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Dodge City, Kansas

 

 

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Dodge City Front Street Postcard

Dodge City Front Street Postcard

 

AREA ATTRACTIONS

Boot Hill Museum - Step back into the 1870's as you walk down the boardwalk of Front Street at Boot Hill Museum. A western history village museum located on the original site of Boot Hill Cemetery in downtown Dodge City, this museum interpets life in the 19th century through audio-visual programs, exhibits, and a reconstruction of Dodge City in 1876, Old West restorations and history demonstrations. Front Street, 620-227-8188


Carnegie Art Center
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Enjoy a tour of this unique art center located in historic downtown Dodge City. Originally an Andrew Carnegie Library, the building's history will fascinate those who enter the "door on the corner". Featuring a round second-story gallery this unique home to the Dodge City Arts Council provides gallery space and a small gift-shop for local artisians.701 N. Second Ave., 620-225-6388


Coronado Cross -
The Coronado Cross stands 38' tall, marking the spot where Francisco Vasques de Coronado, a Spanish explorer, is said to have crossed the Arkansas River in search of the fabled "Cities of Gold" in 1541. When he arrived on June 29, 1541, a mass of thanksgiving was held on the nearby hills, the first Christian service held in the interior of the continent predating the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth Rock almost 100 years. The cross was made in Newton of pre-stressed concrete, and was erected in June, 1975. The base gives history of Coronado's Expedition and the Indians he found here. East Highway 50/400, 620-225-8186

 

Dodge City Raceway Park - Do you have a need for speed? The Dodge City Raceway Park is the right place for you and your family each summer! This 3/8-mile asphalt track hosts thousands of racing fans each season and boasts an impressive racing schedule. Home of the 2002 Legends Asphalt Nationals, Dodge City Raceway Park is the midwest's premiere small track. Racing season runs April through October. Highway 56 & S. 14th Ave, 620-225-8299

 

 

 

 

Dodge City Zoo - Come to Wright Park Zoo for a relaxing, laid back day with your family and friends. The beginnings of the Dodge City Zoo are said to have been two bear cubs that were kept to entertain tourists. We now have over 45 mammals and birds on display. Open year-round • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daily. Free Admission. Wright Park - South of Wyatt Earp Boulevard on Second Ave.
620-225-8163

 

Fort Dodge - Long before Dodge City was a hustling, bustling cattle town, Fort Dodge was established to protect railroad workers and travelers on the Santa Fe Trail from the Plains Indians. Today the Fort is utilized as a retirement community and nursing facility for retired Kansas veterans. A historic library and self-guided walking tour tell the fort's history to visitors. Many of the original buildings are still in use. The location also includes the Ford Dodge  Kansas Veteran's Cemetery. East Highway 400, 620-227-2121


Gunfighter's Wax Museum -
Visit the Gunfighters Wax museum and see the life-size wax figurines of famous western personalities like Wyatt Earp, Bat Matserson, Doc Holliday, Belle Starr, Davey Crockett, Buffalo Bill, Calamity Jane, Frank and Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Doc, Miss Kitty, Festus and many, many more! Open May-September, Admission Charged, 603 Fifth Ave, 620-225-7311


Historic Trolley Tours -
Hop on the Dodge City Trolley for a one-hour, narrated tour of our historic sites. The trolley runs several times throughout the day. Admission Charged. Also available for rent for special occasions.400 W. Wyatt Earp Boulevard, 620-225-8186 • 800-OLD-WEST

 

Historic Walking Tours - Walk the streets of Dodge City and see where history was made. Brochure/map available at Visitor Information Center. Nineteen historic stops on tour. Audio cassette available for rental or purchase. Begins at 400 W. Wyatt Earp Boulevard, 620-225-8186 • 800-OLD-WEST

 

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church - Windthorst - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places - Constructed in 1913. Open daily from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m, Free Admission - Donations appreciated. Windthorst (Southeast of Dodge City)

Kansas Heritage Center - A resource library dedicated to preserving the heritage of Kansas and Old West history, the Kansas Heritage Center, has microfilm collections of all Dodge City newspapers dating back into the 1870's, Ford County birth and death records, historic photographs and a great staff to assist you in your search. 1000 N. Second Avenue, 620-227-1616.

Longhorn Park - A small herd of longhorn cattle graze on prairie grass in a 40 acre park located at the Dodge City Municipal Airport entrance. dedicated to the millions of wild Texas longhorns driven to Dodge City during the 1870s and 1880s, the park setting includes corrals for the longhorns and commemorative signs relaying the history of the famous cattle drives. Open year-round. E. Wyatt Earp Boulevard - Dodge City Municipal Airport entrance, 620-227-8188

Santa Fe Trail - Tracks of the original wagon trail used by pioneers from 1821 to 1872 are located nine miles west of town. This site, which contains the largest continuous stretch of clearly defined tracks along the entire route of the trail, is easy to reach. It is nine miles west of Dodge City on US 50 -- watch for the "Historic Marker" signs. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. Also contained on the site are remnants of the Eureka Irrigating Canal, known also as the "Soule Ditch", which was begun in 1883 by Asa T. Soule. The canal was intended to divert water from the Arkansas River at what is now Ingalls, Kansas, 96 miles across gray and Ford counties, to Coon Creek in Edwards County. The canal reached Spearville in 1888, but the project failed when similar irrigation projects upstream and a prolonged drought during these years lowered the river's bed. 9 miles west of Dodge City on Highway 50/400, 620-225-8186 • 800-OLD-WEST

 

Long Branch Saloon Dodge City, Kansas

Inside the Long Branch Saloon, May, 2004, Kathy Weiser.

 

Long Branch Saloon Dodge City, Kansas

Inside the Long Branch Saloon May, 2004, David Alexander.

Dodge City, Kansas Boot Hill

Dodge City Today, May, 2004, Kathy Weiser

 

Also See:

 

The Beginnings of Dodge City

Big Nose Kate-Holliday's Sidekick

Dodge City Historical Text

Fort Dodge History and Hauntings

Hell-Raising Dodge

John Henry "Doc" Holliday - Deadly Doctor of the Frontier

Long Branch Saloon Shootout

Populating Boot Hill

Wyatt Earp - Frontier Lawman of the American West

 

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Long Branch Saloon Dodge City, Kansas

The Long Branch Saloon today, May, 2004, David Alexander.

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