They are a local gift shop. Spend your dollar hear support local. Plus they have jams, chocolate,…read moreMisc of gifts and trinkets.

Very cute store with a large variety of Kansas related items from Art to T-shirts! Super sweet lady…read moremanager at shop is a keeper. Friendly staff and cool items. Stop in and see for yourself!

I love this place, I can't say enough things about the amazing bikes I got to check out…read more Definitely worth the trip!

The newest motorcycle museum to open in north Kansas! Displaying over 100 motorcycles, both antique…read moreand vintage. Impressive collection of American bikes. Motorcycle enthusiasts are sure to be in awe at the sight of some of the rare and nicely restored cycles housed here. $7 donation is encouraged. Come smell the history, open daily!

We were stranded in Goodland after car trouble so had to stay within biking distance of the KOA…read more Went to the museum our first day there. It is small but has a lot of information packed into it. My kids loved the scavenger hunt. The staff was very friendly and they had free craft bags and mini helicopters that the kids enjoyed.

We really enjoyed our stop at this museum in Kansas. Several agricultural and historical displays…read moreand the volunteers there were so helpful and informative. We were interested in seeing some of the prairie grasslands and the gentleman told us where we could see them and printed us out a map. Nice little stop if you are traveling through Kansas to

This stop was a 10/10 for our family. Four kids, aged 18, 16, 14, 11. The exhibits were very…read moreinteractive and interesting. We found the dolls a little creepy but that's just our preference - the depth of the collection was very impressive! More tools and toys and I particularly loved the barn and sod house you could go inside. Just a great stop on a long drive of I70 across Kansas.

Throughly enjoyed our visit, just wish we had allowed more time. The inside museum was bursting at…read morethe seams with interesting items. Grouped by categories with some general information. Something for everyone: fabulous antique buttons, glassware, vintage toys, military memorabilia, and more. Just seeing the largest barn in Kansas was worth the price of admission. Looks like the upstairs is ready for a wedding venue or unique private parties. Highly recommend to families, lots of hands-on stuff and plenty of running room as well.

We were in Oakley to see the Buffalo Bill Cultural Center on our way to Monument Rocks and Little…read moreJersuleum State Park - both just about 20 miles south of Oakley. While at the Buffalo Bill Center, we spotted signs for the Fick Fossil and History Museum which is practically across the street from the Buffalo Bill Center. So, we decided to stop for a quick visit. This is a great little museum and was an unexpected find in the middle of Kansas. In my opinion, this was more of a history museum than a fossil museum although they did have several impressive fossil displays. Having recently visited the Sternberg Museum, I was more interested in some of the historical exhibits than I was in seeing more fossil displays. Admission is free; it's convenient to I-70 (Oakley exit). Allow 1-2 hours, longer if you have kids.

This museum was awesome! My sister and I stopped in here on our way to Denver and it was an amazing…read moredecision. It was free to enter and no more than 2 minutes off of highway 70, so no worries if you're on a budget. We planned to get in and out in an hour, which did not happen. We took 2 hours. It was very very fun, but don't come here if you like fossils and have somewhere to be! All of the fossils were found here, and they also have a wide variety of natural, local, and American historical artifacts. They even had some artifacts/pieces of stone from international landmarks (like Vesuvius and Egyptian tombs)! All in all, a very neat little gem off the side of the highway.

The art scene in Goodland Kansas is huge! This roadside…read moreattraction really puts you in perspective of your size in the universe. The still life freezes the sunflowers in their vase amongst the changing backdrop of the seasons. Definitely worth visiting Van Gogh's painting too big for a museum to handle. There's no charge for parking and dogs are allowed.

The discussion in our group was how does one evaluate this kind of oddball attraction? We based our…read more4/5 on the fact that it could use some maintenance. It was worth the one time visit just to say we have, plus a chance to add it to our list of quirky roadside attractions. And, why not?!

If you are a Colorado resident and have not learned about the Sand Creek Massacre, please visit the…read moresite. It is very well designed so as to keep the memory of those lost here in buried at peace. Located in SE Colorado, the Sand Creek Massacre site provides an eye opening experience of what happened to 200+ Native Americans on a cold, winter day in November of 1864 at the hands of a volunteer Calvary. There is a quarter mile walk from the parking lot to the overlook of the massacre site. Signs and important information are present along this walk as well as when you arrive at the overlook. There is an additional mile walk that you can choose to take to get closer to the path the Calvary took on that fateful night. Extremely knowledgeable and friendly park rangers are available in the small trailer/visitor center/gift shop. This is a nationally recognized historic monument in Colorado. As more people begin to become aware of this event the Sand Creek Massacre site stands as one of the harshest memories in Colorado history. Please consider visiting Sand Creek and other NPS sites to keep the NPS system alive and well.

I had a lovely time at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site! My first suggestion is this,…read moreplan other activities besides going to SCNHS. Map it accordingly. There is another Historic Site about an hour away. Visiting this site will take about an hour. You can do it in about thirty minutes or so. However, I recommend taking your time to read ALL the signage. It's a very informative experience. Also, take time to go into the Information Center and strike up conversation with one of the Park Rangers. You will walk away very informed. They will appreciate the interaction as well. I spoke with a very nice Park Ranger. We talked books in their gift shop area for quite some time. I liked that he asked where I traveled from for visiting the site on this day. After I told him, he thanked me for making the journey and for visiting. Also, there is no fee to visit. It's FREE! However, they do accept donations. It's not obligatory either. Besides the books in the gift shop, there are plenty of other souvenir items to purchase. Again, they do not obligate you to buy anything. Surprisingly, I walked away without purchasing a book or books. There are many good ones there! I highly recommend bringing water and snacks with you. There is a three miles round trip trail to hike. Also, I highly recommend walking the trail from the main site area all the way to the observation mound or lookout area. It's worth it! A fellow patron remarked that I walked quicker to this area than he drove his car to or. Ha! Also, do not go here with the expectation to be "Wow'd" with a lot of things to see and do. If you take your time by reading the various signage at the site along with taking in the energy of the land, it's quite the experience! So tragic and sad that a tragedy of this magnitude happened here. It's so remote and peaceful. You will spend a significant amount of time driving on dirt roadways to get to the site. Don't fret by thinking you're lost. My GPS guided me to this place beautifully. It's pretty much in the middle of nowhere. However, worth the time! Again, map it where you have other activities planned. You can grab lunch or dinner in nearby Eads. There are public restrooms (outhouse type) on site. The information center closes at 3:30 PM and the park closes at 4:00 PM. They will lock the front gate at closing time! Plan accordingly. I would love to visit here. The drive took about three plus hours from Castle Rock. There is another Historic Site south of here. Visit that one as well! Looking forward to another visit here. So glad I checked this one off my list!

Sure, I was looking forward to stops at National Parks and the nightlife in cities like Austin and…read moreNew Orleans, but I've gotta say, what really got me pumped about my recent roadtrip vacation was weirdo little spots like Grampa Jerry's Clown Museum in Arriba, Colorado. Not for those suffering from coulrophobia... or claustrophobia for that matter, this place is teensy tiny. It's a little shack behind the late Grampa Jerry's house. And it'll likely be locked when you get there, you just head over to the nearby gas station and ask for the key to clown paradise. It is weird and wacky and packed floor to ceiling with clown stuff. Even the house itself is painted to look like a clown face. If you're ever driving in Eastern Colorado, it's right of the highway, and it may not be the most exciting thing you'll ever see in your life, but it's definitely worth a stop.

While some people may rather have their whole body chewed apart by an alligator and feel every…read moresingle bite before death than visit a clown museum, I didn't mind it. I don't have a phobia of clowns so this particular stop was more of an opportunity to see something freaky just to say I had visited the largest collection of clown shit in a "museum" of that size (I think that was its actual tagline). It's donation based, and you get the key from the woman at the convenient store stop just next door. She lets you have at it and just asks you to lock up and shut the lights off on your way out. There were some interesting pieces in the collection and the side of the house was even costumed in the fashion of a clown, so all in all, I'd say if you're not someone who would rather brave through the scenario I presented in the first sentence, then you should definitely visit Grampa Jerrry's.