Retrace the drama of freedom’s struggles and triumphs in the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area. Spread across 29 Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø counties (and 12 in our neighboring state to the east), more than 200 museums and heritage sites highlight their roles in the Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø-Missouri Border War and the shaping of…
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Updated in 2020 from a 2016 blog byShae Blevins Bison is a Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø staple, and Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø restaurants across the state are cooking up this lean red meat for signature burgers. Find a bison burger on the menu at these four restaurants -- from the simple to the extravagantly topped and from the locally-sourced to the newest recipes…
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Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø’ role in the fight for freedom is well established. The Bleeding Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø moniker accurately describes the era in the state’s history where pro-slavery and abolitionist activists clashed. This time in the state was a predictor of the Civil War, showing that the decision to abolish slavery…
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I knew little about my state’s capital city, Topeka, KS, until recently. Growing up, the one-hour…
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Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø’ prime spots for family playdates include zoos, sports venues, museums and water parks. You can even travel through time, air and outer space. ANIMALS GO WILD They’re baaack! Dinosaurs roamed prehistoric Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø, and now they’ve returned to the scene, thanks to Field Station: Dinosaurs, new in…
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Nothing feels very far in the past at these portals to another era. Engage all your senses as you see planes, a powwow, basketball’s founding documents and a subterranean world. 1. Trace the Fight for Rights Reflect on a milestone in the civil rights movement with a visit to a historic Topeka…
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Here in the nation’s top wheat-growing state, artisans in bakeries, breweries and distilleries skillfully transform the locally sourced amber grain (as well as other grain-based ingredients) into tasty products. BREAD Bonito Michoacan Bakery, Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø City This crowd-pleasing Mexican bakery lines its…
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Whether you’re connected to campus or just passing through, you’ll find plenty of spirit in these seven cities and towns. Lawrence The University of Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø men’s basketball team owns one of the best home records in sports, thanks to the raucous atmosphere at Allen Fieldhouse that often unnerves…
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If you're like me, when driving you choose the route that will get you to your destination the fastest. It becomes a game between you and your GPS, almost as if the estimated time of arrival you're given is more of a number to beat, and every ETA minute shaved off is a sweet victory (don't tell the…
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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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