From Route 66 in Southeast Kansas to the Arikaree Breaks in Northwest Kansas, this is your guide to the Sunflower State.
In the late 1850s, Bleeding Kansas dominated the nation’s headlines, often with John Brown’s name attached. Because Osawatomie’s most famous (or notorious) citizen caused much of the bleeding, he became known as “Osawatomie John Brown.” No one man started the Civil War, but Brown fanned the flames that led to the war. Those sparks flew […]
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The Kansas Territorial Capital’s location bounced around Kansas for seven years. The Territorial Capital Trail tells a story of insider trading and ballot-box stuffing. Follow its trail from Fort Leavenworth twice to Pawnee, Shawnee Mission twice, Lecompton, Topeka, Lawrence, Minneola, and finally Topeka again. Junction City, Leavenworth, Lecompton, and Lawrence have all hosted me, but
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With 30-plus events around Kansas, the last two months are mostly a blur. I only had time to visit a few attractions, but those I saw were memorable. This is my book tour recap. I am deeply grateful to the communities who hosted me on my book tour for 100 Things to Do in Kansas
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Kansas’s most famous daughter, Amelia Earhart, leads the list of the top 10 things to do in Northeast Kansas. No one has solved the enduring mystery of what happened to her and her navigator Fred Noonan, but Atchison preserves her memory. In Merriam, sink your teeth into buttery Strawberry Hill poviticas. In Olathe, return to
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The top 10 things to do in South Central Kansas South Central Kansas (SCK) stretches from the Flint Hills in the east to the Gypsum Hills in the southwest, and the region offers numerous exciting things to do. The top 10 things to do in South Central Kansas are ahead. What awaits you in South
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Do you like Ike? Dwight Eisenhower became a five-star general and President of the United States. Yet the greatest Kansan told his hometown, “The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene.” Abilene honors its hero at the Eisenhower Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home. It’s a place that every Kansan should visit.
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Top 10 things to do in Northwest Kansas Northwest Kansas is a hidden gem, but don’t rely on the Interstate to show you the region’s treasures. Escape the dual concrete ribbons to see its marvels. For example, the region appears high and dry, but it was not always so. Instead, a prehistoric ocean buried the
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The top 11 fun things to do in Wichita Ah, Wichita, city of dreams beside the Arkansas. (That sounds great, except Kansans call the river the Ar-KAN-zus.) Even though the tagline doesn’t rhyme in Kansan, dreams do take flight in Wichita, the Air Capital of the World. Here are the top 11 ways to live
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Top 10 fun things to do in Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, Kansas (KCK) is homier than its larger neighbor in Missouri. The difference between KCK and KCMO is like coming home and putting on your slippers after a long day wearing your work shoes. Wiggle your toes and enjoy KCK and its western neighbor,
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Please ignore Marshal Matt Dillon’s advice. For 20 seasons, the TV show Gunsmoke brought the Wild West town of Dodge City to viewers. Because of the show’s influence, American culture considers Dodge City the Wild West’s most wicked town. Gunsmoke Marshal Matt Dillon ordered numerous criminals to “Get out of Dodge.” You should get into Dodge and
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