This is more than a museum! Our kids attended Pioneer Camp and learned all about life as a pioneer child on the prairie. They had a blast! The historical society hosts all sorts of education and entertaining events through the summer months and hosts a...More

What a great example of how to preserve local history. This excellent County Historical Center is tucked away neatly behind the much larger Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. You really need to visit this hidden Gem to see how they have capsuled a great mix...More

Visited Old Abilene town during this festival cel. Very educational for grade school children. Longhorn cattle driven through town and loaded on steam train! Gunfighter, magicians, jugglers....great!

This museum was filled and I mean filled with objects and information about Dickinson county, starting from the ice age to the mid 20th century. The next part of the museum was a section on the history of telephones. There was a display of the...More

It starts out the history of the county and move through time. Then it is the phone museum which was real cool. Switchboards , the history and collections are very good, and only $5.00 for us older people. And it's got good a/c on a...More

Very educational. Well kept up. Could use more of a gift shop. Would be a good place for school aged children.

This was a very informative as well as fun place to visit. The museum was very well done. Outside there are several building that are a must see. An old settlers home, school house, church, and an old barn that had old cars, a horse...More

Went there with friends for a special presentation on the Blue Valley and the towns that disappeared. Would like to spend more time there to browse the museum as it looked really nice and organized.

The Heritage Center in Abilene is like taking a trip back in time. We visited the restored General Store, Old School, the Farm Implement Shed, and, best of all, the 1901 Carousel built by C.W. Parker. We love carousels, and this one is special. Instead...More

This is the best way you could spend your time and money. We didn't have time to see the telephone museum but for 2 dollars we rode the carousel and toured the outside historical buildings and artifacts. I cannot recommend this stop enough. Everyone there...More