Finding the perfect spring break location can be tricky for families with elementary-aged children. Long car rides, expensive hotels, and packed tourist attractions are not ideal for parents of young children on a budget. Don’t let the kids spend their few precious days out of school indoors playing…
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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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As the Christmas season approaches, these charming towns transform into winter wonderlands, offering unique shopping experiences that go beyond the typical mall expedition. This Christmas, consider exploring local businesses for gifts that are as special as the season itself. Thorne House of Cards -…
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You'll love the holiday season in Kansas! Communities around the state come together and put on incredible light displays and events to celebrate festive holidays. This year's itinerary has everything you'll need to fulfill those holiday traveling goals! Don't forget to also check out our Holiday…
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Take your family on a road trip to experience the beautiful and magical, FREE light displays throughout Southeast Kansas. Some of these, likely in communities you've never heard of, are going to surprise you. Includes more than 20 displays featuring nearly 500,000 lights. There is a synched radio…
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Whether you’re a Wichita local or you’re visiting this beautiful and lively city in Kansas with your family, exploring the great outdoors is the perfect way to bond with the people you love. Wichita and the surrounding Sedgwick County area have everything a family needs to enjoy a staycation or a…
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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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If you love spending time exploring nature, look no further than Clinton State Park. Just a couple miles outside of Lawrence, the park has anything and everything you might want to do. You’ll find an 11-hole disc golf course, 25 miles of hiking and biking trails, including a five-mile cross-country…
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Kansas intriguingly calls out to the curious, to the wide-eyed wanderers, to the dreamers, to the storytellers, and we are among them. Are you? Beckoned south, as if tapped on the shoulder by a wistful child, we packed our bags and set off for a Kansas road trip via the I-70. Of course, we had no…
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