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Greetings, traveler. We bid you welcome to the Gothic Travel Guide. We are a small team based in Lawrence, Kansas. All photos by Emma Santora unless otherwise stated. Join us as we explore the shadows in the Sunflower State.
August 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Historical homes of Atchison, Kansas. All are said to be haunted.

Raven Hearse Manor, Evah C. Cray Historical Home, the B.P. Waggener House, Muchnic art Gallery.

#haunted #hauntedhouse #paranormal #victorian #historichomes #victorianhouses #victorianhomes #victorianhouse #kansas #midwestgothic
August 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas,was built in the 1860's, and became a paranormal hot spot in the 1990s. Strange occurrences int he home are linked to the spirit of a little girl named Sallie.

#hauntedhouse #haunted #ghost #paranormal
August 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Harper Cemetery
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
February, 2025
🦇🖤🦇

#cemetery #Appalachia #appalachiangothic #gothic #smalltowngothic #gothic #goth
June 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I know I'm a little late, but Happy Pride! There are celebrations happening all over the country, and here a few happening in Kansas (and KC!)

Are there any other Pride events happening in Kansas? Let us know!

#pride #kansas #kansascity #queer #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lawrence #topeka #wichita
June 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Gravestone details
Rochester Cemetery
Topeka, Kansas
🦇🖤🦇

#cemetery #graveyard #gothic #goth
May 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
East Topeka Junior High School

Built in 1935, abandoned in 1980. After Brown vs. Board of Education, it served primarily minority students from grades 7-9.

#abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedbuildings #abandonedschools #urbex #urbexploration #urbanexploration
May 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Sumner Elementary in Topeka, KS, was built in 1935. In 1854, Linda Brown's family petitioned for her to attend Sumner, sparking, Brown vs. Board of Education. It closed in 1996, and has been decaying since.

#urbex #urbexploration #urbexphotography #abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedschools
May 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
McKinley Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas was built in 1907. It was one of four all-black elementary schools in Topeka. After heavy floods in 1951, many students transferred to Buchanan Elementary. McKinley closed in 1954 as the school district desegregated and re-zoned.

#urbex #abandoned
May 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
May 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
One of my favorite buildings in East Lawrence, soon to be demolished: lawrencekstimes.com/2025/04/18/o...

#urbex #urbexploration #urbandecay #urbanexploration #abandoned #abandonedplaces
May 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Power lines by the River
Lawrence, Kansas

#kansas #kansasgothic #midwesterngothic #midwestgothic
May 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I always end up buying too many books when I travel 💙📚

Purchased from Barnes & Noble, Wonder Book (Gaithersburg, MD) and The Vintage Lady (Harper's Ferry, WV)

#booksy
April 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Abandoned Sonic in North Lawrence

Lawrence, Kansas

April 2025

This location has been closed since September 2018. A Lawrence Journal World Article from August 2019 cites plans for a used car lot, but no plans have emerged since. Today, it still sits abandoned and unused.
April 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Kansas River
Lawrence, Kansas
May 2025

#midwest #kansas #lfk #naturephotography
April 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Oak Hill Cemetery 🦇🖤🦇
Lawrence, Kansas

#gothic #goth #cemetery #graveyard
April 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Lawrence, Kansas
April 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lawrence, Kansas
#gothic #goth 🦇🖤🦇
April 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Lawrence, Kansas
March 2025
April 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Abandoned railroad trestle outside Lawrence, Kansas
April 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Vermilya-Boener House in Grant Township, Kansas, was built for Elijah Wentworth Vermilya by Swedish stonemasons in the 1860's. It has been abandoned since the 1950's. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, but its status is currently endangered.
April 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Abandoned house outside Lawrence, Kansas
April 2025
April 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Winter Lace
Lawrence, Kansas
February 2025
April 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM