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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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GROCERY

Tipton Grocery

Some of the best sausage in the state is made here. They…

📍 Tipton, Mitchell County

MUSEUM

Tipton Heritage Museum

Local history displays are found in the oldest (but remodeled) building in…

📍 Tipton, Mitchell County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Tipton St. Boniface Catholic Church

The present church was built in 1954 but the grotto dates to…

📍 Tipton, Mitchell County

ICE CREAM AND/OR CUSTARD

TNT Dairyland

Dynamite soft-serve ice cream treats—banana splits, floats, parfaits, and candy bar shakes—are…

📍 Sterling, Rice County

HIKING

Toadstrangler Trail

Old‑time farmers might have called a heavy rain a “toad strangler,” and…

📍 Rossville, Shawnee County

MUSEUM

Tonganoxie Museum

The Tonganoxie Community Historical Society is on what was once the largest…

📍 Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County

BURGERS

Toot's Drive In

The burgers and fries are filling, the ice cream is cold, the…

📍 Howard, Elk County

PARK

Tootle Park

Milton Tootle owned the land designated for the townsite, thus the name…

📍 Miltonvale, Cloud County

LIBRARY

Topeka and Shawnee County Library

Even if you don't have a library card, come inside this warm…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Topeka Carnegie Library

A Carnegie library, erected in 1903, stands on the Washburn University campus.…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

THEATRE

Topeka Civic Theatre

Dinner theatre or performances sans dinner are presented for your enjoyment inside…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE FINALIST

Topeka High School

The 165-foot tower, reminiscent of a spire at England's Oxford University, highlights…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

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