About Kansas Kansas is the original Free State, founded to express the principle of equality, and, later, the birthplace of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Kansas gave the world Dwight D. Eisenhower and Amelia Earhart — quintessential American heroes. Learn all about the Sunflower State by exploring the links in the left column. You can get a quick overview, or dig deep into the hearts and minds of Kansans by reading the many in-depth travel articles you will find.
You'll find out what makes Kansas a place where our wide-open spaces let people dream and make big things happen.
