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Tag: Attractions

Northwest Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø: For the Curious

By Cecilia Harris on Oct. 05, 2023

Wind and water carved the rocky wonders and deep-cut canyons of this rugged region. Unpaved roads lead to astonishing phenomena in Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø. Seuss-like towers appear on the horizon when traveling between Oakley and Scott City, but a closer look reveals the 70-foot-tall Niobrara chalk outcroppings…

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Southwest Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø: For the Legendary

By Prasana William on Sep. 25, 2023

Let your spirit roam freely across Great Plains history in Leoti, prairie art in Scott City, and cool water park waves in Liberal. The Wild West starts here. Follow the path of the pioneers at Cimarron National Grassland, home to the longest section of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail found on…

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Northeast Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø: For the Spirited

By Jess Hoffert on Sep. 20, 2023

Once the capital of the Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Territory, little Lecompton played a big role that led to the Union accepting Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø as a free state. (Tours of Constitution Hall State Historic Site put you in the room where it happened.) Today’s capital of Topeka proves true freedom is an ongoing process. Case in…

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North Central Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø: For the Centered

By Debbie Leckron Miller on Aug. 25, 2023

The roads and rails of North Central Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø take you deep into the heart of the state’s story with “Home on the Range” relics, lodging in an 1899 railroad hotel, and a ride across the Big Blue River on the Central Branch Railroad. The short journey between Waterville and Blue Rapids travels the same…

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South Central Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø: For the Seekers

By Lauren Sieben on Aug. 10, 2023

Find peace in the wild Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø prairie, exotic animals in the state’s largest city and respite in small towns that serve as hubs to outdoor exploration. Nature plays a starring role in South Central Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø. Two soaring examples: Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge…

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Southeast Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø: For the Free

By Gary Thompson on Jun. 27, 2023

You’re Invited To A Land Of Free Spirits—Southeast Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø, A Corner Of The State That’s Always Throwing Delightful Curves. Southeast Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø is downright cool, and people are catching on. In 2022, The New York Times named Humboldt one of 52 Places for a Changed World, citing the work of A Bolder…

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Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø is "Home on the Range"

By Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø on Jan. 29, 2023

In the early 1870s, Dr. Brewster M. Higley traveled to Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø under the Homestead Act of 1862. He was an ear, nose, and throat doctor from Iowa, and he settled in Smith County. He was so taken by the beauty in the landscape of his new Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø home that he penned a poem he titled “My Home in the…

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Sights, Tastes and Sounds of the Flint Hills

By Debbie Leckron Miller on Feb. 26, 2022

Though cattle and cowboys still roam these pastoral lands, there’s no need to saddle up to experience this last big stand of tallgrass prairie in North America. A rich blend of historic sites and modern attractions gets you knee-deep into the boundless beauty, saved from the pioneer plows thanks to…

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Amazing Attractions in Northwest Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø

By Debbie Leckron Miller on Jan. 03, 2022

Things can get rocky in northwest Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø, where the chalky pillars and craggy canyons of Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park, Arikaree Breaks and Monument Rocks interrupt the panoramas of plains. Set out from the college town of Hays and its bustling downtown. Just off Interstate-70, Hays forms the…

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