Kansas Sampler Foundation

05/31/2026

Hey Network!

We've had so many conversation lately about what makes a community feel welcoming.

Whether you're a longtime resident or someone who chose your community more recently, we'd love to hear your thoughts. What helps people feel like they belong? What are the small things, big gestures, or community traditions that make a difference?

Share your ideas, examples, and experiences in the comments. Your insight might help another community become a place where more people feel at home.

05/29/2026

Monica and Karly have been out exploring Kansas lately.

From small towns to main streets, museums to murals, we've been gathering stories and reminders of why Kansas is worth exploring.

Can you recognize where we've been from these detail shots? Drop your guesses in the comments

05/22/2026

Kansas expects you to be curious and observant--and South Central is a good place to practice. It's the detail in a band shell, the salad before the meal, the art on the sidewalk, the waterfall when it rains. Just click on the map at kansasguidebook.org for this region and let hundreds and hundreds of day trip options roll in front of you.

You know the drill by now. Kansas Explorers Club membership brings you bene's like unlocking a trip planner that allows you to make a bucket list, record where you've been, ultimately earn badges (we're still making those). and more.

At the Kansas Sampler Foundation, we love finding the details and nuances that make our state a one-of-a-kind explorer destination. Be curious--and you'll be on an infinite search.

05/22/2026

Big books. Big cowboys. Big burgers. Big sky. You'll get all you want in southwest Kansas and you can find it online at kansasguidebook.org. Interested in the whole region? Go to the map and the southwest will come alive with hundreds and hundreds or pictures.

If you want help planning your journey from where you live to anywhere in southwest Kansas, just unlock the trip planner by becoming a member of the Kansas Explorers Club. It'll consult with you about your preferences and then do the mapping work. Individual membership is $18.61, family is $30. Go on the site and it'll help you make this happen!

The Kansas Sampler Foundation mission is to preserve and sustain rural culture and we think that by getting people to go to cities of all sizes, it makes a difference!

05/22/2026

Dial up KansasGuidebook.org and find the Northeast Kansas region on the map and start scrolling through the pictures. You'll want to kick your heels up in delight as you find hundreds and hundreds of places to explore. Some are just small detail places but add them all together and you've got yourself one worthy road trip after another. Start scrolling and start going.

To unlock a trip planner that helps you put an itinerary together or helps you record all the road trip info you want to keep, just join the Kansas Explorers Club ($18.61 or $30 family) and find your way into the Kansas Explorer Club login where all your vital adventure info is stored.

The Kansas Sampler Foundation has worked hard to make it easy for you to see Kansas with new eyes.

05/22/2026

Want to go tooling around Northwest Kansas? The new online Kansas Guidebook (www.kansasguidebook.org) would be a great sidekick to help you find hundreds of "always open" places or those with hours. Northwest counties have so many natural landmarks of note. On the home page of the site just click on the northwest region of the map and it will show you all the options WITH PICTURES. We're adding more entries every day.

Kansas Explorer Club members (anyone can be one) have access to their own Kansas Explorer Logbook to help track places you've been or want to go, record your expenditures (we see them as Kansas investments), make a review, or many other things.

It's one slick site and with big help from our Trailblazing Sponsors (Beach-Edwards Family Foundation, Dean Coughenour Trust, and Gene and Linda Merry), the Kansas Sampler Foundation is pleased as punch to share it with you.

05/21/2026

Someone asked about road trip options in North Central Kansas. Here's just a few of the many, many options that will come to life in the brand spanking new www.kansasguidebook.org, brought to you by the midnight oil used by the Kansas Sampler Foundation to help make it easy for you to find adventure on the backroads.

If you're a Kansas Explorers Club member (it's easy to join) you get to do all sorts of personalizing from creating an itinerary (let the site do your planning!) to tracking where you've gone, and more. It'll help you turn ordinary road trips into journey's you'll want to share with everyone. Remember, the key it interacting with the locals!

05/20/2026

We're pretty excited about this one.

The new Online Kansas Guidebook is live and packed with the kinds of places that make Kansas worth exploring: small town cafés, local shops, quirky roadside stops, hidden gems, beautiful landscapes, and stories you won't find just anywhere. Built from thousands of places and photos across all 105 counties, it's designed to help you discover more of Kansas and plan your next adventure.

Whether you're looking for a Saturday road trip, a weekend getaway, or an excuse to take the back roads, this is for you.

Read more in this article and then start exploring. 🌻🚗

https://sunflowerstateradio.com/2026/05/19/kansas-sampler-foundation-launches-online-kansas-guidebook-for-explorers/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR6zl1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeIW4pvmVlOrp6tJ2djxGMJ590UJTXjYjyWMJ2o4cn0wWM-GR5z1jAOxRkBsA_aem_7S2bchRCWtVjichALFTRYA

Discover Kansas like never before with the Online Kansas Guidebook; your ultimate resource for local gems, trip planning, and exploration.