Blog /blog/stories/ Blog Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:47:43 +0000 This Southwest Kansas Town is Home to Oz, an Air Museum & Epic Pancakes /blog/stories/post/this-southwest-kansas-town-is-home-to-oz-an-air-museum-and-pancakes/ /blog/stories/post/this-southwest-kansas-town-is-home-to-oz-an-air-museum-and-pancakes/#comments /blog/stories/post/this-southwest-kansas-town-is-home-to-oz-an-air-museum-and-pancakes/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Liberal claims to be the hometown of Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz. Need proof? Simply click your heels and arrive at Dorothy’s House and Land of Oz. With the red-slipper gal herself as your guide, tour her farmhouse and movie memorabilia, and meet up with the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion

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Good Day Kansas Explores: Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal /blog/stories/post/good-day-kansas-explores-mid-america-air-museum-liberal/ /blog/stories/post/good-day-kansas-explores-mid-america-air-museum-liberal/#comments /blog/stories/post/good-day-kansas-explores-mid-america-air-museum-liberal/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500

There’s something about the southwest corner of the state that charms my heart with every trip. My recent trip to Liberal landed me at the Mid-America Air Museum, which is one of the largest air museums in the country. Kansas is known for its aviation history, so it’s no surprise that a museum of

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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

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