Clearly marked in Kansas

340 miles and 3 states later....

---

October 2nd 2007
We left Joplin, Missouri at 9.30am and 10 minutes down the road we entered Kansas - No sign of Dorothy though, I guess she is still in Oz with Toto. Anyway - Thats completely irrelevant! We stopped at a local shop to grab a souvenir from Kansas and the owner had just started a route 66 travellers signature book, she asked us to sign it as her first three. We then felt pretty comfortable wi ... read more

North America » United States » Oklahoma

---

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more