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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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BURGERS

Smitty's Carry-Out

If you're hankering for a burger, look no further than Smitty's. Smitty's…

📍 Kingman, Kingman County

RESTAURANT

Smoked Creations BBQ

The owners pride themselves in unique culinary creations including the mac-n-cheese burger…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

GEOGRAPHY

Smokey Hills to High Plains

Ness City is in the Smoky Hills physiographic region, but as you…

📍 Ness City, Ness County

MUSEUM

Smoky Hill Museum

Housed in a 1938 art deco post office, the museum brings Salina…

📍 Salina, Saline County

DISTILLERY

Smoky Valley Distillery

Stan and Michelle Strohe, along with their son Shane, have brought new…

📍 Marquette, McPherson County

HIKING

Smoky Valley Ranch Trailhead

Look for a parking area and kiosk on the east side of…

📍 Logan County

KANSAS SCENIC BYWAY

Smoky Valley Scenic Byway

This 60-mile official state scenic byway through the Smoky Hill River Valley…

📍 WaKeeney, Trego County

ART GALLERY

SNW Gallery

SNW Gallery exhibits rotating Kansas and regional artists, especially for collectors.  

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

SWEET TREATS

So Sweetish

A sweet new addition in downtown Lindsborg is this charming candy shop…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

HISTORY

Sod & Stubble Monument

Shaped like the front of a one-room school, this monument stands as…

📍 Downs, Osborne County

MARSH ARCH RAINBOW BRIDGE

Soden's Grove Bridge

The 1923 Marsh rainbow single-arch bridge (pedestrian traffic only) is a great…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

HISTORIC BUILDING(S)

Soffietti-Boccia Grocery Store

"The story of the Soffietti-Boccia Grocery Store is one that represents the…

📍 West Mineral, Cherokee County

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