Driving across Kansas on I-70 - Any good places to stop?
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Driving across Kansas on I-70 - Any good places to stop?
We will be driving across Kansas on our way to Colorado on I-70. Any suggestions on places to stop to break up the drive? I heard there was a Little House on the Prairie site, but I also heard it wasn't worth stopping - any thoughts?
We'll be going in July, have two kids (ages 4 and 8), and have time to stop for several hours. Thanks.
We'll be going in July, have two kids (ages 4 and 8), and have time to stop for several hours. Thanks.
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We live in Kansas and go to Colorado frequently with our kids. We almost always stop at the Sternberg Museum in Hays. If your kids like dinosaurs (huge moving animatronic ones), fossils, snakes, etc, they will like this place.It also has a children's discovery room. You can see it all in 1-2 hours.I'm sure it has a website, but I don't know the address...
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The little house on the Prairie site I know of is WAY south of I-70.
If you feel lik driving little while north towards Manhattan there is an overlook of the Konza prairie, you may be able to see Buffalo (although usually you can't see them). I can't really think of anything that would be interesting to a 4 and 8 year old right on I-70. There is a zoo in Manhattan, but its a ways of I-70 and the zoo isn't very big. Hutchison has the cosmosphere (www.cosmo.org) but that's a bit south of I-70. I know there's some stuff in Hays, but I don't know what it is.
If you feel lik driving little while north towards Manhattan there is an overlook of the Konza prairie, you may be able to see Buffalo (although usually you can't see them). I can't really think of anything that would be interesting to a 4 and 8 year old right on I-70. There is a zoo in Manhattan, but its a ways of I-70 and the zoo isn't very big. Hutchison has the cosmosphere (www.cosmo.org) but that's a bit south of I-70. I know there's some stuff in Hays, but I don't know what it is.
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Unfortunately what the poster says about the Kansas state line is false hope. It is still a LONG way to DEnver!! Don't be fooled--but you can make good time!! Books on tape are a help. There is an Indian college in Lawrence, Kansas that has a museum I believe. I have never been able to take the time to find it however.
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Lawrence KS in beautiful, very steep hills and green, they have a great Natural history Museum(small) - on KU's campus, maybe 20 min stop.
My childrens favorite stop?? Any Walmart to buy a new video for the car tv and somw more snacks.
there are signs for various sights along the way, cowboy this and cowboy that - a waste of time!!
My childrens favorite stop?? Any Walmart to buy a new video for the car tv and somw more snacks.
there are signs for various sights along the way, cowboy this and cowboy that - a waste of time!!
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I have driven from Salina to Denver. It took about 6 or 7 hours. Mapquest puts the driving time at almost 7 hours from KC,Ks to Goodman. I think you should expect the driving time to be around 6 hours. You might think about breaking up the time at a hotel if this would work. Lawrence is really a nice place to stop, but you have most of your Kansas drive in front of you. Even into colorado, the drive is the same for an hour or two. It is exciting to see the mountains coming up though. There truly is not alot of places to stop.
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Dear Laura,
Kansas Isn't really THAT bad. I do recommend a stop at Rolling Hills Wildlife Refuge in Salina Kansas. The Kids should enjoy it.
Abilene has a ~GREAT~ place for Homestyle cooking! It is the Brookville Hotel. The Best Fried Chicken Dinners in ALL of Kansas! With Homemade Mashed Potatoes, cream corn, rolls, coleslaw, fruit trays and homemade vanilla ice cream to top it off! Yum!
And Hey when I was a little kid I LOVED going to the Prarie Dog Village. LOL They had a pit of rattlesnakes, six-legged cows, and a donkey that fell in love with me and followed me everywhere. There really is a prairie dog colony with the cute little fellows hopping out of their holes.
After you cross the state line, there's a pretty neat carousel in Burlington, CO.
Hope this helps! Have Fun!
~Tiff
Kansas Isn't really THAT bad. I do recommend a stop at Rolling Hills Wildlife Refuge in Salina Kansas. The Kids should enjoy it.
Abilene has a ~GREAT~ place for Homestyle cooking! It is the Brookville Hotel. The Best Fried Chicken Dinners in ALL of Kansas! With Homemade Mashed Potatoes, cream corn, rolls, coleslaw, fruit trays and homemade vanilla ice cream to top it off! Yum!
And Hey when I was a little kid I LOVED going to the Prarie Dog Village. LOL They had a pit of rattlesnakes, six-legged cows, and a donkey that fell in love with me and followed me everywhere. There really is a prairie dog colony with the cute little fellows hopping out of their holes.
After you cross the state line, there's a pretty neat carousel in Burlington, CO.
Hope this helps! Have Fun!
~Tiff