15 Best Things to Do in Topeka (Kansas)
The capital city of Kansas has set the scene for some monumental events in the nation’s history. Top of the list has to be Brown v. Board of Education in …
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15 Best Things to Do in Lenexa (Kansas)
If you took a time machine back to 1990 Lenexa you’d find a lot of open fields where there are now dynamic city streets and residential neighborhoods. Lenexa’s population has …
15 Best Things to Do in Manhattan (Kansas)
Nicknamed the Little Apple, Manhattan is home to Kansas State University, which dates back to 1863 and was founded by the same free-staters who founded the city. The university and …
15 Best Things to Do in Salina (Kansas)
A center for trade at the intersection of the I-70 and I-135 in Central Kansas, the city of Salina is in the middle of one of the largest wheat-growing areas …
15 Best Things to Do in Hutchinson (Kansas)
The story of this city in central Kansas begins in 1887 when one of the world’s largest salt deposits was discovered close to the Arkansas River. That immense seam was …
15 Best Things to Do in Lawrence (Kansas)
An endearing college town, Lawrence is the home of the University of Kansas (KU), founded in 1865. The city is one of the state’s big tourist spots, adored for its …
15 Best Things to Do in Leavenworth (Kansas)
The first city to be incorporated in the Territory of Kansas, Leavenworth is on the Missouri River not far northwest of Kansas City. The settlement was predated by Fort Leavenworth, …
15 Best Things to Do in Garden City (Kansas)
With a population just shy of 30,000, this city in southwest Kansas is renowned for its meat industry. Ranching and beef are such a cornerstone of life in Garden City …
15 Best Things to Do in Dodge City (Kansas)
In the 1870s Dodge City surged to prominence, becoming the “Queen of the Cowtowns”, as a terminal for cattle drives from Texas via the Chisholm Trail. Some 150 years later, …
15 Best Things to Do in Leawood (Kansas)
This affluent suburban city is right against the Kansas – Missouri state line, a short way southwest of downtown Kansas City. Constantly growing, Leawood has more than doubled in population …