Local Attractions
Explore museums, historic sites, visitor resources, and nearby attractions throughout Carbon County and the surrounding region.
Carbon County Visitors Council
The Carbon County Visitors’ Council promotes travel and tourism in Carbon County, Wyoming. They are a great resource for travel and lodging information, area attractions, free visitors guides, area maps, and local event information.
Visit Website →Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site and Seminoe State Park
Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site is about 13 miles east of Rawlins, Wyoming and 1.25 miles north of the Ft. Steele Rest Area just off Interstate 80, exit 228.
Phone: 307-320-3013
Visit Website →Grand Encampment Museum
The Grand Encampment Museum preserves history with its collection of over a dozen historical buildings. Artifacts in its collection represent the timber, mining, and agricultural history of the Encampment Valley.
Where: 807 Barnett, P.O. Box 43, Encampment, WY 82325
When: Memorial Day through Labor Day, Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm
Phone: 307-327-5308
Visit Website →Hanna Basin Museum
The Hanna Basin Museum, located in the old Community Hall building, was originally constructed as a saloon in 1890. Sharing the site is the Miner’s Cottage, a restored, exemplary Two Town house. The museum’s collections and exhibits offer visitors insights into life on homesteads and ranches, in coal camps and company towns. The Carbon Archive contains primary materials defining an early mining community on the original line of the Union Pacific Railway.
Where: 502 Front Street, Hanna, WY
When: Summer: Thursday-Sunday 1-5pm
Winter: Thursday and Friday 1-5pm
Phone: 307-325-6465
Visit Website →Little Snake River Museum
The Little Snake River Museum building was the Savery School for many years until 1972. This main building houses several exhibits including the Dr. Noyes Room and the John Terrill Room. With additional land and buildings, the museum has grown to include 9 historic buildings and three newly constructed buildings. The grounds in Savery are a great place for a family gathering or picnic, and feature a barbeque unit and picnic tables.
Where: One block north of Highway 70 in Savery, WY
When: Memorial Day to some cold day in October, everyday from 10am-5pm
Phone: 307-383-7262
Visit Website →Medicine Bow Museum
The Medicine Bow Museum is located in the historic Union Pacific Railroad depot. Built in 1913 and operational through 1981, the depot became home to the museum in 1983. The museum features artifacts relating to the Old West and local history, along with the Owen Wister Cabin and monument, a UP caboose, and a collection of local cattle and sheep brands.
Where: Across the street from the Virginian Hotel, Medicine Bow, WY
When: Summer, daily
Winter: Part time, call ahead
Phone: 307-379-2383
Visit Website →Mormon Handcart Historic Site / Martin’s Cove
47600 West Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
Phone: 307-328-2953
Visit Website →Parco / Sinclair Museum
The room in which the museum is presently located was originally the First National Bank of Parco from 1924 to 1933. Later, the Parco Federal Credit Union conducted business in this room, which looks much the same as it did in the early 1920s. Beyond the inner door was once the Parco Mercantile Company, with the Parco Post Office tucked into one corner. Upstairs rooms once housed the offices of the Producers and Refiners Corporation.
Where: 315 Lincoln Ave., Sinclair, WY
When: Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm, closed from 12-1pm
Phone: 307-324-3058
Visit Website →Saratoga Museum
The Saratoga Museum provides the opportunity to explore the history of the Platte Valley from early man to pioneers, tie hacks, clergy, railroads, and the women working beside them. The museum collection includes an extensive geology exhibit, a sheep wagon, blacksmith shop, beautiful pavilion, and more.
Where: 104 Constitution Avenue, Saratoga, WY
When: Memorial Day through Labor Day, Tuesday-Saturday 1-4pm
Phone: 307-326-5511
Visit Website →Wyoming Frontier Prison
500 W Walnut St., Rawlins, WY 82301
Phone: 307-324-4422
Winter Hours: Tours on Monday-Thursday, 10:30am and 1:30pm
Summer Hours: Memorial Day to Labor Day, 8am-5pm daily, tours every hour on the half hour
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