Kansas
Where can you find dinosaur bones, moon rocks, award winning elderberry wine, great works of art, and the perfect fishing hole? Where can you see bison grazing on open prairie that still bears the deeply cut grooves of pioneer wagon wheels? Where can you discover all of this and more in one place? Where else but Kansas. Featured Lakes
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Trolley Station
The Trolley Station was used as a baggage storage and waiting area for soldiers and families riding the inter-city trolley between Junction City and Fort Riley from 1901 until 1907. In 1907
Fort Riley, KS Historic BuildingsWilcox Classical Museum at Kansas University
Life-size plaster casts of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture and antiquities, such as vases and coins, are a part of this collection established in 1888
Lawrence, KS Museums109 Historical Sites Driving Tours
Explore Eureka and Greenwood County through its Driving Tour that visits 109 historical sites. Find Stone Houses, bridges, schools, cemeteries, churches, barns, silos, and landmarks along the way. Contact the Greenwood County Historical Museum for a printed guide:
Eureka, KS ToursAtchison Co. Historical Society Museum
This museum in the restored Santa Fe Depot traces the history of Atchison County. Exhibits highlight Atchison's transition from a bend in the Missouri River to a busy commercial center for steamboats, westward-bound wagon trains and the railroads.
Atchison, KS MuseumsFree Public Library
In 1901, the History and Literature Club, which had been organized in 1891, wrote a letter to Andrew Carnegie requesting his help in creating a public library in Horton. This encouraged Federated Women's Clubs to get a tax levy for establishing a library and in 1938
Horton, KS Historic BuildingsSalt City Splash Aquatic Center
Salt City Splash Aquatic Center offers four pools, a picnic area, dressing rooms, lockers, concessions and lots of shaded areas. The Tiny Tot Pool (for ages 7 and under)
Hutchinson, KS Water ParksNewton Station
The Newton Station, completed in 1930, was built during the Depression for 350,000. Modeled after Shakespeare's house at Stratford-on-Avon, the Newton Station was home to a Harvey House between 1930 and 1955
Newton, KS Historic BuildingsEcho Cliff Park
Country Park, located west of Dover in Wabaunsee County, has a rich Indian history. Archeological digs unearthed pot shards and arrowheads dating to 800-1000 AD when the Woodland Indians lived in the Kansas land (Grasshopper Falls Phase). Scenic cliff overlooks Mission Creek and was named "
Dover, KS ArchaeologyMeade Lake Fishing
In the 80-acre lake, bluegill, channel cat and largemouth bass are plentiful and provide excellent opportunities for the angler. A boat ramp is available to unload boats. No skiing or pleasure boating is allowed and all boats must be operated at no-wake speeds.
, KS FishingRalph Mitchell Zoo and Riverside Park
Zoo residents include sun bears, buffalo, monkeys, cougars, a swan pond, caymans, eagles, and a flock of tame peacocks who roam the grounds. One of the more famous inhabitant was Miss Able, the first monkey in space. She resided at Monkey Island until her blast off in 1960. This 124
Independence, KS ZoosIndependence Park
On the Missouri river, the park offers camping, picnics, and fishing.
Atchison, KS Recreation