What part of Kansas? I've only lived here a few years, but hubby was born and raised here and knows every corner of the state. So what part of Kansas and what are your interests?

You might try Abilene it has the Eisenhower museum, library and the house he grew up in and also there is a Greyhound hall of fame/ museum across the street. There is also an old fashioned train thatis available for riding.   There are also several other places that you might want to visit in town as will as a Russell Stover Distribution place just west of town that also has a store where you can purchase candy.  That is a must whenever we are near there.

 Wichita has several places including Exploration Place, Cowtown, and the Sedgwick County Zoo.  Hutchinson which is a little west of Wichita has the Cosmophere and the Underground Salt Musuem.

I think most if not all of these places have websites.

I took my 10 year old granddaughter to Abilene the first part of the summer and she had a blast and we didn't do everything there was to do.

Let me know if I can help further.

You are right, Ross.  They are impressive.  Although, there are people who think they are boring.  I find them interesting no matter what the season.  I forgot to name one thing that you might want to check out and that is the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve near Cottonwood Falls.

That is too bad. It is right off the interstate, too. I'm always amazed at how secluded it feels while you're there and yet how close it is to the interstate. In fact, you take a tractor ride under the interstate and it drops you off at the start of the trail. They have a little snack bar where you can buy lunch. My husband just said that we need to find out when the homeschool day is so we can go again this year. If we lived closer, we'd be there all the time. They always have neat special events like old fashioned baseball games, weddings, town fairs, square dances, Christmas parties, etc. The homeschool day allows kids to try their hand at a lot of different things. Last year our kids got to strike a hot poker in the blacksmith shop, make a broomcorn broom, do a scavenger hunt for a prize, flail wheat, churn butter, press apples for cider, scrape a log to make a wooden handle for a farm tool, turn the printing press, run the corn shucker and then grind it, fed the work horses, acorn hunt, create a calling card, sit through a lesson in the schoolhouse and lots more plus interacting with the workers who are all in period dress and speak as though it is actually their lives. It amazes me how much those people know! I really put them to the test, too. Plus, it's a nice walk through the woods and next to a stream. There are chickens and sheep running around loose at the 1800s farm. The only part that really stinks is that they cook their meals for the workers in a way common to the period and it always smells sooooo good, but they won't let you have any.  I understand their reasoning, but sometimes it's just not fair . In case I have been too vague, I love this place!