Boot Hill Museum

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Boot Hill Museum

Boot Hill Museum

The Boot Hill Museum is a non-profit organization committed to preserving Dodge City’s history and that of the Old West. Although only a reconstruction of what once stood two blocks to the east, it is filled with artifacts and exhibits. These alone are worth the price of admission to view. The admission was $7 per adult or $20 for a family the day we visited.

The entrance to the museum is located in the gift shop, and this where you buy tickets for the walk through a familiar street in the TV show Gunsmoke.

The visitor begins in a small room with an information video and then ascends the famous Boot Hill, which is fenced in and has no bodies buried in its dirt. As the visitor moves on the exhibits and artifacts are showcased in a rather large section of this Front Street replica. Most were very interesting and informative.

After touring the museum the visitor moves through buildings, like the Long Branch Saloon, where beer and sarsaparilla can be purchased for a fair price. The employees are into their work, and entertain as they also serve thirsty guests. Aside from the watering hole there is a restaurant and other places tourists can spend their money. Artifacts, such as pistols and weapons, and old children’s items, are also on display throughout these Front Street buildings.

During the summer season visitors can indulge in coach rides, gunfights, old-fashioned photos, can-can shows, and other entertainment available in the compound.

The Boot Hill Museum is located at Front Street in Dodge City, Kansas, just off of Wyatt Earp Boulevard. Their website is www.boothill.org.

Summer hours: 8am to 8pm Daily
Winter Hours: 9am to 5pm Mon-Sat
1pm to 5pm Sunday

Information is also available by calling (620) 227-8188

From journal Dodge City Kansas

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Boot Hill

  • August 22, 2003
  • Rated 3 of 5 by ducksunset from North Little Rock, Arkansas
Boot Hill

Located in Dodge City, Kansas, the Boot Hill Visitor and Information Center contains a reconstructed replica of old Dodge City and is located on the original site of the famous Boot Hill Cemetery. This cemetery no longer is an active cemetery. In fact, it ceased being a cemetery in the late 1800s when most of the graves were moved to other cemeteries in the area. There is supposedly no one buried there now, although they kept the original hill where the old cemetery was located and there are some old tombstones they placed on this hill for effect.

I had thought that Boot Hill Cemetery still had some original graves, so I was disappointed when I found out there were none left. Since there are no longer any original graves or tombstones there, I found the whole Boot Hill areas of Dodge City simply a tourist place and not really a historic site. But it was well maintained and had good people working there. I don’t recommend making a special trip just to see Dodge City, but by all means stop there if you’re in the neighborhood.

From journal Dodge City - It's Not Gunsmoke Anymore

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