Sightseeing
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FreeA northwest Kansas city visitor bureau promoting local history, the Sternberg Museum, and Historic Fort Hays.
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Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site is a sightseeing stop in Larned, KS. Cost: free.
1767 KS Hwy 156 · Larned, KS
Why you should go…
Fort Larned is a complete army post of the 1860s and 1870s west of Larned, its sandstone buildings set around a parade ground. You can walk through nine historic structures, among them barracks, officers' quarters, shops and a blockhouse. Troops here were called the Guardians of the Santa Fe Trail, and a separate unit about five miles southwest preserves wagon ruts you can see from a viewing platform.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Fort Larned National Historic Site, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Hays Welcome Center
FreeCity-run welcome center on Vine Street in Hays, Kansas, with maps, brochures, free coffee, restrooms and a gift shop for I-70 travelers.
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Sternberg Museum of Natural History
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Boot Hill Museum
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