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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Kansas

142 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Kansas

Updated July 16, 2026
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  1. Abilene
  2. Atchison
  3. Cawker City
  4. Chanute
  5. Fort Leavenworth
  6. Great Bend
  7. Humboldt
  8. Hutchinson
  9. Junction City
  10. Kansas City
  11. Lawrence
  12. Liberal
  13. Lindsborg
  14. Lucas
  15. Manhattan
  16. Oakley
  17. Topeka
  18. Wamego
  19. Wichita
  20. Wilson

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The Sunflower State has a reputation for being flat—in fact, scientists have shown that it is objectively way flatter than a pancake. Far from being featureless, though, Kansas can be mind-bending in its own weird way. Maybe it all started with The Wizard of Oz. From a missile silo that once dominated the world's LSD supply to rock formations shaped like mushrooms, roadside art that will make you think you've been whisked away by a tornado, and a giant pile of sock monkeys, Kansas is full of treasures that are sure to make you do a double take.

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Museums 22
History & Culture 18
Collections 12
Roadside Attractions 12
Monuments 9
Nature 9
Geology 9
History 9

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Broke Girl Summer

No resorts. Cheap rentals. Just me, my sidekick, a water bottle, and questionable life choices.
by Kasey Rhone, Community Contributor
A tiny racehorse graveyard in the middle of a quiet Kansas City suburb.

Wonder All Around Us

A stop at the gravesite of a Kentucky Derby champion reveals how Atlas Obscura turns ordinary drives into unexpected discoveries.
by Louise Story, Atlas Obscura
The Big Well

This Kansas Town Advertised the World’s Largest Well. It Wasn’t.

From its hand-dug well to its fully sustainable power grid, Greensburg’s defining characteristic has been its own constant reinvention.
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Podcast: They Also Ran Gallery

Celebrate presidential politics—with the ones who lost.
by The Podcast Team, Atlas Obscura
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

Puzzle Monday: War Heroes Crossword

by AO Puzzles, Atlas Obscura
The 6888th Battalion was led by 26-year-old Major Charity Adams Earley, the first Black woman to become an officer in the Women’s Army Corps.

The Little Known History of World War II's All-Black, All-Female Battalion

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion helped connect soldiers on the front lines with their families back home.
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Setting up a roadside attraction with How To! host Amanda Ripley.
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