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Fort Scott, Pittsburg and Independence bring together military history, creative lives, immigrant communities and wooded outdoor spaces.

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Historic buildings at Fort Scott National Historic SiteDowntown Pittsburg, Kansas in autumn

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Southeast Kansas, a little closer.

Fort Scott, Pittsburg and Independence bring together military history, creative lives, immigrant communities and wooded outdoor spaces. Their museums and parks tell different parts of Kansas’s story. Keep drives realistic, and check the separate calendars of campus museums, heritage sites and seasonal attractions.

Dickinson CountyChase CountyClark CountyHaskell CountyPawnee CountyWyandotte CountyGraham CountyStafford CountySherman CountySheridan CountyButler CountyEllis CountyPratt CountyLane CountyAtchison CountyCoffey CountySaline CountyNorton CountyRawlins CountyThomas CountyGeary CountyNemaha CountyMontgomery CountyEdwards CountyChautauqua CountyKiowa CountyTrego CountyPhillips CountyAnderson CountyAllen CountyWashington CountyGreeley CountyDouglas CountyComanche CountyWilson CountyOsborne CountyWabaunsee CountyFranklin CountyMorton CountyJohnson CountyCherokee CountyRice CountyHamilton CountyJefferson CountyGreenwood CountyCloud CountyRush CountyStanton CountyRepublic CountyKingman CountyOsage CountyMarion CountyCowley CountyCrawford CountyLincoln CountySmith CountySeward CountyBarber CountyReno CountyBarton CountyShawnee CountyElk CountyRussell CountyDoniphan CountyMarshall CountyWallace CountyHarvey CountyRiley CountyCheyenne CountyBourbon CountyOttawa CountyPottawatomie CountyFinney CountyClay CountyMiami CountyJackson CountySedgwick CountyLeavenworth CountyLogan CountyGove CountyWoodson CountyJewell CountyMitchell CountyFord CountyLyon CountyMorris CountyBrown CountySumner CountyNess CountyKearny CountyRooks CountyScott CountyMcPherson CountyHarper CountyStevens CountyNeosho CountyLinn CountyLabette CountyGrant CountyGray CountyDecatur CountyEllsworth CountyHodgeman CountyMeade CountyWichita CountyFort Scott1. Fort Scott →Pittsburg2. Pittsburg →Independence3. Independence →

Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dickinson CountyChase CountyClark CountyHaskell CountyPawnee CountyWyandotte CountyGraham CountyStafford CountySherman CountySheridan CountyButler CountyEllis CountyPratt CountyLane CountyAtchison CountyCoffey CountySaline CountyNorton CountyRawlins CountyThomas CountyGeary CountyNemaha CountyMontgomery CountyEdwards CountyChautauqua CountyKiowa CountyTrego CountyPhillips CountyAnderson CountyAllen CountyWashington CountyGreeley CountyDouglas CountyComanche CountyWilson CountyOsborne CountyWabaunsee CountyFranklin CountyMorton CountyJohnson CountyCherokee CountyRice CountyHamilton CountyJefferson CountyGreenwood CountyCloud CountyRush CountyStanton CountyRepublic CountyKingman CountyOsage CountyMarion CountyCowley CountyCrawford CountyLincoln CountySmith CountySeward CountyBarber CountyReno CountyBarton CountyShawnee CountyElk CountyRussell CountyDoniphan CountyMarshall CountyWallace CountyHarvey CountyRiley CountyCheyenne CountyBourbon CountyOttawa CountyPottawatomie CountyFinney CountyClay CountyMiami CountyJackson CountySedgwick CountyLeavenworth CountyLogan CountyGove CountyWoodson CountyJewell CountyMitchell CountyFord CountyLyon CountyMorris CountyBrown CountySumner CountyNess CountyKearny CountyRooks CountyScott CountyMcPherson CountyHarper CountyStevens CountyNeosho CountyLinn CountyLabette CountyGrant CountyGray CountyDecatur CountyEllsworth CountyHodgeman CountyMeade CountyWichita County

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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.

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