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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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BIKE HIKE TRAIL

Sedan City Lake Nature Trail

A 2-mile hiking and biking trail connects the Old City Lake (from…

📍 Sedan, Chautauqua County

YELLOW BRICK ROAD

Sedan Yellow Brick Road

All of downtown is known as the Yellow Brick Road. Sidewalks are…

📍 Sedan, Chautauqua County

TOWN STORY

Sedgwick City Park

At this corner you'll see a charming bear that Doug Bough carved…

📍 Sedgwick, Harvey County

COURTHOUSE

Sedgwick County Courthouse and Memorial

The 1888 Sedgwick County courthouse (NRHP) is a stunning limestone Romanesque Revival…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Sedgwick Downtown Historic District

The district encompasses the majority of the west side of the 500…

📍 Sedgwick, Harvey County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE

Seelye Mansion

In 1905 A.B. Seelye, famous patent medicine inventor, completed this grand 25-room…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

MUSEUM

Seelye Patent Medicine Museum

A.B. Seelye created more than 100 organic home remedies for humans, horses,…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

SHOP STOPS

Seifert Jewelry

One of the few jewelry shops remaining in towns under 1,000 inhabitants,…

📍 Clyde, Cloud County

SHOP STOPS

Seirer’s Clothing

Rural boutique established in 1984 and located in the heart of Kansas.…

📍 Lincoln, Lincoln County

GROCERY

Selden Grocery

Community grocery store provides grocery goods, soft drinks, beer, gifts, and more.…

📍 Selden, Sheridan County

HAND-DUG WELL

Selkirk Hand-Dug Well

The 1887 Selkirk Well is believed to be the last hand-dug railroad…

📍 Selkirk, Wichita County

RAILROAD

Sellers Park Locomotive

Kids can crawl all over the Santa Fe steam locomotive at Sellers…

📍 Wellington, Sumner County

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