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Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Places To Go

There are many places of history and commemoration on the Santa Fe Trail for you to visit. Museums, interpretive centers, and historic sites provide information and interpretation for the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. Please contact a site for closures or changes in hours before you go.

Due to the trail's length, these historic sites and interpretive facilities are organized above by state.

 
Two people on a boardwalk in a treeless open prairie in Kansas
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Visitors enjoy seeing trail ruts near Dodge City, Kansas.
A barbed wire fence and windmill are near the Point of Rocks formation on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail in New Mexico  

Did You Know?
In 1821, the eastern terminus of the historic Santa Fe Trail was Franklin, Missouri; by 1832, Independence, Missouri; and by 1845, at Westport Landing, now Kansas City, Missouri. Textiles and hardware were traded west; silver and mules were traded east.

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Last Updated: September 08, 2008 at 14:41 EST