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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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BREAKFAST

Scrambled Sam's

You’ll love this breakfast-and-lunch joint—especially when the cook flips sweet cream pancakes…

📍 Lyons, Rice County

SHOP STOPS

Scraps

It's a scrapbook store and coffee shop and much more. Discover gift…

📍 Larned, Pawnee County

HILLSIDE SIGNAGE

Scripture Hill

In 1897 a railroad dispatcher created this 475-foot-long message for everyone on…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

ART

Sculpture Alley

This plaza, located just north of Coutts Museum, showcases two bronze sculptures…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

ART

Sculpture Garden

The radiant sunflower sculpture by Pat Istas stands 12 feet tall and…

📍 McCracken, Rush County

ART

Sculpture Hill

Former English teacher Frank Jensen based many of his fascinating metal and…

📍 Augusta, Butler County

BACK ROAD

Search for Buffalo Scenic Back Road

Even if you can't find Ted Turner's 2,000 head of buffalo on…

📍 Hardtner, Barber County

HISTORIC HOME(S)

Sears Catalog House

This concrete-block house was ordered from the 1908 Sears, Roebuck & Co.…

📍 Holton, Jackson County

LAKE

Sebelius Lake and Prairie Dog State…

At the Pete Felten sculpted prairie dog, go 1¼ miles south on…

📍 Norton County

RESTAURANT

Second Street Cafe, Resale Shop &…

In a town of just 290 people, it’s a big deal when…

📍 Natoma, Osborne County

SECTION ART

Section Art

Exhibited inside the former post office (now a federal courthouse) are two…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

HISTORIC BUILDING(S)

Section House

Described as the finest superintendent's residence on the railroad, this splendid 1879…

📍 Wallace, Wallace County

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