Visit the only working stagecoach stop open to the public on the Santa Fe Trail. Relive the adventures of early stagecoach passengers. Tour the home, blacksmith shop, and farm. Mahaffie offers many events throughout the year, including hands-on programs for children, stagecoach rides and living history days. The stone farmhouse built by James B. and Lucinda Mahaffie in 1865 is one of the few stagecoach stops left on the Santa Fe Trail, and the only one preserved as a public historic site. Along with the farmhouse, the stone ice house (also built in 1865) and the original timber-frame barn (probably the oldest building on the site and built around 1860) are all listed on the National and Kansas Registers of Historic Places. The site is also designated as an official component of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail by the National Park Service.
- Activities and admission vary by season. You are welcome to call 913-971-5111 with questions.
- Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Monday through Saturday: $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, 4 & under are free. Visit exhibits in the Heritage Center and Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn and explore the grounds. The Mahaffie House is open only on Saturdays.
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm invites visitors of all ages to discover a working 1860s farm with horses, chickens, and sheep. You and your family can engage in some of the activities that were a part of daily life for the Mahaffie family and their neighbors. Mahaffie is open year round!
Hours & Activities
Hours are Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission
Admission varies for special activities and seasons. You are welcome to call 913-971-5111 to confirm activities on the day of your visit.
Monday-Friday, November-March
- Enjoy visiting exhibits in the Heritage Center, the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn and explore the grounds. Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War in the Heritage Center.
- Admission: $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free.
- Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The Mahaffie house is not open during non-living history days.
Saturdays, November-March
- Visit the Mahaffie house.
- Enjoy visiting exhibits in the Heritage Center, the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn, and explore the grounds. Watch videos about the Mahaffie family, and the Border/Civil War in the Heritage Center.
- Admission: $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free.
- Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday.
April and May:
- Monday through Friday
- Enjoy visiting exhibits in the Heritage Center, the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn, and explore the grounds. Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War in the Heritage Center.
- Admission: $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free.
- Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The Mahaffie house is not open during non-living history days.
- Saturday
- Enjoy 1860s Living History activities: blacksmith and cookstove demonstrations, visiting the Mahaffie house, and seasonal farming activities.
- Enjoy visiting exhibits in the Heritage Center, the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn, and explore the grounds. Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War in the Heritage Center.
- All activities included with admission: $9/adults, $7/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free, Olathe residents receive $2/off admission.
- Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- We are closed Sunday.
Wednesday through Saturday, Memorial Day through Labor Day.
1860s Regular Living History Activities:
- Season is Wednesday, June 1, through Saturday, September 2.
- Enjoy 1860s living history activities: stagecoach rides, blacksmith and cookstove demonstrations, visiting the Mahaffie house, and seasonal farming activities.
- Stagecoach rides: 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m.
- Blacksmith demonstrations: 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.
- Enjoy visiting the exhibits in the Heritage Center and Agricultural Heritage Livestock barn. Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War and visit the Mahaffie Market gift shop.
- Activities are an open-house format with staff/volunteers in 1860s clothing at each activity. You are welcome to visit each activity at your own pace. A list of activities available when you pick up your map at the Heritage Center when you pay admission.
- All activities included with admission: $9/adults, $7/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free, Olathe residents receive $2/off admission.
- Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
- We are closed Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday Memorial Day through Labor Day
- Enjoy visiting exhibits in the Heritage Center, the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn and explore the grounds. Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War in the Heritage Center.
- Admission: $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free.
- Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- 1860s Living History activities, such as visiting the Mahaffie house are not available Mondays and Tuesdays.
September and October:
- Monday through Friday
- Enjoy visiting exhibits in the Heritage Center, the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn, and explore the grounds. Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War in the Heritage Center.
- Admission: $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free.
- Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The Mahaffie house is not open during non-living history days.
September and October:
- Monday through Friday
- Enjoy visiting exhibits in the Heritage Center, the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn, and explore the grounds. Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War in the Heritage Center.
- Admission: $3/adults, $2/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free.
- Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The Mahaffie house is not open during non-living history days.
- Saturdays
- Enjoy 1860s Living History activities: blacksmith and cookstove demonstrations, visiting the Mahaffie house, and seasonal farming activities.
- Enjoy visiting exhibits in the Heritage Center, the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn, and explore the grounds. Watch videos about the Mahaffie family and the Border/Civil War in the Heritage Center.
- All activities included with admission: $9/adults, $7/children ages 5-11, children 4 & under are free, Olathe residents receive $2/off admission.
- Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- We are closed Sundays.
Non-Living History days: (All days November-March. Monday and Tuesday, Memorial Day-Labor Day, Monday-Friday, April, May, September and October.)
- Adults: $3/person.
- Children: $2/person ages 5-11, 4 and under are free.
- Olathe Residents: $1 off admission.
- The Mahaffie house is not open during non-living history days
1860s Regular Living History days: (Wednesday-Saturday, Memorial Day-Labor Day. Saturdays April, May, September, and October)
- Adults: $9/person.
- Children: $7/person ages 5 to 11, 4 and under are free.
- Olathe Residents: $2 off admission.
- All activities included with admission.
- We are closed Sunday.
Begin your visit in the Heritage Center:
- Park in the Heritage Center parking lot.
- Pay your admission.
- Pick up your map of the days’ activities.
- Visit exhibits and watch a 10 minute video about the Mahaffie Farm.
- Visit the Mahaffie Market gift shop for your souvenirs.
- Enjoy a short walk to the Mahaffie grounds where you can visit the same limestone farmhouse built in 1865 by James 'Beatty' Mahaffie. Activities vary by season.
