Information on how to get onto Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Includes the Visitor Control Center (VCC), proper identification needed and operating hours of the gates.
Fort Leavenworth has many historical attractions that are open to the public
Visitor and commercial vehicles
If you do not have an ID card listed on the Department of Defense (DoD) issued ID cards website, you must stop by the Visitor Control Center (VCC) at the corner of Metropolitan Avenue and 4th Street. Follow directional signs to the center's parking lot.
Fort Leavenworth is considered a national treasure with historic sites and homes, a world-class museum, the nation's premiere Buffalo Soldier monument, breathtaking views overlooking the Missouri River, scenic picnic areas, parks and a challenging, rolling, 18-hole golf course. Many recreational facilities are open to the public.
After visiting our historical post, check out the local communities that are nearby (cities are listed alphabetically):
Atchison, Kansas
Bonner Springs. Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri
Lansing, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas | Convention and Visitors Bureau
Platte City, Missouri
St. Joseph, Missouri
Tonganoxie. Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Weston, Missouri