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Kansas Museum of History

66615-1099 Topeka, KS, United States of America (USA) (Kansas)
Address 6425 SW 6th Avenue
 
 
Floor area 2 800 m² / 30 139 ft²  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Heritage- or City Museum
  • Carriages
  • Air and Space (aviation, spaceflight etc.)
  • Railway
  • Printing technology

Opening times
 Temporarily closed for major renovations. Expected reopening in 2024.

Admission
Status from 12/2024
 Temporary closed
Contact
Tel.:+1-785-272-86 81  eMail:kshs.kansasmuseum ks.gov  
Homepage
to Location / Directions
www.kshs.org/index.php?url=p/kansas-museum-of-history/19578
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Location / Directions
N39.055895° W95.775126°N39°3.35370' W95°46.50756'N39°3'21.2220" W95°46'30.4536"
Public transportation
Purple routes through Topeka Transit Via #5 West 6th or #7 Huntoon, Social Security stop Requires walking and service is limited
Description

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The Kansas Museum of History in Topeka, Kansas, USA, is the state history museum. It presents Kansas history from the prehistoric to modern eras in 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of exhibits. The galleries feature a train (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe locomotive with two cars), full-sized tipi in the Southern Cheyenne style, a 1950s diner, and many other large features. Major topics covered in the main gallery include Native American tribal history, westward movement on the Oregon and Santa Fe trails, early settlers, the Bleeding Kansas and Civil War eras, and Populism at the turn of the 20th century.

Important exhibited objects include:

    John Brown's pike
    William Quantrill's flag
    George Armstrong Custer's riding boots
    Carrie A. Nation's hammer
    William Allen White's printing press
    Dwight D. Eisenhower's World War II field jacket
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