Kansas Firefighters Museum — Attraction in Wichita

This is my new favorite museum in Wichita! The exhibits are all well put together, the other area museums could learn a thing or two from this museum. They have tons of fire fighting memorabilia from the first firefighters in Wichita up to the present. The museum director basically gave us a private tour that kept my 2 and 4 year old boys enthralled. He let them try out the bells and some other artifacts and allowed them to sit on the refurbished fire engine. He was not only knowledgeable about the things in the museum but also about firefighting in Wichita. Our favorite things in the museum were the horse drawn fire engines and the fireman's pole.

Even if you're just passing through and don't have time for the museum, stop and pay your respects at the memorial to fallen firefighters outside. The names of all Kansas firefighters who have died while on duty are listed and the is a beautiful memorial and statue as well.

If you are just visiting one museum in Wichita, it should...

This little firehouse is PACKED full of history including 2 very rare, fully restored fire engines, photos, nozzles of every shape and size, and tons of gadgets I haven't seen anywhere else!

Every staff member was friendly, knowledgeable, and able to answer all of my questions. Being right downtown (just 1 block south of Kellogg on Broadway) this is a MUST see attraction for Wichitans and visitors alike!

The memorial plaza section of the museum is especially meaningful. The "Last Call" statue is truly striking and humbling. To see all the names of fallen Kansas firefighters in brick and stone is extremely powerful.

Pricing is more than fair and well worth it! This is an afternoon of fun the entire...

From the outside, the building looks small, but it is two stories and PACKED with firefighting artifacts. There are call boxes, helmets, patches, buckets, steam pumps, picks, axes, hoses, radios, extinguishers, lanterns, dalmatians, alarms, boots, hats, badges, uniforms, plaques, pictures all kinds of interesting equipment and of course a fire pole. It is well worth the few dollars of admission.

Something you should know before you go. More than half of the items on display are on the second floor. There is no elevator and you will have to go up about a dozen stairs to...