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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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8 WONDERS OF KANSAS GEOGRAPHY

Coronado Heights

Standing high on a hill, Coronado Heights was created by the WPA…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

KANSAS SCENIC BYWAY

Cottonwood Falls Scenic Byway Overlook

From 4th, 3 miles south on K-177. Prairie vegetation grows naturally at…

📍 Cottonwood Falls, Chase County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Cottonwood River Crossing of the Santa…

A little kiosk displays three interpretive panels about the Cottonwood Crossing on…

📍 Durham, Marion County

WALKING TRAILS

Cottonwood River Trail

This one-mile unpaved nature trail starts near the rainbow arch bridge, follows…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

LAKE

Council Grove Lake

The Pioneer Nature Trail here is just over a mile long and…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

WATERFALL

Cowley County Lake Waterfall

If rain has been plentiful, you'll see a beautiful 25-foot waterfall cascading…

📍 Around the county, Cowley County

NATURE

Crystal Spring

The water for the city of Florence comes from Crystal Spring, one…

📍 Florence, Marion County

GEOGRAPHY

Cusping at Toronto

Toronto is on the physiographic cusp of the northern end of the…

📍 Toronto, Woodson County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Community Church

The first indicator that you're near Denmark is the steeple of this…

📍 Denmark, Lincoln County

GEOGRAPHY

Devil's Gap

Look for the red-disk marker. On New Year's Day 1865 American Indian…

📍 Cheyenne County

CEMETERY

Doniphan Cemetery

The view from the cemetery of the Missouri River, bluffs, valley, and…

📍 Doniphan, Doniphan County

BAKED GOODS

Dorrance Bankery

Step inside this former bank and enjoy baked goods and classic drinks,…

📍 Dorrance, Russell County

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