Roadside Kansas
A Traveler's Guide to Its Geology and Landmarks
3rd Edition
Published on 31. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
376 pages
978-0-7006-4143-7 (ISBN)
Description
The go-to guide to driving through the Sunflower State. Immerse yourself in natural history, discover new wonders, and learn to see familiar highways in new and exciting ways.
Almost forty years after its first publication, Roadside Kansas remains the premier guide to the landscapes and landmarks along more than 2,600 miles of Kansas highway. Conveniently organized by highway and milepost markers and filled with over 100 photos, illustrations, and maps, this book is ready for modern-day explorers to follow along, learning about the land as they travel through the state. Rex Buchanan and James McCauley have shown that Kansas highways provide much more than passage to another state-they are destinations in their own right. Whether you're planning an adventurous road trip or just need a glovebox guidebook, Roadside Kansas is a must-have for every traveler.
Almost forty years after its first publication, Roadside Kansas remains the premier guide to the landscapes and landmarks along more than 2,600 miles of Kansas highway. Conveniently organized by highway and milepost markers and filled with over 100 photos, illustrations, and maps, this book is ready for modern-day explorers to follow along, learning about the land as they travel through the state. Rex Buchanan and James McCauley have shown that Kansas highways provide much more than passage to another state-they are destinations in their own right. Whether you're planning an adventurous road trip or just need a glovebox guidebook, Roadside Kansas is a must-have for every traveler.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for previous editions:"A book that has great heart and obviously is a work of love. . . . My family and I took the book for a road test and were delighted with the new things we learned about Kansas and Kansans."-Wichita Eagle
"Filled with fascinating detail, Roadside Kansas makes me want to take to the road."-Emporia Gazette
"Of use to every traveler on Kansas highways and a joy to the armchair traveler."-Journal of the West
"A fun way to discover things about the state of Kansas."-Hays News
"Travel the highways and see the terrain formed by elemental forces-limestone cliffs layered by ancient seas, boulders left by glaciers from the ice age, mysterious sink-holes, everlasting wells-all in this fascinating kaleidoscope of geology, history, pioneer tales, amusing anecdotes, and incidental information about the state."-Zula Bennington Greene, columnist "Peggy of the Flint Hills"
"Valuable information . . . well organized . . . and well written."-H. L. James, author of Scenic Trips to the Geologic Past
More details
Edition
Third Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Kansas
United States
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
70 Photos - 13 Maps - 8 Figures
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
685 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7006-4143-7 (9780700641437)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
06/2026
3rd Edition
University Press of Kansas
€21.49
Available for download
Persons
Rex Buchanan isdirector emeritus of the Kansas Geological Survey and editor of Kansas Geology: An Introduction to Landscapes, Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils.
James R. McCauley, was a geologist for the Kansas Geological Survey and the author of some two dozen scientific articles.
John R. Charlton is the staff photographer at the Kansas Geological Survey.
James R. McCauley, was a geologist for the Kansas Geological Survey and the author of some two dozen scientific articles.
John R. Charlton is the staff photographer at the Kansas Geological Survey.