Having moved here from Nebraska via Missouri, I was pleased to find this museum to learn more about Kansas and to share it with my children.
For years, I took my 3rd graders to this museum for field trips. The display on the main floor of all kinds of wildlife is worth the trip. Commache, the horse from the Battle of Little Big Horn is a great display. There are various displays of wildlife from Kansas. Snakes, fish and other live animals are very interesting. The display of fossils is wonderful. Cat skeletons and other skeletons are a winner for all. Definitely great for kids.
I've been to the Natural History Museum lots of times! Kids will enjoy it, and adults. It's worth a visit!
4 floors of natural history, many fossils, many animals, many explanations of the evolution of species, etc. Free (donations accepted), worth an hour of visiting.
Dyche Museum was my favorite place to go as a child. The same is true for my children. Visitors may view the stuffed remains of Comanche, the horse ridden into the Battle of Little Bighorn by Myles Keough. The dioramas are beautiful and interesting, especially the one that can also be viewed looking down from the floor above. The live snakes, especially the venomous ones, and the dinosaur skeletons on the lower floor are attractions my sons especially loved. I customarily take our out-of-town visitors to Dyche Museum. Another plus: Dyche is a beautiful, historic building on a campus of beautiful, historic buildings.
This is a good museum for rainy/snowy day, as it has some interesting things in it.But overall it is a bit gloomy and feel somewhat outdated in today's nice museums.
...and you can do all your Christmas shopping in the gift shop. Winner. Also, entrance fee is a donation, so you can pay what it's worth. If you're broke, go in for free and send a donation later.
I have been visiting the museum since I've been young and now i take my children and nieces. The museum has something for every age group. Some interactive areas, live animals, and fossil displays. Plan on spending at least 2 hours.
The diorama is fantastic, especially from the above view. I won't spoil the other exhibits. We felt a little spoiled since the Sternberg in Hays much of the same big fish, but of course here has much much more.
I really dont think many people know what a gem of a museum they have right in their own back yard. Would love to know how many students go there. Anyway, it is a fun place to take kids and grandkids on a day out. Exhibits are very interesting.