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A Daring Dreamer from Kansas: How Amelia Earhart Became an Aviation Legend

By Gina DeBacker on Jan. 22, 2026

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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Giants of Kansas: Meet the State’s Larger-Than-Life Characters

By Gina DeBacker on Jan. 22, 2026

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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Historic Hotels in Kansas: Grand Lodgings with Stories to Tell

By Cecilia Harris on Jan. 08, 2026

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…

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The Return of the Bison: How Kansans are Restoring Its Native Prairie

By Amber Fraley on Jan. 05, 2026

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…

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Off the Beaten Path: Quirky Kansas Roadside Attractions Worth the Stop

By Lisa Waterman Gray on Dec. 30, 2025

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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Where to See Real Reindeer in Kansas: A Visit to Fulton Valley Farms

By Cecilia Harris on Dec. 04, 2025

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 Kansas: A City Worth Its Salt

By Cecilia Harris on Dec. 02, 2025

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…

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Kansas Museum of History Reopens: New Galleries & New Stories

By Nick Spacek on Dec. 02, 2025

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…

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Martin and Osa Johnson: Kansas-Born Explorers Who Captured the World on Film

By Debra Guiou Stufflebean on Aug. 14, 2025

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…

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Kansas in Bloom: Arboretums & Garden Attractions Worth Visiting

By Dennis Toll on Aug. 14, 2025

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…

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