Location: Baxter Springs
Top Things to do in Baxter Springs
Top 7 Things to do in Baxter Springs, Kansas (KS)
Baxter Springs is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States, and located along Spring River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,238 and the most populous city of Cherokee County. Natural springs in the area had attracted indigenous peoples and later European-American settlers.
Restaurants in Baxter Springs
1. Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By GoingPlacesWandering - Pennsburg, United States
We were actually looking for something else when we saw this place. It was interesting because it didn’t look at all like a museum from the outside - it’s in the middle of a residential area so really wasn’t expecting a museum. We had time and it was raining so we said let’s check it out - I believe it was free or donation. I was blown away by what is packed in here - twenty thousand square feet of exhibits. They are very well organized and it’s bigger then it looks from the outside! The Baxter Springs Historical Museum is filled with exhibits depicting the various stages of the city's history from the days of the Osage Indians through the Civil War and the lead and zinc mining era. Stayed longer then we expected and enjoyed all the history and exhibits. Great activity to do on a rainy wet day!
2. SHOW ME BIRDS HUNTING RESORT
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
America's Largest Pheasant Hunting Resort. Only 2 hours from Branson, Mo. 3 clay ranges, 4 fishing areas, Hunting museum, pro shop, huge European Shooting program, Guided Field hunts with pointing dogs. Affordable prices! Thousands of hunters a year! One of a kind resort and located in Southeast Kansas near Joplin, Mo. Open Mid Oct. till Mid March each year!
3. Decades of Wheels
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
Our facility consists of Cafe on the Route, Little Brick Inn, Decades of Wheels Car Museum, Spinout Arcade, and Rita's Roost. We are located on Route 66, in the city of Baxter Springs, KS. If you are looking for a destination to stop at while traveling Route 66, spend a day or two with us!
Reviewed By HS7713
Our visit to this facility included a night in the delightful Little Brick Inn and an engaging visit to the Decades of Wheels museum. Though called a bed and breakfast, the Little Brick Inn is as charming and well apportioned as any boutique hotel. The decor gives one the feeling that they are staying in a museum of Americana. In a wonderful twist, the artifact and art on the walls of a room are contrasted by the high-tech amenities available. The stay was further enhanced by the caring staff and the all-American breakfast they served the next morning. As others have commented, the museum provided an exceptional display of one of a kind cars and accompanying art. Worth a stop!
4. Rainbow Bridge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By jbjclass - Wichita, United States
It's hard to believe this bridge is 97 years old! It's survived well, and you're still allowed to drive across it. I imagine a lot of people in the area come here for graduation pictures. The Route 66 logos on the road need to be repainted, but I bet they will for the bridge's 100th anniversary, if not before then.
5. Route 66 Visitor’s Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By tonyav124 - Pea Ridge, United States
Stop here to see Crazy Legs and get all of your Route 66 information. Had an amazing stop in Baxter Springs on an October Sunday. Happened to meet Crazy Legs at another Route 66 site and he took me to the Rainbow Bridge and I got stories and information galore on Route 66. I’ll be ready to make the Tulsa to Santa Monica trek soon!
6. Fort Blair
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By BnCrXplorerz - Pittsburgh, United States
If you are a Civil War buff. You will want to see the reconstruction of Fort Blair just down the road from the Baxter Springs Historical Museum. The museum has a fine Civil War display with artifacts from Fort Blair but the fort is a stones throw from the museum. Fort Blair (1862-1865) was a Union fort in Baxter Springs, Kansas which was constructed as an earthenworks fort with log defenses on top of the earthenwork. Inside there was a blockhouse. The fort accommodated 6000 troops probably in tents including the 2nd Ohio and the 2nd Kansas Brigades. On October 6, 1863 a force of pro-Confederate bushwhackers under the command of William Quantrill were traveling through Kansas to winter in Texas and attacked the fort by surprise and a massacre took place and the supplier plundered. The history of the fort is told in the museum. You can walk around the fort remains in less than 30 minutes, but you need to see the display in the museum first. It's all free!
7. Somewhere in Time Antiques
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
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