A Luminous Debut: Museum of Art + Light
The Museum of Art + Light in Manhattan opens to redefine possibilities for a modern galleries Manhattan, Kansas, The Little Apple, has…
Historic Hotels in Kansas: Grand Lodgings with Stories to Tell
From Railroad Stops to Film Sets, Kansas Hotels Preserve the Past Historic hotels offer more than a good night’s sleep. Constructed…
Pony Express: Along for the Ride
Kansas Pony Express sites continue to celebrate over 160 years of the legendary, short-lived mail system Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry…
A Daring Dreamer from Kansas: How Amelia Earhart Became an Aviation Legend
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How Amelia Earhart’s Kansas Childhood Shaped a World-Famous Pilot You’ve likely read the name Amelia Earhart in your history books. She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She…
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Famous statues, folklore heroes, and record-breaking attractions Kansas is home to some truly larger-than-life sights. Across the state, towering statues and legendary figures rise from prairies…
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From Railroad Stops to Film Sets, Kansas Hotels Preserve the Past Historic hotels offer more than a good night’s sleep. Constructed more than a century ago, grand old lodgings in Kansas have…
The Return of the Bison: How Kansans are Restoring Its Native Prairie
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Inside the refuges and ranches that are helping bison reclaim their native ground Millions of bison once shaped the Kansas prairie. As a keystone species—a species on which other species in an…
Off the Beaten Path: Quirky Kansas Roadside Attractions Worth the Stop
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Photography by Doug Stremel From a giant toilet bowl in Lucas to graffiti-covered trucks and prairie oddities, these unforgettable Kansas pit stops turn road trips into stories. Road trips can lead…
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Photography by Justin Lister A Kansas farm brings holiday magic to life with real reindeer and unforgettable winter traditions. Unlike the flying reindeer in Clement Clarke Moore’s famous holiday poem…
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Lyons celebrates its salt mining history by unveiling the ‘world’s largest salt shaker’ Ever since a developer drilling for oil and natural gas accidentally struck a salt bed in 1887, Lyons has built…
Kansas Museum of History Reopens: New Galleries & New Stories
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After three years, the Kansas Museum of History is reopening with a reimagined visitor path, thematic galleries and fresh perspectives on beloved artifacts The Kansas Museum of History has reopened.
Martin and Osa Johnson: Kansas-Born Explorers Who Captured the World on Film
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The remarkable journeys, groundbreaking films, and lasting legacy of Kansas explorers Martin and Osa Johnson Advances in technology have given us knowledge of places once remote and mysterious. But…
Kansas in Bloom: Arboretums & Garden Attractions Worth Visiting
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Where to See the Botanical Gardens, Arboretums, and Native Plant Landscapes in Kansas The beauty and diversity of the Kansas landscape can sometimes become lost in the clutter of daily life. So it…
