Kansas

Pros: Kansas is beautiful.
Cons: Fred Phelps

Kansas is misunderstood.

Most people seem to hate Kansas, but they are just missing the whole point. Kansas is not a place of high society, swinging nightlife, or for hob-knobbing with the cultural elite (unless of course you run into Bob...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, no crowds, good fossicking
Cons: Rugged country, rough road, no bathroom

Since the end of February the Chief Dragon in Residence has been making a lot of road trips back and forth between the Weyr East in Virginia and the Weyr West in Colorado Springs. As this has been her first real adventuring west of the Mississippi...

Pros: inexpensive and the staff is friendly
Cons: just about anything else

There I was, traveling toward Independence, Kansas, where I was to spend the next three weeks of my life. Unfortunately a tornado whipped through the neighboring town of Parsons, and my company needed me to get out to the area as soon as possible.
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Pros: Nice place to visit-Slow easy lifestyle
Cons: Small town with no major attractions

I know that Kansas has never really been thought of as a prime place to tour or as a vacation spot but in everyone's travels they often need a peaceful haven to stop and relax in as they are on there way to other destinations.

When this...

Pros: excellent service, clean & quiet, spacious rooms
Cons: long distance phone service fees are prohibitive

Somewhere over the rainbow, far away...

I’m writing from Independence, Kansas, a teeny-tiny town in the southeastern corner of the state. I’m here because I work for an insurance company and the forces of nature got angry and landed a tornado...

Pros: Educational. Pleasant and friendly environment
Cons: Located in a small town so many may not know about this wonderful museum

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Last month a friend called me and ask me to make the twenty five mile drive with her to the Dane G. Hansen Museum. It is located in the tiny town of Logan in Northwest Kansas. My first...

Pros: Something for everyone in the family!
Cons: A long way from home for some.

That was what a lot of people asked us when we told them we were going to Kansas for our summer vacation. First of all, we were really going to Kansas for a family reunion. But it's such a long way from home for us (almost 1000 miles to the Kansas...

Pros: Fantastic, Filling and Fun Food!
Cons: nothing

Review Topic:  Restaura ntsReview Topic:  RestaurantsRevi ew Topic:  RestaurantsRevi ew Topic:  When you think of soup kitchens I am sure it conjures up thoughts of ragged and down and out people standing in line ...

Pros: great sushi
Cons: none

When you are in Wichita, Kansas and if you are yearning for some great sushi or if you just want a great Chinese buffet lunch then you just might want to check out Kwan Court. This wonderful Chinese restaurant is located at 1443 North Rock...

Pros: Free to the public.
Cons: None

If you have ever been to Southeast Kansas you know that there is not a lot to see. However, one of the best small towns in this region is Independence Kansas. This quiet little town has a lot to offer and the attraction that I find most interesting is...

Pros: The prairie turning into the sky is just beautiful.
Cons: This is not the place to party. Relaxation only.

Nobody wants to go to Kansas. I can't say I really blame them though. There are 2 interstates that run through the 200 x 400 mile piece of land that is inhabited by only 3 million people. Kansas boasts such amazing tourist attractions as fields and the ...

Pros: Great places to "discover"
Cons: It just takes a little time!

No, Kansas is not the dull, flat boring stretch of I-70 that you drive through to get somewhere else! It is full of beautiful scenery, rich history, wonderful museums, magnificent architecture, hospitable bed and breakfasts, unique shopping, and...

Pros: Clean, accessible, convenient
Cons: The cinnamon rolls have calories!

Review Topic:  Practical InformationIf you are ever driving the stretch of I-35 that runs through beautiful eastern Kansas between Wichita and Kansas City, you know that there are many wide open places, with not too many "pit stops"...

Pros: Very small town
Cons: Very small town

In 1978 we packed up our belongings and the kids and moved ….not to Beverly (movie stars, swimming pools). O K that wasn’t funny, I was thinking about the Beverly Hillbilly’s television show. We wanted to raise our little boys in a small...

Pros: Fun fall afternoon, Davenport winery
Cons: Fields of Fair

Three of us spent Saturday afternoon on a winery tour of Kansas. I’ll start by telling you of our trip and then I will make suggestions on how I would change it next time.

Three of us started from Lawrence on a crisp autumn day we had a pot...