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Experience the great outdoors and stay in friendly bed and breakfast in Kansas West and enjoy breathtaking and scenic Great Plains where bison and buffalo graze, admire the Wetlands a bird watcher’s paradise, experience the incredible open prairie where Buffalo Bill once galloped and where the Cowboys, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians roamed, fish the great rivers, frolic in the parks or check out the intriguing museums. Explore the legacy of this great western frontier where the legendary ‘two-gun’ Wild Bill Hickok, the expert ‘fast-draw’ lived and see the original cute little century old log cabin church standing proudly as you try to imitate what life would have been like during the fascinating by gone era and walk the trails that still bears the deeply cut grooves of pioneer wagon wheels! Steeped in history, you’ll find everything you want from recreation nature trails as they wind their way majestically through habitats of woodlands, thickets, marshes, ponds and charming towns that delight and surprise the many visitors.
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Whether you are taking a family getaway, a romantic or an adventure vacation, a stylish bed and breakfast in Kansas West warmly welcomes you and with so many destinations and attractions to choose from, you’ll be spoilt for choice. Experience a special blend of history and culture in Lindsborg, offering unique Scandinavian charm particularly the rich Swedish heritage where visitors will find themselves Välkomen in "Little Sweden, USA". The streets are filled with specialty shops, restaurants, museums and history. Enjoy a variety of musical events ranging from world-class chamber music, vocal, instrumental and special concerts including the annual Messiah Festival of Music & Art performed by local talents. Art buffs can step into The Courtyard to discover and admire a multitude of beautiful art objects by award-winning artists. Lindsborg is a proud community where nature’s beauty is well preserved and where you can visit 3 wonderful scenic parks for picnics and outdoor activities catering for adults and children of all ages, walk through beautiful coifed lawns and tall trees as you smell the sweet scented flowers.
An unusual spot nearby with a breathtaking panorama is a nature lover’s paradise, Coronado Heights today appears as if time has stood still. This hilly and lush butte has never been touched and is left to grow wild with native grasses still covering the hillside along with wildflowers, cactus and shrubs. The song of many species of birds can be heard chitter-chattering away in their protected haven’s sanctuary. Frequently used for award winning photography, the hill offers a splendid view referred to as the ‘Smoky Valley’ and photographers, professional and amateur alike, more often than not manage to get that ‘picture-postcard’ to take back home. Many come to see the Spanish theme stone fortress from which one can sit and enjoy stunning views.
It’s hard to avoid thoughts of Western movies in one of Kansas' most famous towns, Dodge City, the cowboy capital of the world where exciting days of cattle drives and gunslingers of old took place and is a landmark in its own right. Don’t miss the Gunfighters Wax Museum, Fort Dodge, Dodge City Raceway Park and the Santa Fe Trail Tracks. One can still see the ruts made by covered wagons on the Trail. Visit Boot Hill Museum located on the original site of Boot Hill Cemetery and where a reconstruction of Dodge City Front Street, the business district of Old Dodge City is located. These historic buildings include an 1879 cattleman's home, the original jail from Fort Dodge, a one-room school, and a church with daily summer entertainment including living history presentations, stagecoach rides through downtown, gunfight re-enactments and chuck wagon dinners available year round for groups and of course the famous Wild West Show. Other notably attractions are the Dodge City Trolley and the Kansas Heritage Center. A few pretty areas where you can enjoy good bed and breakfasts in Kansas West are Ashland, Pratt and Hutchinson. A little further north of Dodge City you’ll find other enjoyable little towns such as Moreland, Norton, Osborne and Wakeeny.
Great Bend offers excellent parks and with many waterfall features, it’s a great place to relax and do a bit of fishing in the lakes, pedal boating or kayaking, or indulge in other water and outdoor sports. Here you’ll find a BMX bike park that also boasts one of the best skateboard parks in Kansas. Located next to two of the world's most important wetlands, Cheyenne Bottoms and the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge provide home for a huge variety of bird life including geese, ducks, shore birds and eagles.
One of the most famous towns of the early West is beautiful Abilene, the name was taken from the Bible and was also the very first cattle boomtown. Once a small log cabin hamlet and stagecoach stop in the mid 1800s, as it grew so did the gunslingers and for a while the gun was the only law. Known as the toughest, roughest, wildest town until the legendary, Wild Bill Hickok, a ‘fast draw’ two-gun expert brought peace and order by showing the rowdy cowboys he really meant business by shooting anyone who dared challenge him. Today it is a serene, pretty little town with replicas of old, enter the little 130 year-old log church that was the second church built in the County and a century old pump organ that still proudly sits in front of the pew. Apart from the log cabins and school, nearly all the buildings have been reconstructed and moved to the original town site where once stood an off limits bawdy district. See for yourself ‘Hickok’s Cabin’ as it was, dating back to 1868 and the little schoolhouse cabin built a few years later. With comfortable and affordable bed and breakfast in Kansas West you’ll find a relaxed atmosphere with convenient locations for exploring the exciting surrounding historical sights.
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