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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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8 WONDERS OF KANSAS OVERALL

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

This National Park Service preserve protects and interprets the nationally significant—and vanishing—tallgrass…

📍 Strong City, Chase County

BREWERY

Tallgrass Tap House

The public face of the Tallgrass Brewing Company, this downtown brewpub serves…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

MUSEUM

Talmage Historical Society and Museum

At home in a former bank building, the Talmage Historical Society and…

📍 Talmage, Dickinson County

POST OFFICE

Talmage Post Office

When you find a post office that has some character, go on…

📍 Talmage, Dickinson County

PEOPLE

Tammy Faye Bakker Messner

Many are surprised to learn that once-famous evangelist and TV talk show…

📍 Waldron, Harper County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Tampa Santa Fe Trail Marker

Noting the route of the Santa Fe Trail through this area, a…

📍 Tampa, Marion County

BAR

Tap Room

The sign says cold beer and hot food, and locals give both…

📍 Hoisington, Barton County

BREWERY

TapHouse 54 Bar & Grill

Welcome to the satellite taproom of Salt City Brewing Company. Step inside…

📍 Kingman, Kingman County

MEXICAN

Taqueria El Camino Real

Some call it a hole-in-the-wall, but even so, they all sing the…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Tauy Jones Hall

In 1833, when the Ottawa tribe was removed to a reservation in…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

HISTORIC HOME(S)

Tauy Jones House & 1895 Warren…

Jones' 1860s two-story stone house sits back off the unpaved road. Drive…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

HISTORY

Taxpayer Recognition

"Erected by the taxpayers of Holyrood" is etched into the bottom right…

📍 Holyrood, Ellsworth County

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