May 4 - October 26 @ Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad
May thru October: Saturday - Departures at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM Sunday - Departure at 2:00 PM Memorial Day thru Labor Day: Wednesday thru Saturday - Departures at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM Sunday - Departure at 2:00 PM (No Regular Trains on Monday and Tuesday except holidays - Charters are available) Fare: (not including steam-powered trains) Adults (age 12 and over): $16.00 Children (age 3-11): $8.00 Children 2 and younger: Free
May 11, 12:30 PM - October 12 @ Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad
Tour departs on the trolley bus at 12:30 pm from the A&SVRR Depot May 11, Saturday June 8, Saturday July 13, Saturday August 10, Saturday September 14, Saturday October 12, Saturday Board our trolley bus at the A&SVRR Depot located at 200 SE 5th Street in Abilene, KS. The first stop will be at the Historic 1880’s J. S. Hollinger Farmstead for a tour of this historic home and limestone barn. Then proceed to the Prospect Park Farm for a tour of the historic 1880’s John Hiram Taylor home. Enjoy a pleasant ride through scenic Dickinson County. The tour will conclude back at the A&SVRR Depot around mid to late afternoon. This trip is NOT handicap accessible and requires some walking and stair climbing in the historic homes. Advanced Reservations Required Fare - $40.00 — Includes, taxes, and gratuities —
May 23, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM @ Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
"Ike and Mamie deserve the best." That mantra, referencing 34th president Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie, has driven a full, $9.75-million redesign of the museum exhibits at the Eisenhower Presidential Museum in Abilene, Kansas. With completion and reopening scheduled for 2019, it entails renovation of the 25,000-square-foot exhibit space and the creation of a number of new museum exhibits. Tim Rives, supervisory archivist and deputy director of the Eisenhower Library and Museum, and Curator William Snyder will examine the ambitious project and lead an interactive discussion of the function and importance of presidential libraries. This program concludes a series coinciding with the exhibit "Eisenhower’s Middle Road" at the Central Kansas City Public Library. All are made possible by a grant to the Eisenhower Foundation from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City, Missouri.
May 25 - August 31 @ Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad
End your day with a delicious dinner served while enjoying a leisurely ride on the train. Advance purchase required. Call or book online! May 25, Sat., 6:30 p.m. - Brookville Hotel - Fried Chicken June 8, Sat., 6:30 p.m. - Mr.K's Farmhouse - Prime Rib July 6, Sat. 6:30 p.m. - Mr. K's Farm House - Prime Rib Aug. 31, Sat., 6:30 p.m. - Brookville Hotel - Fried Chicken