Making memories with the kiddos doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg! Did you know that the Sunflower Summer app, developed by the Kansas Department of Education, gives students (K-12) and parents the opportunity to explore dozens of attractions across the state, FOR FREE? This app will allow families to explore participating locations, make some memories, have a blast, and maybe even learn a thing or two along the way.
Don't forget: the Sunflower Summer program's season is May 26 - August 13, 2023, so plan your trips soon!
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Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
The story of Brown v. Board of Education, which ended legal segregation in public schools, is one of hope and courage. When the people…
Prairie Spirit Trail - Ottawa
The Prairie Spirit Trail in eastern Kansas is a 51 mile long path through small towns, scenic prairie and occasional wildlife. The trail of…
Kansas Children's Discovery Center
The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is a hands-on children’s museum. Since opening in 2011 in Topeka, Kansas, the Discovery Center has…
Shawnee Town 1929
-- PLEASE NOTE SHAWNEE TOWN 1929 IS CURRENTLY OPEN. MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 5 -- Shawnee Town 1929 is an outdoor…
Ernie Miller Nature Center and Park
Enjoy this 126-acre nature park consisting of a diverse range of habitats including tallgrass prairies, upland meadows, bottomland forest, a…
The Historic Ritchie House
Take a step back into history at the Ritchie House! This is believed to be Topeka's oldest home and was built by abolitionists John and Mary…
Constitution Hall State Historic Site
James Henry Lane had a significant impact on Kansas history and is one of Constitution Hall’s more colorful characters. He was part of a…
KU Natural History Museum
Nationally recognized for its public natural history exhibits and collections, research and graduate education, and outstanding education…
Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum
Home of Muriel , the last remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E! Muriel is identical to the airplane Amelia Earhart went missing in on her famed…
Kansas State Capitol Visitor Center
*RESTORATION COMPLETED* The Kansas State Capitol recently completed a 13 year, top to bottom restoration of the building that restored the…
Cedar Cove Feline Sanctuary & Education Center
Did you ever want to see a tiger, leopard or cougar in person, and learn more about them? Cedar Cove is where you need to visit. Completely…
Grinter Place State Historical Site
Grinter Place State Historic Site offers the ideal setting for meetings, events and parties. Just minutes away from Kansas Speedway…
Wyandotte County Lake & Park
Wyandotte County Lake and Park provides 1,500 acres of wooded area, a 400-acre lake with marina, kids' fishing pond, a large playground…
Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center
The Topeka Zoo, located in Gage Park, is home to nearly 400 animals from all over the world. Exhibits include the Hill's Black Bear Woods…
Evel Knievel Museum
Evel Knievel's authentic performance leathers, jump bikes and memorabilia are housed in a permanent museum at the Historic Harley-Davidson…
Flint Hills Trail State Park
The Flint Hills Trail stretches for 117 miles across east-central Kansas, from Osawatomie in the east to Herington in the west, and passes…
Johnson County Museum
The Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center (AHC) is home to the Johnson County Museum where you can step back in time with the 1950s…
Hillsdale State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Located between Spring Hill and Paola, about 3 miles east of US-169/K-7and 255th St interchange Conveniently located south of the Kansas…
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Historic Site
Living History: 1860s Style! Mahaffie Historic Site is the only remaining stagecoach stop on the Santa Fe Trail preserved for the public…
Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum
Restored home where the internationally-famous aviatrix was born on July 24, 1897. Contains family heirlooms, displays, and photographs…
Clinton State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Clinton State Park, Reservoir, and Wildlife Area are all located west of Lawrence off state highway K-10 Popular activities include…
Perry State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Located between Topeka and Lawrence on the southwest shore of Perry Reservoir, 4 miles north of US-24 on K-237 Extensively forested rolling…
Eisenhower State Park - Melvern Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Located 30 miles south of Topeka, 3 miles west of US-75 on K-278 Named in honor of Kansas’ native son, former president Dwight D…
Pomona State Park and Reservoir
Located 30 miles south of Topeka on the south shore of Pomona Reservoir, about 1 mile north of K-268 on K-368, north of E. 229th St. This…
Osage County Historical Society Museum
Experience the history of Osage County through exhibits and historic documents. Along with artifacts, there is an extensive research…
Southeast
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Fall River State Park - Lake and Wildlife Area
Located 2 miles north of US-400 on Z50 Road, 7 miles east of Severy. The park is managed out of the Cross Timbers State Park office, so only…
Curious Minds Discovery Zone
A Child's Work is Play! Our natural curiosity leads us to explore and discover the world around us. Curious Minds Discovery Zone was created…
Crawford State Park, Lake and Farlington Fish Hatchery
Located near the Frontier Military Historic Byway about 17 miles south of Fort Scott: From US-69, take K-7 south 13 miles; from Girard…
Miners Hall Museum
Showcasing immigrant & coal mining history, MHM is on the site of the 1921 women's march known as the Amazon Army, which inspired national…
Elk City State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Located about 5 miles northwest of Independence, 1 mile north of US-160 Dense oak and hickory woodlands meet rolling meadows of big bluestem…
Red Rocks State Historic Site
William Allen White rented this house from 1899 until he purchased it in 1901. It was his home for 45 years. The two-and-a-half story house…
Big Brutus
Named to the National Register of Historical Places in January 2018, Big Brutus put the oooohs and aaahs in the backyard of the Heartlands…
Mine Creek Civil War Battlefield State Historic Site
At Mine Creek in 1864 a large body of Union cavalry swept down on the rear of Confederate General Sterling Price's supply train that was…
Lehigh Portland Trails
The Lehigh Portland Trails are built on the site of a former cement plant and quarry, along the banks of Elm Creek in Iola, Kansas. The…
Cross Timbers State Park - Toronto Lake
Located 12 miles west of Yates Center, south of US-54 on K-105 highway, near the city of Toronto Cross Timbers State Park is located in the…
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
Come take a free tour of our exciting exhibits and learn about Unsung Heroes who have made a profound impact on the course of history…
North Central
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Fort Harker Guardhouse Museum Complex
First stop is the Guardhouse museum (Military history and Indian artifacts) and an adjacent historically significant depot. Within walking…
Milford Reservoir, State Park and Wildlife Area
Located near Junction City on the shores of the state's largest lake, 16,000-acre Milford Reservoir, Milford State Park is a favorite…
Oz Museum
Come and Experience the World of OZ! With 2,000 artifacts on display featuring 120 years of Oz culture from 1st edition L. Frank Baum books…
Tuttle Creek State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Located about 2 miles north of Manhattan, east of K-177 (Tuttle Creek Blvd.) Tuttle Creek State Park offers visitors a broad variety of…
Midwest Dream Car Collection
Midwest Dream Car Collection shares the love of vehicles through a unique automotive collection and visitor experience that will appeal to…
Pony Express Home Station No 1, Barn & Museum
Enter the only Home Station on the Pony Express route still remaining on the original site. The 1859 barn is built of limestone that was…
Garden of Eden
Kansas' only Visionary Sculpture Environment and stone log cabin. Internationally known as a prime example of the Grassroots Art genre…
Wilson State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Located along the Post Rock Scenic Byway about 5 miles north of I-70, west of K-232 Located in the heart of the Smoky Hills, Wilson State…
Glen Elder State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Located just west of the city of Glen Elder, south of US-24/K-9 On the north shores of 12,500-acre Glen Elder Reservoir (Waconda Lake), one…
Ellsworth Historical Museum & Plaza Walking Tour
This walking tour covers the original plaza of this Kansas cattle town known as "End of the Trail." To enable visitors to experience this…
Mushroom Rock State Park
Located on the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway northwest of Marquette about 5 miles north of Kanopolis Reservoir and State Park, 3 miles west of…
Rolling Hills Zoo
Rolling Hills Zoo is a 65 acre zoological park nestled among the Smoky Hills of Saline County just outside of Salina, and inhabits 120…
Kanopolis State Park and Smoky Hill Wildlife Area
Located on the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway northwest of Marquette along K-141, about 5 miles north of the K-4/K-141 junction (or) about 7…
Flint Hills Discovery Center
Open since April 2012, the Flint Hills Discovery Center is a 35,000 square foot facility that immerses visitors within the wonder and beauty…
Flint Hills Trail State Park
The Flint Hills Trail stretches for 117 miles across east-central Kansas, from Osawatomie in the east to Herington in the west, and passes…
The Garage
See classic cars that have been restored to pristine condition and explore hands-on educational simulations at the Crossroads Car…
Lovewell State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Located about 4 miles east of Mankato, 9 miles north of US-36 on K-14, then 4 miles east on North Shore Road Lovewell Reservoir is for…
Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site
Features exhibits on the culture of the Pawnee Indians by using a combination of information from archeological investigation and historic…
National Orphan Train Complex
The National Orphan Train Museum contains informative exhibits depicting the history of the Orphan Train Movement. Photos and memorabilia…
Sunset Zoo
Manhattan’s wildest destination is more than just a park. Sunset Zoo is brimming with creative educational offerings and is the perfect…
Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home
Visit the all-new exhibits at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum and experience Ike and Mamie’s story in their own words. One of…
Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site
One of the stops on the Pony Express and a stop along the Oregon-California Trail. Visit the historic building where the Hollenberg's hosted…
South Central
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El Dorado Reservoir, State Park and Wildlife Area
Located 3 miles east of El Dorado on US-54 and 1 mile north One of the top state parks in America based on fishing, boating and family fun…
Mid-America All-Indian Museum
Housing a museum, a gallery of nations and a gift shop, the Mid-America All-Indian Museum educates and preserves the heritage of the…
Kansas Wetlands Educational Center
The Kansas Wetlands Education Center is located on the Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway and overlooks Cheyenne Bottoms; the…
Wichita Art Museum
Located west of downtown Wichita in the Museums on the River District, the Wichita Art Museum connects people, ideas and art to enrich lives…
Kansas Oil Museum
The Flint Hills region is a fountain of energy flowing through the plants, animals and humans. Experience the ecological distinctiveness of…
Kansas Learning Center for Health
The Kansas Learning Center for Health was created to honor the legacy of Dr. Arthur E. Hertzler, also known as the ‘Horse & Buggy Doctor,’…
Kansas Wildlife Exhibit
The Kansas Wildlife Exhibit is free to visit every day of the year! The best time to see as much as possible is during the feeding time…
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Nearly 11,000 acres of wide open space, beautiful vistas, seasonal wildflowers, wildlife, bison herd, and plenty of solitude. The Tallgrass…
Cheney State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Cheney State Park is located roughly 16 miles west of Wichita, 4 miles north of US-54/400 on K-251. Nestled in the windy plains of central…
Kansas Aviation Museum
Housed in the original Wichita Municipal Airport Terminal Building, this museum chronicles the growth and development of general aviation in…
Great Plains Nature Center
Experience the wild beauty and uniqueness of North America's heartland through your visit to the Great Plains Nature Center. Investigate…
Cowley Waterfall and Fishing Lake
Check out the Cowley Waterfall, named #12 Most Beautiful Waterfall in the U.S. by Yahoo Travel. Located along U.S. Hwy 166, this unique…
Field Station: Dinosaurs
Field Station: Dinosaurs is a one-of-a-kind, prehistoric experience featuring over 40 life-sized, moving and realistic dinosaurs that’s…
Tanganyika Wildlife Park
Tanganyika Wildlife Park is an exotic destination just 15 minutes from downtown. This premiere event facility is located in Goddard, on the…
Sand Hills State Park
Located north of Hutchinson, about one mile east of K-61 on either 56th Street or 69th Street Sand Hills State Park, a 1,123 acre natural…
Cosmosphere International SciEd Center & Space Museum
Featuring the largest combined collection of U.S. and former Soviet space artifacts —the Cosmosphere International Science Education Center…
Red Barn Studio Museum
The Red Barn Studio was the working studio of professional artist and craftsman Lester Raymer (1907-1991). The Red Barn Studio is filled…
The Kansas African American Museum
The Kansas African American Museum is a regional arts and cultural museum dedicated to the education, identification, acquisition, research…
Museum of World Treasures
Discover treasures from around the world and through the ages at the Museum of World Treasures. Explore the crusty bones of long-lost…
Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum
Varied exhibits in twelve buildings showcase the lives of pioneers from the 1870s to the 1980s. Visit a rare, fully restored 1898 flour mill…
Kauffman Museum
The museum tells the story of the coming of the Mennonites from Europe to the Central Plains in the 1870s, their encounters with the prairie…
Yesterday House Museum & Depot
Yesterday House Museum holds a large collection of over 500 examples of barbed wire. Themed displays are found throughout the museum…
Wichita-Sedgwick Co. Historical Museum
In the heart of downtown Wichita, the Museum is located in the original 1890 City Hall with its 170-foot tall clock tower. This exceptional…
Exploration Place
Welcome to the state’s premier science center – Exploration Place! Parked along the picturesque Arkansas River, Exploration Place…
Old Cowtown Museum
Experience Wichita like it’s 1865. Old Cowtown is a living history museum that lets you immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and…
Sedgwick County Zoo
Come face to face with the wildest animals from around the world. Get to know the gorillas and elephants of Africa. Visit bison and bears…
Botanica Wichita
Since opening in 1987 with four gardens and a horticultural library, Botanica Wichita has added more than 30 additional themed gardens and…
Wichita Wind Surge
Wichita's newest baseball team! The Wichita Wind Surge, affiliated with the Minnesota Twins, play home games at the brand-new, $75 million…
Northwest
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Fick Fossil and History Museum
Museum focuses on local fossils and history. See an extensive historic photo display, Mrs. Fick's creative folk-artwork with fossils and…
Tri-State Antique Engine and Threshers Association
The Tri-State Antique Engine & Thresher Show has been a part of the Bird City area since 1953. The 3-day event always starts the last…
Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park
These badlands are Kansas’ most dramatic Niobrara chalk formation. They provide unique and important habitat for many plants and wildlife…
Cedar Bluff State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
The more than 14,000 acres of water and wildlife area make the Cedar Bluff State Park an excellent destination for campers, hunters…
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Sternberg Museum of Natural History displays live animals, fossils of 80 million year old sea-monsters, & interactive exhibits. Sternberg…
Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home & Museum
Walter P. Chrysler, auto giant and founder of the Chrysler Corporation, helped his father, Henry, and brother build the small clad house at…
Monument Rocks National Landmark
Kansas' first National Natural Monument is one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas. The Niobrara chalk formation, rich in fossils, some reaching up…
Ellis Railroad Museum & Doll Display
The Ellis Railroad museum is complete with railroad memorabilia, a BK&E miniature train ride, gift shop, restored depot, and caboose. The…
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Nicodemus is located on Highway 24, halfway between Webster Lake and Hill City. Established in 1877, Nicodemus is the only remaining town…
Fort Hays State Historic Site
Established in 1867 to protect the construction workers who were building the Union Pacific Railroad. The original blockhouse, guardhouse…
Webster State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Located about 8 miles west of Stockton south of US-24 Webster State Park is a protected prairie setting of rolling hills and spacious skies…
Prairie Dog State Park - Reservoir and Wildlife Area
Located on the northern shore of Keith Sebelius Reservoir, about 4 miles west of Norton and 1 mile south of US-36 on K-261 A prime place to…
Prairie Museum of Art & History
An extraordinairy array of gift baskets featuring Kansas products. Choose from large selection of books, jewelry, gifts, souvenirs and more.
Southwest
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Boot Hill Museum
This interactive recreation of Dodge City's historic Front Street-including the saloon, jail and church - will keep the entire family…
Dodge City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Once you have arrived in Dodge City, you'll want to stop at the Visitors Information Center for information, brochures, and a rest stop…
Lee Richardson Zoo & Safari Shoppe
Beautiful grounds and fascinating creatures from all over the globe. Over 300 animals are displayed within the 47-acre grounds. The zoo is…
Mid-America Air Museum
With over 100 aircrafts on display, whether your interest is general aviation, warbirds, helicopters or experimentals and homebuilts…
Big Well Museum & Visitor Information Center
Two of the world's largest things under one roof: the world's largest hand-dug well and the World's Largest Pallasite Meteorite. Completed…
El Quartelejo Museum
Explore the El Quartelejo Museum as it leads the visitor through a developing story line, one which traces the history of this region of…
Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Larned is the most complete and best preserved military post of the Indian Wars era on the Santa Fe Trail. The Fort consists of nine…
Historic Lake Scott State Park and Wildlife Area
Located along the Western Vistas Historic Byway about 11 miles north of Scott City, west of US-83 on K-95 Listed by National Geographic as…
Lake Meade State Park - Wildlife and Fish Hatchery
Located 8 miles south and 5 miles west of the city of Meade on K-23 Meade State park rests in the high plains of southwest Kansas, just west…
Kiowa County Historical Museum & Soda Fountain
The Kiowa County Historical Museum & Soda Fountain is committed to preserve Kiowa County History and to educate the public of the great…
