Worth a DetourKansas City
Missouri
About 116 miles away
Barbecue, jazz in the 18th and Vine district and the National WWI Museum.
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
A rare stretch of the tallgrass prairie that once covered much of the Midwest, in the Flint Hills, with a bison herd and an 1881 ranch.
- Best Time to Go
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Our full guide to Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is being written. It's on the Midwest list as If You're Nearby.
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Worth a DetourGreat River Road
Minnesota to Louisiana
About 344 miles away
The long national scenic route that follows the Mississippi through ten states, from its source to the Gulf.
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Worth a DetourTulsa
Oklahoma
About 163 miles away
An oil-rich Art Deco city, and the site of the 1921 massacre of 'Black Wall Street', with a Bob Dylan Center and America's best new park.
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