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Bethel College
300 E 27th St
North Newton, KS 67117
316-283-2500
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The oldest Mennonite liberal arts college in North America with a regional reputation for academic
excellence. The school's Romanesque Revival-style administration building was built in the late
1800s with native limestone and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In
addition to scholarship, the college also offers art displays, lectures, concerts and sporting events.
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The Carriage Factory
Gallery & Museum
128 E 6th St
Newton, KS 67114
316-284-2749
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Visitors can view changing exhibits of various Kansas artists, enjoy a stroll through the
Victorian-themed J.J. Krehbiel Memorial Park and Museum or shop for paintings, pottery,
blown glass and much more at the gallery's Blacksmith Gift Shop. Open Tuesday - Saturday,
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Country Boys Carriage
& Prairie Adventures
1504 S Rock Rd
Newton, KS 67114
316-283-2636
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Take a step back in time with horse-drawn carriage, surrey and hayrack rides, and covered
wagon excursions. Available for wedding and anniversary celebrations, festivals, grand
openings, parades and parties.
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Dyck Arboretum
of the Plains
177 W Hickory St
PO Box 3000
Hesston, KS 67062
620-327-8127
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This 13-acre outdoor nature facility features hundreds of different species of trees,
shrubs, grasses and wildflowers.
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500 Main Place
500 N Main St
Newton, KS 67114
316-283-6073
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Built in 1925, the massive exterior limestone walls, a great hall with 20-foot ceilings
and finely crafted birch woodwork were the signatures of this former Railroad Savings and
Loan building. In 1985, it was renovated to house numerous businesses, the Newton Convention
& Tourism Bureau, the Newton Area
Chamber of Commerce and the
Harvey County Economic Development Council Inc.
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Hesston College
301 S Main St
PO Box 3000
Hesston, KS 67062-2093
620-327-4221
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The two-year college of Mennonite Church USA, located in Hesston Kansas.
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Harvey County Historical Society
Society Library & Museum
203 N Main St
Newton, KS 67114
316-283-2221
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Completed in 1904, and once a Carnegie Library, this is Newton's oldest building in continuous
public use. Visitors today will find a wealth of local history and research material, including
railroad memorabilia. Open Wednesday - Sunday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. and by appointment.
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Kansas Learning Center
for Health
Halstead, KS 67056
316-835-2662
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The first rural health museum in the world, 23 exhibits dedicated to helping educate
children about their bodies and good health. The Center's main attraction is Valeda
the Transparent Woman, a talking model of the human body. Family tours are very welcome.
Open Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., closed Saturday, Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
(March - November).
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Kauffman Museum
27th & N Main St
North Newton, KS 67117
316-283-1612
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Located on the Bethel College campus, the nationally recognized museum features a
tallgrass prairie reconstruction, historic farmstead, exhibits on Mennonite immigrant
culture and a museum store. Open Tuesday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Saturday -
Sunday, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Mennonite Heritage Museum
200 N Poplar
Goessel, KS 67053
620-367-8200
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The museum highlights the region's Mennonite immigrants of the 1870s along with their
contributions to American agriculture. Exhibits include the Mennonite Immigrant House,
the Turkey Red Wheat Palace and the 1899 Bethesda Hospital, the first Mennonite hospital
built in the U.S. In addition, several historic buildings from the community have been
moved to the museum for restoration and preservation. The gift shop features a variety
of ethnic cookbooks and nostalgic books, wheat weaving, hand-crafted wood and ceramic items.
Call for hours.
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Mennonite Settler Statue
Athletic Park
600 Block of W 5th St
Newton, KS 67114
316-283-7555
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The 17-foot statue, carved from native limestone, was erected in 1942 to honor the contributions
of Mennonite wheat farmers in the Newton area.
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Newton Station
414 N Main St
Newton, KS 67114
316-283-5650
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The 1930 railroad station, modeled after Shakespearean Stratford-upon-Avon, is listed on
both the State and the National Register of Historical Places. Today the station is an
AMTRAK stop and home to several offices and a community college.
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Old Mill Plaza
301 N Main St
Newton, KS 67114
316-283-4479
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In 1886, Mennonite immigrant Bernhard Warkentin purchased the flour mill which was used to
mill Turkey Red hard winter wheat. For this, Warkentin has been credited with making Kansas
the "breadbasket of the world." In 1973, the site was saved from demolition and renovated by
Lloyd Smith. Today, it houses several businesses and a fine restaurant.
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Spring Lake RV Resort
1308 S Spring Lake Rd
Halstead, KS 67056
316-835-3443
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Open year-round, Spring Lake RV Resort offers 180 sites around Spring Lake ponds. Guests
enjoy a wide variety of amenities and events ranging from musical programs to fishing in
stocked ponds. The resort emphasizes family values-providing clean, attractive facilities
and spacious, private sites. Located in the heart of the Kansas prairie, minutes for some
of the Midwest's premier attractions, Spring Lake RV Resort offers an escape from the
hectic pace of everyday life.
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Warkentin House
211 E 1st St
Newton, KS 67114
316-283-3113
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The 16-room, 1887 Victorian home of Mennonite Bernhard Warkentin contains most of its original
furnishings and features craftsmanship from around the world. Warkentin, a Russian immigrant,
encouraged the 5,000 Russian Mennonites that he helped settle in Kansas from 1874-1884 to bring
with them the hardy Turkey Red variety of wheat that thrived on the Kansas Plains. Tours of his
elegant home are available. Call for seasonal hours.
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