Located in the Great Plains region of Kansas is considered the center of the country, at least geographically, and one of his nicknames is "The Heart of America." Thanks to the "Wizard of the Emerald Isle", many people, not Kansas, and some Kansas people are also associated with "disappearances", but there are many interesting places in Kansas, especially historical ones.
Major cities: the capital of Topeka, the cities of Dodge City, Kansas City, Hutchinson, Lawrence, Liberal, Manhattan, Wichita.
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How to get here
Traveling to Kansas from the east or west of the country, you should follow the I-70 motorway. Motorway I-35 runs from the south of Kansas to the north-east of the state, and in Kansas City intersects with I-70. Motorway I-135 connects Wichita to Saline.
The only major state airport is located in Wichita. Many arrivals (especially to the eastern part of the state) use the airport of Kansas City, Missouri.
Railway services are provided by the only Amtrak's Southwest Chief. The railway line connects the east and west of the state and runs through Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka, Newton, Hutchinson, Dodge City and Garden City. The same line continues further to Chicago and Los Angeles. The bus service between the cities of Kansas is organized by Greyhound Lines and Jefferson Lines.
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The climate of Kansas
Kansas is located in the so-called "Tornado Alley" and takes second place after Texas by the number of tornadoes, most of which falls on the spring and summer months. When traveling by car, make sure that it is equipped with a radio receiver.
In winter, snow storms and snowstorms are especially frequent (especially in northern Kansas). Like most natural elements in this region, these phenomena are very intense in their strength, but they quickly pass because of the absence of obstacles (for example, mountains).
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing Kansas
In Kansas, there are many historical monuments, including the California and Oregon National Trails, the Santa Fe National Trail and others, the Larned and Scott Forts, and the Tollgrass Prairie National Reserve.
Fort Larned
Fort Larned, operating from 1859 to 1878 ., was created to protect the path of Sante Fe from hostile Indians .In connection with the resettlement of Indian tribes on the reservation and the completion of the construction of the railway through Kansas, the trail lost its significance, and the fort ceased to exist .To date, the fort with 9 historical buildings located on its territory is one of the best preserved examples of such buildings dating back to the period of the Indian wars - most of the structures, including the barracks and the canteen, are presented in their original form .
Fort Scott
Fort Scott, named after the commander of the battles during the American-Mexican War of General Winfield Scott, served as a military base in the mid-19th century. Over the next quarter century, the fort was used as a supply base and for security during the Civil War in Kansas and the American Civil War.
Tollgrass-Prairie
The Tallgrass prairie National Preserve, located in the Flint Hills region, north of Strong City, protects the ecosystem of high-grass prairies that once covered the entire North American continent. Currently, prairies cover only about 4% of the territory of the United States, and, in particular, are distributed in the Flint Hills region. In 2008, "Tollgrass Prairie" was recognized as one of the eight wonders of Kansas, and in 2009 - from the Nature Conservation Organization received a herd of bison as a gift.
Wichita
In Wichita, the Old Town is interesting with its restaurants, bars, shops and a couple of interesting museums, including the Old Cowtown Museum, the Museum of World Treasures, the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum and the Great Plains Transportation Railway Museum Museum. But most of all in Wichita attracts the zoo, the largest in Kansas and one of the largest in the US - the zoo is home to more than 2500 animals belonging to 500 different species.
Hutchinson
In Hutchinson, Kansas Space Center Cosmos and Space Center is located, open to visitors as a museum, which houses the largest collection of Russian space artifacts outside Moscow, as well as the second largest collection in the world, second only to the National Museum of Aviation and Cosmonautics in Washington ( Colombia).
Dodge City
In Dodge City is worth visiting the Museum Boot Hill Museum & Front Street, which is a reconstruction of the city in 1876.
The second significant attraction of Dodge City is the Carnegie Art Gallery, located in the former Carnegie Library building.