Attractions

The Pony Express was a unique experiment in the development of the West. The bronze statue is located in a park between Broadway and Hwy 36 on 7th Street and commemorates the tough young riders and fast ponies who…

Come cool off in Pfister Park at the Coffeyville Aquatic Center! This pool features a zero depth entry, two water slides, a frog slide, 8 competition lap lanes, diving boards, arcade and kid's water playground &amp…

The Jewell County Historical Society Museum contains many donated gifts of various descriptions. The Jewell County Historical Society also has the 1899 Post Rock Jail at the southwest corner of Center and Madison…

Visit the Statue of Liberty and the Pony Express Landmark near the Courthouse Square in downtown Troy!

The Nature Conservancy's Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve is a 7,848 acre wetland preserve adjacent to the state-owned Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area north of Great Bend. The Cheyenne Bottoms wetlands complex is excellent…

Field of Legends is home to the Kansas City Monarchs minor league professional baseball team. There's no bad seat at Kansas City Monarchs with 6,500+ seats. The furthest seat is only 50' from the field of play…

Experience peaceful ambience that nurtured Johnson's pitching skill. This location is part of the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area. Extraordinary events in Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area forever…

The Doniphan County Waddell Truss Bridge was constructed around 1900. It spans 36 feet long, 20 feet wide, and the deck of the bridge rises 14 feet above the stream bed. The bridge is constructed of either wrought iron…

On the National Register of Historic Places. Re-dedication conducted May 6, 2006.

Where the prairie and the sky meet your eye. The highest point in Kansas, Mt. Sunflower is on privately owned land, but all visitors are welcome. Land & Sky Scenic Byway Mount Sunflower is found along the Land and…

Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farms, cities, and towns. Today less than 4% remains intact, mostly in the Kansas Flint…

Glimpse into the life of Isaac Goodnow, a leader in the free-state movement and one of the founders of the town of Manhattan. He later established the college, Bluemont College, which became Kansas State University. A…