Atchison Historic Driving/Walking Tours
The rich heritage of architectural styles in Atchison make the city fascinating to tour. The walking/driving tour is 2.4 miles long and begins and...
Pony Express Memorial
This memorial commemorates the Pony Express route that briefly passed through Atchson County."On September 14, 1861, the "Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express...
Atchison – Morman Grove
A historic marker erected by the Kansas State Historical Society commemorates the site where, during the years between 1855 and 1857, some 20,000 Mormons...
Atchison Post Office
This Richardsonian Romanesque structure of cottonwood limestone was completed in 1894, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It features an...
Atchison County Courthouse
One of 13 Kansas courthouses designed by George P. Washburn, this ashlar limestone building was completed in 1897, and is listed in the National...
International Forest of Friendship
A life-size bronze statue of Amelia Earhart gazes over the International Forest of Friendship, which is a living growing memorial to the men and...
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Many of Atchison's founding fathers, who were also prominent Kansans of the time, are buried in this historic hilltop cemetery.Among those buried here are...
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Patrick's is the oldest Catholic structure in continous use in Kansas by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City.In the spring of 1857,...
Trinity Episcopal Church
This charming limestone building was completed in 1868 according to plans of Richard Upjohn, who also designed Trinity Church on New York's Wall Street....
Chapels at Mount St. Scholastica Convent
The Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica have been in Atchison since 1863 and at their present location since 1877.St. Scholastica Chapel was dedicated...
