After a fun time searching for the Totos Around Town in Wamego KS, Stephen and I visited the OZ Museum. We were excited to learn a few days before that as long as Truffles could be carried, she could join us on the tour. It isn't often that Truffles can join us when we visit a … [Read more...] about Visiting the OZ Museum in Wamego, Kansas
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Hunting For Totos Around Town In Wamego, Kansas
Wamego, Kansas is home to all kinds of fun Wizard Of Oz attractions. They have the OZ Museum, Oz Winery, Toto's Tacoz and more. Something we didn't realize they had until we visited was Totos Around Town. In 2018, a bunch of Kansan artists decorated 15 Toto sculptures and … [Read more...] about Hunting For Totos Around Town In Wamego, Kansas
Road Trip Mistake #8: Not Checking If Somewhere Is Pet-Friendly
One of the earliest mistakes we made on our 50 state road trip was not finding out whether somewhere was pet-friendly or not. Our mistake that time was that we showed up at a beach in the off-season with our dog Truffles, only to find out that dogs weren't allowed there at any … [Read more...] about Road Trip Mistake #8: Not Checking If Somewhere Is Pet-Friendly
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Topeka, Kansas
After leaving Kansas City/Lenexa, we headed west an hour to Topeka, the state capital of Kansas. When investigating our accommodation choices, we had a few options that were good value using points. Seeing as I love Hyatt Places (here's why), we booked a stay at the Hyatt … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Topeka, Kansas
Visiting Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, KS
If you've been following us for any amount of time, you know that I'm the one with ALL THE WORDS. However, much of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, KS speaks for itself. If a picture is worth a thousand words, you'll get around 3,000 words from … [Read more...] about Visiting Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, KS
Kansas State Capitol Building In 12 Photos
One of the things we've decided to do on our 50 state road trip is visit every state house / state capitol building. We messed up in Georgia, but we've visited every one since then. We're now on our 11th state and visited the Kansas State Capitol building a few days ago. It … [Read more...] about Kansas State Capitol Building In 12 Photos
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Kansas City/Lenexa City Center, Kansas
When planning where to stay during our 6 weeks in Kansas on our 5 year, 50 state road trip, we decided to visit Kansas City, despite most of the city's fun stuff being on the Missouri side. We'll be returning to Kansas City in the future when we visit Missouri, so we weren't … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Kansas City/Lenexa City Center, Kansas
Visiting Stone Pillar Vineyard & Winery in Olathe, Kansas
One of the great suggestions we got from Sam at the Hyatt Place Kansas City/Lenexa City Center was to visit Stone Pillar Vineyard and Winery. We enjoyed it so much, we visited twice during our stay in the Kansas City area. Our first visit was to do a wine tasting. Pri took … [Read more...] about Visiting Stone Pillar Vineyard & Winery in Olathe, Kansas
Hotel Review: Rodeway Inn & Suites Parsons, Kansas
After spending 10 days in Wichita, we continued heading east. The southeast corner of Kansas is home to a few things we thought were worth visiting, so we booked a four night stay at the Rodeway Inn & Suites Parsons. We'd never stayed at a Rodeway Inn before and, although … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Rodeway Inn & Suites Parsons, Kansas
Visiting Big Brutus: The World’s Largest Electric Shovel
When I read on Sites & Bites that Big Brutus was the World's Largest Electric Shovel, I'd pictured it being some kind of oversized battery-powered garden shovel. It turns out that I slightly underestimated its size. And by slightly, I mean immensely. And by size, I mean … [Read more...] about Visiting Big Brutus: The World’s Largest Electric Shovel