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Thermopolis, Wyoming: Old West Wax Museum (Closed)

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Hours:
Jan 2010 - Closed - wax figures moved to Riverton
Status:
Closed

Wax Museum.

Old West Wax Museum

Was an amusing but somewhat sanitized wax figure attraction in central Wyoming. Museum closed by 2010; wax figures moved to the Wind River Heritage Center in Riverton, Wyoming.

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Old West Wax museum/Bear museum

Neat little place with a huge display of old handmade wax figures and a big display of teddy bears.

[Bruce Dangel, 03/02/2003]

The 80+ wax figures were donated to the town from a defunct private museum in Jackson, WY. The Old West Wax Museum opened in 1999.


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