Southeast Kansas - "For The Free" In Southeast Kansas, you can live freely. This is where Beautiful rock formations create beautiful outdoor experiences for the Table Mound Hiking Trail at Elk City State Park. Thirteen miles of the Route 66 Byway wraps around the Ozark Plateau. It's also where…
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I remember when I was a child, my mom would make homemade ice cream. She would load up the canister, often experimenting with ingredients for a different type of ice cream every time. She would make chocolate cherry almond, peach, strawberry cheesecake, s’mores, or classic vanilla bean, but no…
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The Lavender Patch Farm, Fort Scott Agritourism in Kansas It seems like every time I visit one of our agritourism businesses I always feel inspired to incorporate my recent farm learnings into the small farming and gardening operations on my own property. Leaving The Lavender Patch Farm in Fort…
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Along with ideal growing conditions for wheat and sunflowers, Kansas provides fertile soil for sports legends. Several storied teams, coaches and venues at the pro and college levels are rooted here. In 2022, Sporting KC marks its 27th year in Major League Soccer, of which the club is a charter…
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Head to Wichita for summer brews, fun attractions Whether you plan to road trip with the family or get away with friends this summer, head to the heart of the country for a flavorful, fun experience. Kansas’ largest city – Wichita – is bringing back two popular summertime tours: the Wicked Brew Tour…
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Orphan Trains transported roughly 250,000 homeless, abandoned, and orphaned children out of cities and into rural communities and homes between 1854-1929. Today, millions of Americans are descended from these brave children, and millions more are fascinated by this historic movement. The event…
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Road-trippers normally dread close encounters with tow trucks, but not at Cars on the Route in Galena. Stop by to see Tow Tater, the 1951 International boom truck that provided vehicular inspiration for Tow Mater in Disney·Pixar’s animated classic Cars. Just down the street, Gearhead Curios, located…
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Kansas has a wide variety of both abandoned and restored locations to visit across the entire State Tiny Jails - " It's safe to say that Tiny Jails have become my niche, I am known as the "tiny jail" girl within the Abandoned Atlas Foundation. My journey to discovering tiny jails started off in…
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Finding iconic food in Wichita, the largest city in Kansas When you visit Kansas, you are guaranteed to find hearty meals made with love. Because of the state’s farmland and cattle ranches and fondness for potlucks and farmhouse meals, it’s no surprise you’ll find flavorful barbecue, thick-cut…
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Who doesn’t love a good story? The North Central region of Kansas introduces inspiring characters like former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (who loved reading history books as a boy in Abilene), “Home on the Range” poet Dr. Brewster Higley, and S.P. Dinsmoor, whose quirky cement sculptures…
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