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08/01/2025

We had the best day visiting the Kansas Cosmosphere Museum this summer! Such a fun and interactive museum, and it’s perfect for all ages.

Plus, now through August 8th, you can visit for free using the Sunflower Summer App!

Things to know:
🚀 Open daily from 9-5 (open til 7pm on Friday’s & Saturday’s)
🚀 There is a cafe with food and beverages for purchase
🚀 Save on your ticket prices by bundling your admission with the Live Science Show and Planetarium Show
🚀 Stroller and wheelchair friendly

Have you been to the Cosmosphere yet?

07/26/2025

Don’t miss stops in Osage, Iowa

Save this post for your next trip to Northern Iowa!

This small town packs a huge punch and is the perfect place to spend a weekend exploring, shopping and eating local.

Here’s what we did:
☕️ Sipped coffee and ate cinnamon rolls at Kountry Kupboard
🍻Enjoyed pizza and a beer at Limestone Brewers
🍔Grabbed a quick burger at Stan’s Drive In
🍯Found local goodies at
🎨 Got crafty at Creat
🍅 Found local produce at Twisted River
🌸 Wondered through the gardens at Stillwater Greenhouse
🥃 Enjoyed a Chef’s Table dinner and nightcap at Taste
🛍️Shopped at Maxine’s on Main, Emerson’s and Osage Floral & Gifts
🎤 Danced, played at ate a Friday Night Out
🍋 Sipped freshly squeezed lemonade at Osage Farmer’s Market

Would you love spending a weekend exploring Osage?

07/23/2025

Looking for the perfect Midwest lake town to explore? Well, I’ve found it!

Clear Lake, Iowa is one to not be missed.
This lovely, lakeside town has it all. Beautiful lakehouses, local tastes and shops, and a weekend on the water.

Here’s what to do when you visit:

🍩Eat: South Shore Donut Co.; Lake Time Brewery; Starboard Market; 173 Craft Distillery; Lillie Mae Chocolates; Pretzelmaker; Cabin Coffee Co.

⛵️ Must do: Central Gardens of North Iowa; Clear Lake Fire Museum; Surf Ballroom; Buddy Holly crash site; Lady of the Lake Cruise; Mossycup Farms; City Park; Clear Lake beach

Have you been to Clear Lake?

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