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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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BIKE HIKE TRAIL

Arkansas River Bike Path

Bike, wheelchair, inline skate, or walk along the scenic 10-mile asphalt Arkansas…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

GARDEN

Arlington Gardens

Why is there a bank vault door standing in a garden? That’s…

📍 Blue Rapids, Marshall County

TOUR

Atchison Trolley

Trolley tours provide a close-up perspective of the architecture, history, commerce, and…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

GARDEN

Audio-Reader Sensory Garden

A sensory garden next to Audio-Reader Center has raised beds to make…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

WETLANDS

Baker University Wetlands and Discovery Center

Before choosing any of the 11 miles of trails through this ancient…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

HISTORY

Bald Eagle

Lecompton was originally called Bald Eagle because of the bald eagles that…

📍 Lecompton, Douglas County

ARBORETUM

Bartlett Arboretum

Dr. Walter Bartlett started the arboretum in 1910, and it was open…

📍 Belle Plaine, Sumner County

GEOGRAPHY

Beautiful View

A short way from town, this panoramic view of the breathtaking landscape…

📍 Belvidere, Kiowa County

BACK ROAD

Belvidere to Wilmore Scenic Back Road

Going west out of Belvidere, you're on the road to Wilmore, and…

📍 Belvidere, Kiowa County

GEOGRAPHY

Beto Junction

The name Beto was derived years ago from the initials of the…

📍 Lebo, Coffey County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS GEOGRAPHY FINALIST

Big Basin Prairie Preserve

This sweeping and rugged mixed-grass prairie of the High Plains is where…

📍 Clark County

SCENIC DRIVE

Big Blue River Scenic Back Road

This narrow, winding road follows the river, drifts into bottomland, and takes…

📍 Marysville, Marshall County

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