Baxter Springs Heritage Center & Museum

Baxter Springs Heritage Center & Museum
740 East Avenue
Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713
(620) 856-2385

May 26 - July 3, 2020
Tuesday - Saturday: 10AM - 3:30PM Free
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Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum - Baxter Springs, Kansas

Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum

Baxter Springs Heritage Center & Museum - Baxter Springs, Kansas

The large, two level Baxter Springs Heritage Center & Museum is one block off historic Route 66 in Baxter Springs, Kansas.

The museum has 13,000 square feet of displays including World War II, recreated 1870s businesses a 1926 LaFrance fire engine, and six window displays from the businesses in the 1930s. The museum's grounds also have a 1870s log cabin which was moved to the site, and a Korean War era U. S. Army tank.

Features unique to the Baxter Springs Museum are displays related to the Civil War, Fort Blair, the Battle of Baxter Springs and the tri-state mining exhibit including a full size model of a lead & zinc mine. The typical visitor will probably spend about an hour, but individuals might stay much longer depending on their level of interest.

Exhibits from the settling of Baxter Springs, Kansas

Civil War era cannon at Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum
Civil War era cannon

Battle of Baxter Springs painting

Saddle shop

Tri-state mining exhibit

1870s log cabin - opened by request

Baxter Springs Heritage Museum Map

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