National Poultry Museum

Bonner Springs, Kansas

Note: Opened in 2009, may have been absorbed or stored by the overall museum, which no longer promotes it as the National Poultry Museum.

A big rooster statue stands outside an otherwise nondescript building, giving people a hint of what's inside. Part of the National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame, the National Poultry Museum is in fact the lifetime collection of Loyl Stromberg, a retired hatchery owner, and includes everything from antique incubators to old feed bags. There are also shipping crates, prize ribbons, models of the ideal laying house, a cigarette card collection of poultry breeds, 78 rpm records of poultry music, "Chicken of Tomorrow" contest posters, a display case of stuffed chickens and roosters, and an oil painting of Queen Elizabeth and a chicken that hangs outside the ladies' bathroom.

National Poultry Museum

National Agricultural Center

Address:: 630 Hall of Fame Drive, Bonner Springs, KS
Directions:: On the grounds of the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame. I-70 exit 224. Turn right onto Hwy 7/130th St. and then make a quick right onto Riverview Ave. Drive a half-mile east and then turn left onto 126th St./Hall of Fame Drive. The Hall of Fame grounds are on the left.
Hours:: Apr-Sept W-Sa 10-3 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:: 913-721-1075

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