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| LAWRENCE-- About 45 minutes west of Downtown Kansas City, Lawrence, Kansas, is ranked 15th among the 100 best small arts towns in America. Take a stroll down Massachusetts Street and you'll soon discover why "Mass" has been called one of America's loveliest main streets. The five-block long downtown district is lined by century-old buildings, eclectic boutiques, diverse restaurants, galleries, and antique shops. Numerous art galleries and studios are located downtown, including the Lawrence Arts Center. Liberty Hall, a restored opera house, provides a beautiful setting for live entertainment as well as cinematic releases. Lawrence also is the home of the University of Kansas. The KU Natural History Museum features four floors of fossils and plant and animal exhibits. The Spencer Museum of Art, comprised of 11 galleries, is considered one of the nation's top university art collections. The KU Museum of Anthropology is housed in the oldest building on campus, Spooner Hall, and features beadwork, artifacts, African masks, and a totem pole. The museum sponsors the annual Lawrence Indian Arts Show, a full month of activities kicked off by the two-day outdoor Indian Market scheduled for September. Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence was founded in 1884 and is one of the nation's oldest Native American educational institutions. The student population numbers roughly 800 Native American and Alaska Natives per semester. Each May, Haskell hosts its annual commencement pow wow, featuring hundreds of Native American dancers, musicians, and craftsmen. The Old West Lawrence historic neighborhood includes three square blocks of beautiful homes built between 1860 and 1920. Many homes feature impressive architecture from Victorian to Italianate. Guided and self tours are available through the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau. |
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| With its state-of-the-art exhibits, soaring stained- glass American flag, stirring World Trade Center Memorial and Memory Wall honoring this state's World War II veterans, the Dole Institue on KU's West Campus is a must see while in Lawrence. |
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