Shawnee Indian Mission - Plan your visit
Shawnee Mission, like many other missions, was established as a manual training school attended by boys and girls from Shawnee, Delaware, and other Indian nations from 1839 to 1862. Visit this 12-acre National Historic Landmark and learn the stories of those who lived there.
- Open year round
- 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
- Closed some holidays, call to confirm site hours
- Free admission
- Find more information through the City of Fairway
- Group tours by appointment; contact jlaughlin@fairwaykansas.org
- $2.50 per student; teachers and adult chaperones free
- Find more information through the City of Fairway
- 913-262-0867
- Site administrator
History of Shawnee Indian Mission
- Became a state site in 1927
- In Kansapedia
- In Kansas Memory
- National Register nomination, listed in 1966
- National Historic Landmark, added in 1968
Local travel links
Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association
Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area
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