Atchison, Kansas – IN THE NEWS!
2015
Atchison is one of the winners of The Culture Trip’s Kansas’s Local Favorite 2015 Award!
2014
“Junk in my trunk Road Show” #35, air date April 2, 2014, BSSD TV – Features Vintage Gypsy and Gateway to Kansas Shops in Atchison Kansas!
HOPPER.COM – “Travel Spotlight on Atchison, Kansas, and Its 8 Best Attractions”
Originally founded as a political stronghold for the Senator David Rice Atchison (who is the town’s namesake) in 1854, Atchison itself subsequently developed into a thriving kingpin of America’s industrial heartland, becoming rich from the flour, flax and grain that grew easily on the vast agricultural plains of the Missouri River. Today it is perhaps best known as the birthplace of the legendary American aviator, Amelia Earhart, famed for her daring trans-Atlantic flights and ground-breaking career that eventually culminated in her mysterious and much-debated disappearance mid-flight. In homage to this heroic daughter of Atchison the town is now home to a birthplace museum and number of dedicated monuments, while other cultural offerings include historical expositions of Atchison’s railroad past and a magnificent array of authentic Victorian architecture.
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St. Joseph News Press “Man examines a sort-of presidency”
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 | By Ken Newton
Chris Taylor walks a guest around the “World’s Smallest (Unofficial) Presidential Library.” Around, literally. The so-called library, though polished in its display, would fit in a modest-sized kitchen. “For 24 hours, how much space do you need?” quips the curator of this curiosity. Mr. Taylor, executive director of the Atchison County Historical Society, offers the tour with equal measures of scholarship, conjecture and good humor. The former newspaperman knows the tale might seem tall to some … that David Rice Atchison, the namesake of the Kansas county and community, spent 24 hours as the top elected official in the land. The odd set of circumstances that led to this means as much to the story as the Missouri senator who temporarily — and purportedly — had the reins of power.
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2013
American Bus Association Names Amelia Earhart Festival One of of North America’s 100 Best Events for 2014
(Atchison, Kansas, September 6, 2013) – The American Bus Association (ABA) announced today that the Amelia Earhart Festival, to be held on July 18-19, 2014, has been designated as one of the Top 100 Events in North America for 2014 by an experienced expert tourism industry selection committee. Inclusion in the Top 100 list, published as a supplement to the September/October issue of Destinations magazine, indicates that Amelia Earhart Festival offers excellent entertainment value to both tour groups and individual travelers from around the world, according to ABA.
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Midwest Living Magazine “Girlfriend Getaway to Atchison and Leavenworth”
Head to northeast Kansas, where cute shops, cozy B&Bs, ghostly tales and the legacy of Amelia Earhart breathe energy into historical streets. Laughter erupts from the flowery six-person attic room at the Tuck U Inn at Glick Mansion Bed and Breakfast in Atchison, Kansas. But it’s not a group of teenagers giggling over their crushes. The Tudor-style mansion, owned by Gov. George Glick in the late 1800s, has become a haven for women needing a little wine and plush accommodations to go with weekends spent in Atchison and nearby Leavenworth, both less than an hour northwest of Kansas City. The two cities offer cheerful spots to shop, dine, and learn a history lesson or two. The presence of famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, still ripples throughout her hometown of Atchison (population: 10,943). Restaurants name menu items in her honor, and Tuck U Inn’s Amelia’s Room displays photos and memorabilia, including pieces of vintage Amelia Earhart-brand luggage. A 45-minute narrated trolley tour winds past Victorian mansions once owned by lumber barons. The opulent homes—many supposedly haunted—stand perfectly positioned along brick roads. When the driver pulls up to a white Gothic Revival cottage along the river, the focus turns to the hometown hero. Her childhood residence is now the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, where rooms packed with artifacts, portraits and newspaper clippings transport visitors to the 1930s. Sleek costumes and posters from the 2009 movie Amelia (starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere) add Hollywood glamour.
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Midwest Living Magazine June 2013 “100 Best Midwest Small-Town Getaways”
Midwest Living editors have been visiting the region’s small towns for more than 20 years. Here are our top 100 places to escape for a little shopping, sightseeing and relaxing. Kansas: History, prairie — and shopping. Atchison How did Amelia Earhart ever leave her pretty hometown on the Missouri? One possible answer: She never saw Nell Hill’s popular home furnishing shops (left).READ THE ARTICLE
AOL TRAVEL “Around the Block: Amelia Earhart’s Birthplace and Atchison, Kansas”
Just across the Missouri River from Kansas City International Airport lies Atchison, Kansas. Once a major rail hub in the days of western expansion, Atchison is now best known as the birthplace and childhood home of Amelia Earhart. The world-famous pilot who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting the first flight around the world reached celebrity status because of her pioneering adventures. A visit to her birthplace and other sites that honor her accomplishments just might fuel a few dreams for the young women of a new generation.
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