Travel Bucket List
Inspired by my lovely and very talented friend, Synke, I’ve decided to move my Travel Bucket List out of Evernote and publish it as part of my blog.
What do you recommend that I add to my list, either around Kansas City, a close drive away, or elsewhere in the world? Leave your suggestion(s) in the comments section below!
Local / Day Trips on My Travel Bucket List
On the Kansas Side of Kansas City
English Afternoon Tea at the Clock Tower Bakery– See my English afternoon tea post- Tag Monarch Butterflies with MonarchWatch.org
- Plant Milkweed through MonarchWatch.org
- Hike the Cedar Crest Trail
- Amelia Earheart’s Home, Atchison, KS
- Overland Park Farmer’s Market
- Eat at the Original Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que
- Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop
- Prairie Park Nature Center, Lawrence, Kansas
- Cedar Cove Feline Sanctuary, Louisburg, Kansas
- Topeka Zoo, Topeka, Kansas
- Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge, Pleasanton, Kansas
Equality House in Topeka– See my Equality House post- Brown v Board of Education
On the Missouri Side of Kansas City
- Smithville Lake, Clay County, MO
- Jamesport
- Independence Square Walking Tour
- Finish my Kansas City Fountains and Kansas City Sculptures Lists
- Experience the Duck Derby
- Little House on the Prairie Museum, Independence, KS
- John Wornall House
- Alexander Majors House
- Bingham-Wagner Estate
- Shatto Milk, Osborn, MO
- Nelson Atkins Shuttlecocks
- Powell Gardens
- Kauffman Garden
Truman Presidential Library– See my Truman Presidential Library posts
Weekend Trip or Travel Elsewhere in the US on My Bucket List
Arkansas
Crystal Bridges Museum of Art,Bentonville – See my Crystal Bridges post- Great River Road, Minnesota to Louisiana
- Clinton Presidential Library, Little Rock, AR
Arizona
- Travel the Entire Route 66 as Inspired by Route 66 Backroads, Illinois to California
California
- Drive the Pacific Coast Highway from Seattle to Santa Barbara
- Hearst Castle
- Travel the Entire Route 66 as Inspired by Route 66 Backroads, Illinois to California
- Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve, Lancaster, CA in Late March
- Bodie Historic State Park, California
- Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA
Nixon Presidential Library, Yorba Linda, CA– See my Nixon Presidential Library post- Photograph the Palace of Fine Arts at Night
- Walk Across the Golden Gate Bridge
Florida
- Drive from Miami to Key West
Hawaii
- Hana Highway, Maui
Illinois
- Travel the Entire Route 66 as Inspired by Route 66 Backroads, Illinois to California
- Great River Road, Minnesota to Louisiana
- Galena, IL
Iowa
- Bridges of Madison County, Iowa
- Photograph the Molecule Man statue in Council Bluffs, IA at the Mid-America Center
- Hoover Presidential Library, West Branch, IA
- Great River Road, Minnesota to Louisiana
- John Wayne’s Birthplace
Kansas
- Wichita Botanica Garden #KSBucketList
- Monument Rocks and Castle Rock in Grove County, Kansas
- Lindsborg, KS and Nearby Coranado Heights #KSBucketList
- Pillsbury Loop
- Hike the Konza Prairie
- Flint Hills National Wildlife Preserve, Hartford, KS
- Alcove Spring, Near Blue Rapids, KS
- Hedrick’s Exotic Animal Farm, near Hutchinson, KS
- Four State Lookout, White Cloud, KS
- Seelye Mansion, Abilene, Kansas
- Mushroom Rock State Park, Marquette #KSBucketList
- Nicodemus National Historic Site, Nicodemus #KSBucketList
- Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway, Barber and Comanche Counties, KS
- Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, Canton #KSBucketList
- Mushroom State Park and Rock City, Ellsworth and Ottawa Counties, KS
- Covered Bridge Near Jamestown Wildlife Refuge
- Eagle Valley Raptor Center, Garden City, Kansas
- Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Goddard, Kansas
- Hutchinson Zoo, Hutchinson, Kansas
- Milford Nature Center, Junction City, Kansas
- Sunset Zoo, Manhattan, Kansas
- Rolling Hills Zoo, Salina, Kansas
- Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Kansas
- Cimarron National Grasslands, Elkhart #KSBucketList
- Clark Drug, Soda & Ice Cream Parlor, Cimarron #KSBucketList
- Big Basin Prairie Preserve, Ashland, Kansas
- Travel the Entire Route 66 as Inspired by Route 66 Backroads, Illinois to California
- The Keeper of the Plains and Footbridge, Wichita
Eisenhower Presidential Library– See my Eisenhower Library post
Kentucky
- Bourbon Trail, Kentucky
- Great River Road, Minnesota to Louisiana
Louisiana
- Great River Road, Minnesota to Louisiana
Maine
- Acadia National Park, Maine
Massachusetts
Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, MA– See my post from the Kennedy Presidential Library
Michigan
- Ford Presidential Library, Grand Rapids, MI
- Detroit Zoo
- Henry Ford Museum
Minnesota
- Great River Road, Minnesota to Louisiana
Mississippi
- Great River Road, Minnesota to Louisiana
Missouri
- Meet the Clydesdales at Warm Springs Ranch
- Katy Trail, MO
- Highway Z, Missouri
- St. Louis
- Travel the Entire Route 66 as Inspired by Route 66 Backroads, Illinois to California
- Great River Road, Minnesota to Louisiana
Montana
- Glacier Park, MT
- Flathead Lake, MT
- Going-to-the-Sun Road, Montana
Yellowstone National Park– See my post about Yellowstone National Park
Nebraska
- Highway 2, Nebraska
New Mexico
White Sands National Monument– Read what to do when you visit White Sands and what to pack when you visit White Sands- Travel the Entire Route 66 as Inspired by Route 66 Backroads, Illinois to California
New York
- Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY
- Statue of Liberty
North Carolina
- Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC
Oklahoma
- Travel the Entire Route 66 as Inspired by Route 66 Backroads, Illinois to California
Ohio
Cincinnati, OH– See my Cincinnati posts- Ohio River Scenic Byway, Cincinnati to Louisville
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
- Ingalls Homestead, De Smet, SD
- Custer State Park, SD
- Mount Rushmore
Tennessee
- Great River Road, Minnesota to Louisiana
Texas
- Travel the Entire Route 66 as Inspired by Route 66 Backroads, Illinois to California
- Johnson Library, Austin, TX
- Bush Presidential Library, Dallas, TX
- Bush Presidential Library, College Station, TX
Utah
Antelope Island– Read about my experience on Antelope Island- Red Butte Gardens
Vermont
- Ben & Jerry’s, Vermont
Washington
Washington DC
- Visit the White House
Wisconsin
- Great River Road, Minnesota to Louisiana
International Destinations on My Travel Bucket List
Iceland
- Visit Iceland
Germany
Berlin, Germany– See my post about the Berlin Wall
New Zealand
Norway
- Visit Norway
Sweden
- See More of Sweden
Love this bucket list. I have completed a number of items on this list and will be adding some of these from your list like White Sands National Monument to my bucket list, although, mine is in a small notebook I keep in my travel journal. I may need to formalize it a bit more. I love that this list makes it more permanent and real.
Sooooo many things to see in the world, such limited time away from work and travel funds. But there is adventure to be had near to home, too!