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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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BIKE HIKE TRAIL

Prairie Spirit Trail Trailhead

Renovated in 1996, this brick 1934 Santa Fe depot serves as Garnett's…

📍 Garnett, Anderson County

KANSAS SCENIC BYWAY

Prairie Trail Scenic Byway

This 18-mile drive from Wilson to Lucas, passing Wilson Lake, delivers sweeping…

📍 Ellsworth County

KANSAS SCENIC BYWAY

Prairie Trail Scenic Byway

Canton is the southeast end of this 80-mile byway that ends at…

📍 Canton, McPherson County

HERITAGE

Prairie View Dutch Heritage

Around town are reminders of the Holland immigrants who came to Kansas…

📍 Prairie View, Phillips County

SCULPTURE

Prairie Village Gateway

Enhancing the city entrance is a stone fountain and "Pioneer Family," a…

📍 Prairie Village, Johnson County

FARM TO MARKET

Prairieland Market

You almost feel healthier just walking in the door. Prairieland Market is…

📍 Salina, Saline County

ART

PrairyArt Path

Bill McBride creates thought-provoking and imaginative sculptures using sticks, stones, bones, wire,…

📍 Matfield Green, Chase County

COURTHOUSE

Pratt County Courthouse

Famed courthouse architect George Washburn designed this courthouse built in 1909 to…

📍 Pratt, Pratt County

MUSEUM

Pratt County Historical Museum

Many galleries exhibiting an abundance of artifacts capture the history of the…

📍 Pratt, Pratt County

NATURE CENTER

Pratt Education Center and Museum

Tall cottonwoods surround the Pratt Education Center that Professor Lewis L. Dyche…

📍 Pratt, Pratt County

SWIMMING POOL

Pratt Pool

Thanks to Gary and Jean Cromer, Pratt’s new (2023) municipal pool makes…

📍 Pratt, Pratt County

CITY HALL

Prescott Rural High School

The community restored the former Prescott Rural High School, which closed its…

📍 Prescott, Linn County

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