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Check out some of our favorites:
- Destination of the Year by Midwest Travel Network (2022)
- #2 Best Historic Small Town by USA TODAY (2022)
- #1 Favorite U.S. Small Town by TravelAwaits (2022)
- #1 Friendliest U.S. Small Town by TravelAwaits (2022)
- Best Promotion of a Historic Place by TrueWest magazine (2022)
- #4 Best Historic Small Town by USA TODAY (2021)
- Best U.S. Small Town by TravelAwaits (2021)
- #2 Best Historic Small Town by USA TODAY (2020)
- Coolest Small Town in Kansas by Far and Wide (2020)
- Most Beautiful Small Town in Kansas by House Beautiful magazine (2020)
- #8 Best Historic Small Town by USA TODAY (2019)
- #1 True Western Town of the Year by TrueWest magazine (2018)
- Best Weekend Getaway by KANSAS! magazine (2018)
Keep checking back as we continue to populate this list!
USA Today - Best Historic Small Town
The top 10 winners in the category Best Historic Small Town are as follows: Granbury, Texas Mackinac Island, Michigan Angola, Indiana Clarksdale, Mississippi Williamsburg, Virginia...
The Most Beautiful Small Town In Every State
There's always something to see in a big city, but sometimes, you want a slower pace. Thankfully, the United States boasts some incredible small towns. Whether you want to brush up on history or go...
The Most Beautiful Small Town In Every State
There's always something to see in a big city, but sometimes, you want a slower pace. Thankfully, the United States boasts some incredible small towns. Whether you want to brush up on history or go...
Where to Eat on Kansas I-70
Kansas I-70 is an interstate highway that runs nearly coast to coast, from Utah to Maryland, and directly through the state of Kansas. I-70, one of the first interstate segments in the country,...
Who were Dwight & Mamie Eisenhower?
On a visit to Pennsylvania years ago I was honored to interview Stanley Wolfe. Stanley once owned Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Blackhawk Cockshutt tractor. It was a cool piece of machinery that if I read...
5 Reasons to Visit the Newly Renovated Eisenhower Museum
Known as the general who masterminded the Invasion of Normandy, Dwight Eisenhower was also America’s 34th president. Here’s why you’ll want to make plans to visit the newly renovated Eisenhower...
Places to Commemorate the Anniversary of D-Day
Seventy-five years ago this June, Kansas farm boy turned general Dwight D. Eisenhower gave the order to launch Operation Overlord, more commonly known as D-Day. In anticipation of the anniversary of...
Where To Find High Adventure Along Kansas I-70
High adventure awaits travelers as they cross Kansas on I-70. Most people think that Kansas is all flat. That is not the case, as there are rolling hills and stunning rock formations throughout the...
Eisenhower Presidential Library
We have visited six other presidential libraries over the past few years and feel that is very important to learn about the men who have served in the office of United States president. There’s...
Dickinson County Heritage Center
When we visit a new city, we squeeze in as much of the local culture and heritage as possible. Most of the time, we are able to get to multiple museums and venues before they close, but sometimes we...
D-Day remembered in Abilene, stories shared
Moments in time, captured and held tight, commemorating a day in history that changed our country, and our world. "We're glad to be here. Glad to be able to be here. Glad I'm still alive to be here...
Kansas A to Z: ‘E’ is for Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum And Boyhood Home
Travelers, history enthusiasts or even families looking for a quick day trip don’t have to hold off until July to visit the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home. But it might be...
In the Kansas town that was home, the astonishing story of Eisenhower lives on
Reporting from Abilene, Kan. — They still like Ike in Abilene. And why not? He executed the military plan that turned the tide of World War II in Europe, stopped Hitler and ultimately brought the...
10 Best Hidden Gems in Kansas
From chalk badlands to sweeping prairies, the Sunflower State boasts breathtaking scenery. In Kansas, the roads less-traveled lead to interesting destinations. Go hundreds of feet underground to...
Eisenhower Museum to commemorate 75th anniversary of D-Day
Seventy five years after General Dwight D. Eisenhower gave the go-ahead for Louis Graziano and some 156,000 fellow Allied troops to storm the beaches of Normandy, France, the D-Day veteran will be...
Big highways blah? Don’t dis them. Why and when to travel interstates--happily
When we think about road trips — and, now that schools are out or mostly so, we may be — we rarely think about the road itself, especially the big, rumbling, boring interstates that lace together...
5 new options for groups visiting Kansas
From a glimpse of its Badlands to its lineage with a U.S. president, Kansas has a lot on the horizon in 2019. According to Kelli Hilliard of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism,...
The Best Book Store In Kansas: Rivendell Book Store
Abilene, Kansas is home to the best book store in Kansas. Rivendell Book Store is located at 212 North Broadway in Abilene. It’s in the heart of town, near the Abilene Visitor’s Center and fun...
The Grandest Historic Mansion in Each State
Before neighbors could show off their wealth by purchasing the latest sports car, wealthy people in America flaunted their money by building opulent mansions. Because of modern advancements in...
50+ Charming American Towns You Haven't Heard of But Should Visit ASAP
When you plan a vacation, most people tend to go to more popular places, right? It's usually cities they've read about or towns and attractions that have been recommended by friends and family. But...