The Big Easel
Pause at the giant easel and sunflower painting for a distinctive High Plains landmark. Use a public parking area and take time to read the interpretation rather than stopping unsafely beside the road.
Plan this visit ↗Northwest Kansas / Find your place
Goodland
Roadside art · High Plains history · Historic house
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A place worth knowing
Make room for Goodland.
Build a Goodland stop around the giant easel, then look beyond the roadside landmark to local history and a historic home. Small museums reward checking ahead, especially when tours depend on volunteers. Goodland uses Mountain Time, which matters when you arrive from Colby or plan a timed visit elsewhere in Kansas.
A few good ways to begin.
Choose a stop, then leave room for the unexpected.
High Plains Museum
Explore local history and aviation ingenuity through the city museum’s exhibits. Confirm the current visitor hours, listed in Mountain Time, before pairing the museum with other small-site visits.
Plan this visit ↗Ennis-Handy House
Use the local attractions directory to arrange a look at the historic house. Confirm whether interior tours are available, how to reserve and which areas can be accessed on your date.
Plan this visit ↗Eat & drink
Choose a local food stop around Goodland using the visitor dining directory. Confirm menus, opening days and reservations with the business.
Explore local dining ↗Stay awhile.
Choose a base for your days around Goodland. Compare dates, location and the operator’s booking terms.
Local places to stay ↗A little farther along.
Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Browse published places around Goodland. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Kansas photographs. Photo dates vary; images illustrate places, not current weather or operating conditions.
- World's largest easel in Goodland, Kansas 5-20-2014.jpg — Ayleen Gaspar from Los Angeles. CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Downtown Hays, Kansas.jpg — Haysksian. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Thomas County Courthouse Colby Kansas 5-7-2014.jpg — Richard Bauer. CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
Independent visitor sources; inclusion is not a paid placement or an endorsement by the source.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Kansas FIPS 20, all 105 counties. Simplified for display. Town markers show approximate centers, not attraction entrances or driving routes. The six region names follow Kansas Tourism; featured places are starting points, not an exhaustive inventory.