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COMMUNITY CENTER

Admire Community Center

The former 1925 high school (elementary school after consolidation) has been converted…

📍 Admire, Lyon County

ADOBE

Adobe House

When the park was developed (completed in 1966) this adobe home, built…

📍 Norton County

ADOBE

Adobe School

Shallow Water School, designed in the Mission and the Spanish Colonial Revival…

📍 Shallow Water, Scott County

AFRICAN AMERICAN

African American Structures

The Campbell Chapel A.M.E. Church (NRHP; 715 Atchison) was the first black…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

ANTIQUE AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT

Ag Heritage Park

Enjoy an extraordinary display of horse-drawn equipment, early tractors and implements, and…

📍 Alta Vista, Wabaunsee County

HISTORY

Agency House

Strong evidence suggests that this is the oldest standing house in Kansas,…

📍 Silver Lake, Shawnee County

RESTAURANT

Aggies Chophouse

Aggies Chophouse serves mouthwatering steaks, wood-fired pizzas, offers a full bar and…

📍 Norton, Norton County

SHOPPING DISTRICT

Aggieville

Aggieville, a student village south of the KSU campus, is the oldest…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

PARK

Agra Lake and Park

Recent restoration efforts have the five 1937 WPA structures looking good. See…

📍 Agra, Phillips County

HISTORIC STRUCTURE

Agriculture Hall

Built in 1925 as part of the old Mid-America Fairgrounds, this eye-catching…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

CURIOSITY

Aircraft Art

The son of an air force pilot, Thomas Abernathy has turned his…

📍 Delia, Jackson County

AUTO RACING

Airport Raceway

Watch Dwarf and Midget car races on this ⅙ mile raceway track.…

📍 Garden City, Finney County

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