Kansas

A tiny bead can ruin a perfectly reasonable plan to “just look around.” Kansas jewelry makers and DIY…

By Owen Bradwell · Sep 1

Kansas does not have an ocean, but that does not mean every beach day needs a plane ticket.…

By Jenna Whitfield · Sep 1

Saturday grocery shopping can turn into a patience test before the cart even reaches the produce section. That…

By Jenna Whitfield · Sep 1

Some grocery stores feel temporary the moment you walk in. This tiny Kansas market gives the opposite impression.…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 31

A peaceful hike can get a lot more interesting when the trail starts feeling like it has more…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 31

Labor Day weekend is too valuable to waste on a plan that feels like every other Saturday. Kansas…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 31

The best thrift shops rarely look like they are about to ruin your afternoon plans. Kansas has plenty…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 31

A general store is usually where you stop for something practical. Finding one with food people rank among…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 30

You know a grocery store is serious about bargains when checking the receipt becomes almost as satisfying as…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 30

Fabric shopping is a lot more fun when inspiration strikes before the price tag does. Eastern Kansas has…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 30

The backyard grill can take the day off. Labor Day brunch has officially entered the conversation. Kansas restaurants…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 30

There is a certain moment when a steak platter stops looking like dinner and starts looking like a…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 29

Late summer is the perfect excuse to get a little messy at dinner. One Kansas restaurant leans into…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 29

Labor Day is a good excuse to let the calendar wait and head for the water instead. Kansas…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 29

Summer hiking gets a lot less carefree when the trail starts reminding you that rattlesnakes are part of…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 29

Fall fabric has a dangerous habit of making perfectly reasonable people invent projects they had no intention of…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 28

Some road trips are planned around scenery. Others are powered by the possibility of finding a bargain big…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 28

From the road, this steakhouse can look like the kind of place you might assume has already called…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 28

Walk into the right meat market and suddenly the grocery list starts feeling negotiable. Kansas has several places…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 28

Fair food has its moment, but September is also a pretty good time to trade the midway for…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 27

Homemade ice cream somehow tastes better when the view outside stretches all the way to the Kansas horizon.…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 27

Plant shopping gets dangerously persuasive when the prices make every extra pot seem like a perfectly reasonable idea.…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 27

Out on the Kansas prairie, the last thing you expect to see is a church that looks like…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 27

A road trip gets a lot easier to justify when homemade food is waiting at the other end.…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 26

Seeing bison in the wild changes the mood of a park visit fast. One quiet Kansas refuge gives…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 26

Mexican food rankings are risky business in Kansas because everyone seems to have a favorite they are ready…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 26

A prairie road trip does not usually prepare you for a building that looks like it belongs somewhere…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 26

Some stores sell old furniture. Others make you wonder if an entire historic building was taken apart and…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 25

A beautiful hike can lose some of its charm the second you realize the grass is not the…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 25

Buffets are dangerous places for anyone who walks in claiming they will “keep it light.” Wichita, Kansas has…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 25

Labor Day deserves better than a forgettable meal squeezed between errands and end-of-summer plans. Across the long weekend,…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 25

The best fishing spots are often the ones people hesitate to mention. Kansas has plenty of lakes where…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 24

Labor Day is a good excuse to stop pretending dinner needs to be sensible. Kansas barbecue makes that…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 24

Walking into a room full of butterflies is the kind of experience that makes you slow down without…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 24

The best flea market finds usually come with one question: how did nobody grab this already? Kansas still…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 24

Pie has convinced plenty of people to make questionable road-trip decisions, and this Kansas favorite seems especially persuasive.…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 23

A used bookstore is one of the few places where going in “just to browse” is basically a…

By Owen Bradwell · Aug 23

Kansas is not usually the first place people picture when the Gilded Age comes up, which makes this…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 23

Seven dollars does not buy much these days, which makes a famous sandwich at that price sound almost…

By Jenna Whitfield · Aug 23