Awesome Kansas Destinations
Some of the most mind blowing destinations at Kansas can transport you to the most surreal level of satisfaction that can ever be experienced in any other part of the US. It is particularly meant for those who have a penchant for the simpler most artistic beauty that life offers in the by lanes of Kansas. Kansas can be beautifully timeless if you have decided to let your hair down. It can be treating for those who love the great outdoors and the beauty of its quirky history.
The city of Liberal at Kansas can transport one to one's childhood memories of the movie Wizard of Oz swept our fantasies of spinning munchkins and witches. The Dorothy's House at The Land of Oz, Liberal is a place which can be wonderful and enchanting for those wanting to be in such wonderland. The museum houses the whole story of the Wizard of Oz which was supposedly filmed in Kansas and went on to become one of the greatest block buster's of Hollywood after it was written way back in the beginning of the 20th century.
The museum entry poses a yellow bricked pathway which moves onto a book shop that screens the movie. As you move into the museum glimpses of the characteristics in the movie come alive with their real life gingham dresses taking the visitor from the main character Dorothy's childhood to her womanhood. For tourists it's a great place to pick up some memorabilia to take home. Concordia, Kansas has yet another interesting place. A hole situated in the wilderness of the city has some of the most amazing stories about the assassins of one the most popular and celebrated personalities in America.
John Wilkes Booth, one of the most notorious killers of his times was known to have hidden in a hideout in the year 1878 after he assassinated President Lincoln. The Federal army lead by Boston Corbett traced the assassin out from his dugout in Kansas and has known to shot. The Boston Corbett monument in Kansas was raised in honour of the legend that caught and killed the assassin of President Lincoln and is now a much sought after place to visit.
The Don Krascht's Castle Island is yet another curious place to see. Situated in the Junction City of Kansas the Don Krascht's Castle is a picturesque location in which Don Krascht a castle builder by profession has made one of the most beautiful castles in the midst of nowhere. It's unbelievable how a man's fantasy can lead him to build an authentic castle which looks like it was from the times of the Conquistadors. The visit has to be pre-planned and an appointment taken before hand can make the visit more exciting and comfortable.
The castle is the home of the Dons and the trip inside is their personal initiative towards offering an exquisite experience to those visiting Kansas. Second only to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, the Kansas Cosmo sphere and Space centre at Hutchinson, Kansas is home to one of the largest collection of astronaut artefacts after Russia.