Atchison, Kansas
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38miles Southwest of Atchison
Attractions and Upcoming Events
St. Patrick's Church
St. Patrick's is the oldest Catholic structure in continous use in Kansas by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City. In the spring of 1857, St. Patrick's was established by Rev. Augustine Wirth, O.S.B. The first church was erected in the fall of 1859
Atchison, KS Historic Churches
Muchnic Art Gallery
Parquet floors, stained-glass windows, hand-tooled leather and finely-carved woodwork set an impressive surrounding for the works of regional artists that change each month. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Atchison, KS Arts
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Many of Atchison's founding fathers, who were also prominent Kansans of the time, are buried in this historic hilltop cemetery.
Atchison, KS Cemeteries
Theatre Atchison
Theatre Atchison is a community theatre that annually presents four plays and a summer musical in the intimate setting of a renovated, historic church sanctuary. The theatre's capacity of 220 surrounds a thrust stage. Mystery dinners are offered 3-4
Atchison, KS Theatres
Atchison State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area
A 66 acre lake contains largemouth bass, channel catfish, redear sunfish, bluegill sunfish and black crappie. The wildlife area has about 136 acres of grass and timber open to hunting.
Atchison, KS Recreation
Things to do near Atchison, KS
"City of Beautiful Maples"
Hiawatha well deserves the title. The tree-lined streets of the city display many hard maples. Residents have planted and cul...
Blue Rapids Historical Society Museum
The Blue Rapids Historical Museum was established in 2007 to honor and remember the people, businesses and history of the onl...
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