Had extra time to spend in Topeka and asked some local people what they suggested. We were told to visit the Kansas Museum of History. We were not disappointed. This is a great museum from early Indians through present era.

It's a great museum that's a little tough to get to. I really enjoyed it and my wife did too. We saw a lot of happy kids there as well, which is always a good sign for a museum.

I visited the museum with a private group for dinner and after hours visit to museum. Our dinner was excellent, staff very nice, but the best part was being able to visit the museum after hours. The museum displays were excellent, very informative, with many interesting artifacts. The museum went through time covering the history of Kansas and was terrific... More

Prepare yourself to learn a lot if you are a frek about history. this place was very nicely decorated with many different facets of history. since we live in the midwest united states, our family was particularly interested in this section which was well displayed.

This is a great chronicle of Kansas, all the way from about 5,000 years ago to the 1980's. It is well-displayed and has interactive elements for kids. We only had 1 and 3/4 hours until closing time but I could have easily spent another hour there. Unfortunately the cost for adults is $8 and there is no senior citizen or... More

This museum is a hidden gem. It is large and has interesting permanent exhibits, as well as special exhibits. Organized chronologically, it tells much about the history of the Midwest. Children will enjoy climbing aboard a genuine, old passenger train with multiple cars to walk through and an old-fashioned soda fountain.

Nice small museum, great for kids down to toddler age as there are age appropriate exhibits and play areas.

Nice museum, have been here several times and always enjoy the featured theme, last visit was "hats" which was fun. The gift shop always has neat things to purchase also.

Visiting this museum again after having been there in the 90s, I found that even though many of the exhibits were the same, they'd been improved with interactive educational displays. I especially appreciated the native american displays and the frontier displays. Children will love the train which has many cars open for walking through. The Civil War displays are quite... More