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Kansas is a Midwestern state in the United States.

Regions in Kansas : Cherokee Strip, Flint Hills, High Plains, Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Smoky Hills and Red Hills

Largest Cities in Kansas : Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Hays, Hutchinson, Junction City, Kansas City, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Leawood, Lenexa, Manhattan, Olathe, Overland Park, Pittsburg, Prairie Village, Salina, Shawnee, Topeka and Wichita

Capital City State Kansas : City of Topeka.


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Camping / Campgrounds / RV Parks

  Kansas Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (KARVC)

  Kansas RV Parks & Travel, Inc. (KAN-RVT)

Car Rentals Kansas

 

  Holiday Autos   -   
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Holiday Homes / Apartments

  VRBO   -   Holiday homes by Owner

Hotels in the State of Kansas

  Booking.com   -   Hotel Guide Kansas
Holton, Kansas City, Atchison, Manhattan, Overland Park.

  Booking.com   -   Hotel Guide kansas City

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

   -   Motel 6 and Red Roof

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  Kansas Bed & Breakfast Association (KBBA)

National Parks / State Parks

  KDWP   -   Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

  National Park Service
The NPS works with communities to preserve and care for neighborhood treasures. They also work with teachers to create unique opportunities for students to learn about history at the real places where events unfolded.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

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Local Travel Organizations / Tour Operators :

  Kansas Travel Guide
TravelKS.com is the official web site of the Kansas Department of Commerce, Travel & Tourism Division. This site offers travelers the opportunity to plan vacation and leisure travel trips, including lodging, attractions, and events throughout KS. If you're traveling in the Midwest, or you're driving from Colorado to Missouri on I-70, or from Oklahoma to Nebraska or Iowa on I-35, Kansas offers many great adventures on your route. From old west history to a relaxing, restful getaway, enjoy a vacation in America's heartland - Kansas, as big as you think.
  Kansas Guides & Outfitters Association (KOA)

Travel Guides State of Kansas / Travel Related Books

Travel Guides USA  [ amazon.co.uk ]

The Rough Guide to the USA (Rough Guide Travel Guides) 
By Samantha Cook, Tim Perry (Editor), Greg Ward (Editor)
The Rough Guide to the USA is the most comprehensive and colourful guide to the fifty states available. There are lively accounts of every region and attraction from the bright lights of Broadway to the vast open plains of Wyoming. The guide gives refreshingly opinionated reviews of the established sights and landmarks as well as uncovering many of the lesser-known gems, allowing the visitor to make the most of their trip. There are feature boxes that provide information on a variety of subjects from the Delta blues to the geology of the Grand Canyon. There are also maps and plans to help you navigate around the major attractions, inner city streets or interstates
Paperback 1440 pages (October 28, 2004); Publisher: Rough Guides
USA (Lonely Planet Country Guides S.) 
By Loretta Chilcoat, Susan Derby, Beth Greenfield, Carolyn Hellor
This Lonely Planet guide covers all 50 U.S. states. It is packed with pre-trip planning advice, itinerary suggestions, distance charts and tips on the most interesting way of getting from A to B.
Paperback 1164 pages (March 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications 

Transportation / How do I get to the State of Kansas

  Wichita Airport [ Wichita Mid-Continent Airport - ICT ]
  Garden City Airport   -   Garden City Regional Airport [ GCK, KGCK ]
  Hays Airport   -   Hays Regional Airport [ HYS, KHYS ]
3 miles (5 km) southeast of the city of Hays
  Kansas Local Airports

   

 
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  Kansas Travel Guide
TravelKS.com is the official web site of the Kansas Department of Commerce, Travel & Tourism Division. This site offers travelers the opportunity to plan vacation and leisure travel trips, including lodging, attractions, and events throughout KS. If you're traveling in the Midwest, or you're driving from Colorado to Missouri on I-70, or from Oklahoma to Nebraska or Iowa on I-35, Kansas offers many great adventures on your route. From old west history to a relaxing, restful getaway, enjoy a vacation in America's heartland - Kansas, as big as you think.
  Kansas Tourism

  Kansas Government

  City of Topeka   -   Capital City State Kansas
Topeka, laid out in 1854, was one of the Free state towns founded by Eastern antislavery men immediately after the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. In 1857, Topeka was chartered as a city. County Seat Shawnee County.

  Amazing 100 Miles Tourism Coalition
  Kansas I-35 Tourism Coalition
  Kansas I-70 Association
  Kansas Nature-Based Tourism Alliance (KNBTA)
  Kansas Route 66 Association
  North Central Kansas Tours
  Northwest Kansas Travel
  Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance
  South Central Kansas Tourism
  Southeast Kansas Tourism Region
  Wild West Country

  Cherokee Strip
The Cherokee Strip of Kansas, in the United States, was a disputed strip of land on the southern border of the state. See also Cherokee Outlet in present-day Oklahoma.
  Flint Hills
The Flint Hills, historically known as Bluestem Pastures, are a band of hills in eastern Kansas, extending from Marshall County in the north, to Cowley and Chautauqua counties in the south.
The largest town in the Flint Hills region is Manhattan, Kansas. The Flint Hills Scenic Byway passes through the Flint Hills.
  High Plains   -   subregion of the Great Plains
The High Plains has one of the lowest population densities of any region in the continental United States.
  Kansas City Metropolitan Area
  Smoky Hills
The Smoky Hills are hills in the north central section of Kansas. The hills contain many strange rock formations and bluffs [ e.g. Rock City, Monument Rocks, Castle Rock, Mushroom Rock, Kanopolis State Park ]..
Red Hills - region in the southern and central parts of Kansas
The region is also known as the Gyp Hills, because of the large natural deposits of gypsum in this area.

  Dodge City   -   Dodge City   -   county seat of Ford County
During the time of cattle drives Dodge City was a point where the end of the cattle driving was completed and the cattle were put onto trains to be taken to towns for processing.
  Emporia   -   Emporia   -   Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce
Founding city of Veterans Day and home of the All Veterans Tribute!
  Garden City   -   Garden City   -   county seat of Finney County
  Hays   -   Hays   -   county seat of Ellis County
  Hutchinson [ Reno County ]   -   Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce
Largest city and county seat of Reno County.
  Junction City   -   Junction City   -   the county seat of Geary County
Fort Riley, a major U.S. Army post, is nearby.
  Kansas City   -   Wyandotte County and Kansas City   -   third largest city in state of Kansas
Situated at the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers, the city is opposite Kansas City, Missouri, of which it is considered a suburb, and is included in the bi-state Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
  Lawrence   -   City of Lawrence   -   river city in Douglas County
Clinton Lake is located approximately three miles (5 km) southwest of Lawrence and has areas for boating, swimming, fishing, and camping.
There are a variety of mountain biking venues, including the trails at Clinton Lake, and the river trails by the Kansas River.
  Leavenworth   -   City of Leavenworth   -   suburb of Kansas City, Missouri
Located in the northeast portion of the state, it is situated on the west bank of the Missouri River.
  Leawood   -   Leawood   -   city in Johnson County and a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri
  Lenexa   -   Lenexa
  Manhattan   -   Manhattan   -   Home of Kansas State University   -   CVB Manhatten
Located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. Visitors are drawn to Manhattan by Kansas State University sporting events, performing arts, lecture series, and the annual Country Stampede [ a large outdoor country music festival ].
  Olathe   -   Olathe   -   county seat of Johnson County
As a suburb of Kansas City, it is the fifth largest city included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by the cities of Lenexa to the north and Overland Park to the east.
The GPS manufacturer Garmin is headquartered in this city.
  Overland Park   -   Overland Park   -   second most populated city in the state of Kansas
Overland Park is located in the southwest section of the Kansas City area, 35 miles from Kansas City International Airport, and minutes from Kansas City, Mo. It's near Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village and Leawood. See Overland Park Convention & Visitors Bureau.
  Pittsburg   -   City of Pittsburg   -   located in Crawford County
The city has a rich cultural heritage from many European mine workers who settled in and around Pittsburg. The city was founded in 1876, and incorporated in 1880. It is situated in the centre of productive coal fields.
  Prairie Village   -   Prairie Village   -   city in Johnson County and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri
Remnants of the Santa Fe Trail are found in the city.
  Salina   -   Salina
In 1860 Salina, the westernmost post on the Smoky Hill Trail, began to establish itself as a staging post for prospectors traveling to Pike's Peak, as well as a trading post between local native tribes, and Fort Leavenworth.
  Shawnee   -  City of Shawnee   -   a western suburb of Kansas City, Missouri
Shawnee's fur trading and pioneering heritage blends histories of these Kansas Territory townships: Monticello and Shawnee. See CVB Shawnee.
  Wichita   -   City of Wichita
Wichita, also known as the Air Capital, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center. The city is home to five major aircraft manufacturing companies and McConnell Air Force Base.
Wichita is located in South Central Kansas on the Arkansas River, and is the county seat of Sedgwick County.

  Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center is a museum and educational facility in Hutchinson, Kansas that is best known for the display and restoration of space artifacts.
  Kansas Undergorund Salt Museum
Visitors to the salt museum will enjoy a trip 650 feet below ground where they will board a tram that takes them to over 100,000 square feet of galleries devoted to telling the story of salt from the earliest known use to the present day. Patterned after salt museums in Wieliczka, Poland and Hallstatt, Austria, the Kansas Underground Salt Museum will be the only museum that exists in a working salt mine anywhere in the Western Hemisphere.
  News   -   Manhatten Mercury
  News   -   Salina Journal Newspaper
  News   -   The Emporia Gazette
  News   -   Topeka Capital Journal Online
  News   -   The Hutchinson News
  News   -   Wichita Eagle Newspaper
  Radio Kansas   -   Public Radio Kansas
  TV   -   Kansas City Public TV
  University   -   Kansas State University
  University   -   Emporia State University
  University Topeka   -   Washburn University

Cuisine   -   Kansas Recipes

  Wheat Mania!   -   see 'All about Wheat / Recipes and othr information'
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers Educational Web Site

  Beef Food Service   -   Beef Recipes

  Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association (KRHA)

History State of Kansas

The state was first settled by Americans in the 1850s by abolitionists from Massachusetts, who attempted to stop the spread of slavery from neighboring Missouri. Kansas, which became a free state, was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces collided. After the Civil War, the population of Kansas exploded as wave after wave of immigrants turned the desolate prairie into productive farmland.

  Kansas History Online   -   Accessible History Is Just A Click Away
KansasHistoryOnline is a project of the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas in association with the Kansas State Historical Society.
  Kansas Heritage Group
  History of Kansas [ Wikipedia ]
Prehistory [ The Paleo-Indians & Archaic peoples, Introduction of agriculture ], European visitation and local tribes, United States annexation and westward trails [ 1820s to 1840s and the Indian nations, Early 1850s and the territory organization, Territory ceded, Kansas Territory, Wars / battles & sieges, Wakarusa War, Sacking of Lawrence, Pottawatomie Murders and more.
  Kansas History Museum
The Kansas Museum of History features areas devoted to Native American History, the settling of Kansas, the battles over Kansas statehood, Civil War, African American History, and more recent developments. Exhibits include a fully stocked covered wagon ready for a trip on the Oregon Trail, a 1950s diner made by the Valentine Industries, a Biplane built in 1914 by A.K. Longren, and weapons.
  Old West Kansas History

Music, Art & Culture, Entertainment

  Kansas Museums Association (KMA)

  Topeka Performing Arts Center

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directory

  Bike Across Kansas (BAK)
  Blue Skyways
  Kansas AgriTourism
  Kansas Buffalo Association
  Kansas Cattle Towns Coalition
  Kansas Explorers Club
  Kansas Farmer's Markets
  Kansas Golf Association (KGA)
  Kansas Women's Golf Association (KWGA)
  Kansas on the Net (KOTN)
  Kansas Preservation Alliance (KPA)
  Kansas Sampler Foundation
  Kansas Scenic Byways
  Kansas Sport Hunting Association (KSHA)
  Lewis & Clark in Kansas
  Meet Kansas
  National Drovers Association
  Play Kansas
  Santa Fe Trail
  Tourism Arts Alliance of Kansas (TAAK)


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