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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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KANSAS SCENIC BYWAY

Smoky Valley Scenic Byway

This 60-mile official state scenic byway through the Smoky Hill River Valley…

📍 WaKeeney, Trego County

MARSH ARCH RAINBOW BRIDGE

Soden's Grove Bridge

The 1923 Marsh rainbow single-arch bridge (pedestrian traffic only) is a great…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

OVERLOOK

South Mound

It's a winding drive to the top of this mound, which rises…

📍 Fredonia, Wilson County

NATURE CENTER

Southeast Kansas Nature Center

On top of the elaborate WPA stone terraces, the handsome and modern…

📍 Galena, Cherokee County

RIVER DAM

Spring River Dam

For a view of the lovely Spring River, from Route 66, travel…

📍 Baxter Springs, Cherokee County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS GEOGRAPHY FINALIST

St. Jacob's Well

The Little Basin is about 280 yards in diameter and 35 feet…

📍 Ashland, Clark County

HISTORIC CHURCH

St. Joseph Church & Cemetery in…

The high-rising steeple of St. Joseph Church guides you into the once…

📍 Flush, Pottawatomie County

SCENIC DRIVE

State Fishing Lake to Ashland Scenic…

This southern unpaved road from the lake to U.S. 160 at Ashland…

📍 Near Minneola, Clark County

GEOGRAPHY

State's Geological Center Point

The Kansas Geological Survey determined that the state's center is about 1½…

📍 Bushton, Rice County

SCENIC DRIVE

Stone Buffalo Sculpture Scenic Back Road

 In the last mile on Kiowa look for the graffiti carved into…

📍 Wells, Ottawa County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS OVERALL

Strataca - Kansas Underground Salt Museum

Adventure awaits as you go deep inside the only salt mine in…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

SCENIC DRIVE

Strip Pit Alley Scenic Drive

Along the way you'll pass many strip pits, signs, and other vestiges…

📍 Franklin, Crawford County

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