35 Things to do as you Travel I-35

Wichita

1. Sing along to old cowboy tunes with the Prairie Rose Wranglers at the Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper.

2. Meet "Princess" - one of the mummies at the Museum of World Treasures.

3. Walk the streets where Wyatt Earp was once a deputy at Old Cowtown Museum.

4. Get up close and personal with "Doc" a restored B-29.

El Dorado

5. Have fun in the sun at the El Dorado Lake and State Park.

6. Join us at the four-day Prairie Port Festival the last full weekend in July.

7. Spice up your life with pumpkin salsa and pumpkin chili at Walter's Pumpkin Patch.

Emporia

8. Take a walk on the wild side at the Emporia Zoo.

9. See the William Allen White House State Historic Site.

10. View the All Veterans Memorial.

11. Honor your military at the Veterans Tribute - November.

Ottawa

12. Shop one of over two dozen antique and unique shops in the East Central Kansas Antique & Unique Shop Coalition.

13. Enjoy old-fashioned milkshakes at one of our four soda fountains.

14. Ride the "choo-choo" (the Midland Railway) or learn about trains at the Old Depot Museum, a restored 1888 Santa Fe Depot.

15. Pick fresh peaches and apples or sip one of over 20+ wines at Pome on the Range Orchards and Winery.

Gardner

16. Shop Downtown Gardner's unique specialty shops.

17. Visit Gardner's Historical Museum.

18. Enjoy a day at Gardner Golf Course.

19. Stroll Gardner's Greenway and enjoy Gardner's many neighborhood parks for a picnic.

Olathe

20. Blaze new trails at the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site.

21. Shop-like-there-is-no-tomorrow at the Great Mall of the Great Plains.

22. Break the communication barrier at the William Marra Museum of Deaf Culture and Deaf History.

23. Play today at our kid-friendly entertainment options: Advanced Laser Tag, Cosmic Mini Golf, High Adventure Laser Storm, IMAX Theater, Jeepers, Pump-It-Up, and Sadlers Indoor Racing.

Lenexa

24. Try out the country's best BBQ at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle/KS State Championship.

25. Celebrate Lenexa's heritage at the Lenexa Spinach Festival.

26. Spice things up at the Williams Foods Chili Challenge.

27. Join in the fun, or even run at the PowerAde Freedom Run 5&10K race.

Merriam

28. Enjoy family fun at Turkey Creek Festival the 3rd Saturday in May.

29. Cruise your classic car on "Merriam Cruise Nights" -- 2nd Saturdays, May through September.

30. Learn how to make beautiful music while touring a world-renowned violin and string shop in downtown Merriam!

31. Enjoy live outdoor summer concerts at the new Merriam Marketplace.

Kansas City

32. Slide down one of 8 waterslides at the Great Wolf Lodge.

33. Experience an evening of romance at Chateau Avalon.

34. Shop until you can't shop any more at Nebraska Furniture Mart.

35. Visit the world's largest collection of life-size trophy mule deer at Cabela's.

 

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