Kansas, the State of Air Industry, United States
The state of Kansas situates in the midwestern region of the United States. The state is bordered by Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma and Colorado. The Kansas River flows through the state and indeed the state is named after the Kansa tribe, which means ‘People of the south wind’. Nowadays, Kansas is one of the most agriculturally productive states, with main produces being crops, wheat, sorghum and sunflowers.
Kansas is among the top 10 most sunny states in U.S, especially western Kansas where can be as sunny as California. The state has 3 different climate zones, but in general, summers are hot and less humid while winters climates can be highly changeable between mild and cold. Kansas is also subjected to strong thunderstorms and tornadoes, especially in spring. Plan your Kansas trip accordingly and try to avoid these.
Getting there
There is 1 airport in Wichita serving the state’s air traffic, another convenient way to get to Kansas is to use the airport Missouri. You can also get the Kansas by train, which goes across east to west of the state, connecting Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka, Newton, Hutchinson, Dodge City and Garden City, as well as Chicago and Los Angeles. There are 2 major highways through the state as well.
Kansas - USA
Major Cities and Respective Attractions
Wichita
Wichita is the biggest city in Kansas, also known as the ‘Air Capital of the World’ since the larger number of aerospace firms located there. Airbus 380 Wichita, manafacturer of the aircraft is located in Wichita with a large air museum. When visiting the city, do not miss the Old Town area, where the Museum of World Tresures, Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum and the Great Plains Transportation Museum is located.
Kansas - USA - Wichita City
Hutchinson
Hutchinson is the home to the second largest space museum in the world, as well as the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space center. The Kansas Underground Salt Museum located in this city is the only museum that is built 650 feet below ground in North America.
Kansas - USA - Aviation Museum
Lawrence
Lawrence currently has the strongest art, music and bar scenes. It is also the home of the University of Kansas. The university itself is a historical site, and are on the National Register of Historic places.
Kansas - USA - Unversity of Kansas
Other cities are Topeka, the capital city; Dodge city, Fort Scott, Liberal, Kansas City, Manhattan and Lawrence.
Come to Kansas State in United States for a wonderful trip!
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