Best family vacation spots: Kansas City, Dodge City, Lawrence, Wichita, and The Flint Hills. Best places for family vacation fun: Museum of World Treasures, Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead, T-rex Café, The Insect Zoo, Kansas Underground Salt Museum and Ellinwood Tunnels. Things to do with kids: attend a rodeo or take a guided fossil walk; hike the Santa Fe Trail or ride in a covered wagon; navigate a corn maze or camp by starlight.