WaKeeney Kansas Attractions

Amusements

• F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet
  P.O. Box 275 • WaKeeney, KS 67672
  Located Along Interstate 70 at Exit 127
  785-743-8325
  This restored 40,000-pound, 62-foot Navy F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet is on display at Eisenhower Park. more...  map

• Smoky Valley Scenic Byway
  Kansas Highway 147 and U.S. Highway 283 • WaKeeney, KS 67672
  785-259- 0725
  Passing through the Smoky Hill River Valley in Trego and Ness Counties, the 60-mile long Smoky... more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Emanuel Lutheran Church (circa 1902)
  South Highway 147 • WaKeeney, KS 67656
  7.5 Miles South of Ogallah on KS Highway 147
  785-743-2005
  Located on the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway, this historic church was constructed of native limestone... more...  map

• Trego County Courthouse (circa 1889)
  216 North Main Street • WaKeeney, KS 67672
  785-743-6622
  Constructed from Trego County hard stone and finished with Manhattan stone, this historic limestone... more...  map

• Trego County Fair Exhibit Building (circa 1910)
  116 North 13th Street • WaKeeney, KS 67672
  Trego County Fairgrounds
  785-743-5806
  Restored and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this is one of the last remaining... more...  map

• Wilcox School - District 29 (circa 1886)
  South Highway 283; P.O. Box 488 • WaKeeney, KS 67672
  Located on the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway
  785-743-2644
  Listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places, the Wilcox School is only one of a... more...

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Iwo Jima Memorial
  P.O. Box 275 • WaKeeney, KS 67672
  Located Along Interstate 70 at Exit 128
  785-743-8325
  Originally located at the present site of the Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery in WaKeeney, the Iwo Jima... more...  map

• Kansas Veterans' Cemetery at WaKeeney
  403 South 13th Street • WaKeeney, KS 67672
  785-743-5685
  A final resting place for veterans, the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery at WaKeeney is located in... more...  map

• Threshing Machine Canyon
  32001 Highway 147 • Ellis, KS 67637
  Located in the Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area
  785-726-3212
  Near Cedar Bluff State Park and Reservoir, Threshing Machine Canyon was a station on Butterfield’s... more...  map

Libraries & Research Centers

• WaKeeney Public Library
  610 Russell Avenue • WaKeeney, KS 67672
  785-743-2960
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Museums & Galleries

• Trego County Historical Society Museum
  116 North 13th Street • WaKeeney, KS 67672
  Located on the Trego County Fairgrounds
  785-743-2964
  Along with an original one-room country schoolhouse, the Trego County Historical Society Museum... more...