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12 Kansas Breweries with food as good as the drinks

So many of the breweries in Kansas are also some of the best places to eat. Hey, who even said you had to like the taste of beer to like going to a brewery? The truth is that many brewmaster in Kansas take their culinary skills just as seriously as their ability to craft beer, and we have a list of…

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Best Pasta and Italian Food in Kansas

Pasta dishes and Italian cuisine have always been my favorite type of food, hands down! Nothing comes close to the blend of sauces, herbs, vegetables, and various meats used in Italian cooking, and that holds true no matter which region of Italy you are speaking of. Below is a list of places where…

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Naturally Inspired in Manhattan

In Manhattan’s lively Aggieville district, wake up with Varsity Donuts, serving a maple-frosted Scouts Honor doughnut with toasted coconut. After indulging, pedal off the calories on one of the city’s Green Apple Bikes rentals—perhaps to the Flint Hills Discovery Center. An immersive short film…

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Northwest Kansas: For the Curious

Wind and water carved the rocky wonders and deep-cut canyons of this rugged region. Unpaved roads lead to astonishing phenomena in Kansas. Seuss-like towers appear on the horizon when traveling between Oakley and Scott City, but a closer look reveals the 70-foot-tall Niobrara chalk outcroppings…

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Southwest Kansas: For the Legendary

Let your spirit roam freely across Great Plains history in Leoti, prairie art in Scott City, and cool water park waves in Liberal. The Wild West starts here. Follow the path of the pioneers at Cimarron National Grassland, home to the longest section of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail found on…

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Northeast Kansas: For the Spirited

Once the capital of the Kansas Territory, little Lecompton played a big role that led to the Union accepting Kansas as a free state. (Tours of Constitution Hall State Historic Site put you in the room where it happened.) Today’s capital of Topeka proves true freedom is an ongoing process. Case in…

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North Central Kansas: For the Centered

The roads and rails of North Central Kansas take you deep into the heart of the state’s story with “Home on the Range” relics, lodging in an 1899 railroad hotel, and a ride across the Big Blue River on the Central Branch Railroad. The short journey between Waterville and Blue Rapids travels the same…

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