Kansas is the geographical center of the United States but from the State's early days it's always been anything but centrist. If you're planning a trip to Kansas you'll find a fascinating state with plenty of interesting and unique sites to visit.
1. Go to the Cosmosphere Space Museum in Hutchinson. You'll see spaceflight artifacts as well as the spacecraft from the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions.
2. Take the kids to Exploration Place in Sedgwick County. It's a hands-on science museum with hundreds of exhibits including science, technology, engineering and math. For kids aged 5-13.
3. Visit the Topeka Zoo where you'll find exhibits that show the animals in their natural habitats. Zoo activities include a blackbear woods, a tropical rainforest, a bug zoo and a special children's zoo for petting.
4. The Wichita Art Museum presents both classical and modern art work which includes paintings, prints, sculptures, graphics, media art and more.
5. The Milken Center in Fort Scott honors unsung heroes -- people who have made a significant impact on the world but whose efforts were not recognized until they were researched by school students.
6. Check out the Museum of World Treasures, a world history museum with dinosaur bones, signatures of all the American presidents, , Egyptian mummies and memorabilia from the Wizard of Oz film.
7. Explore history at the Fort Hays fort, a genuine frontier fort
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