20 Reasons We Love Kansas
The Sunflower State blends rolling prairie, Western drama and city attractions.
Atchison's aviation history
Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart helped put her hometown on the map. Visit the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum - the famed aviator's grandparents' home, a Gothic Revival cottage. Pictured at left. (913) 367-4217; ameliaearhartmuseum.org
For more town history, board the trolley at the restored Santa Fe depot for a narrated 45-minute tour (offered April to October). Guides tell stories behind Atchison's stately Victorian homes and historic sites. (800) 234-1854; atchisonkansas.net
Atchison (population: 10,000) also draws visitors eager to shop at Nell Hill's, Mary Carol Garrity's nationally acclaimed home-accessories shop. (913) 367-1086; nellhills.com
Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce
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