Eastern Kansas Tourism
Eastern Kansas Tourism - your Eastern Kansas Tourist Guide to Vacations, Attractions and Events
McPherson Country Old Mill Museum - Linsborg, Kansas
McPherson Country Old Mill Museum - Linsborg, Kansas
Preserving the history of McPherson County this museum offers a look at what it took to develop the area. The museum collects, preserves, researches, exhibits and interprets materials related to this heritage with special emphasis on the period from 1870 to 1910.
The Smoky Valley Roller Mill was built in 1898.
Lewis and Clark Adventure - Kansas
Now you have a chance to experience life and the expedition just as Lewis and Clark did 200 years ago. It’s all laid out for you here when you take the Ready-Made Lewis and Clark Adventure. Lewis and Clark began their adventure “where the two rivers meet.” That would be where Kansas River and the Missouri River meet in Kansas City, Kansas. This point is now a six acre park called The Lewis and Clark Historic Park at Kaw Point. Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure - Tescott Kansas
Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure includes so many different experiences, you may never get to see all of them. It includes not just a zoo, but a museum of habitats as well. Either of these two things alone would be enough to fill a day, and together they create a very unique experience.Lebold Mansion - Abilene, Kansas
Lebold Mansion - Abilene, Kansas 23-room mansion built by Conrad H. Lebold in 1880, one of the early founders of Abilene. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, this is an Italianate Victorian mansion. The mansion has been completely restored and furnished with period antiques typical of the late Victorian era.
Fort Riley - Fort Riley, Kansas
Fort Riley - Fort Riley, Kansas
The long history of the fort began when it was named for Major General Bennett C. Riley. Founded in 1853, the Post was originally established to protect settlers on the Oregon and Santa Fe trails. The fort is active as an Army base although the history of the fort encompasses a long history of use from protecting the emmegrants going to the west from the east and being a location that housed conferate soldiers captured during the Civil War.
Milford Lake - Junction City, Kansas
Milford Lake - Junction City, Kansas
This is Kansas’ largest man made lake great for fishing, camping, hunting, hiking and boating.
The 15,700 surface acres of water and 163 miles of shoreline are a welcoming environment for outdoor activities. Over 33,000 acres of land resources are managed for quality recreational experiences as well as for protection of the project’s natural and cultural resources. Approximately 70% of the land resources are available for public hunting.
Tuttle Creek Lake - Manhatten, Kansas
Tuttle Creek Lake - Manhatten, Kansas
There are 33,574 acres of land and water at Tuttle Creek Lake. Nestled in the Flint Hills of Kansas, Tuttle Creek Lake is located in the largest remaining expanse of tallgrass prairie on the continent.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum - Abilene, Kansas
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum - Abilene, Kansas
The basic function of the Library building is to provide a place for scholars to come to work in the rich historical materials housed there and to give information to the general public about the Presidency of this great man.
OZ Museum - Wamego, Kansas
OZ Museum - Wamego, Kansas
What a wonderful trip to Oz! Visit the museum and see the variety of items from the era of entertainment from the days of Oz to the 1900’s.
The museum houses more than just memorabilia from the famous 1939 MGM musical starring Judy Garland! It encompasses earlier silent films, one of which starred none other than Oliver Hardy (Laurel and Hardy fame) as the Tin Man as well as "The Wiz" starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
Terwilliger Home • Maple Camp Cabin - Council Grove, Kansas
Terwilliger Home • Maple Camp Cabin - Council Grove, Kansas
These two buildings are part of the former Maple Camp. The Terwilliger Home was built in 1861, alongside the Santa Fe Trail. It was the last house the Santa Fe freighters passed as they proceeded to travel west leaving Council Grove as late as 1863.
