Crook County Museum & 1875 Gallery
Go on the adventure of a lifetime at the Crook County Museum.
History doesn’t have a state line; the historical aspects of the west can be seen in the Crook County Museum & 1875 Gallery in picturesque Sundance, Wyoming. The History of Crook County is depicted in the many dioramas and exhibits, over 7000 artifacts, which are housed in the newly renovated, historic Old Stoney Building. The original court room where the Sundance Kid had his trial is on display in one of our permanent exhibits along with a gun exhibit that is phenomenal. Experience a walk through time in the replica barn and stable with its buggy and work tools. Glance in the bunk house that has all the amenities a cowboy bachelor could want. Listen for the sounds of stampeding buffalo hooves as you look at the Vore Buffalo Jump diorama with all its grand archeology discoveries.
The 1875 Gallery has the best regional art for sale from bronze sculpture, colored pencil, water color, photography, collage, hand formed jewelry, pottery, and oils. The 1875 gallery has art from wildlife, still lifes, interpretive, conceptual, and functional. This museum & art gallery has it all and something for everyone. The 1875 Gallery was formed to give our local artists a place to sell and show and give others a chance to be exposed to the art world.
120 N 4th Street., Sundance
For business hours call 307-283-3666
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In northeast Wyoming, the tower may be the gem most visitors seek to find, yet the communities around the monument hold bigger cultural treasures of their own. Moorcroft, Hulett, and Sundance each have a museum dedicated to preserving the history as old and vast as the tower itself. Moreover, these institutions chronicle all who have explored, survived and settled this piece of the west.
Each museum offers free to a minimal admission and can be visited on the way to or from Devils Tower National Monument. Facilitated by the Crook county Museum District, these cultural institutions share a perspective of the past, while allowing the progress of tourism in a county rich in natural wonders and western traditions. Use a day and drive our beautiful museum loop tour.
There are two other museums in the area, each with there own price of history, they are the Hulett Museum & Art Gallery and the West Texas Trail Museum in Moorcroft.
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