Blog /blog/stories/ Blog Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:52:21 +0000 How to Spend Christmas and New Years in Kansas /blog/stories/post/your-guide-on-how-spend-the-week-after-christmas-in-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/your-guide-on-how-spend-the-week-after-christmas-in-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/your-guide-on-how-spend-the-week-after-christmas-in-kansas/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0500

Christmas will be on a Thursday in 2025, meaning the days immediately after will fall on a weekend. Let yourself end this year by completing everything you might have on that travel bucket list! Planning on staying in Kansas for a few extra days after Christmas, or even the whole week leading up to

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Top Kansas Events for the Holidays /blog/stories/post/top-kansas-events-for-the-holidays/ /blog/stories/post/top-kansas-events-for-the-holidays/#comments /blog/stories/post/top-kansas-events-for-the-holidays/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

You'll love the holiday season in Kansas! Communities around the state come together and put on incredible light displays and events to celebrate festive holidays. This year's itinerary has everything you'll need to fulfill those holiday traveling goals! Don't forget to also check out our Holiday

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Where to see Brightest Holiday Lights in Kansas /blog/stories/post/where-to-see-brightest-holiday-lights-in-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/where-to-see-brightest-holiday-lights-in-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/where-to-see-brightest-holiday-lights-in-kansas/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500

Get ready to explore some of the most beautiful light displays this season in Kansas! You'll be able to find numerous light shows and displays that run through late November and all of December, with some even going into the middle of January. Whether you enjoy a good tree lighting ceremony, light

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Stay warm this winter by visiting Strataca: Kansas Underground Salt Mine /blog/stories/post/stay-warm-this-winter-by-visiting-strataca-kansas-underground-salt-mine/ /blog/stories/post/stay-warm-this-winter-by-visiting-strataca-kansas-underground-salt-mine/#comments /blog/stories/post/stay-warm-this-winter-by-visiting-strataca-kansas-underground-salt-mine/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:00:00 -0500

I finally scratched another iconic Kansas attraction off my bucket list: Strataca. Despite growing up less than 50 miles from Hutchinson in the like-sized city of Salina, I only managed to check out the annual State Fair and the Cosmosphere Museum.

Boy, did we make the right call! Visiting in

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Christmas Lights Road Trip Through Southeast Kansas /blog/stories/post/christmas-lights-road-trip-through-southeast-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/christmas-lights-road-trip-through-southeast-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/christmas-lights-road-trip-through-southeast-kansas/ Sun, 17 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0500
Take your family on a road trip to experience the beautiful and magical, FREE light displays throughout . Some of these, likely in communities you've never heard of, are going to surprise you.

Includes more than 20 displays featuring nearly 500,000 lights. There is a synched radio

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Wichita's holiday light display, Illuminations, shines bright this holiday season! /blog/stories/post/wichitas-holiday-light-display-illuminations-shines-bright-this-holiday-season/ /blog/stories/post/wichitas-holiday-light-display-illuminations-shines-bright-this-holiday-season/#comments /blog/stories/post/wichitas-holiday-light-display-illuminations-shines-bright-this-holiday-season/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0500

Nationally Recognized Holiday Light Display

When planning your travels this holiday season, put Wichita in your sights. Kansas’ largest city not only has a wide variety of , but it’s also home to Illuminations, which has made the top 10 “Best Botanical Garden Holiday

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