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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.
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