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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SCULPTURE

Stan Herd Sculptures

Here you'll see two giant stone sculptures by artist Stan Herd. Ancient…

📍 Parsons, Labette County

HISTORY

Statehouse Grounds

On the south lawn is the Robert Merrell Gage sculpture of a…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

CEMETERY

Sterling Cemetery

In Sterling Cemetery the black-faced granite Haran gravestone pays a touching tribute…

📍 Sterling, Rice County

ARCHITECTURE

Stiefel Theatre

The colorful marquee announces this 1931 theatre built in art deco style.…

📍 Salina, Saline County

MURAL

Stockton Barn Quilt Wall

More than 260 barn quilts, each two-foot square and painted or sponsored…

📍 Stockton, Rooks County

SCULPTURE

Stone Buffalo Sculpture

This 50-ton, 23x15-foot behemoth can't hide! Made of concrete, rocks, and stones,…

📍 Wells, Ottawa County

SCENIC DRIVE

Stone Buffalo Sculpture Scenic Back Road

 In the last mile on Kiowa look for the graffiti carved into…

📍 Wells, Ottawa County

ART

Stone Gallery

Famous stone sculptor Pete Felten lived and worked at the studio and…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

ART

Stone Street Arts

Chet Cale is a professional sculptor working with stone, bronze, clay, and…

📍 Great Bend, Barton County

RESTAURANT

Streetcar Station Coffee Shop

You'll receive a warm Kansas greeting from owners Danny and Kathy Anderson…

📍 Galena, Cherokee County

COURTHOUSE

Sumner County Courthouse

Inside this 1952 Modern Movement style courthouse, a lobby display case contains…

📍 Wellington, Sumner County

SUNDIAL

Sundial

In front of Irvin Hall on the Highland Community College campus, you'll…

📍 Highland, Doniphan County

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