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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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ART GALLERY

Shafer Art Gallery

Each of the 28 Gus Shafer bronze sculptures tells a vivid story.…

📍 Great Bend, Barton County

COURTHOUSE

Sherman County Courthouse

The art deco tile accents this 1931 blond-brick structure. The interior and…

📍 Goodland, Sherman County

HISTORIC THEATRE

Sherman Theatre

Since 1926, and many changes later, movies are still showing on the…

📍 Goodland, Sherman County

QUIRKY

Shoe Pole Art

Dale Cherney of rural Agenda saw a picture in a farm magazine…

📍 Agenda, Republic County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE

Skyscraper of the Plains

When this four-story stone building with 13-foot ceilings was completed in 1890…

📍 Ness City, Ness County

SHOP STOPS

Small World Gallery

Between the pressed-tin ceiling and the polished wood floors, the walls are…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

COURTHOUSE

Smith County Courthouse

Start in this 1920 limestone courthouse to explore Smith Center and the…

📍 Smith Center, Smith County

HISTORY

Smith-Hollingsworth-Thomas Log House

This log cabin is the only visual reminder of the town's early…

📍 Oswego, Labette County

GROCERY

Smith's Market

Since 1933 this small market has provided satisfied customers with a variety…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

MUSEUM

Smoky Hill Museum

Housed in a 1938 art deco post office, the museum brings Salina…

📍 Salina, Saline County

ART GALLERY

SNW Gallery

SNW Gallery exhibits rotating Kansas and regional artists, especially for collectors.  

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

MURAL

Solidarity Mural

Inside the Public Library, Wayne Wildcat's colorful mural illustrates the 1921 Pittsburg…

📍 Pittsburg, Crawford County

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