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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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LAKE

Big Eleven Lake & Charlie Parker…

In the 1930s the WPA added the beautiful rock work to the…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

WORLD'S LARGEST

Big Spur

Created by Larry Houston, his one-ton steel production measures 20ᕁ28 feet! Until…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

CURIOSITY

Bigfoot Sculpture

Get close enough to appreciate Bigfoot's size—and don't worry, he's securely tethered.…

📍 Kinsley, Edwards County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ART

Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery

Birger Sandzén’s bold brushwork and vibrant colors dominate the wall-sized canvases featured…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

SIGNAGE

Bison Signage

Bison is proud of its name. Notice the bison-shaped street signs and…

📍 Bison, Rush County

FOLK LORE

Blue Light Lady

Elizabeth Polly died from cholera in 1867 while helping ailing soldiers in…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

MURAL

Blue Rapid Murals

Three murals (and a fourth inside the museum) can be viewed just…

📍 Blue Rapids, Marshall County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ART

Blue Sky Sculpture

An impressive and large free-standing tile sculpture by artist Phil Epp celebrates…

📍 Newton, Harvey County

NATIVE AMERICAN

Bluejacket Sculpture

Charles Goslin created the larger-than-life sculpture of Shawnee Chief Charles Bluejacket reading…

📍 Shawnee, Johnson County

ART

Bluestem Stoneworks

Bluestem Stoneworks and Bohemian Bluestem Gallery have repurposed the old Lucas lumberyard…

📍 Lucas, Russell County

PEOPLE

Boone Statue

The large bronze of Dr. William Boone (1860-1936), physician, community leader, educator,…

📍 Highland, Doniphan County

FLORAL

Botanica, the Wichita Gardens

Themed gardens, water features, and beautiful statuary make this a wonderful oasis…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

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