Blog /blog/stories/ Blog Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:30:03 +0000 Getting Away from it all - Small Towns within 1 hour of KC /blog/stories/post/getting-away-from-it-all-small-towns-within-1-hour-of-kc/ /blog/stories/post/getting-away-from-it-all-small-towns-within-1-hour-of-kc/#comments /blog/stories/post/getting-away-from-it-all-small-towns-within-1-hour-of-kc/ Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Just beyond the bright lights and busy streets of Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø City are dozens of small towns that are perfect for getting away from all of the action this summer. To many visitors' surprise, many of the small towns in Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø are filled with incredibly historic downtowns, easy access to scenic byways,

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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 Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø were the center of national attention. I visited several major sites

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Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø links political, social, racial and cultural issues that continue to define and shape today’s social landscape. From “Bleeding Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø” to Brown v. Board of Education, Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø offers unique pieces of Black History. Each historic site unveils history in a way never seen before. Travel the state

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