Kansas, USA

Kansas occupies a distinctive part of the United States, with geography that ranges across prairie uplands, wooded stream corridors and broad agricultural valleys. Its cities and smaller communities are linked by landscapes that have long shaped travel, settlement and local identity. The area’s history reflects Kaw homelands, territorial conflict, westward trails and railroad development, leaving a rich mix of historic places and cultural traditions. Today, education, agriculture, research, manufacturing and regional commerce contribute to an economy and way of life that vary markedly from one part of Kansas to another.