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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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THEATRE

Twilight Theatre & Community Auditorium

The curtains have risen on this plush new theatre that shows first-run…

📍 Greensburg, Kiowa County

ARCHITECTURE

Twin Mansions

A Boston banker built these two grand red-brick homes for his daughters…

📍 Fort Scott, Bourbon County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS HISTORY

U.S. Cavalry Museum

This excellent facility showcases the colorful history of the American horse soldier,…

📍 Fort Riley, Geary County

ARCHITECTURE

U.S. Penitentiary

Many have commented that the 'Pen' resembles the U.S. Capitol when it's…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

ARCHITECTURE

Underground Tunnel Tours

In the 1880s the town was populated by German immigrants who, in…

📍 Ellinwood, Barton County

MILITARY

Union Block

The two-story wooden structure just outside the fort's entrance was built around…

📍 Fort Scott, Bourbon County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Union Pacific Depot

Park and take in the exterior of this renovated 1889 Union Pacific…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Union Pacific Railroad Depot

Constructed by the Union Pacific Depot in 1887 as part of the…

📍 Sylvan Grove, Lincoln County

THEATRE

Ute Theater

The American Indian with colorful headdress design forms an impressive historic marquee…

📍 Mankato, Jewell County

HISTORIC STRUCTURE

Valentine Diner

Diners were the main structures built by the Valentine Manufacturing Company. But…

📍 Hoisington, Barton County

MUSEUM

Valley Center Historical Museum

The local museum made its home in an 1880s house and filled…

📍 Valley Center, Sedgwick County

CEMETERY

Valley Falls (Rosehill/Farrar) Cemetery

Mausoleum styles can vary dramatically. In this cemetery the white Piazzek mausoleum…

📍 Valley Falls, Jefferson County

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