Plan your visit
We invite you to visit the Kansas Museum of History and discover more about the state's rich past. Masks are recommended but not required.
Kansas Museum of History: Open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday; Museum Store: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. The Discovery Place will not be available at this time.
Admission
Kansas Historical Society members free | Adult | Special* | Children (2-17) |
Kansas Museum of History | $10 | $9 | $5 |
Kansas Museum of History - tour self-guided group, 10 or more, with prior notice | $9 | $3 | |
Kansas Museum of History - tour guided group, 10 or more, with prior notice | $12 | $6 |
*Special - Seniors 65+, active military, college students with ID
Find more about Museum tours
Contact
- 785-272-8681
- Email: kshs.kansasmuseum@ks.gov
- Purple routes through Topeka Metro
- Exit bus at Social Security Office on Topeka Metro Route 6 only on Outbound (Westbound) run
- Requires walking and service is limited
- For live bus locations visit Topeka Metro or download the Double Map Bus Tracker app on your mobile device
Guides and maps
- Driving and parking directions
- Gallery map (PDF)
- Nature trail (PDF)
- Fun at the Museum - activity guides to print and bring along
- Scavenger Hunt to print and bring along
- Inventors Advice (PDF) - solve a mystery while locating inventions in the main gallery
Onsite
- Discovery Place - hands-on gallery
- State Archives - research room open to the public
Nature trail
- 2.5 mile nature trail
- Four different loops through prairie and wooded areas
- Open dawn to dusk
- Potawatomi Mission
Amenities
- Free parking and picnic areas
- Playground
- ADA accessible. Please notify us prior to your visit if you or a member of your party requires accommodation for special needs or disabilities.
- Wheelchairs/strollers available
- Discovery Place hands-on gallery $
Museum Store
- Shop during visiting hours
- Wide selection of Kansas gifts and books
- Kansas Museum of History in Kansapedia
- Kansas Museum of History in Kansas Memory
Local travel links
Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area
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