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Grant County Museum
The Grant County Museum is housed in a handmade adobe structure built for a county shop in the 1930s as a WPA project. The museum is now on the State Register of Historic Places.
The museum chronicles county and area history from mastodons to gas wells. Its emphasis is on the Santa Fe Trail, Jedediah Smith and Wagonbed Springs. Also included in the Museum Complex is a historic hotel and one-room schoolhouse.
Plan Your Visit
Getting There & Details
- Hours
- Monday - Friday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pmSaturday & Sunday: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Address
- 300 East Oklahoma (Hwy 160)
- Phone
- 620-356-3009
- Map
- Get Directions →
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Learn more →Upcoming Events
Events in Ulysses
May
30
City Wide Garage Sale/Sidewalk Sale
Jul
4
4th of July Activities and Fireworks
Jul
11–18
Grant County Free Fair
Jul
11
County Fair Parade
Sep
26
Fall Fest
Oct
29
United Methodist Women’s Bazaar and Turkey Dinner
Nov
14–15
Tumbleweed Bazaar Arts & Crafts Show
Nov
26
Miracles & Magic Christmas Light Parade
Outdoors