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LIMESTONE

Post Rock Fence Posts

A constant roadside companion in this county is the post rock fence…

📍 Russell County

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Post Rock Museum

The museum building was moved stone by stone to this site from…

📍 LaCrosse, Rush County

KANSAS SCENIC BYWAY

Prairie Trail Scenic Byway

This 18-mile drive from Wilson to Lucas, passing Wilson Lake, delivers sweeping…

📍 Ellsworth County

HERITAGE

Prairie View Dutch Heritage

Around town are reminders of the Holland immigrants who came to Kansas…

📍 Prairie View, Phillips County

SWIMMING POOL

Pratt Pool

Thanks to Gary and Jean Cromer, Pratt’s new (2023) municipal pool makes…

📍 Pratt, Pratt County

NATURE

Purple Martin Capital of Kansas

Parsons is the Purple Martin Capital of Kansas, and houses for these…

📍 Parsons, Labette County

BIKE HIKE TRAIL

Quartzite Park Trail

This new park is still under development but part of it is…

📍 Lincoln, Lincoln County

HISTORIC HOME

Queen Anne Style Home

Built by farmer O.W. Francis in 1909, this lovely home on the…

📍 Burr Oak, Jewell County

DISC GOLF

Quivira Disc Golf

This moderately hilly, wooded course of more than 4,500 feet has eighteen…

📍 Marquette, McPherson County

BURGERS

R-B Drive In

It's been a local institution since 1948 and it remains the choice…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

TAP HOUSE

Rackets Tap House

Craft beer, imported wines, and classic house cocktails—plus live music—make this the…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

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Ray's Pharmacy

Choose any one of the 13 shiny stools with red leather seats…

📍 Quinter, Gove County

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