Baxter Springs Heritage Center & Museum 740 East Avenue, Baxter Springs, KS 66713

"spent hours there, Joe & DeAnne, were great, answered all questions, terrific people, a credit to Baxter Springs"

"A big town museum in a small town and it's free! Mary, the docent, is very well-informed and ready to answer questions about the town or the pieces in the collection. I took 90 minutes here, but I tend to take my time. But plan on 45 minutes minimum."

"Very interesting place. Lot's of interesting items, history. Except donations (route 66 trip) Part of pic's is of visiting center,Dean was a very nice knowledgeable man there told us about museum and other places."

"What an great museum. It is so far above what I'd expect from this size of a town. The staff was extremely helpful. We were given a map; which was needed to make sure we saw everything. It covers the history of Baxter Springs from the mid-1800s (founding) up to the present. There are a wide range of exhibits and various rooms throughout with both a lot of memorabilia and artifacts, yet also signs explaining what things are. There are 2 full floors; and a few small things outside. We saw everything; it took 2.5 hours. Great tour through the last 160 years of middle America."

"Great little Park museum area to visit right off of route 66. The first thing to cut my eye was the tank and train I love to take pictures of tanks oh that trains too. Then I saw a picture of them little bridge going across the creek they actually moved that bridge to this spot they have feeding on the bridge to complete read a book or or these days look at your phone. From there you look up to the right behind the museum and there is a cabin had to take some pictures of the cabin with birdie and I. Didn't go into the museum but I'm sure it was just as nice as the outside was also I saw an old cooking pot behind the building didn't get a picture of that."