A historic wax museum focusing on the American West frontier and folk history and culture. It includes early Native American life, early explorers & mountain men, cowboys, outlaws and others set in appropriate scenes, many with painted dioramas. Most figures and scenes were done by nationally known wildlife sculpture/artist Kenneth Bunn. The latest diorama -- an Indian village and mountain man scene -- was painted by Barry Lee, Torrington. If you want to know the folk tales and stories about these historic figures, there's interpretive materials, maps, memorabilia and early newspaper etchings & stories that set the scene. There's even a history of wax museums -- and a real-life gallows. What do visitors say about it? Kids call it "Spooky!" "Neat!" and "Cool!". Adults find the stories and tales "fascinating" and "different than the usual fare".
