Leavenworth, KS Visitors Guide 2016 | Page 22

............................ TOUR ............................. Historical Wayside Tours Leavenworth, which is located on two scenic byways known as the Frontier Military Historic Byway and the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway, features a Historical Wayside Tour. Waysides are interactive displays with recorded narratives and feature unique local artwork depicting images of significant historical people, structures or events associated with that site. Visitors may also enjoy the Wayside Tour Markers on Fort Leavenworth. To begin the fort’s Wayside Tour, travel north on Grant Avenue to the third stoplight then take a right on Reynolds Avenue to the Frontier Army Museum where the first Wayside Marker is located. Kansas Byways Leavenworth is one of only two Kansas cities located on two scenic byways. The Frontier Military Historic Byway extends roughly 167 miles tying Fort Leavenworth at the north to Fort Scott at the south, and then onward to the Oklahoma border from Fort Leavenworth. It follows K-5 east out of Leavenworth to I-435, then follows US 69 and Alternate US 69 south to the state line. The route approximates the old military trail used by the Army to transport troops and supplies between the frontier forts. The Glacial Hills Scenic Byway begins at the intersection of K-7 and K-92 in Leavenworth and extends 63 miles north through the Glacial Hills of northeast Kansas. Glaciers once covered the NorthEast corner of Kansas and when they receded north, they left behind a unique, scenic landscape of rolling, wooded hills, rock-strewn soil and valleys with clear, running streams. The byway traverses Atchison, Doniphan and Leavenworth Counties and visits the communities of Atchison, Leavenworth, Troy and White Cloud, representing the earliest days of pioneer settlement of Kansas along the Missouri River. 21 ........................................ .................................. ........................................ ................................. LEAVENWORTH