School’s Out For
sunflower summer!
A program from Kansas Tourism that offers Kansas families free admission to attractions across the state, throughout the summer.
May 25 – August 11, 2024
attractions
Put 220+ Places in Your Pocket
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A & H Farm/Pumpkin Patch
- Manhattan
Botanica Wichita
- Wichita
Cedar Bluff State Park
- Ellis
Cedar Cove Feline Sanctuary & Education Center
- Louisburg
Cheney State Park
- Cheney
Clinton State Park
- Lawrence
Crawford State Park
- Farlington
Cross Timbers State Park - Toronto Lake
- Toronto
David Traylor Zoo of Emporia
- Emporia
Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead
- Overland Park
Eisenhower State Park
- Osage City
El Dorado State Park
- El Dorado
Elk City State Park
- Independence
Fall River State Park
- Fall River
Flint Hills Trail State Park
- Multiple Cities: See Map
Glen Elder State Park
- Glen Elder
Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo
- Great Bend
Great Plains Nature Center
- Wichita
Hedrick Exotic Animal Farm and Bed & Breakfast Inn
- Nickerson
Hillsdale State Park
- Paola
Historic Lake Scott State Park
- Scott City
Hutchinson Zoo
- Hutchinson
Johnston Geology Museum
- Emporia
Kanopolis State Park
- Marquette
Kansas Wetlands Educational Center
- Great Bend
Kansas Wildlife Exhibit
- Wichita
Kaw River State Park
- Topeka
Lee Richardson Zoo & Safari Shoppe
- Garden City
Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park
- Oakley
Lovewell State Park
- Webber
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Historic Site
- Olathe
Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge
- Pleasanton
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge and Bison Tour
- Canton
Meade State Park
- Meade
Milford State Park
- Milford
Mushroom Rock State Park
- Brookville
Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
- Overland Park
Perry State Park
- Ozawkie
Pomona State Park
- Vassar
Prairie Dog State Park
- Norton
Prairie Spirit Trail State Park
- Multiple Cities: See Map
Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center
- Emporia
Rock City Park
- Minneapolis
Rolling Hills Zoo
- Salina
Sand Hills State Park
- Hutchinson
Schmidt Museum of Natural History
- Emporia
Sedgwick County Zoo
- Wichita
Sunset Zoo
- Manhattan
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
- Strong City
Tanganyika Wildlife Park
- Goddard
The Prairie Center and Archery Range
- Olathe
Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center
- Topeka
Tuttle Creek State Park
- Manhattan
Webster State Park
- Stockton
Wilson State Park
- Wilson
World's Largest Ball of Twine
- Cawker City
5.4.7 Arts Center
- Greensburg
Baker Arts Center
- Liberal
Birger Sandzén Memorial Art Gallery
- Lindsborg
Broadway RFD
- Lindsborg
Brown Grand Theatre
- Concordia
CityArts
- Wichita
Coutts Museum of Art
- El Dorado
Garden City Arts
- Garden City
Garden of Eden
- Lucas
Grassroots Art Center
- Lucas
Goodland Carnegie Arts Center
- Goodland
Lawrence Arts Center
- Lawrence
M.T. Liggett Art Environment
- Mullinville
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
- Manhattan
Mark Arts
- Wichita
PBS Kansas Children's Education & Discovery Center
- Wichita
Plaza Cinema Movie and Memorabilia Museum
- Ottawa
Salina Art Center
- Salina
Salina Liberty Indoor Football
- Salina
Small World Gallery
- Lindsborg
Theatre in the Park
- Shawnee
Ulrich Museum of Art-Wichita State University
- Wichita
Vernon Filley Art Museum
- Pratt
Wichita Art Museum
- Wichita
Wichita-Sedgwick Co. Historical Museum
- Wichita
Wichita Wind Surge
- Wichita
Field Station: Dinosaurs
- Derby
Jones Aquatic Center
- Emporia
Kenwood Cove Aquatic Park
- Salina
McPherson Water Park
- McPherson
Rock River Rapids
- Derby
Wetlands Waterpark at Great Bend
- Great Bend
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad
- Abilene
Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum
- Atchison
Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum
- Atchison
Anderson County Historical Museum
- Garnett
Atchison County Historical Society Museum and Santa Fe Depot
- Atchison
Belleville High Banks Hall of Fame and National Midget Auto Racing Museum
- Belleville
Big Brutus
- West Mineral
Big Well Museum & Visitor Information Center
- Greensburg
Boot Hill Museum
- Dodge City
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Park
- Topeka
Buffalo Bill Cultural Center & Community Travel Information Center
- Oakley
C. W. Parker Carousel Museum
- Leavenworth
Chisholm Trail Museum
- Wellington
Circle of Art Atchison
-Atchison
Cloud County Historical Society Museum
- Concordia
Coffey County Historical Museum
- Burlington
Columbus Museum
- Columbus
Combat Air Museum
- Topeka
Constitution Hall State Historic Site
- Lecompton
Coronado Quivira Museum
- Lyons
Cosmosphere International SciEd Center & Space Museum
- Hutchinson
Cottonwood Ranch State Historic Site
- Studley
Cowley County Historical Society Museum
- Winfield
Curious Minds Discovery Zone
- Parsons
Dickinson County Heritage Center
- Abilene
Dorothy's House and The Land of Oz
- Liberal
Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home
- Abilene
El Quartelejo Museum
- Scott City
Ellinwood Tunnels
- Ellinwood
Ellis County Historical Society
- Hays
Ellis Railroad Museum & Doll Display
- Ellis
Evah C. Cray Historical Home Museum
- Atchison
Exploration Place
- Wichita
Evel Knievel Museum
- Topeka
Eyegore's Curiosities and Monster Museum
- Cawker City
Fick Fossil and History Museum
- Oakley
First City Museum
- Leavenworth
First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site
- Fort Riley
Flint Hills Discovery Center
- Manhattan
Fort Harker Guardhouse Museum Complex
- Kanopolis
Fort Hays State Historic Site
- Hays
Fort Scott National Historic Site
- Fort Scott
Fort Wallace Museum
- Wallace
Geneseo City Museum
- Geneseo
Girard History Museum
- Girard
Gordon Parks Museum
- Fort Scott
Greenwood County Historical Society Museum
- Eureka
Grinter Place State Historical Site
- Kansas City
Harvey County Historical Museum and Archives
- Newton
Heart of America Science Resource Center
- Haviland
Heart of the Heartlands Railroad Museum and Carona Depot Complex
- Corona
Herndon Community Museum
- Herndon
High Plains Museum
- Goodland
Hillsboro Museums
- Hillsboro
Historic Marshall County Courthouse Museum & Genealogical Library
- Marysville
Historic Trolley Tour
- Dodge City
Hodgen House Museum Complex
- Ellsworth
Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site
- Hanover
Home on the Range Cabin
- Athol
Howard Benson Museum
- Howard
Independence Historical Museum & Art Center
- Independence
Jewell County Historical Society Museum
- Mankato
John Brown Museum State Historic Site
- Osawatomie
Johnson County Museum
- Overland Park
Kansas African American Museum
- Wichita
Kansas Aviation Museum
- Wichita
Kansas Barbed Wire Museum
- La Crosse
Kansas Children's Discovery Center
- Topeka
Kansas City Automotive Museum
- Olathe
Kansas Learning Center for Health
- Halstead
Kansas Motorcycle Museum
- Marquette
Kansas Oil Museum
- El Dorado
Kansas State Capitol Visitor Center
- Topeka
Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame and Gunfighters' Wax Museum
- Dodge City
Kauffman Museum
- Newton
Kaw Mission and Last Chance Store Museums on the Santa Fe Trail
- Council Grove
Kiowa County Historical Museum & Soda Fountain
- Greensburg
Koester House Museum
- Marysville
KU Natural History Museum
- Lawrence
Legler Barn Museum Complex
- Lenexa
Lincoln Historical Museum Complex
- Lincoln
Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum
- Lindsborg
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
- Fort Scott
Lyon County History Center
- Emporia
Marais des Cygnes Massacre State Historic Site
- Pleasanton
Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum
- Chanute
McCune History Museum
- McCune
McPherson Museum & Arts Foundation
- McPherson
Mennonite Heritage & Agricultural Museum
- Goessel
Mid-America All-Indian Museum
- Wichita
Midwest Dream Car Collection
- Manhattan
Mine Creek Civil War Battlefield State Historic Site
- Pleasanton
Miners Hall Museum
- Franklin
Morton County Historical Museum
- Elkhart
Museum at Prairiefire
- Overland Park
Museum of World Treasures
- Wichita
National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame
- Bonner Springs
National Orphan Train Complex
- Concordia
NDGA National Glass Museum
- Wellington
Nicodemus National Historic Site
- Nicodemus
Old Cowtown Museum
- Wichita
Old Depot Museum
- Ottawa
Oswego Historical Museum and Genealogical Society
- Oswego
Oz Museum
- Wamego
Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site
- Republic
Pawnee Rock State Historic Site
- Pawnee Rock
Pony Express Home Station No 1, Barn & Museum
- Marysville
Pony Express Museum
- Seneca
Prairie Museum of Art & History
- Colby
Rawlins County Historical Museum & Church
- Atwood
Red Barn Studio Museum
- Lindsborg
Red Rocks State Historic Site
- Emporia
Riley County Historical Museum
- Manhattan
The Historic Ritchie House
- Topeka
Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics
-Lawrence
Rush County Historical Society
- La Crosse
Scandia Museum
- Scandia
Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site
- Fairway
Shawnee Town 1929
- Shawnee
Smoky Hill Museum
- Salina
Stafford County Museum
- Stafford
Stanton County Museum
- Johnson City
Stauth Memorial Museum
- Montezuma
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
- Hays
Stockade Museum & Carry Nation Home
- Medicine Lodge
STRATACA
- Hutchinson
The Garage
- Salina
Trading Post Museum
- Pleasanton
Trego County Historical Society Museum
- WaKeeney
Tri-State Antique Engine and Threshers Association
- Bird City
Wabaunsee County Historical Museum
- Alma
Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home & Museum
- Ellis
Watkins Museum of History
- Lawrence
Wyandotte County Historical Society & Museum
- Bonner Springs
Be Home Free
in your home state
They say the best things in life are free, and they’re right.
Sunflower Summer offers Kansas families a get out of the house free card you can carry in your pocket. A chance to have free rein (and free admission) visiting museums, zoos, historical attractions and nature centers. An app for free family fun!
Kansas Families:
Get Started in 3 Easy Steps
Step 01:
Download the Sunflower Summer apP
Step 02:
Create an account
Step 03:
Visit Kansas attractions this summer for free
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Your questions
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The Sunflower Summer Program, hosted by Kansas Tourism, is a benefit for Kansas families with school-aged children to encourage them to explore, and fall in love, with Kansas. The program is designed to give affordable access to tourism attractions across the state and support the Kansas tourism economy. Eligible Kansas families download the Sunflower Summer App to claim tickets to participating venues. Tickets are redeemed at participating venues upon their arrival. Each user can only use tickets once per venue during the 2024 season.
Sunflower Summer is a free program. Please remember, this program is for Kansas residents only.
The 2024 Sunflower Summer user season is Saturday, May 25 – Sunday, August 11, 2024.
Kansas residents with an eligible student may access 1 free admission ticket for the student and guardians per venue. Guardians are eligible to create a Sunflower Summer account for the family that students may be added to. You may download the Sunflower Summer App from anywhere, but it may only be used within Kansas at participating attractions.
While all attractions listed are student-friendly, we encourage you to do additional research to ensure that the attraction is a good fit for your family. Some exhibits or attractions may contain themes, environments, or artifacts that might not be suitable for all families.
All Kansas students (including public, private, and homeschooled students) Pre-K through 12th grade are included in the program.
All Kansas students (including public, private, and homeschooled students) Pre-K through 12th grade are included in the program.
The program is made for Kansas students and families only. Students enrolled at a school outside of Kansas are not eligible to access the free ticket vouchers.
The Sunflower Summer App allows you 1 free admission ticket per student for each attraction. Once you have used the Sunflower Summer app for a specific attraction, the app will "stamp" the ticket and it will no longer be valid to be re-used.
Yes! Up to two adults may accompany a group of students and access a free ticket voucher.
Any parent or legal guardian is eligible to create an account for their children. This includes grandparents. Once an account is created, the children are added to the account, and it becomes a family account. Non-guardian grandparents are also eligible to have a child's ticket transferred to their Sunflower Summer account by the child's legal guardian.
Yes, ticket transfers are possible. The parent or legal guardian may transfer their free admissions ticket to another adult who has the app downloaded. Once the ticket has been transferred and used, this will count as the student's one entry into the venue.
Each location in the Sunflower Summer program has different accessibility amenities. To learn more about each location, click on the desired location in the categories above. This will take you to their listing on TravelKS.com, the official website of Kansas Tourism. Open the tab labeled ‘Amenities’ and review what that location has to offer. If you have additional questions about the specific needs for your family, please call the attraction directly. Please note, student users who are enrolled in transitional programs are also eligible for the Sunflower Summer program.
Yes, the most efficient method on all phones is to adjust the display feature on your device settings.
- Open Settings
- Tap Accessibility
- Tap Display & Text Size
- There are multiple display options to enhance the visibility of the screen. The best for color blindness is to select the "color filter" option.
During the Sunflower Summer Season (May 25 - August 11), please use the in-app support feature. For all other program questions, please send an email to sunflowersummer@ks.gov
The Kansas Turnpike will convert to a cashless tolling system on July 1, 2024. There will be no on-road payment option. Customers will pay for tolls using, a KTAG, or compatible transponder, or through a mailed bill using the vehicle’s registration information. To pay the lowest toll, travelers are encouraged to get a KTAG. Learn more at www.DriveKS.com