HISTORY TOURS

Haskell
2350 Petefish Dr.
(785) 864-1416
The Dole Institute, established at KU in 1997 to honor the former Senate majority leader and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, is designed to encourage student participation and citizen...
Lawrence Visitor Information Center
North 2nd & Locust
(785) 865-4499
View an excellent 27-minute docudrama. The film chronicles the first 10 years of Lawrence's history and culminates with Quantrill's Raid on the city in 1863. This is a good introduction to...
University of Kansas Campus
(785) 864-3355
Get a guided tour of this storied college basketball arena. Tours contingent upon availability of guide; call to check scheduling.
Haskell Indian Nations University
23rd & Barker
(785) 749-8404
Learn about one of the United States Indian Industrial Training Schools established in 1884. Now known as Haskell Indian Nations University and the home to approximately 900 students from 160...
Throughout Lawrence
Visit some of Lawrence's interesting cemeteries. They range from a small family plot that includes one of Quantrill's victims, the original burial site for the raid victims, the Haskell Children...
638 N 1800 Rd
(785) 887-6285
Tour Constitution Hall, a national landmark, where the famous Lecompton Constitution was written. Visit the Territorial Capital Museum, a National Register Site that started as the Kansas...
University of Kansas Campus
(785) 864-4334
Designed for the preservation and use of rare materials, the research library provides a superb home for some of the finest collections in North America. The Special Collections houses 200,000...
University of Kansas Campus
11th & Mississippi
(785) 864-3392
20 minutes south of Lawrence
(800) 651-0388
Climb aboard the "train to nowhere," an antique steam engine leaving from Baldwin City and literally headed to "nowhere."
Throughout Lawrence
(785) 865-4499
This walking tour passes through 12 blocks of neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Admire the impressive architecture of these homes while listening to stories of the...