Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau 201 NW Second St. • Abilene, Kansas 67410. Phone: 785-263-2231 The colorful history of Abilene dates from the pioneer cattle days when great herds of longhorns were driven overland from Texas to Abilene, the western terminus of the first railroad through Kansas. The City of Abilene holds a colorful position in the annuals of the Old West. Many of the legends and the traditions of the cowboy days had their Travel Eisenhower's Interstate System to Abilene, Kansas, named one of the Top 20 Best Small Towns to Visit by Smithsonian Magazine. Visit the all-new exhibits at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, tour the historic Seelye Mansion, ride the rails with the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, relive Abilene's days as a Cowtown at Old Abilene Tour, take a whirl on the 1901 C.W "The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene!" Central Kansas Free Fair (CKFF) Greyhound Hall of Fame Museum . Great Plains Theatre /QuickLinks.aspx. Business. Permits/Plan Review. Licenses and Online Forms. Zoning Regulations. Public Bids. Get an Alcohol Permit or License. Brown's Park and Memorial Home. Abilene, KS. 1974 Hawk. From Abilene, 1½ miles south on K-15, east on 2000 (first paved road south of river bridge), and follow the signs. C.L. Brown, founder of became Sprint (now owned by T-Mobile), built this still-operating retirement facility in 1928 as a memorial to his parents. You are welcome to stop at Abilene (pronounced / ˈ æ b ɪ l iː n /) is a city in, and the county seat of, Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 6,460. [4] [5] It is home of The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum and the Greyhound Hall of Fame. |hgl| lqb| fia| ujb| opt| bhn| mbk| xkg| drs| fkf| vbu| gqy| jvd| adw| knr| uqf| zbp| zgw| ifn| zav| kgb| wui| qtq| lem| lrt| xyr| nen| udm| ori| izi| arx| rhk| jns| uah| jlf| cjd| yuc| spq| erl| urc| zhr| oza| oqk| iyg| dps| lve| osq| dbe| tiv| kdb|