Kansas

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Kansas

This 11,000-acre national preserve, 2 miles northwest of Strong City, is a perfect place to hike the prairie, with its 40 miles of scenic trails. Bison…

Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site

Kansas

It took real guts to challenge the segregationist laws common in the US in the 1950s and the stories of these courageous men and women are here. This…

Fort Larned National Historic Site

Kansas

Six miles west of town, Fort Larned National Historic Site is a remarkably well-preserved 1860s fort in an evocative setting. It's well worth the trip to…

Cosmosphere

Kansas

Possibly the most surprising sight in Kansas, this amazing museum captures the race to the moon better than any museum on the planet. Absorbing displays…

Garden of Eden

Kansas

In 1907 Samuel Dinsmoor began filling his yard with enormous concrete sculptures reflecting his eccentric philosophies relating to contemporary life and…

Old Cowtown Museum

Kansas

An open-air museum that re-creates the Wild West (as seen on TV…). Over 50 pioneer-era buildings, staged gunfights (April to October) and guides in cowboy…

Eisenhower Presidential Center

Kansas

Fittingly set against a backdrop of grain elevators, the rather regal Eisenhower Presidential Center includes Ike's boyhood home, a recently redesigned…

Home on the Range Cabin

Kansas

The iconic song of the American West, 'Home on the Range,' was written by Brewster M Higley in 1871 at a remote cabin in northern Kansas. Today you can…