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Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center 25 Center Street, Douglas, WY 82633, Located at the Chicago and Northwestern Depot, 307-358-2950, Situated in an historic depot, this interesting and educational facility features a steam locomotive with tender and 8 more rail cars. Also on display is a sleeper, pullman dining car, caboose, passenger car, REA / mail car, cattle car, and more. Available for self-guided tours, This is the first stop for the Historic Downtown Douglas Walking Tour.


Historic Sites & Monuments

Deer Creek Station (circa 1857) Located on the Oregon Trail, 307-777-7777, Deer Creek is an historical trading post which served as a Pony Express and telegraph office. The area once featured a stage coach, store, blacksmith shop and a military post. The post was burned by Indians in 1866. more...

Fort Fetterman State Historic Site Near Douglas off Interstate 25, 307-358-2864, Served as a major supply point for the Army during the Civil War.

Odd Fellows Hall 300 Walnut Street, Douglas, WY 82633, 307-358-2950, This property is listed on the National Historic Register. It is an original POW Officer’s Club that has hand painted murals by Italian POW’s dating from the 1940’s. The local encampment housed Italian and German POWs.  more...

Sir Barton Memorial Located in Washington Park, 307-358-2950, A tribute to Sir Barton, the first first Triple Crown Winner in 1919, in the United States. He spent his retirement on a ranch in Douglas. more...


Libraries & Research Centers

Converse County Library 300 Walnut Street, Douglas, WY 82633, 307-358-3644, This library offers over 50,000 volumes of literature, as well as books on DVD, CD and cassette. Also onsite are historical documents like newspapers from around the region and copies of the Douglas Budget dating back to 1886 on microfilm.  more...


Museums & Galleries

Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum 400 West Center Street, Douglas, WY 82633, 307-358-9288, This museum features one of the state’s finest collections of Indian and pioneer artifacts, both civilian and military, including one of the first schoolhouses built in Wyoming. The museum also features an actual teepee from the movie Dances With Wolves, as well as an onsite research library and a Western art collection. more...


National Parks & Natural Wonders

Ayers Natural Bridge 208 Natural Bridge Road, Douglas, WY, 307-358-3532, One of only three natural bridges in the world, Ayers Bridge is a sight to behold! A trout stream runs beneath the bridge and it is surrounded by stunning red rock. A picnic area and camping space are onsite. more...


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