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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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BURGERS

Burger Station

Your ticket to a great burger awaits you at this carry-out Station,…

📍 Winfield, Cowley County

RESTAURANT

Bushel & A Peck

Co-owners Kelley Terlip and Michael Gingras love food a bushel and a…

📍 Girard, Crawford County

BAR AND GRILL

Buster's Saloon

This legendary Red Hills watering hole was named for Buster (C.A.) Hathaway,…

📍 Sun City, Barber County

RESTAURANT

Buzz Cafe

The buzz is that locals come here for the hot roast beef…

📍 Sabetha, Nemaha County

PIZZA

Buzzard's Pizza

The local faithful travel quite a ways to eat at Buzzard's, which…

📍 Pomona, Franklin County

PIZZA

Buzzard's Pizza

The local faithful travel quite a ways to eat at Buzzard's, which…

📍 Lyndon, Osage County

RESTAURANT

Cactus Club

Decorated in a Southwest theme, this restaurant attracts locals and visitors with…

📍 Ness City, Ness County

RESTAURANT

Cafe Latte

George Washburn designed this 1921 red-brick hotel (NRHP) with a handsome full-length…

📍 Paola, Miami County

BAR AND GRILL

Cannonball Grill

It's not as flamboyant as town namesake Cannonball Green reportedly was, but…

📍 Greensburg, Kiowa County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS CUSTOMS

Cardinal Drug

Expect a thoroughly charming, old-fashioned soda fountain setting here! Enjoy soda fountain…

📍 Chanute, Neosho County

BAR AND GRILL

Carl's Bar & Delicatessen

Housed inside the historic 1913 former Strand Theater building, guests come to…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

RESTAURANT

Carolyn's Essenhaus

Carolyn has retired but her namesake restaurant is still going. Verenike and…

📍 Arlington, Reno County

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