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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SCENIC DRIVE

White Rock Creek Scenic Back Road

This 12-mile route on gravel and blacktop is a drive through beautiful…

📍 Jewell County

HISTORIC ROAD

Whiteway Street

This street is one of only a few remaining references to the…

📍 Netawaka, Jackson County

WILD HORSES

Wild Mustangs

You might have glimpsed a wild mustang as you drove north on…

📍 Teterville, Greenwood County

ZIP LINE

Wildwood Outdoor Adventure Park

Up to seven zip lines—connected by hiking trails—offer a high-flying way to…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

WALKING TRAILS

Willkomm Trail

An arrow on a post rock sign points south toward the Kansas…

📍 Perry, Jefferson County

LAKE

Wilson Lake and State Park

Surrounded by the grasslands of post rock country, this clear lake provides…

📍 Russell County

SCENIC DRIVE

Wilson Lake Scenic Drive

From 1st, go ½ mile north on Winthrop (193), 1 mile east…

📍 Bunker Hill, Russell County

SCENIC DRIVE

Wolf Road/Lyon Creek Road Scenic Drive

The seven-mile drive north on Wolf Road takes you on a scenic…

📍 Woodbine, Dickinson County

LAKE

Woodson State Fishing Lake

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed this enchanting lake in 1933 on…

📍 Woodson County

BACK ROAD

Woodston to K-18 Scenic Back Road

From Woodston, 18 miles south on Spruce (becomes 28) to K-18, just…

📍 Woodston, Rooks County

GEOGRAPHY

WPA Manter Dam

Consider your vehicle as the roads can be pretty rough. At your…

📍 Manter, Stanton County

HISTORY

Zebulon Pike Plaza

The plaza commemorates Captain Pike crossing the Pawnee River near present Larned…

📍 Larned, Pawnee County

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