National Historic Trails Interpretive Center - Casper Museum

Average Rating	3.5	1+ reviews from 1 sources
Frommers	2.0	1+ reviews

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1501 North Poplar Street
Casper, WY

This excellent facility opened in Casper in 2002, using state-of-the-art exhibits to give us modern travelers an idea of what life on the "road" was like to the emigrants who passed through here in the mid-1800s on the Oregon, Mormon, California, and Pony Express trails. A number of engaging mult... more on Frommers
Five major immigrant trails passed near or through Casper between 1843 and 1870. The best known are the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail, both of which crossed the North Platte River in the vicinity of today's Casper. The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center examines the early history of... more on Fodor's

5.0: A great place to stop!

One of the best small museums that I have been to. Very nice displays and exhibits about the many westward trails that converged in that area (Oregon, Mormon, California, Pony Express routes). Many of the exhibits are interactive - my kids really liked the "river crossing" that simulates a wagon ... rowuhnoke, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
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This excellent facility opened in Casper in 2002, using state-of-the-art exhibits to give us modern travelers an idea of what life on the "road" was like ... frommers.com, a user of frommers.com. Read full review on OpenList.com
: Very nice museum dedicated to Pioneers

We visited this museum during the Casper Pioneer Days, and there were terrific period displays outside, with a real canon, wagons, ... a user of Trekaroo. Read full review on Trekaroo

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