It’s likely you’ve heard people gearing up, prepping, and getting excited for the once in a lifetime event happening April 8, 2024: the Total Solar Eclipse. The last total solar eclipse to cross North America was in 2017, and while Kansas may not be in the path of totality this time, that doesn’t…
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February is Black History Month, and there are numerous ways to recognize the month throughout Kansas and in the state’s largest city, Wichita. The African American experience in Wichita, the Heart of the Country, is rich and worth exploring. People in the Heart of the Country are nice and…
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Wichita is the largest and most visited city in Kansas. With celebrity-frequented restaurants, the seventh-largest zoo in the United States and over 50 museums and attractions, you will never get bored in the Heart of the Country. A single day would only scratch the surface of what Wichita has to…
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Looking for affordable family fun this summer? Kansas’ largest city, Wichita, checks all the boxes. Wichita is not only loaded with family-friendly activities, many of the city’s most popular attractions are participating in the 2023 Sunflower Summer program, which allows all Kansas students along…
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From “Bleeding Kansas” to Brown v. Board of Education, Kansas offers unique pieces of Black history. Whether you are looking for ideas on how to honor Black History Month or ways to celebrate the history and culture of Black Americans, Wichita has many activities and events to consider. Upcoming…
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Nothing feels very far in the past at these portals to another era. Engage all your senses as you see planes, a powwow, basketball’s founding documents and a subterranean world. 1. Trace the Fight for Rights Reflect on a milestone in the civil rights movement with a visit to a historic Topeka…
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