Being Native. Being Kansan.
The following sections are from a longer feature "Being Native. Being Kansan." first published in 2016 Five native nations connected to Kansas By Suzanne Heck Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri The…
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Category: Travel
A Fort along the Santa Fe Trail
A new permanent exhibition highlights the role and the legacy of a military outpost on the Santa Fe Trail Fort Larned National Historic Site sits amid fields and along a meandering line of trees…
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Two Hundred Years of the Santa Fe Trail
Illustrations by Doug Holdread, Courtesy Santa Fe Trail Assoc. A vital land trail receives recognition and a reappraisal of its role in American history and in shaping the future of Kansas Along…
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Allen House
Recognized as one of America’s most gifted 20th-century architects, Frank Lloyd Wright built more than 500 homes, museums, places of worship and office buildings, eight of them included on UNESCO’s…
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Space Works
Photography by Justin Lister A Kansas crew of expert technicians restores, recreates and sometimes reimagines iconic space artifacts for public displays Shortly after the Cosmosphere opened its…
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Holiday Trees on Display
(Updated: November 2, 2021, original feature from 2019.) Believed to be the Midwest’s largest indoor annual Christmas tree display, the collection of 170 unusual and historic holiday trees returns to…
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A Roll Call of Treasures
(Updated in November 2021, first published in 2019) Since 1894, more than 8,000 officers from 165 countries have attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) at Fort Leavenworth…
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A Great Bend Weekend
Outdoor enthusiasts and fans of interactive history should make this their travel destination Mother Nature beckons us to step outside during the summer months, and Great Bend offers numerous ways to…
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11 Epic Murals to Explore
Of all the two-dimensional art forms, perhaps none is as epic or accessible as the mural Mural artists and experts Lora Jost and Dave Lowenstein, authors of Kansas Murals: A Traveler’s Guide…
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Pet Travel Tips Straight from Fred
The state’s official safety dog breaks down the essentials of traveling with your pet When preparing for a trip, whether solo or with a co-pilot of the animal variety - it's always good to think…
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