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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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MUSEUM

Fick Fossil and History Museum

Fossils are the main feature here, even as an art form! During…

📍 Oakley, Logan County

ART

Fike Park

A Statue of Liberty replica, a mural, a carved tree stump, and…

📍 Colby, Thomas County

MURAL

First City Murals

Michael Young painted the mural commemorating Leavenworth as the first (1854) incorporated…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

ART GALLERY

Flint Hills Gallery

Since Judith Mackey's passing in 2019, her store, the Flint Hills Gallery,…

📍 Cottonwood Falls, Chase County

ART

Florence Deeble's Sculpture Rock Garden and…

From 1942 to 1995 this schoolteacher used colored concrete and rocks to…

📍 Lucas, Russell County

FOLK ART

Folk Art

Who says pigs can't fly! On the north side of K-4, keep…

📍 Alta Vista, Wabaunsee County

FOLK ART

Fork Art Park

A group of locals led by Mri-Pilar created 15 colorful fork sculptures…

📍 Lucas, Russell County

HISTORY

Fort Hays State Historic Site

Pete Felten's limestone buffalo at the entrance is your signal that you're…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Fort Hays State University

Founded in 1902 on the grounds of an abandoned frontier military post,…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

MILITARY

Fort Hays-Fort Dodge Road Markers

In a fence line stands a small post rock marker for the…

📍 Hodgeman County

NATIONAL CEMETERY

Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery

A vast and impressive cemetery, it was among the first 12 national…

📍 Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

MILITARY

Fort Leavenworth Wayside Tour

A self-guided tour features informational markers at 16 points of interest throughout…

📍 Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

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