Lawrence Attractions

In 1854 anti-slavery campaigners founded this town 40 mi. west of Kansas City, only for it to be burned down by supporters of slavery, including Jesse James, in 1863. Lawrence was rebuilt and is now the seat of the University of Kansas. Its Nature Museum holds one of the few "white" survivors of the Battle of Little Bighorn, the horse "Comanche" that has been preserved.

Lawrence (pop. 80,000) is the sixth largest city in Kansas.