Atchison (pop. 10,000) on the Missouri River on the Kansas-Missouri border was a stop on the Meriwether and Clark expedition in 1804. The town was later founded by Benedictine monks. The birthplace of Amelia Earhart is also marked within the town.
The Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum is the home where Amelia was born in Atchison in 1897. The Victorian cottage contains photographs, newspaper clippings and some of Amelia's belongings.
Housed in the restored Santa Fe Depot, the Atchison County Historical Society Museum features exhibits from Indian settlement through Atchison's days as a steamship and railroad center and into the 20th century.
The Evah C Cray Historical Home Museum is a 25-room, three-story mansion built in Atchison in 1882. The mansion features a distinctive tower patterned after Scottish castles.
Hours:
April 1 to April 30: 10am-4pm; Sun:1pm-4pm; Sat:1pm-4pm; Closed: Tue, Wed, Thu
May 1 to October 31: 10am-4pm; Sun:1pm-4pm; Closed: Tue, Wed, Thu
Tips: Closed from Oct. 31 to Saturday after Thanksgiving to decorate for Christmas. Then open Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon through Dec. 17.
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