For some travelers, Kansas is a place you drive through on the way to somewhere else. Indeed, the state is large; it takes more than eight hours to drive from end to end. Its rich farmlands and open prairie can be seen for miles, offering many vibrant sunsets.
But if that’s all you saw, you'd be missing the riches of the Sunflower State. Get off the highway and you’ll discover a unique culture filled with experiences that you can only get in Kansas. Here are just a few of them.
Ride a Camel
Yes, you really can ride a camel … and feed a kangaroo ... and even pet a baby giraffe at Hedrick’s Exotic Animal Farm in Nickerson, Kansas. This unique bed and breakfast inn is popular with young and old. Your room price includes an evening tour of the farm, an evening snack, a full breakfast, a morning tour, and camel and pony rides. And of course, you can walk around the farm and pet the animals as much as you like.
Janna Graber
Author
Janna Graber has covered travel in more than 55 countries. She is the editor of three travel anthologies, including “A Pink Suitcase: 22 Tales of Women’s Travel,” and is the managing editor of Go World Travel Magazine.
