The Battle of the Saline River
The survey party was unprepared for the attack and the men were mowed down like grass before a scythe. P.S. Ashley and his crew...
Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University opened in 1902 as the Western Branch of the Kansas Normal School. For the first two years classes were held...
Hays Arts Center Gallery
The Center is the home of the Hays Arts Council, Kansas' first such organization. The gallery features many new exhibits throughout the year,...
Stone Gallery
Pete "Fritz" Felten, Jr. was born and raised in Hays. Pete was a track star and expert swimmer in high school and spent one...
Buffalo Herd
Located on US-183 Alternate, four miles south of I-70 and directly across from Historic Fort Hays is a small herd of buffalo. Free admission...
K.S.U. Ag Research Center
The 1895 Kansas legislature declared, "The experience of the settlers of the settlers upon the plains of western Kansas has demonstrated conclusively that agriculture...
Blue Sky Minature Horse Farm
Donna and Marion Schmidt have operated their working horse farm for over 10 years and enjoy visiting with groups about this special breed of...
Volga-German House
Located on the grounds of the Ellis County Historical Museum is a replica of a Volga German house furnished with authentic household items used...
Plymouth Stone Schoolhouse
When the Germans settled on the Kansas high plains over a century ago, after homesteading their farm and establishing a church, the next priority...
Boot Hill Cemetery
The original Boot Hill was located in Hays not Dodge City, as many people believe. In fact, when Dodge City was founded in 1872,...
