Kansas Museum of History

Kansas Museum of History is in the Kansas Historical Society complex, 6425 S.W. Sixth Ave. Exhibits at the complex detail state history from its earliest days to the present and include displays about Native American history, forts and trails, Civil War settlement, frontier life, the arrival of the railroad, fast food, African American history and Kansas families. In the Discovery Place children experience history firsthand by dressing in frontier costumes and visiting a Plains Indian tipi. Of interest is a full-size Southern Cheyenne tipi and an 1880s steam locomotive.

Note: The museum is currently closed for renovations; phone ahead for updates.