While visiting Hutchinson, Kansas on our 50 state road trip, we took a mini-road trip for the day around central Kansas. One of our stops was the city of Lindsborg which is known as Little Sweden. It's a cute city which has embraced its Swedish heritage, with one of its most … [Read more...] about Searching For The Wild Dala In Lindsborg, Kansas
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Visiting the OZ Museum in Wamego, Kansas
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
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
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
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
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
Hotel Review: TownePlace Suites Wichita East, Kansas
After leaving Garden City, we headed east to Wichita. Knowing that it's one of the largest cities in Kansas, we wanted to stay longer than our average of five days in order to have more time to explore. Our initial plan was to book a property on Airbnb in downtown Wichita. … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: TownePlace Suites Wichita East, Kansas
Visiting Meadowlark Farm Orchard & Cidery near Wichita, Kansas
I'm not a fan of beer, although Stephen is - I'm more of a wine girl. But, I do love a good cider. So when we drove past Meadowlark Farm Orchard & Cidery on our way to Cowley Lake, I knew we needed to stop by when they were open on Friday. We were not disappointed. Tom, … [Read more...] about Visiting Meadowlark Farm Orchard & Cidery near Wichita, Kansas
“Making Fetch Happen” at Fetch Bar & Grill in Wichita, Kansas
Update 1/14/23: Unfortunately Fetch Bar & Grill is no longer open. If you've seen Mean Girls, you know that really the goal is to "stop trying to make fetch happen." But when you're a super pawsome restaurant for dogs and people, Fetch is exactly what you want to … [Read more...] about “Making Fetch Happen” at Fetch Bar & Grill in Wichita, Kansas
Visiting Cowley State Fishing Lake Waterfall in Southeast Kansas
Back in 2014, an article on Yahoo Travel listed the Cowley State Fishing Lake waterfall as one of the 12 most beautiful waterfalls in the US. Shae and I love visiting waterfalls - here are all the ones we've seen so far on our road trip - so there was no way we were going to … [Read more...] about Visiting Cowley State Fishing Lake Waterfall in Southeast Kansas