The Kansas Museum of History in Topeka presents a comprehensive look at the state's past from prehistoric times to the modern era across 30,000 square feet of exhibit space.
Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park spans 330 acres in Logan County, Kansas, about 25 miles south of Oakley, showcasing 220 acres of dramatic Smoky Hill Chalk badlands with towering 100-foot spires, cliffs, narrow canyons, pinnacles, and hoodoos resembling ancient Jerusalem's walls and streets.
The OZ Museum in Wamego, Kansas, is a unique attraction dedicated to celebrating over 100 years of history related to L. Frank Baum’s beloved Oz stories and the iconic 1939 MGM film.
The Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas, is a premier space museum and science education center that houses over 13,000 spaceflight artifacts, making it home to the largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian space artifacts outside of national capitals.
The KU Natural History Museum, located in Dyche Hall on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, offers four floors of public exhibits dedicated to exploring the life of the planet.
Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri, is a large theme park that opened in 1973, inspired by Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days," featuring internationally themed areas such as Scandinavia, Africa, Europa, East Asia, and Americana.
Children's Mercy Park is a modern soccer-specific stadium located in Kansas City, Kansas, and is home to the Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer team.
Lake Scott State Park covers 1,280 acres in Scott County, Kansas, an oasis amid High Plains prairie with steep bluffs, deep wooded canyons, natural springs, and a spring-fed 100-acre lake in Ladder Creek Canyon, established in 1928 after donation by the Herbert Steele family.
Ernie Miller Park and Nature Center in Johnson County, Kansas, is a 116-acre natural area featuring varied habitats such as tallgrass prairie, upland meadows, bottomland forest, and a scenic stream.
Lawrence, Kansas, founded in 1854 by abolitionist settlers from the New England Emigrant Aid Company, played a pivotal role in the fight against the expansion of slavery during the Bleeding Kansas period.
Lovewell State Park covers 1,160 acres in Jewell County, Kansas, near Webber on the north shore of the 2,986-acre Lovewell Reservoir, established in 1967 for flood control, irrigation, and recreation by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation with state park management.
The American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, is dedicated to celebrating and preserving the rich history of jazz music, with a special focus on Kansas City's unique contributions to the genre.
