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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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CHILDREN DISCOVERY

Museum at Prairiefire

Dichroic glass (ultra-thin layers of different metals set in a vacuum) creates…

📍 Overland Park, Johnson County

MILITARY

National Guard Armory

The first constructed in the state by a municipality, this armory is…

📍 Kingman, Kingman County

MUSEUM

Natoma Heritage Museum

Housed in the historic limestone Pohlman Building, this museum was created by…

📍 Natoma, Osborne County

MUSEUM

Natural History Museum

Much of the rich ornamentation on the building's exterior suggests the study…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

MOTHERHOUSE

Nazareth Motherhouse

A drive by this mammoth 1903 Gothic style motherhouse is indeed awe…

📍 Concordia, Cloud County

MUSEUM

Nekoma Bank Museum

This 1916 bank was transported lock, stock, and vault to this site…

📍 LaCrosse, Rush County

GROCERY

Nelson's Old Riverton Store

The ambience of this sweet reminder of the old Route 66 days…

📍 Riverton, Cherokee County

COURTHOUSE

Nemaha County Courthouse

Completed in 1955 in a Modernist style, the Nemaha County Courthouse was…

📍 Seneca, Nemaha County

MUSEUM

Nemaha County Museum

Built in 1879, this two-story brick structure was once the jail and…

📍 Seneca, Nemaha County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Neoclassical Carnegie Library

The superb limestone trim on the 1907 Neoclassical Carnegie library makes a…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

HISTORIC HOME

Neodesha Architecture

Downtown offers a pleasant walk amid brick paths and old-fashioned street lamps…

📍 Neodesha, Wilson County

COURTHOUSE

Neosho County Courthouse

The cornerstone of the 1904 county courthouse has been embedded in a…

📍 Erie, Neosho County

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