Places To See

Uncover Westport's role in U.S. expansion at Kansas City's oldest remaining brick home. details>>

Stories and artifacts depict the remarkable history of Bates County, from the Osage and early settlers to the Battle of Island Mound & Order No. 11, on through the prosperous Victorian age, finishing with Minuteman Missiles dotting the landscape in the early 20th century. details>>

Explore battlefield remnants and the Anderson House, used as a field hospital during the battle. details>>

Reflect on post-war experiences of Confederate veterans at this former home for Confederate veterans. details>>

The Eudora Community Museum is operated by the Eudora Area Historical Society (EAHS). The museum displays numerous exhibits and artifacts relating to Eudora's history. The EAHS also maintains an archival collection at the museum. details>>

See where “The Buck” started at the small frame house where the future President was born. details>>

Truman lived and worked here on his grandmother’s farm as a young man. details>>

Visit the site of the nation’s first successful daylight peacetime bank robbery. details>>

Uncover the history behind the legend at the home of Frank and Jesse. details>>

See where James’s career as an outlaw ended. details>>

Encounter the Border and Civil War exhibit, Native American exhibit, and the local history of Miami County. Featured August 28th, 2011 in The Kansas City Star newspaper, as one of the top ten "Treasures of the Civil War" exhibits in the Kansas and Missouri areas. details>>

Discover stories of the settlement of Lawrence and the development of Douglas County in an 1888 building that housed the headquarters of a successful land mortgage and banking business that helped finance settlement of the west. details>>

Uncover Westport's role in U.S. expansion at Kansas City's oldest remaining brick home. details>>

Stories and artifacts depict the remarkable history of Bates County, from the Osage and early settlers to the Battle of Island Mound & Order No. 11, on through the prosperous Victorian age, finishing with Minuteman Missiles dotting the landscape in the early 20th century. details>>

Explore battlefield remnants and the Anderson House, used as a field hospital during the battle. details>>

Visit the Heritage Center & Museum. Learn about the 1863 attack by Quantrill. details>>

Tour John Brown’s first battle between abolitionist and pro-slavery forces. details>>

Here the Topeka "Free State" Constitution banned slavery and Underground Railroad conductors aided journeys to freedom. On the Fourth of July in 1856, the Army prevented Free State assembly. From 1863-1869, this was the first Kansas Statehouse. In restoration, tours limited. details>>

The Eudora Community Museum is operated by the Eudora Area Historical Society (EAHS). The museum displays numerous exhibits and artifacts relating to Eudora's history. The EAHS also maintains an archival collection at the museum. details>>

Explore this restored frontier fort and its role in westward expansion, Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War. details>>

Experience the Civil War on the Western Frontier! The Lawrence CVB, Historic Lecompton, Watkins Museum, Lawrence Parks, Lawrence Public Library, & Black Jack Battlefield invite you to Douglas County, KS for a month of Civil War programming. Download the full schedule below. details>>

Kaw Point was a significant spot in the journey of Lewis and Clark. details>>

Ride into the past at the only open stagecoach stop left on the Santa Fe Trail. Come visit us this summer for some hands-on living history! details>>

Encounter the Border and Civil War exhibit, Native American exhibit, and the local history of Miami County. Featured August 28th, 2011 in The Kansas City Star newspaper, as one of the top ten "Treasures of the Civil War" exhibits in the Kansas and Missouri areas. details>>

Experience Flint Hills tallgrass prairie in this historic setting. details>>

Explore the region’s history through the records of the federal government. Visitors can utilize research rooms, view exhibitions, and participate in workshops. details>>

Follow the nation’s expansion along the Santa Fe, Oregon and California Trails. details>>

Revisit the late 1800s and discover what life was like at the turn of the century. details>>

This National Historic Landmark was a pioneer hotel and depicts St. Joseph in the 1880s. details>>

See the creation, operation and termination of the Pony Express through state-of-the-art exhibits. details>>

Visit the Heritage Center & Museum. Learn about the 1863 attack by Quantrill. details>>

Explore the struggle for equal justice under the law at the restored Monroe Elementary School. details>>

Exhibits explore the evolution of freedom and encourage visitation to other related sites in FFNHA. details>>

The Eudora Community Museum is operated by the Eudora Area Historical Society (EAHS). The museum displays numerous exhibits and artifacts relating to Eudora's history. The EAHS also maintains an archival collection at the museum. details>>

Visit the home of freestaters who worked for organized and equal education and helped establish Kansas State University. details>>

Experience Truman’s surroundings during his political career and final years as a former president. details>>

Truman’s life and presidency was impacted by the history of Freedom’s Frontier. Explore the legacy of our history. details>>

The Historic Ritchie house and the Cox Communication Heritage Education Center is open for tours every Mon. and Wed. at 10:00am and 2:00. Parking is available on Madison Street. Admission is free. Visitors will tour the Ritchie's stone house and the education center museum room. Viewing the interpretive exhibits, visitors have an opportunity to enhance the compelling story of the Ritchies and their contemporaries during the turbulent Kansas Territorial days. details>>

Outdoor paved walking path with exhibits which capture and share the history of Merriam from Native Americans to current day. details>>

Revisit the late 1800s and discover what life was like at the turn of the century. details>>

Glimpse into the region’s African American heritage and its profound effect on society. details>>

Explore the struggle for equal justice under the law at the restored Monroe Elementary School. details>>

Museum exhibits and the 1835 log cabin focus on the area’s Civil War history and pioneer life. details>>

Exhibits explore the evolution of freedom and encourage visitation to other related sites in FFNHA. details>>

The Eudora Community Museum is operated by the Eudora Area Historical Society (EAHS). The museum displays numerous exhibits and artifacts relating to Eudora's history. The EAHS also maintains an archival collection at the museum. details>>

Explore the region’s history through the records of the federal government. Visitors can utilize research rooms, view exhibitions, and participate in workshops. details>>

Experience the Great War through the eyes of those who lived it. details>>

Glimpse into the region’s African American heritage and its profound effect on society. details>>

Tour John Brown’s first battle between abolitionist and pro-slavery forces. details>>

Visit the headquarters of the Kansas Democratic Party during the territorial period. details>>

Experience the American frontier at this reconstructed 1812 fort. details>>

Explore the natural and historical landscape of the area. details>>

Kaw Point was a significant spot in the journey of Lewis and Clark. details>>

Step into a replica of the Ingalls’ cabin and step back to 1870, when the Osage were being moved off southeast Kansas’s prairie for white settlement. details>>

Ride into the past at the only open stagecoach stop left on the Santa Fe Trail. Come visit us this summer for some hands-on living history! details>>

Experience Flint Hills tallgrass prairie in this historic setting. details>>

Discover the history of Osage Mission, which was founded in 1847 to provide education for young Osage boys and girls. During the next 1/2 century the mission would become "a great distributing center of civilization" for frontier Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. details>>

Tallgrass prairie once covered most of the area. Revisit the native landscape preserved at the park. details>>

Discover the cultural and natural elements of Northwest Missouri. details>>

Uncover Westport's role in U.S. expansion at Kansas City's oldest remaining brick home. details>>

Tour John Brown’s first battle between abolitionist and pro-slavery forces. details>>

Here the Topeka "Free State" Constitution banned slavery and Underground Railroad conductors aided journeys to freedom. On the Fourth of July in 1856, the Army prevented Free State assembly. From 1863-1869, this was the first Kansas Statehouse. In restoration, tours limited. details>>

The Eudora Community Museum is operated by the Eudora Area Historical Society (EAHS). The museum displays numerous exhibits and artifacts relating to Eudora's history. The EAHS also maintains an archival collection at the museum. details>>

Explore this restored frontier fort and its role in westward expansion, Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War. details>>

The Historic Ritchie house and the Cox Communication Heritage Education Center is open for tours every Mon. and Wed. at 10:00am and 2:00. Parking is available on Madison Street. Admission is free. Visitors will tour the Ritchie's stone house and the education center museum room. Viewing the interpretive exhibits, visitors have an opportunity to enhance the compelling story of the Ritchies and their contemporaries during the turbulent Kansas Territorial days. details>>

Tour this antebellum home, a field hospital during the Battle of Westport. Living history, ghost tours and many special events details>>

Encounter the Border and Civil War exhibit, Native American exhibit, and the local history of Miami County. Featured August 28th, 2011 in The Kansas City Star newspaper, as one of the top ten "Treasures of the Civil War" exhibits in the Kansas and Missouri areas. details>>

Experience Flint Hills tallgrass prairie in this historic setting. details>>

Explore the region’s history through the records of the federal government. Visitors can utilize research rooms, view exhibitions, and participate in workshops. details>>

"One of the best county museums we've seen" say Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart in "The Big Divide: A Travel Guide to Historic and Civil War Sites in the Missouri-Kansas Border Region." details>>

The overlook presents a vantage point to survey the ruins of Quindaro, a Wyandot community and Underground Railroad landmark. details>>

The museum focuses on the Underground Railroad History of Quindaro. details>>

Glimpse into the region’s African American heritage and its profound effect on society. details>>

Learn more about Brown, his supporters and the Battle of Osawatomie. details>>

Discover stories of the settlement of Lawrence and the development of Douglas County in an 1888 building that housed the headquarters of a successful land mortgage and banking business that helped finance settlement of the west. details>>

Once home to Wyandot and Delaware Indians, the county’s museum includes exhibits on Native Americans history and the settlement of Quindaro. details>>

Uncover Westport's role in U.S. expansion at Kansas City's oldest remaining brick home. details>>

Stories and artifacts depict the remarkable history of Bates County, from the Osage and early settlers to the Battle of Island Mound & Order No. 11, on through the prosperous Victorian age, finishing with Minuteman Missiles dotting the landscape in the early 20th century. details>>

Explore battlefield remnants and the Anderson House, used as a field hospital during the battle. details>>

Learn about the largest Civil War battle west of the Mississippi. details>>

Visit the Heritage Center & Museum. Learn about the 1863 attack by Quantrill. details>>

Tour John Brown’s first battle between abolitionist and pro-slavery forces. details>>

Remember the victims of the 1861 raid and burning of Osceola at the monument and museum. details>>

The Monument honors families that endured turmoil of the Missouri/Kansas Border during the Civil War. details>>

Museum exhibits and the 1835 log cabin focus on the area’s Civil War history and pioneer life. details>>

Encounter the stories of the Border War/Civil War era and other topics in this regional history museum. details>>

Exhibits explore the evolution of freedom and encourage visitation to other related sites in FFNHA. details>>

Begin your Historic Liberty audio tour and learn about the county’s southern identity. details>>

Reflect on post-war experiences of Confederate veterans at this former home for Confederate veterans. details>>

Here the Topeka "Free State" Constitution banned slavery and Underground Railroad conductors aided journeys to freedom. On the Fourth of July in 1856, the Army prevented Free State assembly. From 1863-1869, this was the first Kansas Statehouse. In restoration, tours limited. details>>

The Eudora Community Museum is operated by the Eudora Area Historical Society (EAHS). The museum displays numerous exhibits and artifacts relating to Eudora's history. The EAHS also maintains an archival collection at the museum. details>>

Explore this restored frontier fort and its role in westward expansion, Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War. details>>

Unravel the myth of the Bushwhacker-outlaw at this former mercantile, robbed by Frank James during the Civil War. details>>

Visit this monument to Jo Shelby, the “Unreconstructed Rebel” and learn about the history of Waverly. details>>

Exhibits share the story of Opothleyahola and Humboldt’s history. details>>

Tour 12 sites of the 1861 Raid and Burning of Humboldt. Call for guided tour. Self-guided tour brochures available at Brochures available at 107 S 9th St & 218 N 9th St in Humboldt. details>>

Uncover the history behind the legend at the home of Frank and Jesse. details>>

Tour this antebellum home, a field hospital during the Battle of Westport. Living history, ghost tours and many special events details>>

Learn about the stories of Johnson County’s Unionists and Confederates and their lives together. details>>

Explore the relationship of Johnson County to Kansas City, beginning in the 1830s. details>>

Experience the Civil War on the Western Frontier! The Lawrence CVB, Historic Lecompton, Watkins Museum, Lawrence Parks, Lawrence Public Library, & Black Jack Battlefield invite you to Douglas County, KS for a month of Civil War programming. Download the full schedule below. details>>

Explore sacrifices of early citizens and visit final resting places of noted Bushwhacker. details>>

Explore sacrifices of early citizens. details>>

Exhibits focus on Osage, Pony Express, and Battle of Lexington. details>>

Join us August 18-19 for the 150th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of Lone Jack. Visit soldiers’ graves and learn about one of Missouri’s bloodiest battles. details>>

Encounter the Border and Civil War exhibit, Native American exhibit, and the local history of Miami County. Featured August 28th, 2011 in The Kansas City Star newspaper, as one of the top ten "Treasures of the Civil War" exhibits in the Kansas and Missouri areas. details>>

Walk the battlefield of one of the largest cavalry engagements of the Civil War. details>>

Walk among the who's who of St. Joseph's history in the city's oldest operating cemetery. details>>

Explore the region’s history through the records of the federal government. Visitors can utilize research rooms, view exhibitions, and participate in workshops. details>>

Visit the monument to Native American leader, Opothleyahola and the special section on Opothleyahola in the LeRoy library. details>>

This National Historic Landmark was a pioneer hotel and depicts St. Joseph in the 1880s. details>>

Discover the cultural and natural elements of Northwest Missouri. details>>

Learn about the history of St. Clair County. details>>

Exhibits focus on Civil War medicine and Native Americans artifacts. details>>

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Discover the history of Lecompton from Bleeding Kansas to today. details>>

Learn about the oldest, still-occupied settlement in Kansas. Trading Post was established prior to 1825 as a trade center. details>>

Uncover Westport's role in U.S. expansion at Kansas City's oldest remaining brick home. details>>

Stories and artifacts depict the remarkable history of Bates County, from the Osage and early settlers to the Battle of Island Mound & Order No. 11, on through the prosperous Victorian age, finishing with Minuteman Missiles dotting the landscape in the early 20th century. details>>

Explore battlefield remnants and the Anderson House, used as a field hospital during the battle. details>>

Visit the Heritage Center & Museum. Learn about the 1863 attack by Quantrill. details>>

Tour John Brown’s first battle between abolitionist and pro-slavery forces. details>>

Museum exhibits and the 1835 log cabin focus on the area’s Civil War history and pioneer life. details>>

Encounter the stories of the Border War/Civil War era and other topics in this regional history museum. details>>

Exhibits explore the evolution of freedom and encourage visitation to other related sites in FFNHA. details>>

Learn about the dramatic events surrounding the drafting of the Lecompton Constitution at Constitution Hall State Historic Site and how Lecompton was affected at the Territorial Capital Museum. details>>

Here the Topeka "Free State" Constitution banned slavery and Underground Railroad conductors aided journeys to freedom. On the Fourth of July in 1856, the Army prevented Free State assembly. From 1863-1869, this was the first Kansas Statehouse. In restoration, tours limited. details>>

Visit the headquarters of the Kansas Democratic Party during the territorial period. details>>

The 1859 cabin tells the story of early German settlers of Franklin County. details>>

The Eudora Community Museum is operated by the Eudora Area Historical Society (EAHS). The museum displays numerous exhibits and artifacts relating to Eudora's history. The EAHS also maintains an archival collection at the museum. details>>

Contemplate the territorial and national conflict over slavery at the first meeting place of the “bogus” legislature. details>>

Explore this restored frontier fort and its role in westward expansion, Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War. details>>

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The Historic Ritchie house and the Cox Communication Heritage Education Center is open for tours every Mon. and Wed. at 10:00am and 2:00. Parking is available on Madison Street. Admission is free. Visitors will tour the Ritchie's stone house and the education center museum room. Viewing the interpretive exhibits, visitors have an opportunity to enhance the compelling story of the Ritchies and their contemporaries during the turbulent Kansas Territorial days. details>>

Tour this antebellum home, a field hospital during the Battle of Westport. Living history, ghost tours and many special events details>>

Experience the Civil War on the Western Frontier! The Lawrence CVB, Historic Lecompton, Watkins Museum, Lawrence Parks, Lawrence Public Library, & Black Jack Battlefield invite you to Douglas County, KS for a month of Civil War programming. Download the full schedule below. details>>

Exhibits tell the story of Native Americans, early explorers and Linn County’s role in the Border Wars. details>>

Ride into the past at the only open stagecoach stop left on the Santa Fe Trail. Come visit us this summer for some hands-on living history! details>>

Visit this site where, in 1858, proslavery men shot 11 free-state men. details>>

Encounter the Border and Civil War exhibit, Native American exhibit, and the local history of Miami County. Featured August 28th, 2011 in The Kansas City Star newspaper, as one of the top ten "Treasures of the Civil War" exhibits in the Kansas and Missouri areas. details>>

Experience Flint Hills tallgrass prairie in this historic setting. details>>

Explore the region’s history through the records of the federal government. Visitors can utilize research rooms, view exhibitions, and participate in workshops. details>>

"One of the best county museums we've seen" say Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart in "The Big Divide: A Travel Guide to Historic and Civil War Sites in the Missouri-Kansas Border Region." details>>

Revisit the late 1800s and discover what life was like at the turn of the century. details>>

The overlook presents a vantage point to survey the ruins of Quindaro, a Wyandot community and Underground Railroad landmark. details>>

Discover how the tallgrass prairie provided the setting for Native Americans and pro-state settlers, alike. details>>

Explore the relationship between Native Americans, whites and slaves at this 1839 mission and school. details>>

Discover the history of Lecompton from Bleeding Kansas to today. details>>

Learn more about Brown, his supporters and the Battle of Osawatomie. details>>

Learn about the oldest, still-occupied settlement in Kansas. Trading Post was established prior to 1825 as a trade center. details>>

Preserving the culture and history of Wabaunsee County. details>>

Explore the abolitionist, Underground Railroad, and community history of the Clinton Lake region. details>>

Discover stories of the settlement of Lawrence and the development of Douglas County in an 1888 building that housed the headquarters of a successful land mortgage and banking business that helped finance settlement of the west. details>>

Stories and artifacts depict the remarkable history of Bates County, from the Osage and early settlers to the Battle of Island Mound & Order No. 11, on through the prosperous Victorian age, finishing with Minuteman Missiles dotting the landscape in the early 20th century. details>>

Visit the Heritage Center & Museum. Learn about the 1863 attack by Quantrill. details>>

Explore the struggle for equal justice under the law at the restored Monroe Elementary School. details>>

Museum exhibits and the 1835 log cabin focus on the area’s Civil War history and pioneer life. details>>

Exhibits explore the evolution of freedom and encourage visitation to other related sites in FFNHA. details>>

Here the Topeka "Free State" Constitution banned slavery and Underground Railroad conductors aided journeys to freedom. On the Fourth of July in 1856, the Army prevented Free State assembly. From 1863-1869, this was the first Kansas Statehouse. In restoration, tours limited. details>>

The Eudora Community Museum is operated by the Eudora Area Historical Society (EAHS). The museum displays numerous exhibits and artifacts relating to Eudora's history. The EAHS also maintains an archival collection at the museum. details>>

Explore this restored frontier fort and its role in westward expansion, Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War. details>>

Exhibits share the story of Opothleyahola and Humboldt’s history. details>>

Tour 12 sites of the 1861 Raid and Burning of Humboldt. Call for guided tour. Self-guided tour brochures available at Brochures available at 107 S 9th St & 218 N 9th St in Humboldt. details>>

The Historic Ritchie house and the Cox Communication Heritage Education Center is open for tours every Mon. and Wed. at 10:00am and 2:00. Parking is available on Madison Street. Admission is free. Visitors will tour the Ritchie's stone house and the education center museum room. Viewing the interpretive exhibits, visitors have an opportunity to enhance the compelling story of the Ritchies and their contemporaries during the turbulent Kansas Territorial days. details>>

Tour this antebellum home, a field hospital during the Battle of Westport. Living history, ghost tours and many special events details>>

Learn about the stories of Johnson County’s Unionists and Confederates and their lives together. details>>

Encounter the Border and Civil War exhibit, Native American exhibit, and the local history of Miami County. Featured August 28th, 2011 in The Kansas City Star newspaper, as one of the top ten "Treasures of the Civil War" exhibits in the Kansas and Missouri areas. details>>

Experience Flint Hills tallgrass prairie in this historic setting. details>>

Explore the region’s history through the records of the federal government. Visitors can utilize research rooms, view exhibitions, and participate in workshops. details>>

"One of the best county museums we've seen" say Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart in "The Big Divide: A Travel Guide to Historic and Civil War Sites in the Missouri-Kansas Border Region." details>>

Glimpse into the region’s African American heritage and its profound effect on society. details>>

Explore St. Joseph’s black history, including the Underground Railroad and desegregation. details>>

Once home to Wyandot and Delaware Indians, the county’s museum includes exhibits on Native Americans history and the settlement of Quindaro. details>>

Stories and artifacts depict the remarkable history of Bates County, from the Osage and early settlers to the Battle of Island Mound & Order No. 11, on through the prosperous Victorian age, finishing with Minuteman Missiles dotting the landscape in the early 20th century. details>>

Visit the Heritage Center & Museum. Learn about the 1863 attack by Quantrill. details>>

Encounter the stories of the Border War/Civil War era and other topics in this regional history museum. details>>

The Eudora Community Museum is operated by the Eudora Area Historical Society (EAHS). The museum displays numerous exhibits and artifacts relating to Eudora's history. The EAHS also maintains an archival collection at the museum. details>>

Experience the American frontier at this reconstructed 1812 fort. details>>

Explore this restored frontier fort and its role in westward expansion, Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War. details>>

Explore the importance of Fort Leavenworth’s role in exploration and expansion. details>>

Discover Geary County’s early struggles in the museum exhibits. details>>

Tour 12 sites of the 1861 Raid and Burning of Humboldt. Call for guided tour. Self-guided tour brochures available at Brochures available at 107 S 9th St & 218 N 9th St in Humboldt. details>>

Learn about the stories of Johnson County’s Unionists and Confederates and their lives together. details>>

Step into a replica of the Ingalls’ cabin and step back to 1870, when the Osage were being moved off southeast Kansas’s prairie for white settlement. details>>

Encounter the Border and Civil War exhibit, Native American exhibit, and the local history of Miami County. Featured August 28th, 2011 in The Kansas City Star newspaper, as one of the top ten "Treasures of the Civil War" exhibits in the Kansas and Missouri areas. details>>

Experience Flint Hills tallgrass prairie in this historic setting. details>>

Explore the region’s history through the records of the federal government. Visitors can utilize research rooms, view exhibitions, and participate in workshops. details>>

Explore the history of military service abroad and at home. details>>

Experience the Great War through the eyes of those who lived it. details>>

Discover the history of Lecompton from Bleeding Kansas to today. details>>

Stories and artifacts depict the remarkable history of Bates County, from the Osage and early settlers to the Battle of Island Mound & Order No. 11, on through the prosperous Victorian age, finishing with Minuteman Missiles dotting the landscape in the early 20th century. details>>

Visit the Heritage Center & Museum. Learn about the 1863 attack by Quantrill. details>>

Encounter the stories of the Border War/Civil War era and other topics in this regional history museum. details>>

Exhibits explore the evolution of freedom and encourage visitation to other related sites in FFNHA. details>>

Explore the history of Coffey County, home to Sac and Fox prior to the county’s 1854-1857 settlement. details>>

The Eudora Community Museum is operated by the Eudora Area Historical Society (EAHS). The museum displays numerous exhibits and artifacts relating to Eudora's history. The EAHS also maintains an archival collection at the museum. details>>

Experience the American frontier at this reconstructed 1812 fort. details>>

Explore this restored frontier fort and its role in westward expansion, Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War. details>>

Discover Geary County’s early struggles in the museum exhibits. details>>

Encounter early Kansas history at this historic home of a ferry and trading post operator. details>>

Trace the evolution of the school and learn about the Native people who attended. details>>

Exhibits share the story of Opothleyahola and Humboldt’s history. details>>

Tour 12 sites of the 1861 Raid and Burning of Humboldt. Call for guided tour. Self-guided tour brochures available at Brochures available at 107 S 9th St & 218 N 9th St in Humboldt. details>>

Explore the history of the Wyandot Nation in this outdoor exhibit and cemetery. details>>

The Historic Ritchie house and the Cox Communication Heritage Education Center is open for tours every Mon. and Wed. at 10:00am and 2:00. Parking is available on Madison Street. Admission is free. Visitors will tour the Ritchie's stone house and the education center museum room. Viewing the interpretive exhibits, visitors have an opportunity to enhance the compelling story of the Ritchies and their contemporaries during the turbulent Kansas Territorial days. details>>

Exhibits focus on Osage, Pony Express, and Battle of Lexington. details>>

Exhibits tell the story of Native Americans, early explorers and Linn County’s role in the Border Wars. details>>

Step into a replica of the Ingalls’ cabin and step back to 1870, when the Osage were being moved off southeast Kansas’s prairie for white settlement. details>>

Outdoor paved walking path with exhibits which capture and share the history of Merriam from Native Americans to current day. details>>

Encounter the Border and Civil War exhibit, Native American exhibit, and the local history of Miami County. Featured August 28th, 2011 in The Kansas City Star newspaper, as one of the top ten "Treasures of the Civil War" exhibits in the Kansas and Missouri areas. details>>

Experience Flint Hills tallgrass prairie in this historic setting. details>>

Explore the region’s history through the records of the federal government. Visitors can utilize research rooms, view exhibitions, and participate in workshops. details>>

"One of the best county museums we've seen" say Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart in "The Big Divide: A Travel Guide to Historic and Civil War Sites in the Missouri-Kansas Border Region." details>>

Visit the monument to Native American leader, Opothleyahola and the special section on Opothleyahola in the LeRoy library. details>>

Discover the history of Osage Mission, which was founded in 1847 to provide education for young Osage boys and girls. During the next 1/2 century the mission would become "a great distributing center of civilization" for frontier Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. details>>

The overlook presents a vantage point to survey the ruins of Quindaro, a Wyandot community and Underground Railroad landmark. details>>

Discover the cultural and natural elements of Northwest Missouri. details>>

Discover how the tallgrass prairie provided the setting for Native Americans and pro-state settlers, alike. details>>

Explore the relationship between Native Americans, whites and slaves at this 1839 mission and school. details>>

Exhibits focus on Civil War medicine and Native Americans artifacts. details>>

Discover the history of Lecompton from Bleeding Kansas to today. details>>

Learn about the oldest, still-occupied settlement in Kansas. Trading Post was established prior to 1825 as a trade center. details>>

Once home to Wyandot and Delaware Indians, the county’s museum includes exhibits on Native Americans history and the settlement of Quindaro. details>>

Uncover Westport's role in U.S. expansion at Kansas City's oldest remaining brick home. details>>

Built in 1856 for Alexander Majors, the antebellum home and museum explores Majors' role in shaping Kansas City and the American West. details>>

Uncover the past among the remains of this 1856 steamboat. details>>

Explore the community history of Basehor, founded by two Pennsylvania Dutch brothers who came to Kansas in 1854. details>>

Stories and artifacts depict the remarkable history of Bates County, from the Osage and early settlers to the Battle of Island Mound & Order No. 11, on through the prosperous Victorian age, finishing with Minuteman Missiles dotting the landscape in the early 20th century. details>>

Visit the Heritage Center & Museum. Learn about the 1863 attack by Quantrill. details>>

This historic house was home to artist George Caleb Bingham. details>>

Tour John Brown’s first battle between abolitionist and pro-slavery forces. details>>

Museum exhibits and the 1835 log cabin focus on the area’s Civil War history and pioneer life. details>>

Exhibits explore the evolution of freedom and encourage visitation to other related sites in FFNHA. details>>

Begin your Historic Liberty audio tour and learn about the county’s southern identity. details>>

Explore the history of Coffey County, home to Sac and Fox prior to the county’s 1854-1857 settlement. details>>

Learn about the dramatic events surrounding the drafting of the Lecompton Constitution at Constitution Hall State Historic Site and how Lecompton was affected at the Territorial Capital Museum. details>>

Here the Topeka "Free State" Constitution banned slavery and Underground Railroad conductors aided journeys to freedom. On the Fourth of July in 1856, the Army prevented Free State assembly. From 1863-1869, this was the first Kansas Statehouse. In restoration, tours limited. details>>

Visit the headquarters of the Kansas Democratic Party during the territorial period. details>>

The 1859 cabin tells the story of early German settlers of Franklin County. details>>

The Eudora Community Museum is operated by the Eudora Area Historical Society (EAHS). The museum displays numerous exhibits and artifacts relating to Eudora's history. The EAHS also maintains an archival collection at the museum. details>>

Contemplate the territorial and national conflict over slavery at the first meeting place of the “bogus” legislature. details>>

Experience the American frontier at this reconstructed 1812 fort. details>>

Explore this restored frontier fort and its role in westward expansion, Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War. details>>

Discover Geary County’s early struggles in the museum exhibits. details>>

Visit the home of freestaters who worked for organized and equal education and helped establish Kansas State University. details>>

Encounter early Kansas history at this historic home of a ferry and trading post operator. details>>

Exhibits share the story of Opothleyahola and Humboldt’s history. details>>

The Historic Ritchie house and the Cox Communication Heritage Education Center is open for tours every Mon. and Wed. at 10:00am and 2:00. Parking is available on Madison Street. Admission is free. Visitors will tour the Ritchie's stone house and the education center museum room. Viewing the interpretive exhibits, visitors have an opportunity to enhance the compelling story of the Ritchies and their contemporaries during the turbulent Kansas Territorial days. details>>

Learn about the stories of Johnson County’s Unionists and Confederates and their lives together. details>>

Explore the relationship of Johnson County to Kansas City, beginning in the 1830s. details>>

Learn about Lanesfield's namesake, James Lane, and explore this historic school and adjacent prairie. details>>

Experience the Civil War on the Western Frontier! The Lawrence CVB, Historic Lecompton, Watkins Museum, Lawrence Parks, Lawrence Public Library, & Black Jack Battlefield invite you to Douglas County, KS for a month of Civil War programming. Download the full schedule below. details>>

Explore sacrifices of early citizens. details>>

Kaw Point was a significant spot in the journey of Lewis and Clark. details>>

Exhibits focus on Osage, Pony Express, and Battle of Lexington. details>>

Exhibits tell the story of Native Americans, early explorers and Linn County’s role in the Border Wars. details>>

Step into a replica of the Ingalls’ cabin and step back to 1870, when the Osage were being moved off southeast Kansas’s prairie for white settlement. details>>

Ride into the past at the only open stagecoach stop left on the Santa Fe Trail. Come visit us this summer for some hands-on living history! details>>

Outdoor paved walking path with exhibits which capture and share the history of Merriam from Native Americans to current day. details>>

Encounter the Border and Civil War exhibit, Native American exhibit, and the local history of Miami County. Featured August 28th, 2011 in The Kansas City Star newspaper, as one of the top ten "Treasures of the Civil War" exhibits in the Kansas and Missouri areas. details>>

Step back in time into an antebellum farming community. details>>

Home to the Shawnee, Chouteau and Wild Bill, Monticello was a mid-way stop between Lawrence and Westport. details>>

Historic buildings have been relocated to this park to help tell the area’s history. details>>

Experience Flint Hills tallgrass prairie in this historic setting. details>>

Walk among the who's who of St. Joseph's history in the city's oldest operating cemetery. details>>

Explore the region’s history through the records of the federal government. Visitors can utilize research rooms, view exhibitions, and participate in workshops. details>>

Follow the nation’s expansion along the Santa Fe, Oregon and California Trails. details>>

"One of the best county museums we've seen" say Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart in "The Big Divide: A Travel Guide to Historic and Civil War Sites in the Missouri-Kansas Border Region." details>>

Revisit the late 1800s and discover what life was like at the turn of the century. details>>

Discover the history of Osage Mission, which was founded in 1847 to provide education for young Osage boys and girls. During the next 1/2 century the mission would become "a great distributing center of civilization" for frontier Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. details>>

This National Historic Landmark was a pioneer hotel and depicts St. Joseph in the 1880s. details>>

See the creation, operation and termination of the Pony Express through state-of-the-art exhibits. details>>

Discover the cultural and natural elements of Northwest Missouri. details>>

Discover how the tallgrass prairie provided the setting for Native Americans and pro-state settlers, alike. details>>

Learn about St. Joseph founder Joseph Robidoux in this series of connected houses built in the late 1840s. details>>

Learn about the history of St. Clair County. details>>

Discover the history of Lecompton from Bleeding Kansas to today. details>>

Learn about the oldest, still-occupied settlement in Kansas. Trading Post was established prior to 1825 as a trade center. details>>

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Burial ground for many notable pioneer founders and leaders of Westport and Kansas City. details>>

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Preserving the culture and history of Wabaunsee County. details>>

Explore the abolitionist, Underground Railroad, and community history of the Clinton Lake region. details>>

Explore the freedom stories of Wakefield, including Milford Lake and Governor Avery. details>>

Discover stories of the settlement of Lawrence and the development of Douglas County in an 1888 building that housed the headquarters of a successful land mortgage and banking business that helped finance settlement of the west. details>>

This fully equipped mid-19th century woolen mill gives visitors a glimpse into a successful farm business. details>>

Once home to Wyandot and Delaware Indians, the county’s museum includes exhibits on Native Americans history and the settlement of Quindaro. details>>