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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC HOME

Home on the Range Cabin

Follow the mile-long, narrow driveway to the 1872 cabin and former home…

📍 Athol, Smith County

RECREATION

HorseThief Reservoir

Water is important, and scarce, in western Kansas and conserving it is…

📍 Jetmore, Hodgeman County

BIKE HIKE TRAIL

Independence Creek Hike/Bike Trail

A 10-mile round-trip hiking and bicycle trail along the Missouri River leads…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

ART

Indian Hill

To mark a hilltop, landowner Warren Sherwin commissioned local artist Brad Dinges…

📍 Beeler, Ness County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Indian Mound

From the parking lot look north to see a sharp rise (not…

📍 Kearny County

OVERLOOK

Inspiration Point

Park at the camp office and walk about 100 yards south between…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

ARCHITECTURE

Isabel Stucco Houses

The abundant gypsum in the area accounts for Isabel's large number of…

📍 Isabel, Barber County

MASCOT

Jack Rabbits

The black-tailed jack rabbit is found throughout the state, but it's more…

📍 Tribune, Greeley County

WILDLIFE REFUGE

Jamestown Wildlife Area

This wetlands/uplands region contains numerous different shallow-water salt marshes, which present an…

📍 Jamestown, Cloud County

GEOGRAPHY

Jones and Plummer Trail Marker and…

Here a wood-framed sign relates the saga of the Jones and Plummer…

📍 Meade County

LAKE

Kanopolis Lake and State Park

Completed in 1948, Kanopolis is the oldest recreation state park in Kansas.…

📍 Ellsworth County

DRIVING TOURS

Kanopolis Lake Legacy Trail Self-Guided Auto…

Drive through the Smoky Hills on this 80-mile trail featuring 27 historic…

📍 Ellsworth County

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