Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Kansas

While in Kansas, you might enjoy a visit to:

When he was in Kansas, the 19th century militant abolitionist lived here and shot at people outside. The old cabin is preserved from the elements inside of another, more recent, building.
~31 miles from Overland Park.

A big bruiser of a sphere, 19 feet around, from a time when people mailed packages tied with thin postal string.
~38 miles from Overland Park.

Jesse James was not known as a homebody, but according to this attraction he was dusting his parlor when he was cut down by a coward's bullet.
~40 miles from Overland Park.

Elaborate Art Deco temple devoted to the curative power of mineral water. Site of the World's Longest Water Bar, high windows, futurist chandeliers, and polished terrazzo floors.
~40 miles from Overland Park.

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