Nov 8, 2014 · The historic Fossil Cabin was built in 1932 and stands about five miles east of Medicine Bow, Carbon County, Wyo. The cabin has been featured in Ripley’s Believe It or Not! and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Fossil Cabin near Medicine Bow, Wyoming, United States, was built in 1932 as a roadside attraction. The cabin is built of dinosaur bones excavated at nearby Como Bluff, using a total of 5,796 bones. The cabin was built as part of a gasoline filling station along US 30 by …

Jan 24, 2024 · Nestled along the historic Lincoln Highway, Fossil Cabin stands as a testament to human creativity and the allure of roadside Americana. Built in 1932, just outside Medicine Bow, Wyoming, this unique structure piques the curiosity of travelers with walls constructed from 5,796 dinosaur bones.

May 7, 2023 · Wyoming’s famed Fossil Cabin museum has existed, at least in some form, for millions of years, but the last five have been perhaps the longest of its lifespan. The cabin sits along a remote stretch of Wyoming Highway 30 between Rock River and Medicine Bow.

Jun 6, 2012 · Known somewhat informally as "Fossil Bone Cabin," this odd property has existed in its current form for 80 years, and for most of that time, doubled as both a private residence …

Sep 14, 2016 · The Fossil Cabin Museum on Highway 30, Wyoming was built in 1932, but its materials are much older. The cabin is constructed entirely out of dinosaur fossils. 5,796 dinosaur bones excavated from nearby Como Bluff were used to build the cabin (Lowe).

Jun 9, 2020 · The Fossil Cabin was built in 1932 by Thomas and Grace Boylan, who homesteaded the area in 1908. It served as a roadside attraction, gas station, and museum before closing in 2011. It is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is often called the “oldest building in the world,” though we know rocks can outdate dinosaurs by quite a lot.

Nov 8, 2014 · On the north side of the highway, about six miles east of Medicine Bow, is the Fossil Cabin, built entirely of fossil bones in the 1930s--a onetime curio and roadside attraction that is now closed.

Ethel Nash greets us at the Fossil Cabin, 1991. It was dubbed "Oldest Cabin in the World" in 1938 by Robert Ripley, and an exterior sign still reads, "Believe It Or Not." Another sign reads, "Fossil Cabin."

The Fossil Cabin at Como Bluff stands on the north side of U.S. Highway 30/287 about five miles east of Medicine Bow, Carbon County, Wyo. Entry into the cabin and the house nearby is prohibited, but travelers may stop and examine the site and the accompanying historical marker.