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    Medicine Bow Museum

    4.0 (2 reviews)

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    Dinosaur Fossil Cabin Museum - Believe it or not, como bluff fossil cabin constructed of fossils

    Dinosaur Fossil Cabin Museum

    3.0(2 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    The Dinosaur Fossil Cabin Museum, often referred to as "the oldest cabin in the world", is outside…read moreof Medicine Bow, Wyoming. It's made of thousands of dinosaur fossils. The actual museum is closed but theres a lot to see and pretty views of the bluffs if you just get out and walk around for a bit. It's located eight miles east of Medicine Bow, on US Route 30. This starter cabin turned fossil museum is constructed of approximately 26,000 dinosaur bones extracted from the nearby Como Bluff dig site. It was designed by Thomas Boylan, an entrepreneur who hauled out the dinosaur bones and together with his family completed the Fossil Cabin in 1933. Thomas had apparently been collecting dinosaur bones for seventeen years when he realized his entire pile of bones came from various species and there appeared to be no complete specimen, so he decided to use his collection as building material. In 1938, Robert Ripley, of Ripley's Believe It or Not dubbed it "the oldest cabin in the world" and judging by the primary building material, he wasn't exaggerating one bit. It gained a lot of attention after that and it brought a lot of customers to Boylan's neighboring gas station, but after he died, and Interstate 80 was built, business started to go downhill. The Fossil Cabin was sold to the Fultz family who managed it as a fossil museum. Inside visitors could admire and in some cases purchases various dinosaur bones, petrified sea-life, and other things that appeal to dinophiles. Unfortunately, Fossil Cabin is currently closed to the public, pending acquisition of a new manager. According to Lindsay, a mom of two who was waiting for her daughter's school bus, said the woman who owned is passed away. It's difficult to sell because there is no running water. It has to be hauled to the location. Today the Fossil Cabin Museum still houses a collection of dinosaur bones, petrified sealife and many other curios of interest to rockhounds and dinophiles. The buildings sit on the back of a ridge, which is encrusted with shark's teeth, petrified clams and other unusual fossils. Boylan also constructed a large stone house nearby, which was built in the approximate dimension of the giant Diplodocus which at the time, was the largest dinosaur ever uncovered at the nearby site. He could explain to the touring visitors about how large this beast was when living by the height and breadth of the house. The museum housed additional artifacts from the dig and other geological phenomena from around the area.

    At this time you can see the building as it is being prepared to be moved but the site is in…read moredisarray. You really can't get close but still cool to see. We visited June 16 th 2021. Lots of construction equipment around and a fence controlling the area. The building is boarded up. Directions to the location we had were sketchy at best. I would love to see it opened up in all its glory again.

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    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center - Great movie on the historic life on the trails.

    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center

    4.7(27 reviews)
    67.5 mi

    The hubs and I stopped in as a bit of a pit stop on our way towards Yellowstone. We love a good…read moremuseum and this did not disappoint. Small enough to wrap your hands around but packed with really good information. There is also an interactive "river crossing" where you are in a wagon and it moves a bit to simulate crossing a river. Really unique and i appreciated the experience. The employees were also exceedingly friendly and went out of their way to engage with us, teach us what they found interesting and gave a nice restaurant recommendation to boot. Definitely add this to a trip to Casper.

    If you are passing through Capser, the museum of the trails is a FREE must do stop…read more Firstly, the views from the parking lot and entrance are spectacular of Casper and the Casper MT. Secondly, its free! Clean rest rooms and lots of historic information about Casper and the local areas. The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable about all the local history. You'll learn about the migrants on the Oregon Trail, (yes the video game is based on a true story) Farmers going to Oregon, Gold miners going to Sacramento and San Fran, (the original 49ers) and the Mormoms going through to SLC. There are interesting exhibits, videos and a large auditorium show of life on the trail, which is really rather informative. The museum covers trails before the migrants, settlers moving across US and the progress of the Pony Express, Telegraph and Railroads. The museum has a few neat simulators for kids such as riding a prairie cart through the river. Sitting in a Wells Fargo stage coach and even experience how it was to pull a 150lb hand cart through the 1000 miles of wilderness. Definitely worth your time, can be done in 1 hour, most likely take 2.

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    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center - Great movie on life on the trails

    Great movie on life on the trails

    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center - Set on the hill overlooking the original trail crossroads and pony express

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    Set on the hill overlooking the original trail crossroads and pony express

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