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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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PARK

Rose Park

Rose Balao, longtime resident and community leader, donated the land for the…

📍 McLouth, Jefferson County

BAKERY

Rose's Pastries

For more than 20 years, Rose has been baking delicious rolls, breads,…

📍 Haven, Reno County

ARCH

Rosedale Memorial Arch

The Rosedale Memorial Arch commemorates those from the Rosedale area who served…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

BAR AND GRILL

Rosie's Bar & Grill

Rosie's Bar & Grill, inside the Prairie Rose Inn, is home to…

📍 WaKeeney, Trego County

BARN

Round Barn

Finding round barns is a source of great pleasure for barnies, and…

📍 Burlington, Coffey County

CUSTOMS

Round Square

Blue Rapids holds the distinction of having the only round town square…

📍 Blue Rapids, Marshall County

VISITOR CENTER

Route 66 Visitor Center

You might guess from its iconic cottage style that this visitor center…

📍 Baxter Springs, Cherokee County

HISTORY

Rowena Hotel

In 1858 the town of Denver, Colorado (then at the western edge…

📍 Lecompton, Douglas County

RESTAURANT

Roy's Hickory Pit BBQ

Come early because it closes when the food is gone! Roy's gets…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

ART GALLERY

Rozet Raven Studio

Wyoming artist Tom Ford has opened a second Rozet Raven Studio in…

📍 Glen Elder, Mitchell County

MEMORIAL

Rubeti Memorial

The brick wall bearing the Highland College name stands as a memorial…

📍 Highland, Doniphan County

PEOPLE

Rudolph Wendelin

In the early 1940s the U.S. Forest Service asked Rudolph Wendelin to…

📍 Ludell, Rawlins County

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