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Destination Kitchen & Thread Junkies Boutique

Shopping opportunities abound in this kitchen retail and clothing boutique! You'll find…

📍 Norton, Norton County

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Diamond Bunker

If you’re on the hunt for the perfect gift, this well-stocked boutique…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

GROCERY

Dillons Grocery Store

Future grocery store magnate John S. Dillon started his business in Sterling…

📍 Sterling, Rice County

SHOP STOPS

Dodie's, A Timeless Treasure

Dodie Copley designs thoughtful vignettes throughout the store, allowing the home décor…

📍 Humboldt, Allen County

AVIATION

Dodson International World Headquarters

It appears to be an airplane graveyard but it's actually one of…

📍 Rantoul, Franklin County

TOWN STORY

Don't Spit on the Sidewalk

Cherryvale was once home to seven brick plants, including one that produced…

📍 Cherryvale, Montgomery County

FARM AND RANCH

Double Bar One

This shop, the only full farrier supply store in Kansas, carries horseshoes…

📍 Leoti, Wichita County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Downtown Arkansas City

As a result of a 1914 oil boom, many early 20th-century commercial…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

DOWNTOWN

Downtown Augusta

A dominant red-brick street serves as a wonderful accent to the nicely…

📍 Augusta, Butler County

DOWNTOWN

Downtown Clay Center

Old-fashioned streetlights augment the pleasing presentation of shops around the square. In…

📍 Clay Center, Clay County

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Downtown Concordia

You'll find wonderful shopping opportunities plus buildings featuring various architectural styles. Me…

📍 Concordia, Cloud County

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Downtown Cottonwood Falls

With Broadway acting as the red (brick) carpet, it guides you through…

📍 Cottonwood Falls, Chase County

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