Baxter Springs Heritage Center & Museum — Attraction in Baxter Springs

Very detailed information about The Baxter Springs Massacre,The Neutral Land that it was in,Info about how it became a cow town and thriving bustling town. On the lower level it has models of rooms of old 1920's farmhouses,an old barbershop,a general store,And the most interesting thing downstairs in the museum is they got a lot of info of how the mining business became a big industry in SE Kansas,SW Missouri NW Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas.There a lot of lead and zinc mines in this area.Outside of the museum on the museum grounds is a former brewery that used to be there.The man that owned it didn't have the brewery there that long and he eventually moved to Joplin,Missouri,United States.Worth a visit.I plan on coming back because I didn't get to see...

I knew that when I met my husband I wasn’t familiar of the town he grew up in. And being a history fan, I love learning and seeing how the world interacts with places so I didn’t turn down the opportunity to visit the Baxter Springs Heritage Museum while visiting family. It’s so close to where he grew up, so I enjoyed learning new facts like how their bank is where Jesse James robbed them. Having visuals and displays helps me process info. The museum was full of artifacts, and interesting info.

Due to COVID, there were some protocols to follow. At the time of our visit, the state of Kansas requires a face mask. Groups larger than 5 aren’t allowed. Social distancing...

Great little Park museum area to visit right off of route 66. The first thing to cut my eye was the tank and train I love to take pictures of tanks oh that trains too. Then I saw a picture of them little bridge going across the creek they actually moved that bridge to this spot they have feeding on the bridge to complete read a book or or these days look at your phone. From there you look up to the right behind the museum and there is a cabin had to take some pictures of the cabin with birdie and I. Didn't go into the museum but I'm sure it was just as nice as the outside was also I saw an old cooking pot behind the building didn't get a...