Kansas Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of Kansas for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 3 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the Kansas map
Every picture sits at its real location in Kansas, with a one-line fact beside it. Topeka, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Monument Rocks: These chalk pillars formed in an ancient sea.
- Flint Hills: The largest remaining tallgrass prairie.
- Kansas River: This river flows into the Missouri River.
- Mount Sunflower: The highest point in Kansas at 4,039 feet.
- Dodge City: This historic town was a wild west outpost.
- Amelia Earhart Home: The famous female pilot was born here in 1897.
- Brown v. Board Site: This site marks a major civil rights victory.
- Nicodemus Historic Site: Black settlers founded this town in 1877.
What Kansas makes and grows
- Wheat Farming: Kansas is a top producer of this golden grain.
- Aviation Industry: Wichita is a major global center for aviation.
- Salt Mining: Huge salt deposits lie deep underground here.
State symbols
- Western Meadowlark: This songbird has a bright yellow chest.
- Wild Native Sunflower: These yellow flowers turn to face the sun.
- Plains Cottonwood: This fast-growing tree can reach 100 feet.
- American Buffalo: The largest land animal in North America.
- Ornate Box Turtle: This turtle has a shell with yellow lines.
Kansas key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Sunflower State
- Capital
- Topeka
- Largest city
- Wichita
- Became a state
- January 29, 1861 (34th)
- State bird
- Western Meadowlark
- State flower
- Wild Native Sunflower
- State tree
- Plains Cottonwood
- Motto
- To the stars through difficulties
Cities shown
- Topeka (capital)
- Wichita
- Overland Park
- Dodge City
- Lawrence
- Hays
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.