1Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Hays, Kansas.
Attractions near Hays
Hays’ draw is Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Only one place to visit is inside Hays, but 2 more are within 40 miles. On the list: a museum, a landmark and a national historic site, among others. Roughly 7K visitors a year make it to Nicodemus National Historic Site. The trip to Fort Larned National Historic Site is 48 mi.
Attractions nearby
5
within 60 miles
The big one
2 mi
Fort Hays
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Landmark · 2 mi southwest
Fort Hays
Was a United States Army fort near Hays, Kansas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Mapped around Hays
The list reaches out to Nicodemus National Historic Site, 39 mi away.
Orange: Hays. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every entry
3 places in all: one in town and 4 within 60 miles.
3Fort Larned National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
4Nicodemus National Historic Site
National Historic Site, African-American museum and open-air museum in Graham County, Kansas.
The places inside Hays lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Sternberg Museum of Natural History: FUBAR007, CC0 · Fort Hays: IveGoneAway, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Larned National Historic Site: Nathan King / National Park Service, Public domain · Nicodemus National Historic Site: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0
Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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