Kansas City Area, Kansas
The Kansas City area serves up some of the most incredible contrasts. Cosmopolitan Kansas City communities and suburbs stretch across rolling hills and steep bluffs, while quiet river towns lounge on wooded banks of the Missouri River. Here's the place to indulge your taste for variety. From first-class dining and professional theater to hot concerts and first-rate sports. Explore history and take in the museums. Or take home your own treasure from a wealth of shops, boutiques and antique stores. Get carried away at a festival. You're bound to carry away some great memories when you visit the Kansas City region.
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Dub's Dread Golf Course
We're going back....back in time when Jug McSpaden, creator of Dub's Dread, had a vision. That vision was to create a golf club that offered a superb design, premier playing conditions and outstanding service. Dub'
Kansas City, KS Golf CoursesShawnee Town 1929
Shawnee Town 1929 is a living history museum that tells the story of life in a small farm town that was Shawnee in the 1920s. From March through October visitors can stroll through buildings and grounds featuring a farmstead, barber shop, typewriter repair shop, grocery store and funeral home &
Shawnee, KS MuseumsTonganoxie Community Historical Society Museum
The Tonganoxie Community Historical Society (TCHS) owns and operates 10 acres, called the Site, with four buildings. They are The Honey Valley School house, Reno Methodist Church, Fairchild/
Tonganoxie, KS MuseumsBuffalo Soldier Monument
The Buffalo Soldier Monument, the brainchild of General Colin Powell, is a recent addition to Fort Leavenworth's historic landmarks. Dedicated in 1992, the monument honors the African-American soldiers who served in the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments.
Fort Leavenworth, KS MonumentsMemorial Hall
For more than 50 years, Memorial Hall has been the cornerstone of Kansas City entertainment. This 3,300
Kansas City, KS Historic BuildingsJohn Brown Statue
Near the heart of the city, this statue pays tribute to John Brown, one of the nation's early-day opponents of slavery.
Kansas City, KS MonumentsLakeside Speedway
Lakeside Speedway's half-mile asphalt oval track is part of the NASCAR Winston Racing Series. Spanning more than 40 years, the speedway plays host to many national touring series. Racing every Friday night, March – September.
Kansas City, KS Car RacesLanesfield School Historic Site
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Lanesfield School Historic Site is a tribute to rural schooling. It consists of a restored one-room schoolhouse, outbuildings and a visitor's center featuring an exhibit on Kansas'one-room schools called "Just Plain Simple:
Gardner, KS Historic SchoolhousesLansing Historical Museum
A little bit of the past has been saved by a group of Lansing History enthusiasts, who dreamed of preserving the Old Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Train Depot, now sitting on a tree-shaded grounds in central Lansing.
Lansing, KS MuseumsHistoric Lackman-Thompson Estate
The promise of opportunity and freedom brought many brave individuals to American shores in the late 1800s, including German immigrants, Margaretha and William Lackman. Their hope: to build the home ... the fortune ... the future of their dreams in a new and exciting land.
Lenexa, KS Historic HomesSunflower Hills Golf Course
Considered one of the best municipal courses in the Midwest. 3 1/2 Star award winner Golf Digest places to play. Opened in 1977, Sunflower Hills is an 18
Bonner Springs, KS Golf CoursesFrench Cannons
These beautiful artifacts of bygone wars remain a mystery at Fort Leavenworth. They were cast in the 1700s in Paris; the name of the foundryman and place and date of manufacture are on each piece. How or why they came to Leavenworth is unknown.
Fort Leavenworth, KS Military History