There is so much to see besides prairie-chickens! Northwestern Kansas also hosts a multitude of bird watching, nature exploration, and other sights to see. Two wetlands of international importance are an hour or so away - Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. It is also home to Niobrara chalk formations which host fossils from the Cretaceous Period, 80 million years ago. Museums nearby document the natural history and human history of the area.