Blog /blog/stories/ Blog Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:41:25 +0000 7 Insanely Cool Underground Places to Visit in Kansas /blog/stories/post/7-insanely-cool-underground-places-to-visit-in-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/7-insanely-cool-underground-places-to-visit-in-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/7-insanely-cool-underground-places-to-visit-in-kansas/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Underground Attractions

STRATACA!

If Kansans seem like the salt of the earth, maybe it’s because their state sits atop 250 million-year-old deposits of sodium chloride. At Strataca in Hutchinson, put on a hard hat for the 650-foot descent into a museum carved out of an active salt mine. Expeditions

]]> Headed West /blog/stories/post/headed-west/ /blog/stories/post/headed-west/#comments /blog/stories/post/headed-west/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:00:00 -0500

When a road-tripper first explores the state’s southwest corner, preconceived notions are blown away like an unwavering Kansas gust.

They came out of nowhere: rugged red ridges punching through the horizon line after miles of flat prairie. The towering Gypsum Hills looked far from anything promised

]]> 10 Places for a Quick Kansas Getaway /blog/stories/post/10-places-for-a-quick-kansas-getaway/ /blog/stories/post/10-places-for-a-quick-kansas-getaway/#comments /blog/stories/post/10-places-for-a-quick-kansas-getaway/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Ready to grab your kiddos and hit the road? Below is a list of 10 family-friendly Kansas destinations:

Kansas City Metro

Kansas City Metro is a great spare-of-the-moment vacation. Throw some overnight bags in the car and enjoy a stay at Great Wolf Lodge, Kansas City’s premiere indoor waterpark

]]> Kansas: Beneath the Surface /blog/stories/post/kansas-beneath-the-surface/ /blog/stories/post/kansas-beneath-the-surface/#comments /blog/stories/post/kansas-beneath-the-surface/ Mon, 28 Aug 2017 10:00:00 -0400

Kansas is home to many interesting places and things, like the world’s largest ball of twine in Cawker City, or S.P. Dinsmoor’s Garden of Eden in Lucas. What if I told you that some of Kansas’s most interesting attractions are located just beneath your shoes. Don’t believe me? Check out these six

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