Abilene

Kansas · the United States

Abilene

In the destination Topeka and Kansas.

In the photo: Downtown Abilene, Kansas

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The city

What to expect from Abilene.

A town in central Kansas along I-70, where the Chisholm Trail ended for Texas cattle drives in the late 1860s and where Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, grew up. It has Eisenhower’s library, museum and childhood home, the 1905 Seelye Mansion, and the Greyhound Hall of Fame, about racing greyhounds.

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The local experience

What to see in Abilene

Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home
Museum

Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home

A complex in Abilene with the museum, library, childhood home and tomb of Dwight Eisenhower, World War II general and the 34th president of the United States.

Seelye Mansion
Historic house

Seelye Mansion

1905 Georgian mansion in Abilene with 25 rooms, original furniture and lighting fixtures, and an old bowling alley in the basement, open for guided tours.

Greyhound Hall of Fame Museum
Museum

Greyhound Hall of Fame Museum

Museum about greyhounds and dog racing in Abilene, the greyhound capital, with the breed’s history, champions and retired dogs that greet visitors.

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