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12 Best Restaurants in Kansas!

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Commercial Street Diner, Emporia, KS

Located in downtown Emporia, the Commercial Street Diner is famous for homemade scratch biscuits with gravy, and chicken fried steak. This restaurant’s menu is loaded with homemade selections…
Located in downtown Emporia, the Commercial Street Diner is famous for homemade scratch biscuits…

10 Best Bagel Shops in Kansas

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Gravel City Roasters, Emporia, KS

Anyone in Emporia who’s in the mood for a great bagel knows that Gravel City Roasters is the place to go. This popular shop offers fantastic coffee drinks and baked goods that are worth writing…
Anyone in Emporia who’s in the mood for a great bagel knows that Gravel City Roasters is the…

The 9 Best Educational Activities for Children in Kansas!

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Emporia Recreation Center, Emporia, KS

Don’t let the kids get bored this summer or throughout the year when they can participate in the many activities offered at the Emporia Recreation Center in Emporia. Youth sports, aquatics and…
Don’t let the kids get bored this summer or throughout the year when they can participate in…

10 Best Hair Salons in Kansas

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Alter Image Salon, Emporia, KS

Alter Image Salon is one of those local salons where everyone feels welcome and appreciated. This popular Emporia spot offers cuts, coloring, and more for women, men, and kids so you can have the…
Alter Image Salon is one of those local salons where everyone feels welcome and appreciated. This…

10 Best Piercing Shops in Kansas

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Monarch Tattoo, Emporia, KS

Named because it’s on the migratory path of the revered Monarch butterfly, Monarch Tattoo is a thing of beauty on its own. The next time you’re looking for some fresh new body decor, head…
Named because it’s on the migratory path of the revered Monarch butterfly, Monarch Tattoo is…

The 7 Best Places for Appetizers in Kansas!

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Radius Brewing Company, Emporia, KS

The Radius Brewing Company is Emporia’s first brewery since the prohibition era, as well as a full-service restaurant. Choose from five delicious appetizer options off their regularly offered…
The Radius Brewing Company is Emporia’s first brewery since the prohibition era, as well as a…

The 9 Best Breweries in Kansas!

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Radius Brewing Company, Emporia, KS

The Radius Brewing Company in Emporia is a small brewing company offering on-tap craft beers with big flavors. Homemade beers prepared with the best ingredients and brewed to perfections on site by…
The Radius Brewing Company in Emporia is a small brewing company offering on-tap craft beers with…

The 8 Best Craft Stores in Kansas!

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Plum Bazaar, Emporia, KS

The Plum Bazaar in Emporia, Kansas describes itself as “a wonderfully eclectic bead and jewelry shop.” Inventory includes beads, wire, and jewelry, in addition to framing services and…
The Plum Bazaar in Emporia, Kansas describes itself as “a wonderfully eclectic bead and…

The 7 Best Hot Dog Joints in Kansas!

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Grab’n’Go Hot Dogs, LLC, Emporia, KS

This year find a great quarter pound hot dog, or hot links, served the way you like it at the Grab’n’Go Hot Dogs food cart operated in Emporia. A simple choice with a great taste, served…
This year find a great quarter pound hot dog, or hot links, served the way you like it at the…

The 10 Best Breakfast Spots in Kansas!

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The Cowboy Café, Emporia, KS

Breakfast made the way you like it, homecooked and delicious, is what you will find at The Cowboy Café in Emporia. Prepared with a cowboy in mind, but served to everyone who is hungry for a…
Breakfast made the way you like it, homecooked and delicious, is what you will find at The Cowboy…
Best Things In & Around Emporia, KS
10 Best Bagel Shops in Kansas

Gravel City Roasters, Emporia, KS

Featured in 10 Best Bagel Shops in Kansas
Anyone in Emporia who’s in the mood for a great bagel knows that Gravel City Roasters is the place to go. This popular shop offers fantastic coffee drinks and baked goods that are worth writing… Read More
The 9 Best Educational Activities for Children in Kansas!

Emporia Recreation Center, Emporia, KS

Featured in The 9 Best Educational Activities for Children in Kansas!
Don’t let the kids get bored this summer or throughout the year when they can participate in the many activities offered at the Emporia Recreation Center in Emporia. Youth sports, aquatics and… Read More
10 Best Hair Salons in Kansas

Alter Image Salon, Emporia, KS

Featured in 10 Best Hair Salons in Kansas
Alter Image Salon is one of those local salons where everyone feels welcome and appreciated. This popular Emporia spot offers cuts, coloring, and more for women, men, and kids so you can have the… Read More
10 Best Piercing Shops in Kansas

Monarch Tattoo, Emporia, KS

Featured in 10 Best Piercing Shops in Kansas
Named because it’s on the migratory path of the revered Monarch butterfly, Monarch Tattoo is a thing of beauty on its own. The next time you’re looking for some fresh new body decor, head… Read More
The 7 Best Places for Appetizers in Kansas!

Radius Brewing Company, Emporia, KS

Featured in The 7 Best Places for Appetizers in Kansas!
The Radius Brewing Company is Emporia’s first brewery since the prohibition era, as well as a full-service restaurant. Choose from five delicious appetizer options off their regularly offered… Read More
The 9 Best Breweries in Kansas!

Radius Brewing Company, Emporia, KS

Featured in The 9 Best Breweries in Kansas!
The Radius Brewing Company in Emporia is a small brewing company offering on-tap craft beers with big flavors. Homemade beers prepared with the best ingredients and brewed to perfections on site by… Read More
The 8 Best Craft Stores in Kansas!

Plum Bazaar, Emporia, KS

Featured in The 8 Best Craft Stores in Kansas!
The Plum Bazaar in Emporia, Kansas describes itself as “a wonderfully eclectic bead and jewelry shop.” Inventory includes beads, wire, and jewelry, in addition to framing services and… Read More
The 7 Best Hot Dog Joints in Kansas!

Grab’n’Go Hot Dogs, LLC, Emporia, KS

Featured in The 7 Best Hot Dog Joints in Kansas!
This year find a great quarter pound hot dog, or hot links, served the way you like it at the Grab’n’Go Hot Dogs food cart operated in Emporia. A simple choice with a great taste, served… Read More
Editors' Picks: 20 of the Best Things to Do in Kansas!

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

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This particular ecosystem is one of the most interesting features of the Kansas landscape. Explore it via trails that encompass these prairie grasses, wildflower vistas and more. (Strong City)

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Johnston Geology Museum

Johnston Geology Museum
14th and Merchant Street, Emporia, KS
The ESU Geology Museum has recently been renamed the Johnston Geology Museum in honor of Dr. Paul Johnston for his 38 years of dedication to the Ea... Read More

David Traylor Zoo of Emporia

David Traylor Zoo of Emporia
75 Soden Road, Emporia, KS
The purpose of the David Traylor Zoo is the creation of an environment which provides an opportunity of cultural enrichment for the community and s... Read More

Emporia Skate Park

Emporia Skate Park
South Avenue and West Street, Emporia, KS
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
2480 B KS Hwy 177, Strong City, KS
Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America. Within a generation the vast majority was developed and plowed under. Today less... Read More

Council Grove Skate Park

Council Grove Skate Park
North Union Street, Council Grove, KS
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Flint Hills Nature Trail

Flint Hills Nature Trail
Flint Hills Nature Trail, Herington, KS
The Flint Hills Nature Trail stretches for 117 miles across east-central Kansas, from Osawatomie in the east to Herington in the west, and passes t... Read More
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