Kansas, USA
Kansas bed and breakfast hosts offer a heartfelt welcome
Because Kansas is known as “The Sunflower State” many Kansas bed and breakfast lodges and inns incorporate the words “sunny” and “sunflower” into their names. The name is a reminder of the wild sunflowers that grow in profusion across the state along with all the other grains especially wheat. The state of prairie and plains is the breadbasket of the country. Kansas is also known as the Heartland of America, which is very apt. Not only is Kansas the heart of the Midwest. It is also the heart of the US quite literally. The precise center of the continental US is found there and the state's geography has all the flatness you would expect from an area known as the Great Plains.
Well, Kansas cannot claim to have beaches or ski slopes, but it has a gentle beauty and a slower pace than just about every other 
state in the US. Kansas bed and breakfast establishments are hosted by Kansans who are just as peaceful and serene as the state itself. Kansas bed and breakfast operators are not ashamed to tell visitors that they like driving down long stretches of two-lane road, surrounded by fields of rippling wheat as far as the eye can see. Admittedly the sea of grain gives a sense of calm and vastness not found in many other places. Kansas B&B owners will also tell you that Kansas offers its share of oddities. Did you know that it boasts the biggest hand-dug well in the US and one of the largest balls of twine? Kansas abounds in fascinating facts like this.
And many Kansas bed and breakfast visitors find themselves amazed by the tremendous geological features and outdoor activities, including hiking and fishing, which are attracting visitors to Kansas. There are also interesting exhibits wherever you turn, such as dinosaur bones, moon rocks and regional creativity displayed alongside internationally acclaimed works in Kansas art 
centers and museums. And many a Kansas bed and breakfast owner tells guests about the state’s award winning elderberry wine, great works of art and the perfect fishing hole? In Kansas you can you see bison grazing on open prairie that still bear the deep grooves of pioneer wagon wheels. Attractions of interest around the state include the Kansas History Center at Topeka (the state capital), Eisenhower’s boyhood home, the Eisenhower Memorial Museum and Presidential Library at Abilene, Front Street in Dodge City, John Brown's cabin at Osawatomie, Fort Larned (an major military post on the Santa Fe Trail), Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth. Kansas B&B lodges and inns are well-placed to serve visitors in the vicinity of all these historical sites.
