The 14 Best Roadside Attractions along I-35 in the Great Plains
When you start planning a road trip across the Great Plains, what image comes to mind? Long, straight interstate driving, maybe a scenic old highway detour or two, and a whole lotta flat land, right? While this is certainly one way to do a Great Plains road trip, you can also make that drive much more interesting if you take advantage of the many weird, wacky, and wonderful roadside attractions in this region...
Drive Between Dallas and Kansas City: Road Trip Tips & Info
When it comes time to travel through the Great Plains, there's only one way to do it: road trip!! Even for longer drives – like the drive between Dallas and Kansas City – traveling by car is a great way to see our country and stop at some fascinating sights and sites along the way...
10 Epic Road Trips from Oklahoma City
For the past few years, going on a road trip has been one of the best ways to travel. It gives you the freedom to explore, flexibility to adjust your schedule however you choose, and safety if you prefer to avoid crowds and groups of people. It's also an amazing way to see both the entire U.S. and especially the Great Plains. Best of all, almost every major city in America has some great road trip routes you can plan...
Drive Between Omaha to Kansas City: Road Trip Tips & Info
Your travel plans are set: you need to get from Omaha to Kansas City, Kansas. These two Great Plains cities sit along the Missouri River, on the eastern border of the sweeping Great Plains. The only question is: should you drive? Is there anything to see along the way? The drive between Omaha and Kansas City isn’t necessarily picturesque or interesting like some drives, but there’s more than you might think along the route...
The 9 Best Things to Do in Hutchinson, Kansas
While you may never have heard of Hutchinson before you ended up on this article, you've probably heard of some of the things to do there. After all, Hutchinson is home to the Cosmosphere, where you can see a NASA Apollo crew capsule, and the Kansas State Fair – famous for deep-fried food and foods on a stick. Oh, and you've probably eaten something else Hutchinson is famous for: salt...
13 Spooky Haunted Places in Wichita, KS (plus Haunted Houses)
It’s that time of year: Spooky Season! I love the autumn, and – in theory – I love the idea of paranormal activity and experiencing whatever is Beyond life as we know it. visiting haunted houses! As such, I have not been to any of these haunted places in Wichita because I just don’t need that kind of fright in my life...
15 Charming Day Trips from Kansas City
Kansas City: two cities, divided by a two rivers, a state border, and a geographic barrier. On the eastern side, Kansas City, Missouri is located in the Midwest, while western Kansas City, Kansas is located in the Great Plains. These cities have a lot to offer – you certainly won't run out of things to do in Kansas City if you're planning a trip! However, you might want to explore beyond Kansas City, and that's where a great day trip comes in...
Drive Between Denver and Kansas City: Road Trip Tips & Info
While I've tried hard on this site to demonstrate that the Great Plains are beautiful and dynamic, it's hard to deny one thing: Kansas is flat. And as you drive the entire length of Kansas, plus a bit of Colorado, on the drive between Denver and Kansas City, you might not be particularly exciting if you are facing a road trip between these two cities...
15 Must-See Sunflower Fields in Kansas [Summer/Autumn 2021]
Here we are, in the heat of summer – and you know what that means, right? The sunflowers are in bloom! Across the Great Plains, both wild and cultivated sunflower fields are at their peak; towering stalks and brightly-colored heads look skyward and you can't help but smile when you see them...
The 10 National Parks in Kansas:
Get to Know Each OneWhen you think of Kansas, what comes to mind? Sweeping flat plains and ruby slippers, of course! Kansas is home to so much more though: did you also know that there are 10 national parks in Kansas? While there are no National Parks in Kansas, there are other protected lands and sites...
