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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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MURAL

Burlington Outdoor Murals

13 large outdoor murals decorate Burlington, and close to 100 adorn exterior…

📍 Burlington, Coffey County

LIBRARY

Burr Oak Community Library

If you're lucky enough to be one of the 135 citizens of…

📍 Burr Oak, Jewell County

BIKE HIKE TRAIL

Burroughs Creek Trail

A 1.7-mile sidewalk trail running from 11th to 23rd Street, just west…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

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C.W. Parker Carousel Museum

C.W. Parker was once the world's largest producer of amusement rides and…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

BAKERY

Cabin Pie Co.

It's the pie place! You can purchase pie bites to go with…

📍 Whitewater, Butler County

LOCAL ICONS

Caldwell Ornate Box Turtles

When you're the Ornate Box Turtle Capital of the World, you might…

📍 Caldwell, Sumner County

IRRIGATION

Canals

The many canals you cross while traveling in Jewell and Republic Counties…

📍 Jewell County

BRICKS

Caney Bricks

It's hard not to notice all the brick buildings, streets, and homes…

📍 Caney, Montgomery County

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Cardinal Drug

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

📍 Chanute, Neosho County

CATTLE

Cassoday Cattle History

Large shipments of cattle are brought into Cassoday from all over the…

📍 Cassoday, Butler County

MURAL

Catfish Mural

On the east side of a cement block building a colorful mural…

📍 Burlington, Coffey County

CUSTOMS

Center Parking

Logan is another town with parking in the middle of its broad…

📍 Logan, Phillips County

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