The little town of Abilene lies in the north-east of the state. Its wild days as the "cowtown" of Kansas are past, but Abilene Old Town still preserves something of the atmosphere of the Wild West. Apart from this the town is known to fame as the boyhood home of General Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), 34th President of the United States, who is commemorated by a museum, the Presidential Library and his tomb in the Eisenhower Center.
Abilene (pop. 6,500) is in Dickinson County, Kansas.
The Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad offers a train ride between Abilene and Enterprise. The excursion train includes a restored 1900s wooden dining car, an open-air gondola car, a caboose and a 1945 diesel locomotive.
Address: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, Box 744, Abilene, KS 67410-0744, United States
Phone: 1 (785) 263-1077, Fax: 1 (785) 263-1077
Eisenhower Park in Abilene is a 60-acre park with Tom Smith Stadium, a swimming pool, basketball and tennis courts and landscaped gardens on the grounds.
The Heritage Center in Abilene is home to the Historical Museum and the Museum of Telephony. The grounds feature a Pioneer Community with actual buildings from around the county and the Parker Carousel, a national landmark carousel.
The Museum of Independent Telephony in Abilene tells the story of when the Bell Telephone patents expired in 1884. Independents, nearly 6,000 of them, sprang up all over the nation.
The Seelye Mansion in Abilene was built in 1905. It features the original furniture and Edison light fixtures. The Patent Medicine Museum contains many artifacts of the AB Seelye Medical Company, founded in 1890.
Hours:
10am-6pm; Sun:1pm-6pm
Always closed on: Christmas - Christian (December 25)
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