Video Gallery

Welcome to Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth.  Leavenworth is the "First City of Kansas" and Fort Leavenworth is known as the "Post that opened the West", and also as the "Best Hometown in the Army".  We invite you to explore our town and visit our historic attractions, shop in our 28-block historic downtown shopping district, and dine in our distinctive restaurants.  You will be delighted with all our town has to offer!  
 

Whether you're here for business or pleasure, we invite you to explore our historical attractions, shop in our historic riverfront district, and dine in our distinctive restaurants.  The summer of 2020 was topsy-turvy on everyone but Leavenworth is "Gettin Back on Track".  Local businesspeople share their reasons for living, working, and staying in Leavenworth.  

Richard Allen Cultural Center and Museum was created to ensure that the rich heritage of African-Americans and their profound effect on American society would not be lost. The museum opened its doors in 1992 across the street from the historic Bethel A.M.E. Church which was part of the Underground Railroad.

This 1880's Victorian house features elaborate handcrafted woodwork throughout the house, beautiful stained glass windows and elegant antiques from the Victorian era to the early 20th century.  The Mansion is also a research center for early Kansas history to include 30,000 glass plate negatives taken in the first century of our history by pioneer photographers.  The museum is the home to the Leavenworth County Historical Society, formed in the Centennial year of the founding of Leavenworth City. 

Leavenworth, Kansas is located on the Frontier Military Historic Byway and the Glacial Hills Byways.  The Frontier Military Byway was originally built to transport soldiers and their supplies.  The Glacial Hills Byway was created when the glaciers retreated to the north and left behind a unique, scenic landscape of rolling, wooded hills and valleys.