opportunities to take pictures. I would come back if I am in the area. read more

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Not bad little place. Ask for a $5 donation which I thought was fair. The museum is behind the storefront, which is a nice touristy gift shop, with postcards and general tourist items and art. read more

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I normally love to go into small museums but this was a classic example of a tourist trap.The exhibits are in bad shape. The buildings are not labeled. Don't waste your $5 "donation". read more

Usually Yelp reviews are spot on, but I read several reviews of this place that convinced me to stop...and what a waste of time. The gift shop does have some interesting things but nothing I really felt the urge to buy. We went out back to the "museum" which was ok...but we hadn't heard of most of the films mentioned and there were several things with no signs. Overall, I'd say I wish I could get that 20 minutes of my life back. read more

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Was excited to see what they had here. When you enter you are in the Gift Shop. Huge Tourist trap Warning!!! You exit out the back to enter the Display area. These are old sets and facades from movies made in and around Kanab Utah. Place is run down. First impression is someone's dream that just never came to fruition. Each building has a picture & description of movie/ Stars and how they were used. Wished it was better. About 40% of buildings are not open and unused. Signs that look really old promising future attractions. Not a total waste of time, but average at best. Spend about 30 minutes to see everything here. read more

Little Hollywood Museum - Front facade of "Little Hollywood " - Museums Near Me - Kanab, Utah

A final stop for the day, we headed to the Little Hollywood Movie Museum after spending about an hour at the Moqui Cave just a bit further up on the road. After our bust of a ghost town search near Bryce National Park two days prior, this free museum seemed like a way to get some old Western town imagery into our trip. For a free stop, we wandered through the remains of several film sets on display in the back lot behind a main store. I thought we might see decades old set remains from such classics as Gunsmoke, Bonanza and the like. In fact, Gunsmoke is one of the old TV shows noted as having been filmed in Kanab during the 1960s. We instead did see numerous sets, however quite a number were Western themed displays from filmings that were lesser known to me. Older movie and TV memorabilia included momentos from the Rat Pack's "Sergeants 3", "One Little Indian", "Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Black Bart." More recent movie memorabilia was on display from John Carter of Mars. It's a bit of a dusty shuffle you'll do through the old remains on display here. There are plenty of set pieces which you can use to get some personal Western themed photographs from your visit here. Once done, you may want to wander through the adjacent store which has a number of goods for sale. If bolting this on to a Moqui Caves visit, you'll have an afternoon filled with some unusual sites to see, that will add some extra spice to the Zion National Park photos you may otherwise bring home with you. read more

Little Hollywood Museum - Handcuffs on the bed frame - well that's interesting - Museums Near Me - Kanab, Utah

I really enjoyed the museum. Patron beware if your a shopper like myself the entrance is a large store with loads of items to peruse and purchase, for me it was distracting and took me an hour to get to the backyard where the museum is. It is an open yard with different film sets which are labeled with the movies they represent and actors who played in them. See my photos. Do stop first to see their short 10-15 minute film on the history of its creation. Did I mention this is all free. Within a 3 or 4 block radius are over a dozen photos of actors on plaques. It was a game for me to attempt to get each one. Kanab is a cute quiet town. read more

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The pictures and reviews online make it look pretty cool. In real life its pretty run down and broken. Staff was super nice and the gift shop had some neat items however. read more

Little Hollywood Museum - Photo of set. - Museums Near Me - Kanab, Utah

Movie junkies, lovers of Westerns, and families looking for kid-friendly activities to mix up the vacation - here is a stop for you. Kanab made its screen debut in 1924 when Tom Mix filmed Deadwood Coach along with his co-star, Tony The Wonder Horse. Since then, more than 100 Hollywood productions have filmed Southern Utah's gorgeous backdrop that CGI just can't quite replicate. It didn't take long before TV productions followed with shows like The Lone Ranger, Lassie and Gunsmoke. And filming still continues to be a big business in Kanab with such movies as Point Break, The Exorcist II, John Carter of Mars and the remake of Planet of the Apes. To learn more about Kanab's Hollywood connection, you should check out the Little Hollywood Museum. The museum can be accessed by going through a gift shop, to an outdoor area that has been designed as a fully immersive experience. You can walk inside the old creaky sets to see props that you're encouraged to touch. Admission is free, though you can leave a donation if you want. It isn't very big, and we were able to check it out in about 30 minutes. read more

For those who don't know Kanab, Utah, let me put it this way: If you told me there is a Hollywood Museum in Kanab, it would be like if I told you there was a Satan Museum in Podunk, Kansas. If you're touring through the national and state parks and sites of the Southwest, there's a good chance you'll stop for lunch or dinner at Little Hollywood, which has a Museum--along with a gift shop and a dining hall. Since this is Yelp, let's start with the eats. I was with a tour group of about 50, so we filled the hall and had reserved the place for the Chuck Wagon Cookout. And, yes, they ring the triangle when it's ready to go! It's a classic Chuck Wagon meal, but of a very high quality: Salad, buttermilk sourdough biscuits (the best I've had in a long time!), slow-simmered pinto ("Cowboy") beans, and dutch-oven potatoes. I've had a several "Chuck Wagon" meals over the last few years; this one was the best, and the best part was the roast beef (made from free-range, grass-fed beef). I smothered mine in their "au jus" but spread that was more like a tomato paste/salsa mix. Sounds weird, but it was amazing. It ends with a bite of peach cobbler. You can get sodas, beers, and wines to drink. And now, for the other parts of Little Hollywood! To give a little backstory: Southern Utah was a hotbed for filming for TV and movies since the 1920, especially in the Western heyday: Billy the Kid, My Friend Flicka, Arabian Knights, Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Lone Ranger, The Outlaw Josey Wales, and so on. What this left behind where sets that now make the back property of Little Hollywood. It's an eclectic mix: The cabin and stable from Clint Eastwood's "The Outlaw Josey Wales", a Kenny Loggins concert backdrop, a cabin from "One Little Indian", some of the buildings from the original "Gunsmoke" set, and that's only part of it. I also like the fact that it's set up like an old Western town. You pretty much could film a Western in there without moving a thing. It's a bit run-down (it's almost all wood), but it's really cool. And then there's the Trading Post. Like other good Southwest trading posts, it's chock-full of Native American jewelry, pottery, and art; along with cowboy hats and other Western gear; and also has plenty run-of-the-mail regional souvenirs. The thing that sets the Little Hollywood Trading Post apart is all the movie stuff. I wouldn't exactly call it "memorabilia", but if you want stuff with John Wayne or Clint Eastwood, have I got the place for you. You'll have a great couple of hours in Kanab, partner. read more

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I expected more. I am a huge movie buff and western movie fan but it's time this place got a whole lot of love. Currently when you walk around it's not a breath of nostalgia that hits you, it's an air of depression. The sets feel small and C-list - who remembers the Outlaw Josie Wales? Yet most the sets you walk past are from that one. What about Stagecoach, The Searchers, How the West was Won, Jeremiah Johnson, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Electric Horseman, The Lone Ranger, Maverick, Thelma and Louise, or any of the other monumental Utah westerns? The museum is free but they have a donation jar on your way in (and out); they also host barbecues dinners for tourists eager for a taste of the west. Perhaps they can do more to raise the funds with a Kickstarter campaign or finding Hollywood benefactors. Curators could hunt down more sets and bring them back, give a fresh coat of paint to the existing ones, update the intro video, repair the guest seats. For now, it's a quick stop after lunch worth a few photos. Just wish it was more of a movie journey. read more

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I came to Little Hollywood Museum with the recommendation of our niece. It was fun we enjoyed looking at all of the building sets that they used in the Hollywood movies. If you're John Wayne and Clint Eastward fan this is the place for you to go. It was enjoyable. read more

Little Hollywood Museum - Museums Near Me - Kanab, Utah

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Talk about it Little Gym in the desert. The best part about this is it was free. I wish I had some cash to give a donation. Stop in to check out a bunch of old Hollywood sets. They have quite a bit of things from some pretty famous movies. I love watching my dad hang out in the set from The Outlaw Josey Wales. My kids loved hanging out in the Old Wagon and jail. I'm sure will stop again someday read more

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This place closes for the Winter so how lucky was I to be in town on March 1st the day it reopens for the season! I had no idea this was even here I mean who really would? I was in town visiting the nearby Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and noticed a "Little Hollywood" sign and was like what the heck is that?!?! I knew I had to check it out on the way back since I adore learning about *old hollywood*. Since 1924 various movies and TV shows were filmed here. Nearby hotels (they call them hotels I say they look like motels) and restaurants hosted celebrities when they were in town filming. I found it impossible to go anywhere in this tiny town and not have a local resident telling me some story about the town and the celebs that worked and played here. Some I imagine might be embellished but that adds to the curiosity I suppose and keeps some people asking. I was most interested in seeing actual movies props. To see them in person is such a cool feeling if you are into this sort of thing. Sure, it might just be an object but it is an object with a story. I personally found that to be the coolest part of the tour along with hearing the stories that went along with them. I couldn't believe my ears when I heard that Cecile B. DeMille made "Union Pacific" here. COOL! During the darkest days of the Great Depression, it was Hollywood film production that kept this little town alive. When Frank Sinatra came to town with his "rat pack" pals, he not only paid for the swimming pool at the Parry Lodge AND he bought football uniforms for the Kanab High School team! Who knew such a tiny little town ever had all this stuff going on. Too many shows and movies were filmed here to mention. There is a gift shop and restaurant. I know Kanab is not a big town and not a place you will necessarily want to keep going back to. It is nice to check out at least once. The tour here is FREE so if you do decide to stop in and check it out just keep in mind that it is free and you can't expect too much from a town that probably wouldn't even be here today if not for "Little Hollywood"!! read more

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Shatangi took the same group of French tourists here for breakfast. They do a wonderful breakfast buffet and the staff could not have been more helpful. Awesome faux ghost town in the back yard full of western memorabilia. The owner will soon sell it though to pursue greener (non-mormon) pastures. Shatangi told you read more

Little Hollywood Museum - Museums Near Me - Kanab, Utah

Cute little old-fashioned museum with a variety of western movie paraphernalia to look at and others stuff to purchase. Also lots of movie history here along with a tour of the museum. I know there was a nominal charge for the tour (probably self-guided) but we didn't have time and I didn't ask how much. I'm not very helpful, am I? If I were coming through town again, I'd likely stop in to check it out especially when the weather is cooler. Found a t-shirt I liked so I bought it. read more

For being free/donation it was great. It was a nice break in the day from driving and a great halfway point between Zion & Page, AZ. The most popular movie set was from Outlaw Josie Wales and their were some great photo opportunities. It is a little run down, but not enough to lose a star (+it's free!) I think it would be a great place for kids & adults even if they don't know the movies, but if they do know the movies - it's even cooler! There is also a store attached & a restaurant (wasn't open when we were there). read more

The price was right...free :) This little movie museum was unique and well worth the stop! First you walk through a gift shop and then you can exit out back where the sets are. They have a jar by the door asking for donations. It was fun to be able to walk anywhere you wanted around the movie sets, try things on, take pictures of whatever you wanted, and they even had an old western playing. If you are on your way to Bryce Canyon or just doing a tour of Utah - add this quirky place to your list! read more

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I didn't have many expectations about the "Little Hollywood Museum" and even saying that, I was really underwhelmed. I feel sad that people thought this was worth seeing. The gift shop is maybe 2 stars but these sets were all decrepit and there were very few placards or signs explaining what they were. The owner has put zero effort into this and I think it's embarrassing. Skip it, google Kanab movies, make some microwave popcorn and save yourself a trip. The placards on the streets are more interesting. read more

This place is a hoot. Our tour group stopped here for lunch, and they cast us in a pretend movie, providing costumes for everyone. The graciousness and enthusiasm of the staff turned what could have been a forced, tacky experience into a lot of fun. Afterward we had a buffet lunch that was... delicious! They make a mean homemade barbecue sauce, and also had some great salad dressings. I was skeptical, but I'd go back. read more

This was such a great little place! Staff was sweet and the history behind the movie sets was fun to learn about. I would absolutely recommend going when town. read more

If the shop sold fake mustaches, this would have been a 3-star. Because THAT would have made the tacky tourist photos we took way WAAAAAAY better. Just sayin'. But it is free and you get what you pay for, friends. read more

Worth a fifteen minute detour. No price to enter, but they did have a donation box. Lots of fun photo opportunities and not many people, so you can wander freely and get involved. Just a little movie history sprinkled throughout. Though Clint Eastwood and John Wayne featured prominently in the gift shop, none of the structures here were featured in either of their movies (or at least, not that I had noticed). Several reviews mention that the sets appear...decrepit--but that's the old west, baby. You say run down. I say, authentic Pace picante sauce. read more

I kinda like this place as you can capture some great pics of yourself and loved ones posing with outlaws or in outlaw settings ..such as jail :) ...its a no pressure free outdoor setting and I visited a couple times as I forgot the tripod the first trip and wanted more pics. Pretty cool place for being (as someone else mentioned) out in the middle of nowhere Utah. a four star place but getting five from me for the awesome pics i now have from this vacation stop-thanks little movie town read more

This was very cute! It was nice to learn new things about this area, and the movie sets are a must-see if you're into little roadside attractions! It's not like it goes into great depth but it's still interesting and they're doing a good job with what they have. There is a sheet for sale in the gift shop listing movies and shows that have filmed in Little Hollywood. All in all... Wide variety of interesting sets with humorous and informative info signs. The trading post was nice, and the two girls in there were very helpful with our tourist questions. You should check in!! read more

The new general manager treated us all like ignorant foreigners. When asked him what kind of beer they recommended, he said, it's draft, many are waiting, hurry up. And turned around said jesus. I heard you ! And I will make sure all touristso to hear that. So you can play the movie How you business is lost, like the west. Yeah, the foreigners are killing your business now. read more

For the wild west movie lover, this place is worth checking out. It's free admission with some of the actual sets that Clint Eastwood was in. read more

Fun FREE western movie set museum that we love to visit on our way out of Kanab. The kids love to run around having gun fights. The adults enjoy touring the sets and reading about the movie history. The store also has some very good deals to be found on clothes, jewelry and souvenirs. Highly recommend stopping here even just to break up your road trip! read more

Totally cute free museum! Definitely worth a stop.

Very cute museum. We were welcomed by a very friendly young lady who instantly pointed us back to the museum. We did not feel any pressure to walk around the store at all! She was so nice. We came on a Sunday and it's empty. read more