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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Riverside Park and Suspension Bridge

A plaque on a granite stone records that the Harvey County Old…

📍 Halstead, Harvey County

PARK

Riverside Park Shelter House and Band…

The entrance at the south end of the park will take you…

📍 Independence, Montgomery County

HISTORIC ROUTE 66

Riverton Kiosks

From U.S. 400 roundabout, 150 yards west on Route 66/Beasley. Get your…

📍 Riverton, Cherokee County

BURGLER ALARM

Robbery Alarm

In the 1930s, an ornate alarm box with stained-glass pieces forming the…

📍 Jewell, Jewell County

RESTAURANT

Robbins Roadhouse

Stop by for a unique sandwich combinations like the Jalapeño Popper Bacon…

📍 Norwich, Kingman County

PEOPLE

Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics

As you approach the building you'll see the world's largest stained-glass American…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

ARCHITECTURE

Robertson House

This eclectic Prairie School style structure is an exotic architectural specimen by…

📍 Eureka, Greenwood County

COMMERCE

Robinson Community Store

Cans of soup, peas, and peaches and bags of pasta, chips, and…

📍 Robinson, Brown County

CURIOSITY

Rock and Critter Garden

Retired farmer and welder Paul Fritz has positioned his handmade metal 'critters'…

📍 Wetmore, Nemaha County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Rock Bridge

Just a short drive west of town is a graceful stone single-arch…

📍 Admire, Lyon County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS CUSTOMS

Rock Chalk Jayhawk chant

Theodore Roosevelt called it “the greatest college cheer ever devised.” It was…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS GEOGRAPHY

Rock City

In this flat fertile Solomon River Valley it's surprising to find 200…

📍 Minneapolis, Ottawa County

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