Location: Dodge City
Top Things to do in Dodge City
Top 8 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Dodge City, Kansas (KS)
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. Boot Hill Distillery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 38 reviews
Born from a barrel. Forged in the dust. Obsessively crafted by artisan distillers, from soil to sip. Dodge City’s legacy was built on the ashes of the campfire and the footprints of a bar, and we’re proud to be continuing that legacy here at Boot Hill Distillery.
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. Boot Hill Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,027 reviews
The exciting and unique story of early Dodge City is told daily along Front Street at Boot Hill Museum. The museum chronicles the establishment of a rough and rowdy cattle town known as Dodge City. The museum is located on the original site of Boot Hill Cemetery and highlights the glory days as Queen of the Cowtowns with creative, lively, interactive displays and activities the entire family will enjoy. Boot Hill Museum is open all year long where you can belly up to the bar for a cold sarsaparilla, enjoy some of grandma’s homemade fudge in the General Store or take home a lasting memento of your old west experience from the Boot Hill gift shop. During the summer months, children’s activities, gunfight reenactments, country-style dinners and the Long Branch Variety Show provides entertainment like none other! Cool off in the Beatty and Kelley Ice Cream Parlor before you become a character of the past in an Old West Photo.
Reviewed By L3037GPheatherm - Hawaii, United States
Well done museum ....we really enjoyed walking around...very informative Great place to learn history of Dodge ..great for all ages We enjoyed the live gunfight show Great gift shop ..something for everyone Don’t miss if you go to Dodge city
4. Home of Stone
5. Depot Theater Company
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
6. Boot Hill Antiques
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
7. Kansas Teachers' Hall of Fame
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 42 reviews
Unique museum dedicated to the teaching profession featuring books, desks and other items from early classrooms.
8. Gunfighters Wax Museum
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 33 reviews
Located in the Kansas Teachers' Hall of Fame, this museum features life-size wax figures of famous, and infamous, cowboys of the Old West.
