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Science Centers & Museums
Explore our world in brand new ways when you visit a Kansas science center or museum. From the Earth and its origins, to its earliest inhabitants, to the vast reaches of outer space, you'll get a whole new view.
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Banner Creek Science Center
22275 N Road
Holton, KS 66436
Phone: 7853642641
Holton, KS 66436
Phone: 7853642641
Banner Creek Science Center is a state of the art facility housing an observatory and classroom with unlimited access to the great outdoors. The observatory and classroom are located on a hilltop ... More
Boyer Museum of Animated Carvings
2712 K St.
Belleville, KS 66935
Phone: (785) 527-5884
Belleville, KS 66935
Phone: (785) 527-5884
Take Your Imagination on an Animation Vacation. Boyer Museum of Animated Carvings features the artistic works of Paul Boyer. Paul is a self-taught artist who has been carving for over 60 years. ... More
Brown County Historical Society Ag Museum and Windmill Lane
301 E Iowa St
Hiawatha, KS 66434
Phone: (785) 742-3702
Hiawatha, KS 66434
Phone: (785) 742-3702
The Brown County Historical Society Ag Museum resembles a 1900 farmstead, complete with farm house, wash house, blacksmith shop, hen house, woodworking shop, milk barn housing farm implements, an ... More
Exploration Place
300 N McLean Blvd
Wichita, KS 67203
Phone: (316) 660-0600
Wichita, KS 67203
Phone: (316) 660-0600
Exploration Place is Kansas’ premier hands-on science center for all ages, located on a 20-acre site along the Arkansas River in Wichita’s downtown Museums on the River district. Five hands-on ... More
Greensburg GreenTown
402 S. Sycamore
Greensburg, KS 67054
Phone: (620) 723-2790
Greensburg, KS 67054
Phone: (620) 723-2790
Greensburg GreenTown is where you will find current information on sustainable living. From "green" building techniques to eco- friendly products, the GreenTown staff is available to answer your ... More
Independence Science and Technology Center
125 S Pennsylvania
Independence, KS 67301
Phone: (620) 331-1999
Independence, KS 67301
Phone: (620) 331-1999
A wide variety of scientific and physics exhibits. Listen to your voice in the echo tube, visit with the life-like Albert Einstein, ride the ever-popular Anti-Gravity Simulator, or have a hair ... More
Insect Zoo
1500 Denison
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 7855322847
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 7855322847
The mission of the Insect Zoo is to foster a better understanding and increased awareness of our natural world and of the important roles that insects and their relatives play in it.Created as an ... More
Johnston Geology Museum
1200 Commercial St
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone: 6203415330
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone: 6203415330
Internationally recognized Hamilton quarry fossil site help visitors appreciate the physical history of the prairie landscape. Exhibits include fossils, minerals, Indian artifacts, and petrified ... More
Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center
1100 N Plum St
Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone: (620) 662-2305
Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone: (620) 662-2305
Take off...to a place where excitement knows no boundaries. Where outer space launches your inner child. And where a world of activity revolves around you.
Here you’ll discover an interactive ... More
Kansas Kids More than a Museum
1500 E 11th Ave
Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone: (620) 669-5156
Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone: (620) 669-5156
Learning through Discovery!
Come visit our child-sized community at KANSAS KIDS MORE THAN A MUSEUM. Experience life skills such as in the doctor's office, groceries, puppet stage, home and ... More
