Hands down one of the best museums Ive seen in Kansas thus far and it is so kid friendly you cant help but give it a 5 star, (Id rate rate it a 10 if I could)!! They have the tornado simulator, a giant globe atom, electricity machine, Indian artifacts, just much going on!! Seriously, if youre anywhere near to Salina you really need to stop at the Smoky Hill museum. 8-a.m-5:p.m. Monday through Saturday. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Nice exhibits! Wonderful learning experience. Some fun hands on stuff, too.

Free admission, does accept donations. Very good museum about the history of the area. Also takes you through different decades of what came about and things that were popular. There are kids interactive areas throughout to keep them entertained. I would recommend a visit.

Great road trip stop for restless legs! The staff was so friendly and the exhibits were great with lots of opportunity for interaction.Don’t forget to visit the gift shop to support this free museum.

Nice small museum. Unfortunately, one of the sections was closed. The best thing that it is free.

This is a hidden gem in Salina. Amazing museum that is ABSOLUTELY FREE! They change their exhibits regularly. Whoever curates the exhibits really does a great job. Theres always something interesting to look at. I especially like the interactive childrens area and the tornado simulator. They also have a very nice gift shop carrying many products from local Kansas artisans. Grab your family and enjoy a morning or afternoon at this museum without breaking the bank and learning a little something, too!

My little human and his mom was not thrilled to hear we were going to a museum, but once we got there they didnt want to leave. They have a bunch of hand on activities for the kids and my big human also loved the hands on exhibits they have. Did I mention it was free you cant beat free we spent 2 hours in the museum. If your looking for something free to do I recommend the Smokey Hill Museum!(they have a old freeplay pinball machine)Check us out on Instagram @g.o.a.t_adventures

Excellent museum and free! Is small but worth it! Even if you are an adult you can go and play at the kids area! The staff was very helpful. I love it

We stopped here for a break from driving with our 1 year old. It is a great museum! Everyone working there was so friendly. The exhibits are really well done, and my son got a chance to run around a bit before we got back on the road.

Super children friendly. Children of all ages from my toddler to my teens. Very clean, well kept and modern design. Super educational and informative. Easy to follow and understand the very engaging displays. Loads of hands on activities for everyone in the family. Cute and affordable gift shop where you want to buy everything. And most of all, wonderful friendly staff. My children dont normally enjoy history and museums, but this one they absolutely loved. Will definitely be visiting again very soon.

My kid loves visiting here, and we do so often. The changing exhibit is always interesting, and the permanent ones can be alot of fun. The giant litebrite and radio area for kids is a definite favorite for kids.

So fun and interactive! Great for kids and adults who want to learn about Kansas history or just want to have some fun.

My granddaughter and her friend loved it. Nice and clean. Interesting

Kids had a lot of fun at the museum. Not crowded, fun place to visit.

Great museum! Kids LOVED it! Highly recommended. Worth the trip to Salina Kansas.

Very cool place and affordable gift shop where you want to buy everything.

Great place for kids. Lots of hands on activities that are perfect for a toddler. Free admission with a gift shop. Dont forget to check out the pinball machine.

Lots of interesting exhibits for all ages. My Grands love to visit- other tornado simulators can cost $5! Please repair some things upstairs!

Really nice and interesting place, truly enjoyed it. Lots of hands on for children. Its free but please make a donation, loved this small town museum.

What a hidden gem. Free and so much interesting stuff to do and learn!

Great place to visit, local or out of town. Terrific staff and lots of hands on learning. Especially awesome for kids!

A very nice museum with plenty of hands on experiences for the kids (and adults). And with free admission, this a great place to spend 2-3 hours. Also, make sure to visit the Kansas oriented gift shop for interesting and unique merchandise.

Great little museum especially if you are passing through.

It was a lot of fun to see historical things related to Kansas, the make a tornado was fun, loved the mastodon tooth, friendly folks and admission is free great gift shop

My grandchildren and I enjoyed the museum during Spring Break. The children really like the different experiences avd hands-on apparatus! The tornado wind tunnel was definitely an eye-opener!

Really nice museum and a very friendly city, nice shops for shopping,nice clean and was fun to see all the tricks and treaters out with families getting treats from the businesses,really great!!!!!!! My first visit to your city!!!!!!

It was good but a little busy today because of the Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair.

Its a neat place to visit and the exhibits are also fun

Excellent monthly historical presentations by top local and regional expert historians. Always very interesting and educational!

Amazing place! Very neat and hands on experience for kids and adults. Not your typical museum, it is definitely more than that. Use old fashioned radio equipment, race to put the gas mask on, make your own tornado, and play an old fashioned pinball machine. Lots of flyers on different eras you can take home to read later.

Loved this place, very interactive. Lots for the kids (of all ages) to enjoy.

Fun museum. If I had kids, they would have liked it. I enjoyed playing with making a tornado from mist! Also, theres a legit pinball machiene upstairs. Kids these days dont understand. Gotta check it out!

Great museum with a lot of hands on exhibits. My daughter got a kick out of seeing the old JCPennys catalog they had that you can look through.

Found fossils and rocks n mineral w a book on them and what Kansas has found!!!

Just had a couple of dipped cones, very quick service.

Awesome place for kids! We had a blast!

Ive gone there before and the scavenger hunts are nice. Talk to the person at the desk for a scavenger hunt.

Very cool and hands on! Awesome experience enjoyed it a bunch. Staff is very knowledgeable!

What an amazing museum. Great for kids, neat gifts on gift shop, has interactive tech. Staff is every friendly and helpful

A very nice place to spend a Saturday morning.

My son and I had a very fun time here

I enjoy this museum. Not only does it give you the local history of Salina but also gives you history of Kansas. They work hard to change up the floor plan and displays. I personally love the bookstore as it is one of the few places around to find great Kansas gift ideas, handmade KS artisan gifts, and Kansas history books. Plus, it’s all free!! A must see while in Salina.

Great museum displaying the history of salina and kansas in general . occasionally new displays on pieces of u.s cultural history so come back and check it out if you have not been there in a while.wheelchair accesible.and restrooms male/female and disabled. And all for free

The staff is friendly and helpful. Their exhibits are informative and eye-catching, their events are fun and exciting, and their gift shop has the cutest stuff! Definitely visit when you have the chance!

It was fun for the kids. Educational but there were issues with of the exibits.

Staff is super friendly, great exhibits, especially cool for children to go into the tornado room. Plus its free admission with donations accepted.

Really enjoyed the time they took for family they opened on Sunday so we could see a slide show of our family and what was a contribution to the museum

Such a fun way to spend a few hours in Salina. The kids had so much fun at the Smoky Hill Museum.

Awesome place.

Its FREE.. Lots of Awesome displays to see. A variety of old and new. We will be back again.

Very interesting trip

Great place totally free. Great for family activities

This is a great museum for kids. We had 3 with us, aged 12, 10, and 8, and they really enjoyed themselves. To get the full experience, you have to stop at the front desk and pick up the scavenger hunt (different ones for different ages), and youve got to spend some time in the lab working on solving the mysteries.The scavenger hunt has things to find throughout the museum, and keeps the kids looking and reading. The lab area is really wonderful, too. I dont remember the exact name of this exhibit, but kids work on mysteries where they go to different stations, observe/read, and answer questions to solve. Someone has put some time into this, and we could have spent a good hour just in that spot.In the end, the kids also received little prizes for completing the scavenger hunt. Really cool

I had not been in for quite some time and we were plesantly surprised! They have added several new hands on activities, not only for children but adults as well. Check it out! Im certain we will again very soon!!

Loved it! Judy was very informative and friendly!!

Great place to visit and learn about the historyy of the Smokey Hill Valley region and the Salina, Kansas area.

Awesome!! Kids could have spent an entire day there. And the staff was super friendly and helpful!

A very nice place I would recommend to people to go see it !

Excellent and so child friendly.

My kids love this place

Wow! A great place for young and old to visit. It has many activities for all to do.

Awesome great place to visit

Fun for the kids, but most important... free!!

Very family friendly. Easy to get around. Free. Like how they are always changing

Great museum especially considering its free! The kids love it too

The best way to have fun in the future

Well for starters I loved this place because it always Is changing so I always look at something new the little pop quiz game in the back is great and I am very exited for the new exhibit where the lab used to be and overall its a great place to go to on a daily basis because there is first Thursdays when you can get snacks and have fun there you can also go anyday and pick a section to learn about because there is so much to do and its all FREE which is amazing as it is so to say that it is a free and great museum is saying something you should definitely visit this place when you have the chance

Very neat museum. Great for kids and adults.

Very interesting artifacts very interesting time.

It so good and niceTry it

Great way to spend 3 hours, kids had fun and learned a little about Salina.

The Smoky Hill Museum has changing exibits.and a very good store.

It was really really fun for my 5 kids

Great place to learn different things in history

Gift shop has lots of Kansas made products. Well worth the visit.

This was a great museum with a lot of hands-on activities for the kids--and its free!

They did an amazing job with the remodel

Great place for kids and adults and its free

I love the remodel in the kids area.

Going through changes, cant wait for the new stuff, the last go around was awesome!

Fun, hands on experience!

Really fun for the kids. Lot fun for the family

Really cool experience!

Was wonderful experience

Awesome place

Wonderful place for a day trip with the kids!

Very cool place to check out.

Great experience.

Very interactive, even for adults!

Very nice, and very kid-friendly

Love, Love, Love this place!!

Neat displays.

Amazing, great for kids!

Sweet people

Very nice place to visit

Fun for the whole family

Salina hidden gem

Great exhibits

Its okay kinda boring