The Cowboy Museum 🤠🐴⭐️

Step into the Cowboy Museum at Pioneer Town and take a stroll through the Wild West without ever leaving Wimberley! Nestled in a cozy, rustic corner of town, the museum is filled with fascinating treasures from Texas’ cowboy days — from vintage saddles and ranching gear to Western art, photographs, and memorabilia that bring cowboy culture to life.

The museum was the passion project of Jack Glover, a true cowboy and storyteller who spent decades gathering pieces of Western history. Today, Ms. Glover lovingly continues his legacy, sharing their incredible collection with visitors who come to experience a bit of old-time Texas charm.

Don’t forget to snap a photo with Trigger, our famous horse statue out front 🐴, and say howdy to the life-size jackalope inside — he’s always ready for a selfie! 📸

Whether you’re a history buff, a cowboy at heart, or just here for the photo ops, the Cowboy Museum offers a fun, fascinating glimpse into the spirit and stories of the Old West.

✨ Saddle up, step inside, and tip your hat to Texas history!

Contact the 7A Ranch Front Office to confirm operating hours — they may vary.

The Cowboy Museum History (Formerly the Pioneer Emporium & Mercantile Museum) 🤠🪶

Before it became the Cowboy Museum, this building was known as the Pioneer Emporium & Mercantile Museum — one of the earliest additions to Pioneer Town. Originally inspired by Disneyland’s Main Street, the Emporium was built by R.L. and Madge Czichos in the 1960s after the family’s first venture, the Silver Spoon Café, found success. When their small selection of souvenirs outshined even the café, they decided it was time to build a full-fledged shop and museum space.

R.L. and his father spent years salvaging architectural treasures across Texas — Victorian trim, ornate woodwork, antique fixtures, and store displays — giving new life to pieces otherwise lost to time. Inside, the space was filled with relics from Texas history, including early 1900s store cabinets from San Marcos, light fixtures from Fort Clark in Brackettville, and a beautifully carved 1910 horse-drawn hearse from Georgetown.

Today, the building continues to celebrate that same pioneer spirit as the Cowboy Museum, where visitors can explore authentic Western artifacts, vintage ranching gear, and the stories that shaped the Hill Country’s cowboy heritage. It’s the same heart, same history — just with a new name and plenty of cowboy charm. 🤎🐴