Plan your visit

We invite you to visit the Kansas Museum of History and discover more about the state's rich past.

Visitors six and older are required to wear masks in the Kansas Museum of History. Some medical exemptions apply.

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

Public transportation

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 $