There’s a unique castle nestled along a rugged Wyoming hillside and it’s not what you might think. It’s as if the structure is trying to blend in and become one with nature.This unique framework built into a hillside is home to a treasure trove of art. What you’ll find inside might surprise you.

National Museum Of Wildlife Art This unusual architectural structure, especially for Wyoming, happens to be a museum. The National Museum of Wildlife Art is firmly planted on a dramatic cliff overlooking the National Elk Refuge.

National Museum of Wildlife Art The building was inspired by the ruins of Slains Castle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The location of Wyoming’s museum provides a unique opportunity to see some of the wildlife represented in its natural habitat.

National Museum of Wildlife Art The museum is 2.5 miles north of Jackson Town Square and 2 miles from the entrance to Grand Teton National Park. The museum features a shop, interactive children’s gallery, cafe and outdoor sculpture trail.

Facebook/National Museum Of Wildlife Art The museum features over 5,000 exhibits of artwork representing area wildlife and those from around the world from 2500 B.C. to the present. Some of the prominent artists featured include Georgia O’Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Robert Kuhn, Carl Rungius and John James Audubon.

Facebook/National Museum Of Wildlife Art This piece is known as “Jaguar Eyes” by Tom Palmore. This is such a captivating masterpiece found within the walls of the castle.

Facebook/National Museum of Wildlife Art The museum’s collections include a variety of temporary and long term exhibits. Here is one of their past featured exhibits, Zodiac Heads by Ai Weiwei.

National Museum Of Wildlife Art The Sculpture Trail is a 3/4 mile trail that begins at Bart Walter’s Waipiti Trail and winds up the hillside to the museum. Pictured is Sandy Scott’s Moose Flats which is on the northern side of the trail.

Facebook/National Museum Of Wildlife Art They may look like statues but these are the real deal. Why have sculptures when you can have live animals? These two cuties took a stroll along the trail.

National Museum of Wildlife Art The museum has received a lot of recognition and awards. In 2008, Congress designated it as the “National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States.”

Facebook/National Museum Of Wildlife Art The museum’s mission is to inspire humans to value and appreciate the nature and wildlife that we co-habitat with. This statement, “The Museum enriches and inspires appreciation and knowledge of humanity’s relationship with nature” is their sole vision.

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National Museum Of Wildlife Art

This unusual architectural structure, especially for Wyoming, happens to be a museum. The National Museum of Wildlife Art is firmly planted on a dramatic cliff overlooking the National Elk Refuge.

National Museum of Wildlife Art

The building was inspired by the ruins of Slains Castle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The location of Wyoming’s museum provides a unique opportunity to see some of the wildlife represented in its natural habitat.

The museum is 2.5 miles north of Jackson Town Square and 2 miles from the entrance to Grand Teton National Park. The museum features a shop, interactive children’s gallery, cafe and outdoor sculpture trail.

Facebook/National Museum Of Wildlife Art

The museum features over 5,000 exhibits of artwork representing area wildlife and those from around the world from 2500 B.C. to the present. Some of the prominent artists featured include Georgia O’Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Robert Kuhn, Carl Rungius and John James Audubon.

This piece is known as “Jaguar Eyes” by Tom Palmore. This is such a captivating masterpiece found within the walls of the castle.

Facebook/National Museum of Wildlife Art

The museum’s collections include a variety of temporary and long term exhibits. Here is one of their past featured exhibits, Zodiac Heads by Ai Weiwei.

The Sculpture Trail is a 3/4 mile trail that begins at Bart Walter’s Waipiti Trail and winds up the hillside to the museum. Pictured is Sandy Scott’s Moose Flats which is on the northern side of the trail.

Facebook/National Museum Of Wildlife Art

They may look like statues but these are the real deal. Why have sculptures when you can have live animals? These two cuties took a stroll along the trail.

The museum has received a lot of recognition and awards. In 2008, Congress designated it as the “National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States.”

The museum’s mission is to inspire humans to value and appreciate the nature and wildlife that we co-habitat with. This statement, “The Museum enriches and inspires appreciation and knowledge of humanity’s relationship with nature” is their sole vision.

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