Victorian architecture is showcased by numerous Atchison structures. Grand mansions with wrap-around porches, stained glass windows and gargoyles peering from rooftops line Atchison s brick paved streets. Most of these masterpieces are private homes, but a few are open as museums. After leaving the depot, which now serves as a Kansas Visitor Information Center, the trolley drivers provide a narrated tour past 18 sites on the National Register of Historic Places. The trolley also passes by the downtown mall, antique stores, museums and the city s massive stone courthouse and post office, both built in the 1890s.
Visitors can step off the trolley at several points along the way.
Visitors to Atchison will find a pleasant shopping diversion along the downtown outdoor pedestrian plaza. The shopping district is beautifully landscaped and is lined with antique stores and specialty shops. Atchison, Kansas North on I-29, take exit 20 and follow Missouri Highway 273 to Missouri Highway 45. Go North on Highway 45 to U.S. Highway 59. Highway 59 West four miles to Atchison.