Museums & Monuments

The Washakie Museum and Cultural Center

2200 Big Horn Ave, Worland WY 82401

From the Colombian Mammoth who greets you to the permanent and temporary exhibits inside, the newest of Wyoming’s landmarks offers one of the finest interpretive centers for local human history, from ancient mammoth hunters through early settlers, as well as the geology, archaeology, and paleontology of our area. N44*00.59 W107*56.25 http://www.washakiemuseum.org/index.html

The Worland Indian Brave

On the “Trail of the Whispering Giants” The 36th carving by Peter Toth, the” Worland Indian Brave” was carved to honor America’s first citizens, the Arapaho, the Sioux and the Shoshone, the Tribes that have and continue to live in Wyoming. All 50 states and 23 others around the world have had the honor of Toth’s work. Located on the corner of the Washakie County Court House lawn this monument watches over travelers going and coming from Yellowstone and beyond. N44*01.10 W107*57.20

Ten Sleep Museum

Pioneers worked hard to make it in this area, cattle was king and folks had to be ready for hard work and hard times. The Ten Sleep Museum gives you a look back into those times and the events around them. This was the end of the cattle/sheep wars, so bloody the public demanded their end, find out how the Spring Creek Raid brought the end by being the first time the raiders had been prosecuted. See an early 1900’s school house and enjoy the park, area information and more is available. N44*02.00 W107*26.42

Pioneer Park

In 1906 Worland moved across the Bighorn River to its present site, Pioneer Park celebrates the efforts of those who built our community from its humble beginnings. “The Canal Digger” reminds us of the agriculture that founded our community, the bell towers ring across the community calling all travelers to slow down and enjoy. A Rest area and other works of art make this an Oasis for locals and travelers alike. N44*01.01 W107*57.23

Leigh Creek Monument

Leigh Creek Monument is topped with a cross and was erected in 1889 in memory of an English nobleman who fell 200 feet off the Ten Sleep Canyon Wall, while in pursuit of a Big Horn Sheep. N44*05.07 W107*18.11