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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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PRESIDENTIAL POINT OF INTEREST

President Taft plaque

The cornerstone on the northeast corner of Memorial Hall states that it…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Pretty Little City

The city entrance sign claims it's 'The Most Beautiful Little City in…

📍 Westwood Hills, Johnson County

GROCERY

Pribbenow Variety Store

Seeing the need for a grocery store in her hometown, Tracy Pribbenow…

📍 Bentley, Sedgwick County

BAR AND RESTAURANT

Prime on the Nine - Modern…

You don't have to be a golfer to dine at Prime on…

📍 Dodge City, Ford County

HISTORIC HOME(S)

Professors' Row

It was a Sunday event in the late 1910s to drive past…

📍 Pittsburg, Crawford County

CEMETERY

Prospect Hill Cemetery

Once you arrive at the cemetery, proceed to the back. There the…

📍 Blue Rapids, Marshall County

HISTORIC FARMSTEAD

Prospect Park Farm

Just before Trail, above the tree line, you'll see the cupola of…

📍 Chapman, Dickinson County

GERMAN

Prost

An authentic German menu features entrées like Jägerschnitzel—breaded and fried pork cutlet…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

GROCERY

Protection Community Venture

A community-owned grocery store means citizens have stepped up to invest and…

📍 Protection, Comanche County

SHOP STOPS

Providence Hill Farm

On this 1898 family farmstead, you can meet the Nubian goats and…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

PEOPLE

Prudence Crandall

In 1833 Prudence Crandall established the first black female academy in New…

📍 Elk Falls, Elk County

FARM TO TABLE

Public at the Brickyard

Tucked into the Historic Old Town District beside the Brickyard—Old Town’s premier…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

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