# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Council Grove Historic Trolley Tour
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Climb aboard the Council Grove Trail Trolley and discover the stories behind our community’s legendary past!

Join Morris County Historical Society member Sharon Haun for a guided Historic Trolley Tour of Council Grove on Saturday, October 3rd, at 2:00 p.m. The tour will take guests past nearly all 25 locations featured in Council Grove’s Historic Sites brochure, bringing the people, places, and events that shaped our community to life.

Along the way, discover the stories of the Kanza people and the Santa Fe Trail; see the site of the Council Oak, where an 1825 treaty established passage through the area; and learn about landmarks such as the Kaw Mission, Last Chance Store, Hays House 1857 Restaurant & Tavern, Post Office Oak, Hermit’s Cave, and the Madonna of the Trail.

You’ll hear how travelers left messages near the Post Office Oak, learn why Council Grove became an important gathering place along the Santa Fe Trail, and gain a deeper appreciation for the intersection of cultures that shaped both our community and the state of Kansas.

Whether you are visiting Council Grove for the first time or have called it home for years, this tour offers a wonderful opportunity to see familiar landmarks through a new lens… and perhaps discover a few stories you have never heard before.

Come along for an afternoon of fascinating history, treasured landmarks, and tales from the trail in Council Grove, a Santa Fe Trail National Historic Landmark community.

Board the Council Grove Trail Trolley at Hays House 1857 Restaurant & Tavern for a 2-hour tour of Council Grove's Historic Sites. Before or after your tour, grab a meal, shop our boutiques, and enjoy all that charming Council Grove has to offer.

$15 / Adults
$10 / Kids (0-12), Seniors (65+), Past & Active Duty Military
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/council-grove/council-grove-historic-trolley-tour/200030683300511
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, kids
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Council Grove
- **state**: KS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Hays House Restaurant
- **lat**: 38.661525910174
- **long**: -96.489968685526
- **full address**: Hays House Restaurant, 112 W Main St,Council Grove, Kansas, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Council Grove Historic Trolley Tour being held?
  - **A:** Council Grove Historic Trolley Tour takes place on Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Hays House Restaurant, 112 W Main St,Council Grove, Kansas, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Council Grove Historic Trolley Tour?
  - **A:** Council Grove Historic Trolley Tour is organized by Destination : Council Grove.

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