Restaurants There are a multitude of delicious places to get a bite to eat in Burlington. Fun fact - the town is home to three Mexican restaurants; Cilantros, Across the Borders, and Señor Patron! All three of them are excellent choices for dinner or a great lunch. There are also two lovely coffee…
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Abandoned Kansas is teaming up with the Southeast Kansas Museums Alliance to bring you a whole summer of adventure! With 49 fun-filled museums to visit, there is something for everyone! Pick up a SEKMA Passport for FREE at any of the participating museums and start your adventure now. Don't forget…
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Are you ready to experience an All-American 4th of July? We've rounded up some of the amazing communities that are putting on a show on the holiday weekend! Fireworks aren't your thing? No problem! From air shows to made-from-scratch eats to carnivals and concerts, there's more to see than the…
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St Patrick's Day 2024 Get ready for St. Patrick's Day 2024! This holiday is well-celebrated with numerous cities and towns across Kansas putting together annual parades and festivals. This isn't a " just for fun " type of celebration, either. The roots and heritage of the Irish people go back to…
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Kansas Day is on January 29th, and this year, the day falls on a Monday, which means you'll be able to find numerous celebrations that are happening over the weekend! Whether it's a community gathering, a history lesson on Kansas, or a new restaurant you'd like to try, make this year's Kansas Day…
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A small two-story wooden building, a grassy meadow, a quiet park, a wooded valley between hills; these spots today are relatively unassuming and even banal at first appearance, but there was a time when these places in rural Kansas were the center of national attention. I visited several major sites…
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Names you know. Names you should know. They saved and told the stories of Kansas, America, and the world. Memories from traveling across American pioneer country by covered wagon and growing up on a farm near Independence in 1869-70 inspired Laura Ingalls Wilder to write her original novel. The…
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Those words kick off a Lawrence holiday tradition, the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, held the first Saturday in December at 11 A.M. This year, on December 2, 2023, it will be for the 30th time. If you love horses, holidays, and history, you’ll love the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas…
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Kansas is the homeland of a wide variety of native American tribes. For thousands of years, native tribes lived across the vast prairies passing down their traditions to each successive generation. Tribes such as the Pawnee, Osage, Kaw, Arapaho, Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita are just a few of the…
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Lindsborg, Kansas, is also known as Little Sweden USA. This quaint city in McPherson County has all the Swedish roots you are looking for. With a population of less than 4,000, Lindsborg is listed as number five for the 14 Best Small Towns to Visit in the U.S. You can find beautiful roadside…
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