4.5Rolling Hills Zoo(259 reviews) - If anywhere near - come visit and support this zoo! Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Natural History Museums • Nature & Wildlife Areas • Zoos
If you are looking to satisfy your appetite for a wild adventure, Rolling Hills Zoo can provide two unique experiences you won’t soon forget. Settled among the Smoky Hills of central Kansas, this 65-acre zoological park, home to more than 110 species of animals, includes a world-class wildlife museum, all for one single admission price. At the zoo you can get face-to-face with a rare white camel, an Indian rhino or a curious orangutan. Maybe it is a towering giraffe you would like to encounter, a majestic lion, an ornery aardvark or any one of the many other species of wildlife at home at Rolling Hills Zoo. Throughout this beautifully landscaped park great care has been taken to provide the zoo’s animals with special and naturalistic environments. As visitors stroll through the zoo, they are invited to visit with the zookeepers. This dedicated crew is a huge reason why visiting Rolling Hills Zoo is such a unique experience. They are specially trained to enhance the quality of life for the animals, which in turn helps the animals thrive and be extra responsive to zoo visitors. The Rolling Hills Zoo zookeepers know the animals well and are happy to relate their own insights about their distinct personalities. During their visit, guests can enjoy a narrated tram ride through the zoo which stops at key locations in the park so guests can get off and explore on their own. Your journey through the 64,000 square foot museum takes you around the world while experiencing the delicate symmetry between humans, animals and nature in unique regions from the artic to the rainforest. With one of the world’s premier collections of full mount animals, this wildlife museum proudly displays over 200 animal species in naturalistic dioramas covering seven ecosystems. Live waterfalls, diorama sound effects and state-of-the art animatic human robots bring each diorama to life. The museum also features the Helen L. Graves Hideaway Hollow children’s education and exploration center and ...See more..
Part of the Fort Hays State University, the museum is dedicated to collecting and preserving plant and animal specimens pertaining to the Great Plains.See more..
4.0Museum at Prairiefire(214 reviews) - Best Wedding Venue Saturday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Natural History Museums • Points of Interest & Landmarks • Children's Museums
Spend an hour, or the day! This stunning Natural History Museum and regional Landmark is located in the Prairiefire Entertainment District which features a wide array of restaurants and shops, an AMC Movie Theater, Pinstripes Bistro, Bowling & Bocce, REI CO-OP, Home Goods and more! The Museum at Prairiefire engages visitors and students of all ages with world-class exhibitions, edu-taining programs, and provides significant educational and STEAM opportunities for underserved children. Museum at Prairiefire offerings include the Discovery Room for children ages 3-12, events and programming such as Science Happy Hour and Little Explorers Club, stunning artifacts from national and regional collections, T. rex and three amazing Virtual Reality Experiences. Tickets include all exhibits and experiences. Some areas, including entry to the Museum, are FREE.See more..
This is a museum near the KU Union (and parking). A friend and I visited this place, after I heard about Comanche, General Custer's Horse (& only survivor of Little Big Horn for the US Calvery side), from another friend who lives there. The building is named after naturalist and taxidermist named Dyche. There is his taxidermy display that was for 1893 Chicago fair. The first level is all the taxidermy items, but there are live lizards and snakes in the upper floors along with other fossils and find. They even have a bee hive, with windows to see the activities and a clear plastic tube where the bees fly in and out. The top floor has more interactive items to engage children (and adults who are young at heart.) The basement does include a "bug room" again children interactive area. I enjoyed this little museum. They have a suggested donation (fee) of $7 for adults and $4 for children.See more..
4.0Prairie Fire Museum(13 reviews) - A repeat experience Spent 1-2 hours Natural History Museums • Children's Museums
This is a privately funded museum with ties to Smithsonian Institute offering revolving exhibits and programs year round in the southern Kansas City, Kansas metro area. My husband and I enjoy going several times thru out the year as Great Hall exhibits are rotated in and out. We have taken grandchildren at times and they love the second floor which is a rotating "hands on" children museum revolving around nature and science. We appreciate it is a comfortable "outing" of 1-3 hours depending on how long we want to take. You aren't overwhelmed or feel you have to "race" thru to see what you want on any given visit. Parts of the museum facility are open to public for free and some exhibits are a fee admission. It is located in middle of a couple nice outdoor mall areas offering restaurants, movie theater, shopping, etc. No problem spending time in this area for anyone.See more..
5.0Keystone Gallery(6 reviews) - Quaint and in the middle of nowhere. Natural History Museums
Natural History Museum specializing in local Kansas fossils. The gift shop section has many types of semi-precious minerals from all around the world, plus Monument Rocks and fossil themed t-shirts. Come visit us and meet the people that were on NOVA plus other television shows. 26 miles south of Oakley or 18 miles north of Scott City on Hwy 83. We are only 9 miles from Monument Rocks, Lake Scott State Park and/or Little Jerusalem State Park.See more..
