Miners Hall Museum, Franklin, Kansas

We stopped at a Mobile Home & RV park in Pittsburg, Kansas for a few days. We found the Miners Hall Museum just up the road from where we stayed, and decided to see what kind of mining took place in Kansas. Staffed by volunteers, we were the only ones in there the Saturday we went. We were even able to bring Lucy inside with us! It is free, but they have a box for donations. 

Iowa Gold Star Military Museum, Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa

Yes, another military museum. The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum is in Camp Dodge. That surprised us; the GPS took us to the gate and I said to the guard on duty that I wasn't sure if we were at the right place. But yes we were, and told us to just follow the Red Bull signs. The museum is about Iowa's military past and the contribution of Iowa Veterans in state and national defense from the early 19th century to the present. It took us over two hours to go through the whole museum, and did not get to the outdoor exhibits as it had started to pour down rain, and we also ran out of time.