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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SCULPTURE

Lion Block

A look at the top of the building tells you why it's…

📍 Ness City, Ness County

STATUE

Little Ike Statue

Installed in 1999, the "Little Ike" statue by artist John Forsythe accents…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

SCULPTURE

Logan Fountain Sculptures

The fountain was added to the park in 1948 as a memorial…

📍 Independence, Montgomery County

HISTORIC ROUTE 66

Luigi's Pit Stop

This playful roadside stop along the historic Route 66 leans all the…

📍 Galena, Cherokee County

ARTS CENTER

Lumberyard Arts Center

The renovated 1914 Ives-Hartley Lumber Company building is a work of art…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

MURAL

Lumberyard Mural

A large mural on the side of the old lumberyard depicts the…

📍 Jetmore, Hodgeman County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ART FINALIST

M.T. Liggett Metal Sculptures

U.S. 400 west of town and U.S. 54 east of town. M.T.…

📍 Mullinville, Kiowa County

MEMORIAL

Madonna of the Trail

In 1928 the DAR dedicated this memorial to pioneer women, symbolizing their…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

MURAL

Mahaska Mural

Get your picture taken in front of White Cloud's mural inspired by…

📍 White Cloud, Doniphan County

ART GALLERY

Main ARTery

The arts are alive and well in southwest Kansas, and this gallery…

📍 Ulysses, Grant County

STATUE

Maria DeGeer - Founder of Scott…

It's not often you hear of a woman founding a town in…

📍 Scott City, Scott County

MEXICAN

Mariachi Sculpture

On the west side of the Topeka Performing Arts Center an eight-foot…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

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