Wender·Vista
Million Dollar Cowboy Bar
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWyoming
on Jackson's Town Square, under the elk-antler arches

Million Dollar Cowboy Bar

— a saddle for a barstool and the lights down low.

Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
a note from the studio

A western bar on the north side of Jackson's Town Square, open under the Million Dollar Cowboy name since 1937, with rows of real saddles bolted in place of barstools and a pine-knot bar running the length of the room. The signs are neon, the floors are wood, the band starts late. It is the room a lot of people picture when they picture a cowboy bar, and one of the few that still actually is one.

from the studio
Million Dollar Cowboy Bar
— bring it home

Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

about Million Dollar Cowboy Bar

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
the place

The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar stands on the north side of the Town Square in Jackson, Wyoming, opposite the four elk-antler arches that mark the corners of the square. The site has operated as a saloon since the early twentieth century and has carried the Million Dollar Cowboy name since 1937, when a new owner remodelled the room and installed the saddle barstools that became its signature. The pine-knot bar and matching interior were added in the mid-1940s, milled from beetle-killed lodgepole pine. It remains a working bar and a live country-music venue.

the visit

The bar is open most days from late morning into the small hours, with live music most nights through summer and on weekends in the off-season. The Silver Dollar Showroom in the back runs a separate concert calendar. Saddle stools are limited, so the row along the pine-knot bar fills early. The address is 25 North Cache Street, on the corner of Cache and Deloney, a one-minute walk from any of the four antler arches at the corners of the Town Square.

the year

Jackson runs on a strong twin-season calendar. The bar fills with skiers from December through March when Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Snow King are running, then with rafters, climbers, and park travellers from June through September on the way to Grand Teton and Yellowstone. The shoulder months in April-May and October-November are the quiet rooms, when the saddles open up and the band plays for locals. New Year's Eve and Old West Days weekend in May are the loudest nights of the year.

where
United States · Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming
elevation
1,901 m · 6,237 ft
position
43.4799° N · 110.7624° W
the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
Jackson Town Square
town square
20 km N
Grand Teton National Park
national park
19 km NW
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
ski resort
1 km S
Snow King Mountain
ski hill
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Million Dollar Cowboy Bar
Jackson Town Square
Grand Teton National Park
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Snow King Mountain
common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Million Dollar Cowboy Bar — and about bringing the piece home.
about the place

The site has operated as a saloon since the early twentieth century and has carried the Million Dollar Cowboy name since 1937, when a new owner installed the saddle barstools that became its signature.

Real western saddles bolted to fixed posts in place of barstools, added during the 1937 remodel. Roughly sixty line the main bar today, and they remain the room's defining detail.

On the north side of the Town Square in Jackson, Wyoming, at 25 North Cache Street, opposite the elk-antler arches at the corners of the square.

Yes. Country and western bands play most nights in summer and most weekends in winter. The Silver Dollar Showroom in the back hosts larger concerts on a separate schedule.

The pine-knot bar and matching interior were built out in the mid-1940s from beetle-killed lodgepole pine, milled to leave the burls and knots intact. The bar runs the length of the main room in the same wood.

It is recognised as one of the oldest continuously operating western bars in the United States and a defining piece of the Jackson Town Square commercial district. It is not on the National Register.

about the piece in your home

Yes. The Cowboy is the bar most Jackson residents and longtime visitors have a story about. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well as a returning-home piece.

The warm wood and neon-red palette pairs with Modern Western, Mountain-modern, and Mid-century-modern interiors. It also sits well in a bar room or game room without going kitsch.

Yes. The current Modern Western move toward leather, warm wood, and one strong story-piece on the wall suits this work. The neon detail keeps it from reading as costume.

A Large is the natural size above a home bar or console. Above a sofa a 4-tile Mural opens the room out; a 9-tile Mural sets the bar at full scale on a long wall.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and rated for vertical installations including backsplashes and shower walls.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface and the finish is sealed, so no special cleaner is needed.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio, drawn by Reid Wender as part of the WenderVista atlas. No licensing, no third-party imagery.

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