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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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BREWERY

First Man Brewery

Adam and Hannah have five kids, so they know a thing or…

📍 Derby, Sedgwick County

BAR AND RESTAURANT

Flaming Grill Restaurant & Bar

Flaming Grill brings an elevated dining experience to small-town Kansas, with homemade…

📍 Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County

RESTAURANT

Flashbacks Diner

Inside a former Dairy Queen you'll definitely encounter flashbacks to the 1950s'cherry-red…

📍 Lakin, Kearny County

MUSEUM

Florence Harvey House Museum

Nearly 140 years ago Fred Harvey established a line of restaurants to…

📍 Florence, Marion County

BREWERY

Fly Over State Brewery

If you want some good beer, just go from one microbrewery to…

📍 Wellington, Sumner County

BOWLING

Fore! Lanes

Clever name, cool place. Fore! Lanes is a mix of bowling and…

📍 Ness City, Ness County

RESTAURANT

Fort Scott Restaurants

You'll find lots of locally owned restaurant choices in Fort Scott. Click…

📍 Fort Scott, Bourbon County

BAKERY

Fortanel Bakery

A double-duty Mexican bakery, it makes traditional panaderia goods such as empanadas…

📍 Leoti, Wichita County

RESTAURANT

Fortanel Bakery #2

You can start your day with a scrumptious donut or a danish…

📍 Tribune, Greeley County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS CUISINE

Free State Brewing Company

The Free State Brewing Company opened in 1989 as the first legal…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

COFFEE

Fresh Seven Coffee at Union Square

Travelers drive out of their way to stop at this rehabbed building…

📍 St. Francis, Cheyenne County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS CUISINE

Fried Chicken Capital of Kansas

Crawford County probably has more fantastic non-franchised restaurants than any other county…

📍 Crawford County

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