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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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RECREATION

First Horseshoe Tournament

A small blue sign on the east side of town tells you…

📍 Bronson, Bourbon County

BREWERY

First Man Brewery

Adam and Hannah have five kids, so they know a thing or…

📍 Derby, Sedgwick County

FITNESS

Fitness Court

The Smith County Memorial Hospital Fitness Court is open to all, free.…

📍 Smith Center, Smith County

EVENTS

Flagpole Festival

Why is a flagpole in the center of downtown's main intersection? No…

📍 Mound Valley, Labette County

FLOOD CONTROL

Flood Gates

You can almost imagine entering a medieval walled city as you approach…

📍 Halstead, Harvey County

SWIMMING POOL

Fowler Swimming Pool and Bathhouse

It's a long swim around this big oval pool measuring 90x120 feet.…

📍 Fowler, Meade County

VISITOR CENTER

Franklin County Visitor Center

You've never seen a visitor center in Kansas like this one! It…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

LIVESTOCK SALE

Fredonia Livestock Sale Barn

You’ll feel like you’ve stepped into an auditorium just before a concert…

📍 Fredonia, Wilson County

CUSTOMS

Freeport Coffee

You're invited to the Freeport coffee, which takes place the first and…

📍 Freeport, Harper County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS CUISINE

Fried Chicken Capital of Kansas

Crawford County probably has more fantastic non-franchised restaurants than any other county…

📍 Crawford County

ICE CREAM AND/OR CUSTARD

Frigid Creme

One of only two Frigid Creme locations in Kansas (the other is…

📍 Dighton, Lane County

PIZZA

Gambino's Pizza Original

Dan and Maria Seiler started the first Gambino's here in 1984 and…

📍 Colwich, Sedgwick County

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