FAQs

Yes, Boot Hill Museum is open every day except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. However, hours and activities vary seasonally so please check the current schedule of activities.

Only service animals are allowed inside the complex.

Yes, there is free parking in front of Boot Hill Museum near the train and depot, appropriate for large vehicles and additional parking on the Northeast corner of the complex. There is no charge for parking.

No, for the safety of our artifacts and buildings, smoking is NOT permitted inside the complex.

The Museum has several wheelchairs available at no charge on a first come first served basis. Strollers are allowed but not provided.

The World Famous Boot Hill Gunfighters perform at noon and 6:30 p.m. daily from Memorial Day until mid-August. The Long Branch Variety show and Country Style Dinner also take place daily from Memorial Day until mid-August.  For additional dates please refer to our upcoming events or contact the Museum office.

No, the television series was actually filmed on a Hollywood movie set.  The stories told in Gunsmoke were fictional and loosely based on businesses and characters in the real Dodge City.  The series ran for twenty years and gave Dodge City national name recognition that continues to live on today.  Boot Hill Museum honors this history with an exhibit “Hollywood and the Wild West,” depicting a 60s inspired living room where you can watch Gunsmoke clips and view memorabilia donated to the museum by former Gunsmoke cast members.

 The unfortunate folks that were buried on Boot Hill consisted of lost buffalo hunters, strangers, thieves, cowboys and people with little means.  Other folks with family or greater means were buried at Fort Dodge including the most famous lawman to die in Dodge City, Ed Masterson.  More famous Lawmen, such as, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Bill Tilghman all left Dodge City prior to their deaths.