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Discover how the tallgrass prairie provided the setting for Native Americans and pro-state settlers, alike. details>>
Uncover the past among the remains of this 1856 steamboat. details>>
The Southeast Kansas Nature Center sits on a hilltop in Schermerhorn Park overlooking Shoal Creek and offers something for everyone. Explore the extensive network of nature trails, and be sure to visit Schermerhorn Cave. details>>
Encounter the Border and Civil War exhibit, Native American exhibit, and the local history of Miami County. details>>
Special Collections and Archives contain material pertaining primarily to Kansas and Pittsburg State University. details>>
Inside the Cass County Information Center, the museum exhibits and the 1835 log cabin focus on the area’s Civil War history and pioneer life. details>>
Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site, located on the Oregon Trail in Topeka, Kansas, is a 6-acre historic site with gardens, preserving the family history of one of the earliest settlers in the area. 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>>
Explore the struggle for equal justice under the law at the restored Monroe Elementary School. details>>
Explore battlefield remnants and the Anderson House, used as a field hospital during the Battle of Lexington, 1861. details>>
