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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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BOOKSTORE

The Literary Cat Co.

What a delightful find—especially if you love books and cats! At first…

📍 Pittsburg, Crawford County

RESTAURANT

The Lumber Yard Steakhouse

Inside, old lumberyard shelves display antiques, and original racks now hold bottles…

📍 Zenda, Kingman County

RESTAURANT

The Lunchbox Diner

The black-and-white checkered floor and red walls catch your eye, but it's…

📍 Medicine Lodge, Barber County

FARM TO MARKET

The Market at Elderslie

Just try to resist. One look at their Facebook page and you’ll…

📍 Kechi, Sedgwick County

SHOP STOPS

The Midland Mercantile and Art Gallery

The Midland Mercantile & Art Gallery features distinctive gifts perfect for any…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

RESTAURANT

The Miracle Cafe

Community members found all the wood scraps they could to build this…

📍 Reading, Lyon County

THRIFT SHOP

The Mothership Consignment & Thrift

Follow the alien footprints down the alley and next to Happy Hippie…

📍 Clay Center, Clay County

SHOP STOPS

The Ol' Depot

Find a delightful assortment of antiques, collectibles, crafts, and gifts inside this…

📍 Atwood, Rawlins County

ARCHITECTURE

The Old Centerville Pumphouse

Laura Eastwood's husband attended an auction in 2007 and came home with…

📍 Centerville, Linn County

BAKERY

The Opal Coffee & Bakery

An aromatic new life has filled this historic downtown Waverly building, and…

📍 Waverly, Coffey County

MUSEUM

The Original Pizza Hut Museum

The simple red-brick building with an early Pizza Hut sign is where…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

PIZZA

The Pizza Parlor

Christine and Vernon Williams invite you into their parlor to settle into…

📍 LeRoy, Coffey County

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