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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC HOME

Edwin Smith House

This pink stucco home makes you wonder if an architect from Miami's…

📍 Wellington, Sumner County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS OVERALL

Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum Campus

Having a presidential library in your state means one thing: a president…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

MUSEUM

El Quartelejo Museum

Cattle and pioneer history, fossils, and American Indian heritage are showcased inside…

📍 Scott City, Scott County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Ellis County Churches

Visible from miles away, the spires rising through the treetops mark the…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

MUSEUM

Ellis County Historical Society and Museum…

The museum is at home in a 1926 addition to the 1879…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

PARK

Ellis Memorial Park

Memorials come in all shapes and sizes in this shaded little park.…

📍 Ellis, Ellis County

MUSEUM

Emmett Kelly Museum

Named for native son and famous circus clown Emmett Kelly (1898-1979), this…

📍 Sedan, Chautauqua County

PEOPLE

Emporia Gazette Museum

Early 20th-century newspaper equipment and artifacts dating to the William Allen White…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

HISTORIC HOME

Emporia Historic Homes

Drive down any residential street near downtown to find beautiful historic homes,…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

PEOPLE

Enos Mills

The 'Father of Rocky Mountain National Park,' Enos Mills was the son…

📍 Prescott, Linn County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Entre Nous College

Howard Barnard established this innovative experimental school, which operated from 1906 to…

📍 McCracken, Rush County

ARCHAEOLOGY

Etzanoa

More than 400 years ago, the Wichita people lived in a “Great…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

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