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| - Now that temps are strictly in the 105+ range, we've been trying to figure out weekend activities that keep us cool. We both hate wasting the weekend away at home with the TV, so I'm always searching out events, happenings and yep, museums, that provide us with both entertainment and heat oasis.
Our first impression of the Museum of the West was that is just simply looked AWESOME. Before headed in, we marched around the outside looking at sculptures and admiring the landscaping. It's just a unique space and very well-done. The inside provides more of the same. I thought the $13 admission per adult was fair.
The place is beautiful inside, and it's just coolto see a museum in it's first few months of opening. The Lewis and Clark exhibit was really interesting, and winding our way through the other rooms was an entertaining way to spend an afternoon. I loved the collection of historical rodeo memorabilia, and the gun/spur/saddle collections are neat. The small sculpture garden area in the middle of the first floor was worth a walk-around, even in the summer. Also, don't miss the "optical illusion" piece as well as a photo-op with a giant bison right by the gift store.
All in all, this was a fun way to spend a few hours without melting!
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