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The 1950's All-Electric House - Johnson County Museums --
6305 Lackman Road, Shawnee, KS
Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum --
223 N. Terrace St., Atchison, KS
On July 24, 1897, aviatrix Amelia Earhart was born in this home, built by her grandfather in the early 1860s. It is owned and operated as a museum by The Ninety-Nines Inc., an international organization of women pilots.
Brown Mansion --
2019 South Walnut, Coffeyville, KS
The mansion was built during the turn of the century and has been restored and furnished in period.
Carry A. Nation Home --
211 W. Fowler Ave, Medicine Lodge, KS
The leader of the temperance movement at the turn of the century, Carry A. Nation is remembered here with a museum housed in her little gray stone house.
Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory --
3783 K-68 Hwy, Louisburg, KS
A private conservatory dedicated to the preservation of Siberian tigers and other endangered big cats while educating the public on the dangers of extinction.
Children's Museum of Kansas City --
4601 State Ave, Kansas City, KS
The Children's Museum of Kansas City provides hands-on learning environments where young children, primarily ages 2-8, explore, discover, and imagine through play.
Constitution Hall State Historic Site --
319 Elmore St., Lecompton, KS
The David Traylor Zoo of Emporia --
75 Soden Drive, Emporia, KS
The Emporia Zoo is located in Soden's Grove Park, which has a small train which operates on summer evenings. The park also includes the Marsh Arch Bridge, which is no longer open to vehicles, and the All Veterans Memorial which has separate markers for each of the Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Persian Gulf War.
Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead --
138th and Switzer, Overland Park, KS
The Farmstead is a 12-acre park. It has almost 200 farm animals and birds of prey, vegetable and flower gardens, a one-room country schoolhouse, a dairy barn, an old time fishing pond, horse drawn wagon rides and pony rides.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Center --
200 Southeast Fourth Street , Abilene, KS
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum is part of the presidential libraries system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Emmett Kelly Museum --
204 E Main St, Sedan, KS
Evah C. Cray Historical Home Museum --
805 N. 5th St., Atchison, KS
Recently renovated and updated, this 25-room mansion is a glorious example of the opulence of the Victorian era. Built in 1882, it is distinguished by a three-story castle-like tower. Ornate fireplaces, carved woodwork and original chandeliers mix with Victorian furnishings. The carriage house features a gift store and a small theatre in which a film on the architecture of Atchison can be viewed.
Exploration Place, Inc. --
300 North McLean Boulevard, Wichita, KS
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Fort Larned National Historical Site --
Fort Larned NHS, Larned, KS
The Fort offers a glimpse into what it was like living the military life on the Santa Fe Trail. There are many buildings to view and a visitor center with many things to see. They also provide a short movie at the beginning to explain what the Fort was and some of the history. For younger children they offer a Junior Ranger program for them to do while they are at the Fort.
Goodnow House Museum --
2309 Claflin Rd., Manhattan, KS
The former residence of Isaac Goodnow, the founder of the Kansas public school system, the house contains original furniture.
Grinter Place --
1420 South 78th Street, Kansas City, KS
Built by Moses Grinter, operator of an early trading post, the two story farmhouse was constructed with bricks made on the premises. The home contains original and period furnishings.
Hutchinson Zoo --
PO Box 1567, Hutchinson, KS
Kaleidoscope --
2500 McGee Street, Kansas City, KS
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center --
1100 North Plum, Hutchinson, KS
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Kansas Museum of Military History --
135 South Highway 77, Augusta, KS
Kansas Museum of Military History is home to over 10,000 perment displays and articles. Including planes, tanks, trucks, jeeps and helicopers.
Kansas State University Insect Zoo --
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
The Insect Zoo features many exhibits of live insects and their arthropod relatives in naturalistic settings. For a more in-depth discussion with trained staff, please call at least one week ahead to schedule a guided tour. During guided tours visitors can 'pet' some of the animals, including millipedes, walking sticks and tarantulas. A swirling dervish of brilliant colors and fascinating creatures awaits visitors to the Kansas State University Insect Zoo!
Kansas Underground Salt Museum --
3504 East G, Hutchinson, KS
Showcasing salt deposits, the natural treasure, that exists 650 feet below the Kansas plain. The world's oldest living organism is now living at the Kansas Underground Salt Museum as part of its newest exhibit featuring the unprecedented discovery of living bacteria found trapped inside a salt crystal. They also have a new Fluid Inclusion Exhibit. An excellent place for children to visit to work on scout badges or for any children learning about geology.
Koester House Museum --
919 Broadway, Marysville, KS
This restored two story Victorian home was built about 1874 by a local banker. It features original furniture, a carriage house, and summer kitchen.
Lanesfield School Historic Site - Johnson County Museums --
18745 Dillie Road, Edgerton, KS
Leavenworth County Museum --
1128 Fifth Ave., Leavenworth, KS
Built in 1867, the Carroll mansion was expanded and embellished in 1882. The furnishings illustrate gracious living in the 19th century.
Lebold Mansion --
106 North Vine Street, Abilene, KS
Lee Richardson Zoo --
312 Finnup Drive, Garden City, KS
The Lee Richardson Zoo is often referred to as an oasis on the plains. Occupying almost half of the 110 acre Finnup Park, the zoo is a favorite gathering spot for approximately 250,000 visitors each year. The zoo is unique because it is free to pedestrians and also accessible to vehicles. The population of animals on display at the zoo provides an example of wildlife found throughout the world. Over 145 species are represented within our facility, ranging from the elusive snow leopard to the flashy and fancy flamingo.
Medicine Lodge Stockade Museum --
211 W. Fowler (Hwy 160), Medicine Lodge, KS
This replica of a 1874 stockade encloses a small museum with some very unusual items and a two story, furnished log cabin. The admission fee also includes a visit to the Carry A. Nation home next door, if you happen to be interested in the hatchet carrying, temperance crusader.
Muchnic Art Gallery --
704 N. 4th St, Atchison, KS
The Muchnic house, one of the most elegant of Atchison's stately Victorian mansions, was built in 1885. The 14-room, three story, brick residence was built by a lumber merchant, George W. Howell
The Mueller-Schmidt House Museum --
112 Vine St., Dodge City, KS
The two and a half foot thick limestone walls make up this 1881 home. Rooms are furnished in period and displays include memorabilia of local pioneer women, antique clothes, and household items.
Museum of World Treasures --
835 E 1st St, Wichita, KS
This is a fantastic museum with artifacts from ALL eras and continents. One entire floor is for American wars only. Even larger museums in Chicago and St. Louis and other large cities and their collections cannot even compare to what the Museum of World Treasures has to see! Plan on staying several hours to see it all. It's right in the middle of Old Town, so there are plenty of places to eat and then return to the museum. If you live anywhere near the museum, purchase an annual pass, because you'll want it - especially as a homeschooler. This is a true gem "on the prairie".
Nicodemus National Historic Site --
304 Washington Avenue, Nicodemus, KS
An all Black Town settled by former slaves fleeing the south in 1877 after the Reconstruction Period had ended following the Civil war is located in the Northwest corner of Kansas. This living community is the only remaining all Black Town west of the Mississippi River that was settled in the 1800's on the western plains by former slaves. The families of the original settlers continue to carry on their sense of hard work.
Nu-Wa Industries, Inc. --
3701 Johnson Rd, Chanute, KS
Old Cowtown Museum --
1865 Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS
36 buildings dating from 1865 to 1885 comprise this museum, including the city's first permanent house. Many of the buildings are furnished with period artifacts.
Old Prairie Town at Ward Meade --
124 NW Fillmore, Topeka, KS
Over 2 acres of botanical gardens surround the circa 1870 home. The home is furnished with period pieces.
Peterson Industries --
616 East Highway 36, Smith Center, KS
Pioneer Adobe House and Museum --
S. Ash St. & US 56, Hillsboro, KS
Built by a Mennonite family around 1880, the home features adobe construction.
Reuter Organ Company --
1220 Timberedge Road, Lawrence, KS
Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure --
625 N Hedville Road, Salina, KS
Rolling Hills Refuge Wildlife Conservation Center is a private, non-profit foundation dedicated to the propagation and conservation of rare and endangered species.
Sedgwick County Zoo --
5555 W Zoo Blvd, Wichita, KS
Smoky Hill Museum --
211 W Iron Ave, Salina, KS
Here you'll find accounts of the noteworthy, the notorious, and the just plain ordinary people of the Smoky Hills Region.
Spencer Museum of Art --
1301 Mississippi St, Lawrence, KS
Sternberg Museum of Natural History --
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
Sunset Zoological Park --
2333 Oak Drive, Manhattan, KS
Topeka Zoo --
635 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, KS
University of Kansas Natural History Museum --
1345 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS
The museum and research center is at the frontier of biodiversity research and education, from surveying the planet's plants and animals to studying their history, anatomy, behavior, genes, and geography, to predicting environmental events, such as the spread of pests and emerging diseases across the U.S. We lead the nation’s university natural history institutions in biodiversity research grants and in educating graduate students — the next generation of biodiversity scientists.
Wichita Art Museum --
1400 West Museum Boulevard, Wichita, KS
As the largest art museum in the state of Kansas, the Wichita Art Museum houses one of the country's finest collections of American art, spanning three centuries of painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative arts. Masterpieces by Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Horace Pippin, Edward Hopper, and Charles M. Russell are among the nearly 7,000 works in the permanent collection. Additionally, an important and expanding glass collection is a significant component to the overall collection. The Museum features a family-friendly interactive area called The Living Room where visitors can create their own works of art; a unique Museum Store featuring one-of-a-kind jewelry, and a selection of children’s gifts and work by area artists.
Wichita Center for the Arts --
9112 East Central, Wichita, KS
Wonderscope Children's Museum --
5705 Flint, Shawnee, KS
Wonderscope Children's Museum, located in Shawnee, Kansas, is committed to sparking a life-long love of learning in children through the power of play. Wonderscope provides fun, inter-disciplinary arts and sciences exhibits and programs for children 10 and under, their parents and teachers from across the Kansas City area.
Yesteryear Museum --
1100 W Diamond Dr, Salina, KS
The museum is working towards being a Living Farm and a Living Rural Community. Two Buildings house a wide ranging collection of artifacts - some restored and some in their 'natural state'. There are unique displays of household items, farm equipment, kitchen utensils, an old time post office in a country store, operating gas and hot air engines, many different tractors, items from an old flour mill laboratory, two monster size stationary steam engines with direct current generators, old fashioned printing equipment including an operating Linotype, horse drawn equipment, and more. You won’t want to miss the restored one-room schoolhouse, one of the oldest sawmills still operating, the small-town country church (under restoration), one of the earliest steam traction engines (est. 1886) still operating, a wooden two-hole corn sheller and a wooden corn husker/shredder, both operating, and the 1930's gas station (under restoration). The museum is a work-in-progress. It is notable because no items are in storage - everything is displayed.