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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SANTA FE TRAIL

Santa Fe Trails

Dozens of Santa Fe Trail historic sites are found in Rice and…

📍 Around the county, Rice County

PARK

Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park

Home of the annual Lenexa Spinach Festival, this park hosts a lovely…

📍 Lenexa, Johnson County

RESTAURANT

Sara and Tedros Ethiopian Restaurant

If you’re looking for Ethiopian or Eritrean food, this is the only…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

FARM TO MARKET

Sarah Jane's

Much creation goes on here in the kitchen and backroom of Sarah…

📍 Argonia, Sumner County

RESTAURANT

Sarocha Thai Restaurant

The former Classic Inn that served Chinese and Vietnamese food has new…

📍 Great Bend, Barton County

BIKE HIKE TRAIL

Savonburg Old Swedish Trail

A one-mile trail rings the city of Savonburg, population 75. The name…

📍 Savonburg, Allen County

BAND SHELL

Sawhill Park

On the site of the county's first courthouse, the park and the…

📍 St. Francis, Cheyenne County

ART

Sawhill Park Art

The Sawhill Park sculptures were created by native son Glenn Zweygardt. Two…

📍 St. Francis, Cheyenne County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Scammon St. Bridget Church

While in Scammon, stop at the 1907 red-brick St. Bridget Church to…

📍 Scammon, Cherokee County

ANTIQUES

Scandia Antique Mall

Shop to your hearts delight for antiques, farm-related, primitives, retro furnishings, home…

📍 Scandia, Republic County

MUSEUM

Scandia Museum

Historical photos, a chair made from cattle horns, and a miniature scene…

📍 Scandia, Republic County

ART

Scenes of Norton

25 metal banners of Norton scenes adorn light poles throughout town, created…

📍 Norton, Norton County

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