Smarter Car Renting

Here are car rental tips from the road trip-seasoned editors of RoadsideAmerica.com:

•  Fear of the Unknown: Unfamiliar with the streets of Salina? Consider adding a GPS navigation system to your rental. GPS provides turn-by-turn directions to a number of Salina attractions and businesses, and is offered by almost all Salina car rental agencies. The GPS helps you navigate like some mythical Greek God of Navigation! You can also add your own portable GPS on your handy windshield sucker, but remember to take it all with you when you turn in the car at the end of your trip.

•  Many States, One Car: If renting a car for a longer road trip, check with the car rental companies in Salina, Kansas to see if they have policies about crossing state lines that affect the final rate you pay. May be no effect, but don't assume you can crisscross the globe with unlimited mileage impunity. There may be a GPS tracker in the car!

•  Credit Cards for Pick-Up: Many agencies require a credit card upon pick-up. Yes, Opie, we live in that kind of world. So make sure you are in good standing with your "plastic." Call the car rental agency in Salina before arrival or verify in the rental policy and rules to see which forms of payment they accept.

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Salina KS Area Attractions

• Brown-Mackie College
• Fox Theatres
• Kansas Wesleyan University
• Rolling Hills Refuge
• Salina Area Technical School
• Salina Regional Health Center
• Smoky Hill Museum
• Bethany College (18.42 miles)
• Lebold Mansion (21.28 miles)
• Fashion Museum (21.71 miles)
• Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (21.71 miles)
• Greyhound Hall of Fame (21.72 miles)
• American Indian Art Center (21.76 miles)
• Seelye Mansion (21.97 miles)
• McPherson College (32.44 miles)
• Central Christian College (33.53 miles)
• Geary County Historical Society (43.52 miles)
• Cloud County Community College (49.43 miles)

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