Free Kansas Travel Information Featured on USATravelPal.com

USATravelPal.com, a comprehensive travel website in progress, provides comprehensive travel information on over 1500 exciting destinations throughout the United States, including 21 in Kansas. This midwestern state has several exciting tourist spots. Fun places to visit in Kansas include Dodge City, Flint Hills, Lawrence, Topeka, and Wichita.

Lovers of history will enjoy the old Western town of Dodge City. Shortly after its founding in 1872, Dodge City quickly became a large cattle-trading town. Today, the city is home to some of the largest meat processing plants in the country, earning it the nickname, "The Meatpacking Capitol of the USA". Fun places to go include the Boot Hill Museum, the Kansas Heritage Center, the Santa Fe Trail, the Carnegie Arts Center, the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo, the Gunfighters Wax Museum, and The Mueller-Schmidt House.

Kansas is well-known for its beautiful, expansive, wind-swept Flint Hills. These hills offer several spectacular scenic byways, including the 12-mile Carnahan Creek Road Drive, the 47-mile Flint Hills Scenic Byway, the Konza Prairie Scenic Overlook, Native Stone Scenic Byway, the Bluemont Scenic Overlook, The Military Trail Road and the Chautauqua, Elgin, Hewins to Cedar Vale route, the Skyline, and Mill Creek scenic drives. Other fun places to visit in the area include Cottonwood Falls and the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.

Lawrence, located in northeastern Kansas, is another exciting place to visit. Lawrence is home to the beautiful old Douglas County Courthouse as well as the University of Kansas and the Haskell Indian Nations University. Lawrence also boasts several excellent museums, including the Kansas Natural History Museum and the Spencer Museum of Art.

Topeka, the capitol of Kansas, is another exciting tourist city. Here you'll find the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, commemorating the historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawing racial segregation in public schools throughout the nation. Other noteworthy places in Topeka include the Kansas History Museum and the majestic Kansas State Capitol.

Wichita, the largest city in the state, also has plenty to offer visitors. Wichita is home to the Wichita Art Museum, the largest art museum in Kansas, as well as the Kansas Aviation Museum, the Mid-American All Indian Center, and the Cowtown Museum.

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