Kansas

A seven-room pueblo built by Taos people in 1664 once stood on the plains of western Kansas. Yes,…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 26

Live crabs, crawfish, and eels are waiting in tanks at the back of a grocery store. Yes, a…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 26

The whole fried sea bass here soaks in a salt brine for 24 hours before it ever touches…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 26

One oak on this short trail was already growing before the United States existed. That fact alone stopped…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 25

Buttered popcorn drizzled in both milk and white chocolate is the signature treat at one little Kansas candy…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 25

One tiny burger counter in Kansas has just six seats, and its grill has been cooking since 1922.…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 25

One Kansas pie shop celebrates its 70th birthday in May 2026, and it still sets out a Sunday…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 25

A cave nearly 300 feet long sits along a short trail, and you can actually crawl inside it.…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 24

A small-town meat market sells a burger patty called the Flaming Monkey, right beside its quarter beef and…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 24

Over 80,000 square feet of covered plant shopping sits along a quiet highway in the country. That is…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 24

Thousands upon thousands of fabrics fill one small shop, and plenty of them were rescued from estate sales…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 24

One shopper drove all the way from Topeka just to buy fabric here. Her husband waited outside on…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 23

Fried coconut pie is waiting at the end of a seafood meal. That alone has my attention. The…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 23

A stone castle sits on a prairie hilltop, and nobody charges you a dime to climb up and…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 23

Sheriff’s deputies have patrolled one tiny country graveyard on Halloween night just to keep thrill seekers out. The…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 23

Every single book here costs the same pocket-change price. Every DVD, CD, and audiobook does too. That one…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 22

A bald eagle and a golden eagle both live here, and seeing them costs you absolutely nothing. That’s…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 22

One Kansas kitchen smokes its ribs for a full 24 hours. Not a typo. That’s an entire day…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 22

A grocery store that started life as the banquet room of a Chinese buffet? That’s a plot twist…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 22

One trail in Kansas walks you past a tree that is older than the United States. I had…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 21

Every Friday, one small cafe in Kansas rolls out an all-you-can-eat fried chicken buffet, and the chicken is…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 21

A small-town cafe on the high plains claims the best pie in Southwest Kansas. That’s a bold title…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 21

In one small Kansas town, your ribs show up wrapped in foil and newspaper. No plate drama, no…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 21

A giant chandelier that once lit up a theatre now hangs over shelves of cap guns, Pyrex, and…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 20

A weaving student opened this shop in 1971 because loom supplies were so hard to find that people…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 20

A single lobster roll in Kansas packs a full third of a pound of lobster meat, with no…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 20

Some diners have reported hearing a train pull in at this restaurant, with screeching brakes and rattling wheels.…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 20

A small shop in Kansas handcrafts personalized Dala horse signs, and it calls itself the most photographed spot…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 19

One small store in a tiny Amish farming village has shoppers comparing its prices to Walmart. Some items…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 19

A dented can can save you real money, and one Kansas grocery has built a whole business around…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 19

More than 40 life-sized dinosaurs put on Halloween costumes every October, and then they start to glow. Yes,…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 19

Some places become more appealing the harder they are to pin down. A quiet Kansas lake surrounded by…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 18

A chilly morning, a full tank, and a few crumpled bills can still add up to a very…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 18

A croissant and a muffin teamed up, got stuffed with pumpkin spice, and wore a crown of pumpkin…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 18

The line moves slowly, the pastry case keeps getting closer, and suddenly leaving does not seem like an…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 18

A purple miso-caramel ice cream called Thing of Evil is real, and it’s waiting for you in Kansas.…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 17

Rocky cliffs and a trickling waterfall sit right beside a city lake, and the gates stay open until…

By Owen Bradwell · Oct 17

One antique mall in Kansas reportedly has about 10,000 postcards for sale. I can’t stop thinking about that…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 17

French fries piled with chicken shawarma, garlic sauce, cheddar, and pomegranate sauce. That dish exists, and it lives…

By Jenna Whitfield · Oct 17