State Historic Sites
The Historical Society administers sites in many different locations around the state. Our headquarters are west of Topeka with the Kansas Museum of History and Kansas State Archives. The Kansas State Capitol Visitor Center is in downtown Topeka. Cedar Crest, the governor's residence, is in west Topeka.
The are several Kansas State Historic Sites administered by the Historical Society. Some are open year-round and some seasonally, some are are operated through partnerships, others are self-guided.
Find visiting information below for the locations open to the public.
West Topeka
Downtown Topeka
Kansas State Historic Sites
Constitution Hall in Lecompton
First Territorial Capitol in Fort Riley
Fort Hays in Hays
Grinter Place in Kansas City
Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Hanover
Kaw Mission State Historic Site and Last Chance Store State Historic Site in Council Grove
Mine Creek Civil War Battlefield near Pleasanton
Pawnee Indian Museum near Republic
Red Rocks, home of the William Allen White family, in Emporia
- Marais des Cygnes Massacre near Trading Post
- Pawnee Rock in Pawnee Rock
- Cottonwood Ranch in Studley
- Goodnow House in Manhattan
- John Brown Museum in Osawatomie
- Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway
West Topeka
