Until the 1850s Kansas was Indian territory. It was the ancestral homeland of many tribes and also the new home of relocated tribes. When settlers realized that the land was very fertile the Native Americans were relocated again, this time to Oklahoma. Kansas was on it’s way to statehood which brought brutality along the Kansas/Missouri border as fights broke out over the decision of whether Kansas would become a slaveholding state or a free state. This story, along with the history of the Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail and the people who settled the plains, is told in this excellent museum.
Most of the museum is accessible. A lift is located at the end of railcars on the 1880 train. The cars themselves are not accessible but the exhibits on the wall beside the train can be viewed by using the lift. The lift is a little finicky. If it’s not working, the museum personnel will operate it. We didn’t visit the mission building located on the museum grounds. We also didn’t take any of the trails through the tall grass prairie.
The parking lot is large enough for any RV. Museum
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