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We love to share positive stories about our five-star community!
Check out some of our favorites:
- Destination of the Year by Midwest Travel Network (2002)
- #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!
Fall in Love with Art in Abilene, Kansas
Abilene, Kansas, sits along Kansas I-70 in North Central Kansas and offers a lesson in history and art. Most people think of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum when they hear...
Kansas: A Cowboy State
Kansas By Ron Wilson, Kansas Poet Lariat Kansas is a Cowboy State it's in our legacy Kansas blazed a trail throughout Western history It all started with the Native American Indian as you know...
A cowtown winter wonderland
Kansas Tourism: Abilene, Kan., offers unique experiences from Christmas on through the winter holiday season. Abilene, Kan., got its roots as a rough and rowdy cattle town: the last stop on the...
25 Best Kansas Day Trips
Kansas, the land where buffaloes used to roam through miles of prairie landscape, has something to offer every visitor. This is true pioneer country and countless little towns like Abilene, Wakefield...
City of Abilene kicking off holiday season with ‘Cowtown Christmas’ events this weekend
The city of Abilene is inviting people to enjoy a “Cowtown Christmas” this weekend. The event includes more than two dozen holiday-themed attractions over Saturday and Sunday. Abilene Convention...
15 Lesser-Known Towns Around The World Our Writers Love
Our globetrotting writers have been around the world, so they are familiar with some of its nooks and crannies. We asked TravelAwaits writers to share their favorite lesser-known towns. From the “...
Shop Small: Kansas I-70 Small Businesses
The holiday shopping season is in full swing! Our Kansas I-70 communities have so many small businesses that would love your support. We’ve compiled a list to help you get started. ABILENE...
Kansas I-70 Holiday Event Guide
It’s once again that magical time of year! Many of our Kansas I-70 communities have unique holiday experiences, parades, and tree displays for you and your family to discover. We’ve put together a...
Abilene, Kansas Named #4 Best Historic Small Town
For the third year in a row, Abilene placed in the top ten nationwide in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Best Historic Small Town contest. “Thanks to everyone for voting for Abilene,” said Julie...
Abilene, Kansas: 12 Best Things to Do
Located in the Flint Hills region of the Great Plains in north-central Kansas, Abilene sits at the intersection of I-70 and K-15, about 94 miles north of Wichita. With a population of barely 6,000,...
Abilene CVB Takes Home Awards
The Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau received two Travel Industry Association of Kansas (TIAK) marketing awards at the recent Kansas Tourism Conference in Liberal, Kansas. The CVB’s new...
Abilene Does It Again!
Abilene is a finalist for USA Today’s 2021 Readers’ Choice Best Historic Small Town contest for the third year in a row. “Thank you to the tourism attractions, businesses, residents, employees,...
Tour the Award-Winning Town of Abilene, Kansas
Abilene, Kansas offers visitors a multitude of places to explore that celebrate its history. Voted the Most Beautiful Small Town in Kansas by House Beautiful (2020), it deserves the recognition. From...
Best Travel Stops on Kansas I-70 When Traveling By RV
Traveling out west in an RV can be fun, yet it can be challenging. Here are some of the best travel stops for you when you are traveling Kansas I-70 with an RV. Each of these places offers a...
Summer Road Trip Series - Lumber House True Value
Abilene is home to some of the nice people and best service and Lumber House True Value is great at both. They offer so much more than a hardware store. They have design, paint, furniture and...
40 American Towns You Haven't Heard of But Should Visit ASAP
Let us introduce you to 40 unsung hot spots across the U.S. that might not have made it onto your bucket list...yet Abilene, Kansas This town's claim to fame is that President Dwight D....
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Top 10 things to do in North Central Kansas
Do you like Ike? Dwight Eisenhower became a five-star general and President of the United States. Yet the greatest Kansan told his hometown, “The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene...
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Kansas, A New State on Our Long Summer Trip
Kansas Camping Kansas is one of six new states for us in our 2021 summer trip. We spent three days in Topeka, early in our trip, and two days in Abilene on our way towards home. It is a beautiful...
2021 Central Kansas Free Fair Barn Quilt Fan Favorite
2021 CKFF Barn Quilt Fan Favorite Winner Congratulations to barn quilt #114, April Barker, for winning the CKFF Barn Quilt Fan Favorite award! 2021 Central Kansas Free Fair Barn Quilt Fan...
Abilene, Kansas: Wild West to White House
Abilene, Kansas, offers history buffs a timeline of experiences that begins in 1857 when Timothy and Elizabeth Hersey first settled on the banks of Mud Creek. Elizabeth named Abilene after references...