Podcast #56-S2 The Combat Air Museum has served as an educational institution and tourism destination for forty four years. It is one of a handful of major aviation museums in the United States located on an active air field. Visitors to our Museum are regularly treated to flying activities of Air Force fighter aircraft and…
Category: Kansas
Eyegore’s Odditorium and Monster Museum
Podcast #55-S2 We are Matt and Julie, from Richmond, VA. Our most frequently asked question is “why Kansas?”. Over the course of a cross country trip last summer, we found a unique opportunity in Cawker City that we think will make a positive change in our lives, and hopefully a good addition to this community….
The Evel Knievel Museum
Podcast #54-S2 For daredevils and dreamers of all ages, come rediscover the spectacle of the death-defying Evel Knievel show, now open and flying sky-high in Topeka, Kansas. Witness the incredible collection of the physics-defying bikes that launched the legend. See his iconic 1974 Mack Truck & Trailer “Big Red.” Examine the star-spangled helmets (battered, and…
Cawker Ball of Twine
Podcast #47-S2 Frank Stoeber started the World’s Largest Ball of Twine in 1953. In just 4 years the giant ball of twine weighed 5,000 pounds and stood 8 feet high. Stoeber gave the ball of twine to Cawker City, Kansas in 1961. Many of the businesses on Cawker City’s short main street have paintings containing…