ellinwood underground tunnels

We a local lady take us underground in Ellinwood. It was fascinating and even my three daughters aged 9, 7 and 5 liked it.

The Ellinwood underground is on the Santa Fe Trail not far from Great Bend, Kansas. They are both great places to visit. Ellinwood is a small farming town that was built as part of the Santa Fe Railrood expandtion westward. It is still the same size 1 mile square with red roads and all. There is not alot downtown but City Hall , some gas stations and the old Santa Fe RR station. Tour the tunnels andvisit history alond the Santa Fe Trail.

I have family in Ellinwood and so we go there a lot. I went through the tunnels when I was a kid, but didn't really remember it. My fiancée and I were traveling and decided to set up an appointment to tour the tunnels. They were so much fun! There isn't a lot left, but it really gives you a great view of what small towns were like. Most towns, especially Kansas, had these undergrounds, but very few were kept. Really neat part of history.