High Plains Museum

Share Our Heritage. We are the people of Western Kansas, descendants of the Native American, the soldier, homesteader, the farmer, the railroader, the teacher, and the entrepreneur. Our stories, beginning over 100 years ago, continue and are presented and preserved through the efforts of the High Plains Museum.

Established in 1959, the High Plains Museum is a local history museum located near downtown Goodland, Kansas. Owned and operated by the City of Goodland, the High Plains Museum features objects from its collection of over 8,000 objects that represent its over one hundred years of Northwestern Kansas history. The High Plains Museum enables adventurers of all ages to discover the rich history of Sherman County.

Stop by and visit the High Plains Museum located at 1717 Cherry Avenue in Goodland, Kansas.  Admission by donation.  Donations are placed in an Endowment Trust Building Fund. Karen Anderson, Museum Director can be reached at 785-890-4595.