Fort Leavenworth

United States Army Garrison Fort Leavenworth is the oldest continuously active military reservation west of the Mississippi River. Fort Leavenworth is home to the Buffalo Soldier Monument, The Lewis & Clark Center-Command & General Staff College, as well as other museums and historical sites. NOTE**: A visitor pass will be required if you do not have a Department of Defense or Military ID to access base. Fort Leavenworth is found along the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway. This beautiful byway gets its name from the rolling hills and rock-strewn valleys carved by ancient glaciers. The receding ice left behind a beautiful landscape and highly fertile loess soil farmland. The Glacial Hills region also includes one of the most famous Pony Express routes as well as Fort Leavenworth, the oldest Army post in continuous existence west of the Mississippi River. Abraham Lincoln delivered one of his most famous campaign speeches in Troy in 1859, and years later people watched Atchison resident Amelia Earhart grow up to be a renowned aviator. Plan your other stops along the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway here. This location is found along the Frontier Military Historic Byway. Exploring this byway is like traveling through time when you visit the multiple historic forts that are the namesake for the byway. Originally built to move soldiers and supplies, the Military Trail has watched American history unfold. Traveling from North to South, you'll find various landmarks such as Fort Leavenworth and Fort Scott, to other historical gems like the John Brown Museum. Also, along the route, hear legends and see monuments that memorialize history across the Kansas landscape. Take a look at the other sights you can see along the Frontier Military Historic Byway here. This location is part of the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area. Extraordinary events in Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area forever changed America. In the nineteenth century, the nation turned its eyes to the Missouri-Kansas border, where peoples with diverse definitions of freedom collided, inciting and fueling a Civil War. The impact of these events is forever woven into the nation’s fabric. The heritage area focuses on three main themes: Shaping the Frontier, Kansas/Missouri Border War and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom. Learn more here.