"Museum of Natural History ~ University of Kansas" Top 5 Page for this destination Kansas Things to Do Tip by basstbn

I recommend this museum as a great stop for families with small children. The most popular feature is a giant diorama (said to be the largest of its kind in the world) which features the plants and animals of the North American continent, arranged by zone from arctic tundra to rain forest. Kids love it, as do their older siblings and parents.

There is more to the Natural History Museum than the diorama, such as the skeleton of a mosasaur, a giant lizard which once swam the oceans where Kansas is now, and Comanche - the 7th Cavalry horse which survived the Battle of Big Horn.

The museum is located within the extraordinary Dyche Hall, a neo-Romanesque building listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. It is on the campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.

Address: 1345 Jayhawk Blvd
Directions: Next to the main Kansas Student Union
Phone: 785-864-4450
Website: http://www.nhm.ku.edu/