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A Short Drive Away:
- Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum (42.7 miles)
- Flint Hills Trail Mile Zero (49 miles)
- Truckhenge (56.3 miles)
- Pomona State Park (64.4 miles)
- Four State Lookout (71.2 miles)
- Oz Museum (94 miles)
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