Visit
- Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Monday-Saturday: Open features include the museum exhibits in the Heritage Center and Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn, the museum grounds. Admission: $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, 4 & under are free.
- Saturdays: includes all features above and an opportunity to visit the Mahaffie house.
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Activities and admission vary by season. You are welcome to call 913-971-5111 with questions.
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm invites visitors of all ages to discover a working 1860s farm with horses, chickens, goats, pigs, and sheep. You and your family can engage in some of the activities that were a part of daily life for the Mahaffie family and their neighbors. Mahaffie is open year round!
Hours & Activities
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Sundays
Begin your visit in the Heritage Center:
- Park in the Heritage Center parking lot.
- Pay admission.
- Pick up your map of the days’ activities.
- Visit exhibits and watch a video about the Mahaffie Farm.
- Peruse the Mahaffie Market gift shop for your souvenirs.
Daily Activities
- Explore exhibits in the Heritage Center, the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn, and explore the grounds.
- Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War in the Heritage Center.
- Enjoy and use the picnic shelter on site
- The Mahaffie house is not open during non-living history days.
- $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free.
1860s Living History Days
- During living history visitors take a step back and time, getting the opportunity to
- Tour the house
- Meet a cook in the kitchen
- Visit the blacksmith as they work
- Take a stagecoach ride
- View the exhibits and interpretive signs on the grounds.
- Enjoy seasonal farming activities
- All activities included with admission: $9/adults, $7/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free
- Often including other activities on the site as well, such as 1860s yard games or crafts for the youngsters.
September to May, Monday through Friday
- $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free.
- Enjoy visiting exhibits in the Heritage Center, the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn, and explore the grounds.
- Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War in the Heritage Center.
- The Mahaffie house is not open during non-living history days
September and October, Saturdays
- All living history activities included with admission: $9/adults, $7/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free
- Olathe residents receive $2/off admission.
- Enjoy features offered Monday through Friday as well as:
- stagecoach rides
- blacksmith and cookstove demonstrations
- visiting the Mahaffie house
- seasonal farming activities
November-March, Saturdays
- All non-living history features listed above, plus an opportunity to visit the Mahaffie house.
- Admission: $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free.
April and May, Saturdays
- All living history activities included with admission: $9/adults, $7/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free
- Olathe residents receive $2/off admission.
- Enjoy features offered Monday through Friday as well as:
- stagecoach rides
- blacksmith and cookstove demonstrations
- visiting the Mahaffie house
- seasonal farming activities
Memorial Day through Labor Day, Wednesday through Saturday
- Enjoy 1860s living history activities: stagecoach rides, blacksmith and cookstove demonstrations, visiting the Mahaffie house, and seasonal farming activities.
- Stagecoach rides: 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m.
- Blacksmith demonstrations: 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.
- Enjoy visiting the exhibits in the Heritage Center and Agricultural Heritage Livestock barn. Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War and visit the Mahaffie Market gift shop.
- Activities are an open-house format with staff/volunteers in 1860s clothing at each activity. You are welcome to visit each activity at your own pace. A list of activities available when you pick up your map at the Heritage Center when you pay admission.
- All activities included with admission: $9/adults, $7/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free, Olathe residents receive $2/off admission.
Memorial Day through Labor Day, Monday and Tuesday
- Enjoy visiting the Mahaffie house, the exhibits in the Heritage Center, the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn and explore the grounds. Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War in the Heritage Center.
- Admission: $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free.
- Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- 1860s Living History activities, such as stagecoach rides are not available Mondays and Tuesdays.
Holidays
Mahaffie is closed on the following holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Presidents’ Day
- Easter Sunday (March 31)
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veterans’ Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day