Family Fun

Day 1

Overland Park
Kansas City

Day 2

Lawrence
Topeka

Day 3

Manhattan
Salina

Day 4

Hutchinson
Wichita

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Family Fun Yellow Brick Road Trip

Traveling with kids? Or a kid at heart yourself?

It should come as no surprise to learn that Kansas, a state steeped in family tradition, is a great place to adventure with your loved ones. Take a trip into outer space, back in time, and across the plains of Africa -- all without leaving our borders. If it's fun you're after, you've come to the right place... 

 

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Day 1

Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead

13800 Switzer
Overland Park, KS 66221
Phone: (913) 897-2360
Other attractions include a bank, dairy barn, one-room schoolhouse, prairie playground, fishing pond and Indian encampment.At the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead visitors enjoy feeding farm ... More

Great Wolf Lodge

10401 Cabela Drive
Kansas City, KS 66111
Phone: (913) 299-7001
281 Suites, Kansas City’s premier indoor Waterpark resort. The rustic northwoods style lodge offers a family restaurant, Element Spa featuring Aveda products along with Kids Scooops Spa, 6,000 sq. ... More

Kansas City T-Bones

1800 Village West Pkwy
Kansas City, KS 66111
Phone: (913) 328-5618
Minor league professional baseball providing affordable, family entertainment. Season runs May-September. Most tickets are under $10 each, $2 hot dogs and parking is always free! T-Bones Baseball, ... More

Kansas Speedway

400 Speedway Blvd
Kansas City, KS 66111
Phone: (913) 328-3300
Two NASCAR Spring Cup Series races, a NASCAR Nationwide Series race, a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race and an ARCA race are held each year. Beginning in 2013, a Grand-Am race is expected to ... More

T-Rex Cafe

1847 Village West Pkwy
Kansas City, KS 66111
Phone: (913) 334-8888
A place to eat, shop, explore, and discover. Guests will be treated to a prehistoric adventure, including face-to-face encounters with life-size dinosaurs, geysers, ice caves, hands-on educational ... More

 

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Day 2

Boss Hawg's Barbeque

2833 SW 29th
Topeka, KS 66604
Phone: (785) 273-7300
Recipient of the Jack Daniel's Brisket World Champion title. Award winning and voted Best barbeque and Top Ten Barbeque Restuarants by Golf Magazine. Entrees: ribs, brisket, pork, chicken, ham & ... More

Gage Park

635 SW Gage
Topeka, KS 66606
Phone: (785) 368-3838
Gage Park's countless recreational facilities, include horseshoe and tennis courts, Blaisdell Family Aquatic Center, sand volleyball, picnic and play areas, fishing lake, Helen Hocker Theater and ... More

Historic Downtown Lawrence

900 Masschusetts
Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: (785) 842-3883
Downtown is a treasure trove of opportunities, offering an eclectic assortment of shops, galleries, wide array of locally owned restaurants, hotels, antiques, sidewalk cafes, mirco-breweries, ... More

Kansas Museum of History

6425 SW 6th Ave
Topeka, KS 66615
Phone: (785) 272-8681
The Southern Cheyenne tipi, Wichita grasslodge, and fully restored 1880 steam locomotive are just a few of the popular items featured in the award-winning museum exhibits. You will learn the ... More

KU Natural History Museum

1345 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: (785) 864-4450
Established in 1866, this museum is nationally recognized for its public exhibits and collections as well as research and graduate education. Permanent exhibits include fossils of dinosaurs, ... More

 

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Day 3

Insect Zoo

1500 Denison
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 7855322847
The mission of the Insect Zoo is to foster a better understanding and increased awareness of our natural world and of the important roles that insects and their relatives play in it.Created as an ... More

Martinelli's Little Italy

158 S Santa Fe
Salina, KS 67401
Phone: (785) 826-9190
Located in historic downtown Salina. Family-style dining - pastas, salads, desserts - full bar. Private dining areas for groups. More

Rock-a-Belly Deli

718 N Manhattan Ave
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: (785) 539-8033
If you're looking for the perfect deli sandwich and a great festive atmosphere in Manhattan, Rock-a-Belly Deli has just what you want. Located in Aggieville near the intersection of Bluemont and ... More

Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure

625 N Hedville Rd
Salina, KS 67401
Phone: (785) 827-9488
One destination, two unforgettable experiences. Stroll through the 65-acre zoo and enjoy more than 100 species of animals or catch a seasonal narrated tram ride. A gift shop and restaurant help ... More

Salina Art Center

242 S Santa Fe
Salina, KS 67401
Phone: (785) 827-1431
An innovative contemporary art space focusing on the art, artists, and culture of our time. The Salina Art Center bridges community and today's art through exhibitions featuring national and ... More

Sunset Zoological Park

2333 Oak St
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: (785) 587-2737
Your worldwide adventure begins at Sunset Zoo with year-round special events for the kid in all of us and some just for adults such as Wine in the Wild and Brew at the Zoo! We aim to “inspire ... More

 

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Day 4

Airport Steak House

1100 Airport Rd
Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone: (620) 662-4281
Famous Throughout the Midwest for grilled steaks, hand-cut onion rings and a fast lunch buffet. Voted #1 Steakhouse in Reno County. Mon.-Thur. 8 am-9 pm Fri. 8 am-10 pm Sat. 11 am-10 pm ... More

Diamond W Chuckwagon Supper

P.O. Box 444
Towanda, KS 67144
Phone: (316) 536-6050
Following a delicious chuckwagon supper, you'll be entertained by the Diamond W Wranglers. These four cowboy singers have taken their music from Kansas to Carnegie Hall, Germany to China. The ... More

Exploration Place

300 N McLean Blvd
Wichita, KS 67203
Phone: (316) 660-0600
Exploration Place is Kansas’ premier hands-on science center for all ages, located on a 20-acre site along the Arkansas River in Wichita’s downtown Museums on the River district. Five hands-on ... More

Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center

1100 N Plum St
Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone: (620) 662-2305
Take off...to a place where excitement knows no boundaries. Where outer space launches your inner child. And where a world of activity revolves around you. Here you’ll discover an interactive ... More

Kansas Underground Salt Museum

3504 E. Avenue G
Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone: (620) 662-1425
Existing 65' underground, KUSM is the only attraction of its kind in the western hemisphere. Named one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas. A project of the Reno County Historical Society, this museum ... More

Old Cowtown Museum

1865 West Museum Boulevard
Wichita, KS 67203
Phone: (316) 219-1871
Visitors can experience what life was like in an evolving cattle town of the 1870s. Take a wagon ride, stop by the Saloon and drink a sarsaparilla, watch a gunfight in the street, hear the ring of ... More

 

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