Lawrence Vacations, Tourism & Travel Information

Topping Lawrence, Kansas, things to do is visiting the University of Kansas and Allen Fieldhouse, where the Jayhawks play basketball on Naismith Drive and James Naismith Court, named for the program’s first coach – the man who invented basketball. A kid friendly campus desitnation is the college’s Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center displaying birds, fossils and a panorama of North American plans and animals. The museum displays a stuffed Comanche, a horse who survived Custer’s Last Stand.

Lawrence offers a pet friendly, kid friendly downtown teeming with shopping and restaurants. In summer, lounge at one of the recreation center’s four aquatic complexes, including Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center, featuring two water slides, zero-depth children's area, and fountains, spray mushrooms, and water buckets.  The kid friendly Prairie Park Nature Center displays a variety of live Kansas animals, including birds of prey, and along with prairie, woodland and wetlands blended together in a 72 acre preserve.

For a romantic getaway, the Halcyon House Bed & Breakfast offers a delicious meal and charming accommodations. The Circle S Ranch & Country Inn offers a Jacuzzi, spa, fireplace and restaurant and if you are staying in Lawrence for a while, consider these vacation rentals that are in the area.