“Everything! The restaurants, the college, the beautiful people. ... The weirdness.”

— Amber Fraley, writer, Lawrence

“The food. Definitely the food. I don't know if I've actually had a bad meal here.”

— Hunter Sprong, student, Overland Park

“We like Mass. Street. Every time we come to Lawrence, we walk Mass. There's lots of interesting people here.”

— Sam Davenport, carpenter, Osage City

“Eclectic shops.”

— Terry Williams, biometric screener, Kansas City, Mo.