KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum - Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area

Explore the region's natural and historical landscape in a building that itself is a historical treasure.

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Tue-Sat 9 am – 5 pm, Sun 12 – 4 pm

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1345 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: 785-864-4450
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Kid-friendly
Museum

Site Info

AC / Heating
Giftshop
Parking
Restrooms
Staffed
Water Fountain
Wheel Chair Accessible

Four floors of exhibits cover millions of years of life on Earth: ancient mosasaurs and other fossils, modern science about parasites and microbes, live insects and snakes.

The large natural history diorama dates to the 1893 World's Fair, where it was one of the most popular attractions. Assembled by University of Kansas professor Lewis Lindsay Dyche, it depicts wolves, prairie dogs, bison, moose, and other creatures. Comanche, the Army horse once thought to be the sole survivor of Little Big Horn, is also here.

Other exhibits in Dyche Hall include Bugtown, Explore Evolution, and The Life of the Past.

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Upcoming Events

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Discovery Day: Kansas Day

Celebrate Kansas Day a couple of days early! The KU Natural History Museum is hosting a Discovery Day themed around everything Kansas – the state fossils, mammal, reptile, and... details>>

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