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    4.8 (13 reviews)
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    Stephen C.

    Let me start by saying I am bummed I cannot give this spot more stars like 10! This place is a national treasure and I did;t even get the full effect, i.e. shows etc. as I showed up unannounced on a road trip west. But isn't that how the cowboys did it back in the day? The best part is when I arrived at 10 a.m., I literally had the whole museum grounds of this wild west town to myself. What a steal for 10 bucks and for such a worthy cause. Driving west on I-70 you'll come across this gem immediately west of the KS/CO border. yep, it's a legit border town and you can feel the old west on its streets before you even get to the museum. Drive around Burlington and get a bite to eat there if you can. I ate breakfast back in Colby KS and it was decent, standard truck stop town food, but I'll bet my one-eyed, three-legged doggy Lucky the grub is better around Burlington. Well, if I had a dog thats' what he would look like and what his name would be. Anyway ... The folks here are awesome and take time to break it down for you. They are super inviting and run the place like a charm. From what was told every building on the property that makes up the old west town came from Burlington and was either there or moved there from within town by the city and the group who put this museum on back in 1986 I believe it started. The city was looking for an attraction and they found a real one. Every one of these buildings is authentic and filled with real-deal artifacts and momentous from the days of ole. It gives you a real-life idea of what life was like back then and how people lived and what was important to them for pleasure, leisure, and necessary plain old survival. This is a real treat for traveling with kids and adults alike the kind of education that can't be learned simply by reading books, here you get to be standing there and visualizing and touching and feeling the old west in their hands. Walk the town and feel it. Their fairly new Native American exhibit is pretty dam cool too. They show how life could really be for Native Americans and their authentic Tee-Pee and has a recorded message and tour in each building at every exhibit as you walk through. The great thing is you can take all the time you want. Sit in town on a bench on the cobblestone street and take it all in as they play western tunes. Fortunately, the old jail is right across street from the saloon which would have worked out very well for a scoundrel dirty desert dog of my ilk. I could have just turned myself in every night like Otis from Mayberry. It's just simply fascinating. It makes you grateful for all you do have and see how hard life was back then and how difficult it can often be in these small towns throughout America. I'm spoiled in the city for sure. All I kin say guys and gals is, git along lil doggy git along. But get over here if you're driving west on I-70 Burlington, CO way.

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    1 year ago

    Amazing for learning about the history of Burlington and Colorado in general. Prices were reasonable too.

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    3 years ago

    This place is a real gem. It makes for a great afternoon on a trip from KC to Denver. Staff is also friendly and cheerful.

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    5 years ago

    This place is a hidden gem. On way west from fla and decided to stop. Glad we did. The community should be proud of it

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    A barn, saloon, jail/sheriffs office, barbershop, train station, Carpenter shop, and several other buildings.

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    Not bad if you don't mind disgusting accommodations and dishonest employees…read more We arrived on 06/18/2026 and Millie (at the front desk) was very nice when she checked me in. But after we saw the room and wanted a refund... not so nice. The photos show what this room was about (even though we didn't take that many photos). Stained/dirty bedding and shower curtain, and deteriorated blankets. It's too bad because the bed was very comfortable. When I asked Millie for a refund, she refused, so we went across the freeway to the Best Western Plus, where we've stayed before (and I kick myself for not going there first this time). After we checked in at the Best Western, Millie calls me (which showed up on my phone as a Joplin, Missouri phone number), and tells me that because the charge was through Expedia, I have to cancel the reservation through them and then she would reverse the charges. She said she would have told me that, but I left too quickly? That seemed hard to believe, and it proved untrue when, after I did cancel the reservations through Expedia, I thought I'd wait for the charges to be reversed on our credit card. After waiting 11 days and seeing no credit, I called the Millie at the Burlington, CO number and she said that because the reservation was not cancelled in advance, there won't be a refund. Why in the world would she tell me to cancel through Expedia if she never intended on refunding the money? All I can chalk it up to is dishonesty. I then tried to dispute the charges with my credit card company, but since I had signed the paperwork at Chaparral Motor Inn, all they had to do is show that to my credit card company and the dispute was halted. My advice (other than to steer clear of Chaparral Motor Inn) is to NOT use Expedia (or any other third party company), and to ask to view the room before signing anything. That may allow for a reversal of credit card charges, but it's not guaranteed.

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