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25 Top-Rated Places to Visit in Kansas for a Fun Vacation

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25 Top-Rated Places to Visit in Kansas for a Fun Vacation

Introduction - Read this list of 25 top-rated places to visit in Kansas if you are planning a trip to the state...

 
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Buffalo Soldiers Monument

Place To Visit 1 - The Buffalo Soldiers Monument at Fort Leavenworth is one of the most important historical landmarks in Kansas. This monument is...

 

Kansas State Capitol

Place To Visit 2 - Topeka has been the capital of Kansas since it became a state in 1861. The Kansas State Capitol, completed in...

 
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The World's Largest Ball of Twine

Place To Visit 3 - Perhaps the most commonly cited (and even most commonly mocked) of American roadside attractions is Cawker City's "World's Largest Ball...

 
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Coronado Heights Castle

Place To Visit 4 - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador famously obsessed with finding the Seven Cities of Gold. Less famously...

 

Monument Rocks

Place To Visit 5 - These 80 million-year-old chalk formations in Gove County are among the natural Kansas monuments you shouldn't miss on your trip...

 

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Place To Visit 6 - Kansas today is largely associated with farmland, but it was once part of a vast North American tallgrass prairie covering...

 
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Black Jack Battlefield & Nature Park

Place To Visit 7 - Prior to the American Civil War, the conflict known as Bleeding Kansas raged through the 1850s. With the issue of...

 
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Fort Scott National Historic Site

Place To Visit 8 - Fort Scott is one of the most historical places in Kansas and has played a crucial role in American history...

 
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Fort Larned National Historic Site

Place To Visit 9 - Fort Larned is one of the most impressive national historic landmarks in Kansas, boasting an authentically preserved army outpost from...

 
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Mine Creek Civil War Battlefield State Historic Site

Place To Visit 10 - The Union victory at Mine Creek came in September 1864 after months of harassment from a Confederate force attempting to...

 

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