In Kansas

Day 32: Lawrence, Kansas Oh My!

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August 11th 2009
"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz. We drove for 8 hours to Lawrence, Kansas! We spent the drive playing on the computer, hours upon hours of driving, and looking out at green flat fields going on into the horizon. On our drive today, we came across a sign for the Oz Museum which I really wanted to go to, but time was short. Tonight we're slee ... read more

North America » United States » Kansas » Lawrence

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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