Kansas motorcycle museum

[TTrax]

Some of this info is old, sorry to share it so late. I know Kansas isn't a big destination to visit when riding, but if for some reason you make it to the center-southern part of the state it might not be a bad idea to visit the motorcycle museum in Marquette, KS. A lot of history there. I have attached pictures from 2011 and 2021.

[TTrax]

[Du-Rron]

Thank you for posting those pics!!!

[circa1968]

Awesome!  Will have to check that out the next time I go through that area.  There's another excellent motorcycle museum in St. Francis, KS (northwest corner).  I've had so many people (who have apparently never been) tell me that Kansas is flat and boring.  I love riding through Kansas.  Lots of interesting places to visit and lot's of history there.

Just visited Fort Scott on my last ride.  Very cool historical little town (pre-western expansion military outpost, civil war & post civil war railroad expansion) that also has a beautiful National Cemetery to pay respects to our bravest.

Hiway 36 across the northern portion of the state is the original pony express route where you'll find  a marker for the geographical center of the contiguous states.  Dodge City is a neat town with some cool history for where the cattle drives ended, back in the day. 

Yes, western KS is flat, and I've ridden/driven across it at least 1/2 dozen times.  I don't personally find it boring at all, the great plains are beautiful in their own way, IMHO.  One observation I made a few years ago on hiway 70, there are fence posts, made from solid chunks of stone.  I was on my Venture, following my wife & son in their car.  They were zoned out driving and didn't notice them.  As always, my eyes are scanning back & forth, which is why I noticed them.  The reason they caught my interest is because there are no trees around as far as one can see, so whoever built that fence used what the land had to offer.  I had to wonder how long those stone posts have been there.  Weird stuff like that catches my eye and entertains my brain on long rides...