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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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8 WONDERS OF KANSAS OVERALL

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge

It's the sheer number of migrating birds that make this wildlife haven,…

📍 Around the county, Stafford County

BURGERS

R-B Drive In

It's been a local institution since 1948 and it remains the choice…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

TAP HOUSE

Rackets Tap House

Craft beer, imported wines, and classic house cocktails—plus live music—make this the…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

BAKERY

Radina's Bakehouse

Baguettes, ciabatta, cinnamon raisin, or whole clove roasted garlic are only some…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

BREWERY

Radius Brewing Company

The huge silver brew vats are rightfully front and center in the…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

RAILROAD

Railroad Collection

You have permission to drive through Elvon and Cleo Van Dalsem's yard…

📍 Fairview, Brown County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Railroad Overpass Bridge

High above the present railroad tracks, this 1909 Santa Fe truss bridge…

📍 Melvern, Osage County

HISTORY

Railroad Park

This small park contains an 1880s log cabin and a millinery shop,…

📍 Alma, Wabaunsee County

CEMETERY

Railroad Workers Memorial

In this small cemetery, a plaque on a large granite base, states…

📍 Victoria, Ellis County

SCULPTURE

Railroad Workers Sculpture

Near the Visitor Information Center entrance a bronze sculpture by Kwan Wu…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

RAILROAD

Railroad Yard

M.D. Herington purchased land here in 1880 for his cattle business and…

📍 Herington, Dickinson County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Rails and Trails

Burlingame's slogan 'Where Rails Cross Trails' denotes that the Santa Fe Trail…

📍 Burlingame, Osage County

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