 Kansas
is right in the center of the USA and the land is mostly
dedicated to farming with beef cattle, buffalo and grain
crops. The farmlands stretch out in an expanse of fields
of crop and pasture. This state produces much of the
country’s needs in food goods.
Kansas was also an important point of transit when the
settlers heading on the Oregon and Santa Fe trails
passed with their wagons heading to the west. During the
past new towns were built to meet the growing needs of
the communities and battles with the Native Americans
erupted. That is why there are many monuments dedicated
to the Old West throughout Kansas, including many
reservoirs and rivers for different outdoor activities.
Kansas is also the state where a dozen different
aircraft companies build aircrafts. Wichita is the
largest city in Kansas, and it is here that most of the
aircraft companies are situated, as well as the Museums
on the River District with its botanical gardens and the
Old Cow town Museum.
Topeka is Kansas’s capital, which offers many
interesting sites to visit, with its Zoological Park,
Museum of History and State Capitol. The restored cattle
town of Dodge City is a step back into the past; here
one may visit the Boot Hill Museum, which has recreated
the Front Street and Boot Hill Cemetery, as they were
1870s.
Kansas has a continental climate with hot summers and
cold winters; there are also frequent storms, tornadoes
and blizzards in the plains.
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