Join us on an adventure to Abilene, KS, one of the Smithsonian Top 20 best small towns to visit and True West Magazine's #1 True Western Town of the year. Begin the day with an epic 2-hour train ride on the Abilene & Smoky Valley Excursion Train pulled by a vintage diesel electric locomotive. Halfway, we will stop at Enterprise, KS, to see the working Hoffman Grist Mill. You will also be provided a delicious picnic lunch to enjoy on our return trip to Abilene. Our next stop is one of Abilene's most iconic and newly renovated attractions, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home. Whether you're a WWII and history enthusiast, a fan of Ike or simply exploring Kansas, the Dwight D. Eisenhower campus will leave you in awe. The Seelye Mansion and Patent Medicine Museum  is our next stop. Named an "8 Wonders of Kansas - Architecture", the Seelye Mansion is like a time capsule. The home features the original Edison light fixtures and Tiffany-style mantel. The home was featured on the History Channel's Mysteries at the Mansion. Visitors even get to bowl on the 1904 Box Ball alley, which was purchased at the World's Fair. We will end our day with dinner at Legacy Kansas Munson's Prime and Brookville Hotel before heading back to Wichita.

Facilitator: Beccy Tanner, Adjunct Instructor, Department of History, Wichita State University