Identity summary
2 to 4 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
City · Heritage · Countryside
Good accessibility
Sweet rhythm
General presentation
Dodge City
History of herds, streets of the Far West and railway heritage.
The Dodge City discovery is based around Boot Hill Museum, Santa Fe Trail Tracks and Home of Stone. The stay thus alternates between urban life, heritage and the countryside, which gives a concrete picture of the destination beyond its only best known site.
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For a stay of 2 to 4 days, a quiet rhythm works well. Also to be anticipated: variable influx depending on the season. A car is usually the easiest way to connect the different sectors. The main sites are generally easy to access.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Boot Hill Museum
- Santa Fe Trail Tracks
- Home of Stone
Before you choose
- Variable frequency depending on season
- Parking to anticipate in the center
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Culture and heritage
Boot Hill Museum
The Boot Hill Museum Play it again Dodge City Saloons, marshals, players and cattle tracks with street façades, period objects and shows depending on the season. The visit separates the western legend from the real city, while keeping the pleasure of the scenery of Front Street.
Nature and panorama
Santa Fe Trail Tracks
The Santa Fe Trail Tracks In the prairie, keep the ruts left by the convoys crossing Kansas south-west. The place is discreet, almost silent, but these furrows in the ground give a physical presence to the weeks of travel, to the loaded carts and to the dust of the runway.
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Home of Stone
Home of Stone is one of the former houses of Dodge City to have survived the days of pioneers and breeders. Its furnished rooms, its domestic objects and its stone construction show a more stable and family facet of the city, far from the only images of saloon.
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