Popular Destination: Wichita
The largest city in Kansas, Wichita, is located in south-central Kansas where the Arkansas River, forks into the Big and Little Arkansas rivers.
Popular Destination: Topeka
Topeka, the capital city of the state of Kansas, is located about 50 miles west of Kansas City.
Popular Destination: Salina
Salina is located in north-central Kansas, 110 miles west of Topeka and 90 miles north of Wichita, in the heat of Kansas 'wheat country'. It sits at the intersection of the I-70 and I-135 near the Smoky Hill River.
Popular Destination: Lawrence
Located about 40 miles west of downtown Kansas City and 25 miles east of Topeka, Lawrence is a historic college town that is home to the University of Kansas (KU). It is also home to Haskell Indian Nations University, the only inter-tribal university for Native Americans.
Popular Destination: Hays
The city of Hays, with a population of over 20,000 people, was founded in 1867 as a 'railway town' at 'the end of the tracks'. It sits just north of the I-70 in northwest Kansas, 4 hours west of Kansas City.
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