Location: Dodge City
Top Things to do in Dodge City
10 Sights & Landmarks in Dodge City That You Shouldn't Miss
Don your cowboy hat and get ready for adventure Old West style - Dodge City beckons. In fact the city, made famous by the legendary Wyatt Earp and the television series "Gunsmoke," offers so many historically interesting and exciting attractions, it's hard to know where to begin. We have compiled some ideas to help you get started. At the Boot Hill Museum, Old West buffs can experience Dodge City in the 1870s, complete with a recreated saloon and an authentic cemetery. Other attractions offer opportunities to reenact famous gun fights and see wax replicas of notorious cowboys. Historic homes and a fort are also available to tour. No matter where you begin, Dodge City offers fun and excitement at every turn.
Restaurants in Dodge City
1. Kansas Heritage Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
A research center with documents, artifacts and other resources on Kansas history.
2. The Long Branch Saloon
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By 792frederickg - Weatherford, United States
Very nice reproduction saloon. Visitors can get a cold sarsaparilla or a cold beer, sit and soak in the ambience. Bartender even plays the piano and tries to play a song from the state visitors are from! From here, the tour continues to all the other buildings and you can see everything the museum has to offer.
3. Home of Stone
4. Santa Fe Trail Tracks
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 147 reviews
Listed on the National Register of Historic Sites, these wagon wheel rut formations dating from the nineteenth century can be clearly seen today.
Reviewed By P7665USsharonr - Michigan City, United States
Very interesting site but difficult to actually see the tracks. I still recommend stopping even if you just stretch your legs and take a short walk.
5. El Capitan
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 37 reviews
Designed by Jasper D'Ambrosi, this bronze monument commemorates the Texas cattle drives during the 19th century.
Reviewed By derbyfan2016 - Louisville, United States
Beautiful setting to take photos. You can learn a little western history while you are there as well. Several statues up and down this area including Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and James Arness/Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke fame. Be sure to stop in the Visitor's Center to sign the guest book and pick up your wooden nickel souvenir. Postcards are only 25 cents in there too.
6. Cowboy Statue On Boot Hill
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 43 reviews
With the inscription "On the ashes of my campfire this city is built," this monument pays tribute to the cowboy era and cattle drive.
Reviewed By 808deenab - Lehi, United States
This bronze statue depicting the legendary OK Corral gunfighter Wyatt Earp is a great photo op if you are in Dodge city
7. Cattle Feedlot Overlook
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 99 reviews
Visitors can view a large cattle operation in action.
Reviewed By 721henrya - Hays, United States
You have to read the reviews! My faith in the average citizen's sense of humor is restored. I have always admired the cowboy's statue across the road from the overlook, but never had any real desire to stop and smell the excrement. I object less to the odor than the average citizen since I grew up with it and understand it, but feel no need to take it in as a tourist attraction. However, if you had the misfortune of growing up where you didn't get to observe cattle feedlots, then I highly recommend making the stop. It is free, easy, and educational.
8. Fort Dodge
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 68 reviews
Take a self-guided walking tour of the grounds at this historic fort, built in 1867 to protect the mail service and wagon trains along the Santa Fe Trail, and later converted to the Kansas Soldiers Home.
Reviewed By N459AVkevinb
Pleasant and informative museum, a lot of fun and a great display of an old West cavalry fort. Much history in the area, and this is well worth a stop.
9. Carnegie Center for the Arts
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 9 reviews
Part of the National Register for Historic Sites, this 1907 building serves as an arts council for local artisans.
10. Coronado Cross
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 27 reviews
Site where the famous Spanish explorer, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, crossed the Arkansas River in the 16th century while searching for the ?cities of gold.?
TAGS
