The Santa Fe Trail Center

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The Official Santa Fe Trail History Museum in Kansas

 

Front of the Trail Center's main building

The Santa Fe Trail Center is a unique educational institution devoted to the interpretation of the historic transportation route known as the Santa Fe Trail. This regional museum and library preserves artifacts and manuscripts related to the blending of the major cultures along the Trail and enhances understanding of the continued development of the Trail. Interrelated interpretive exhibits, learning programs and resource materials engage and enlighten a diverse public of varied ages, backgrounds and knowledge compelling them to examine their perception of the past.

 

The museum is located 2 miles west of Larned on K-156 Hwy.

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Admission
 
  • Open 7 days a week Memorial Day through Labor Day, 9am-5pm
  • Winter hours-Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
    
  • Adults - $4.00
  • Students(12-18) - $2.50
  • Children(6-11) - $1.50
  • Five and under - Free
  • School Tours 50% off

Free WiFi service is available in the lobby.

Click here to see pictures of the new addition being built.

 

To request further information please email:

info@santafetrailcenter.org

The Santa Fe Trail Center is an American Association of Museums accredited institution. The museum is a not-for-profit organization, privately owned and operated by the Fort Larned Historical Society.

 

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