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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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DISC GOLF

Concordia Disc Golf

Frisbee golfers, it’s time to bring your A-game to Concordia! Test your…

📍 Concordia, Cloud County

RESTAURANT

Corner Market

Open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., this corner market is…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

COFFEE

Cornerstone Coffeehaus

A double-horseshoe counter is a fun place to imbibe treats at this…

📍 Seneca, Nemaha County

AGRICULTURE

Cotton Fields

Every year more cotton is grown in Kansas (in 2024, around 15-20…

📍 Winfield, Cowley County

SHOP STOPS

Country Corner Variety

Enjoy floats, sodas, and malts at this nine-stool 1950s soda fountain inside…

📍 Oskaloosa, Jefferson County

QUILT TRAIL

Cowley County Barn Quilt Trail

Cowley is one of 22 counties involved in Kansas Flint Hills Quilt…

📍 Around the county, Cowley County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Cuba Community Hall

Each March community boosters host a week-long Rock-a-Thon at Cuba's 1930 auditorium,…

📍 Cuba, Republic County

HERITAGE

Czech Capital of Kansas

Immigrants from Czechoslovakia began settling here in 1874, and 100 years later…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

CZECH

Czech Us Out

So says the town's entrance sign! The chairs are a nod to…

📍 Cuba, Republic County

ICE CREAM AND/OR CUSTARD

Dagney's Ice Cream

Dagney and Ken Stromberg are serious about ice cream—in the best way.…

📍 Salina, Saline County

PLAYGROUND

Dalton Palmer Memorial Park

This playground takes “extreme fun” seriously! Look for the bright orange equipment…

📍 Augusta, Butler County

CARNIVAL RIDES

Decatur County Fair

The small Ferris wheel and other spinning rides are part of the…

📍 Oberlin, Decatur County

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