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Best places to Travel Solo in Southeast Kansas

A free spirit blows through the prairies and forested floodplains of Southeast Kansas. Travel along U.S. Route 160, and you’ll find a town named “Independence,” a fitting tribute to the region’s pioneering heart. And that’s just the beginning. Solo travelers can embrace this emboldened, carefree way…

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Lore and More in Fort Scott and Pittsburg

Come to the state’s southeast corner to get basic training in military history and sample the beauty and bounty of the land. Fortified Fun Steeped in military history, the town of Fort Scott commands an arsenal of U.S. Army-related attractions, chiefly the Fort Scott National Historic Site. Guided…

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Intern Roadtrip

On Wednesday I drove an hour to Topeka from Manhattan, just as I had done every weekday for the majority of my summer. For 10 weeks I had the opportunity to intern with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s tourism division. When I pulled into the parking lot, I was met by the other…

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