The Smoky Hill Museum is Kansas’s oldest, nationally accredited, hands-on history museum. Each time you visit, you find interactive fun around every corner. Family and kid-friendly with changing exhibits and hands-on, immersive experiences are among the Museum’s highlights.

Exhibits and programs draw from the countless stories of the Salina area and over 38,000 artifacts in the Museum’s collections. Town founders began collecting artifacts in 1879, and that tradition continues today, with donations from everyday citizens coming in regularly.

Special exhibits are custom-built every six months by the Museum’s trained professionals. Even the so-called “permanent” galleries have artifacts rotating in and out to keep things fresh.

The Museum Store offers Kansas cards, wheat weavings, books, specialty-food items, toys and more.