kansas museum of history

在那里可以了解到美国中部的人文特色，竟然还看到了来自中国河南的化石让人感觉还挺亲切的，是Topeka值得去参观的地方

This museum has wonderful displays of Kansas history and early life on the prairie. The visit can lead to great conversations with children and grandchildren! The discovery area is a great place for children The museum is located on a large tract of land which has wooded areas and hiking trails to discover wildlife. The relocated Native American School is quite interesting and again leads to many conversations with children. If you are traveling you can enjoy a picnic lunch on the grounds before moving on to your next destination. The museum has a nice little gift shop. What I liked about it was it had a nice selection of children's books about Kansas. Do stop and take some time to learn the history of this wonderful state.

The displays are easy to get around, clean, well documented, and frequently updated. This is a great place to visit; it has something for every age.

I took my grandchildren to the museum, and my grandson loved the train engine. We went through and looked at all the exhibits. There are some places where children could touch and feel. My grandchildren are 4 & 5 both genders and they loved it. I explained to them what and why the exhibits were. Somethings were boring, but other exhibits were fun. They do have a place off to the side for young kids to play in. One area they put on different outfits and did role playing of the old West era. I take them at least twice a year to this museum.

It is a beautiful museum and well worth the stop. The exhibits are great including a full size train. The hiking trails around the museum are beautiful too.

I love this museum - there are mannnny things displayed and a lot of things to see. My favorite is the big train that you can walk through. I like how there are many large displays along with smaller things. The only thing I would like to see are dates on everything displayed....a lot of items are lacking dates/eras.

Great history museum showing the development of Kansas from the first settlers to modern day. You are greeted by some of Kansas most outstanding people from the past. I shows how Kansas as the mid point between the Mexican boarder in what is now the SW United States and the east coast was a place of trade and commerce. Most of the museum deals with the eastern 1/3 of the state so if you want to find out more about the other 2/3 of Kansas you will need to visit museums in Wichita, Hays, Abilene, Dodge, and other locations around the state.

This is a wonderful museum. However, it must be noted that this is not a children's museum, as in very young children. I mention this only because a previous trip advisor contributor commented that the six-year-old accompanying them was bored. I was impressed that at the entrance they had a board with literature and various pamphlets to be used for scavenger hunt's and other discovery type uses to encourage school-age children to explore and learn. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this museum as one section had a display on Kansas units involved in the Civil War.The world large number of unit colors as well as national color flags on display. There are lots of signs and displays notating the locations of Kansas units and where the battles were they participated in. The other side of the museum covers The period in Kansas history prior to even the native Americans being here. Various tribes or discussed, to include their type of dress and housing. also covered are the Santa Fe Trail, Conestoga wagon traveling, pioneer houses, and items with the pioneers would've brought west with them. The last section has an antique car, a locomotive engine and several accompanying cars, a mock up of an old soda shop, and many items from the 40s 50s 60s on display. The museum also has a very nice gift shop with books, jewelry, pictures depicting Kansas for sale. Enjoy!

I'm not sure what I was expecting with this museum, but it definitely exceeded what I thought I was going to see! This museum is amazing. I loved the train exhibit...they have a full sized steam engine that you can go into and on the other side is set up like a train station with displays behind the glass...its really cool!Everything was really placed well and all the information was easy to see. They have full sized reproductions of teepees, log houses, and diners. They even have one General Custer's boots he was wearing when he died. I was extremely impressed, and the best part about it was there wasn't many people so it was peaceful.Highly recommended!

Lots of neat Kansas History exhibits. The layout flows well, and the place is well-staffed with knowledgeable people who can add something to the basic understanding of the individual things on display. You won't be disappointed.

Great collection of important historical state artifacts displayed in easy to understand and follow developments from settlement to current conditions.

Our grandkids have grown up with visits to the Kansas Museum of history. From the old locomotive that's inside the building that the kids can climb to the displays of the decades of social history are all very interesting! Our kids particularly love that dress up center or the old fashion country store the Teepee that they can play inside of an imagine what it was like to live on the plains as a Native American. It is a great place to see the history of the state of Kansas. The gift store is great too.

Wow! I have been to quite some places in Kansas - but never knew it had THAT much to offer! This museum is excellent. It shows a lot of detailed information about the history of the state - and had a special exhibition about the civil war - and these special exhibitions change ever so often. Since I am not a resident I was thrilled with all the easy displayed features, the "please touch" elements for kids and the various activities one can take part in during the visit. We did not do the nature trails, since the weather was a little cold. But other than that: Comeing from Europe and knowing "old stuff" - I had fun and was totally sucked in to Kansas history!The entrance fee is totally acceptable - kids 5 and under go free, adults pay 8$. Only downer: No drinks (and food) allowed in the exhibition... so after a thourough stroll you feel a little dehydrated....

I have been to this museum many times in the past and always find it enjoyable when I return. I look forward to the exhibits that I've enjoyed and anticipate the new and/or updated exhibits. The docents are there for any questions you may have, whether you're part of a tour or not. This is a "close up and personal" museum, and it makes me proud whenever I visit.

Sunday afternoon is a great time to take kids to this excellent museum. The displays tell the history of Kansas in chronological order from the Native Americans to the 1980s. The biggest hit with my nine-year-old grandson was climbing on the passenger train. He and I also watched an eighteen-minute video on recent Kansas history, and he was delighted to see one of the 1980s video game “artifacts” his father played with as a child. My six-year-old granddaughter liked the “please touch” exhibits featuring materials like buffalo hide and leathers used for teepees. For adults, it was a refreshing real Kansas history tour, with few references to the Wizard of Oz. There is a nice movie display case, though, featuring the movie poster from Quantrill’s Raiders. My favorite exhibit is the portion of a sod house and display on sodbusters. The children’s discovery area just inside the lobby was a hit with both the nine and six-year old, from climbing on the covered wagon to dressing in cowboy boys, hat and gloves to cooking on a pioneer stove. There's a nice gift shop that features items made in Kansas. Be sure and see the authentic one-room school house on the property behind the museum, but take a step stool. It lacks steps below the windows for kids step on to peek in. There was no attendant on duty and the schoolhouse was locked so we had to hoist the kids up on our shoulders. The museum shares the site with the state archives and walking trails so it appears much larger than it is. It's compact, easy to navigate and packed with fascinating history for young and old alike.