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While the tourist season in Kansas begins in May and runs through late
September, the best time to visit this great western state is in the
height of summer. This also happens to be it’s peak season. Most
of the fun to be had in Kansas occurs in June, when the festivals and
rodeos are in full swing.
Off-season visitors are bound to find some lower rates at whatever remains
open, but they’ll miss out on the best Kansas has to offer. Winter
in Kansas in particular has rather little to recommend to visitors.
State Abbreviation: KS
State Capital: Topeka
Largest City: Wichita
Area: 82,282 square miles (15th biggest in the USA)
Kansas Population: 2,735,502 (as of 2004)
Major Industries: agriculture aircraft manufacturing,
automobile manufacturing
Kansas Rivers: Kansas River, Republican River, Arkansas
River, Missouri River
Kansas Lakes: Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Cheney Reservoir,
Waconda Lake
Highest Point: Mt. Sunflower - 4,039 feet above sea
level
Origin of the Name Kansas: Kansas was named after Konza
Indians.
State Nickname: Sunflower State
State Motto: To the stars through difficulties
State Song: Home on the Range |
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