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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SPLASH PAD

Splash pad

Hey kids, get out of the car and splash around!

📍 Plainville, Rooks County

SPLASH PAD

Splash parks in Manhattan

There are two places for kids to splash around and get wet—City…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

CEMETERY

St. Anthony Cemetery

Artworks abound here in the form of elaborate iron cross grave markers…

📍 Schoenchen, Ellis County

CEMETERY

St. Fidelis Cemetery

You'll find German inscriptions on the gravestones and on many iron crosses—the…

📍 Victoria, Ellis County

MOTORCYCLE

St. Francis Motorcycle Museum

If you are a vintage motorcycle fanatic or a fan of gleaming,…

📍 St. Francis, Cheyenne County

ARCHITECTURE

Sterling Municipal Power and Water Plant

A little vintage water fountain stands in front of the early 1900s…

📍 Sterling, Rice County

GOLF

Sticks Golf Lounge

You too can tee it up at Augusta, Pebble Beach, St. Andrews—or…

📍 Humboldt, Allen County

STONE ARCH BRIDGE

Stone Arch Bridges

Cowley County is the Stone Bridge Capital of Kansas. Built between 1890…

📍 Around the county, Cowley County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Stone Bridge Tour

The abundance of native limestone provided a natural resource for building bridges…

📍 Ness County

HISTORIC THEATRE

Strand Theater

Get a feel of small-town culture and go to a movie at…

📍 Sharon Springs, Wallace County

ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOOD

Strawberry Hill

The heart of Strawberry Hill is home to Croatian, Slovenian, and mixed…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

MUSEUM

Strawberry Hill Museum (RKHP) and Cultural…

This facility represents the cultural diversity of those who have lived in…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

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