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Abilene Tourism Advocate
October 28, 2021
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Bulls Head Saloon Longhorn Now on Display |
On Tuesday evening, donors received a first look at the Bulls Head Saloon longhorn. The longhorn is now on display in the Trail Center at Old Abilene Town. |
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Abilene CVB Takes Home Awards |
The Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau received two Travel Industry Association of Kansas (TIAK) marketing awards at the recent Kansas Tourism Conference in Liberal, Kansas.
The CVB’s new visitors guide was awarded Best Visitors Guide in the Medium Community Marketing Budget Category.
Judges reviewing the visitors guide commented “Updating the website and brand standards allows you to keep a modernized presence in front of potential visitors. Great design, great photos and use of icons. The guide goes well with your overall look. Great job.”
The CVB also received the Best Event Marketing award for its efforts to promote the revamped Eisenhower Marathon.
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Eisenhower Museum Reopens in Limited Capacity |
Effective October 27, we are open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. for guests to explore the museum exhibits, campus grounds, and the Place of Meditation. Timed entry tickets are required and must be purchased online in advance. Capacity is limited and there are no on-site ticket sales. Face coverings are required regardless of vaccination status. The research room, gift shop, and boyhood home remain closed. Public and educational programs will remain as online virtual programs.
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Great Plains Theatre Announces Season 28 - GPT's Season of Possibilities |
We are overjoyed to bring this incredible lineup of shows to GPT in 2022. Season Tickets go on sale Monday, November 1st for an early bird price that is not to be missed! Early Bird Season Tickets are only $150. This is $10 off per ticket in savings! You can buy your season tickets online or by calling the office. All youth production tickets are also on sale this Monday. Individual Main Stage tickets will go on sale Monday, January 31st. Join us for GPT's Season of Possibilities!
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3 Spooky Events You Won't Want to Miss! |
"When the witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, 'tis near Halloween."
Halloween is on Sunday, October 31, and Abilene attractions, businesses, and residents are preparing to welcome visitors and residents for spooky celebrations!
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The Haunted Cowtown
The ghosts of Old Abilene Town have returned. Take a walk, if you dare, through your worst nightmare, the cursed schoolhouse, the possessed cabin, the haunted cemetery, the spooky saloon, and much more.
Visit from 7 pm to 10 pm on October 29 & 30. Admission is $5.
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Tombstone Talks
Tombstone Talks is going to be held within the Abilene Cemetery. This fun activity takes you from tombstone to tombstone. Where someone will be portraying an individual from the past. Six people have been picked for this year to talk about. You will have to come to find out who they are.
Groups will meet at Abilene Middle School. Group leave time will be 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm,7:30pm.
The cost is $5. Limit to 30 people per group. Call the Dickinson County Historical Society today to get your ticket and time.
30. Admission is $5.
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Enjoy Family Fun and Learning |
Whether you're four or 104, Abilene has something for you to enjoy and learn! |
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A five-star community that embraces the arts, Abilene offers many unique attractions for art lovers. |
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Explore President Eisenhower's Life and Legacy |
Visit all things Ike on this special tour! |
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Abilene is the hometown of entrepreneurial and world leaders.
Learn about their lives and legacies at these fun attractions!
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Ride the rails on a 100-year-old steam engine (the only operating steam locomotive in Kansas!), enjoy an open-air car or dine aboard a dinner train with the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad! |
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Named #1 True Western Town of the Year, visit Abilene, Kansas and experience its wild and wooly side! |
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5 Star Reviews
Historic Seelye Mansion
Terry and Michael were great hosts making you feel like a guest and not visitor. Want to play on a 100+ year old Steinway & Sons piano, listen to an Edison cylinder phonograph and Victrola, bowl on one of few remaining box bowling alleys left in the world made by the company that would go on to invent Skee Ball? How about seeing the lab where late 1800s and early 1900s medicines were mixed, bottled and labeled, looking like it is ready for the next day's work? This is not a museum, it is a living time capsule, complete with all the original owners' furniture curated from the 1906 St Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition and more.
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201 NW Second St.
Abilene, Kansas 67410
785-263-2231
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Office Hours:
Monday - Friday:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday : Closed
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