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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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Fort Scott Post Office Art

Border Gateways, a 1937 oil on canvas by Oscar E. Berninghaus, depicts…

📍 Fort Scott, Bourbon County

MUSEUM

Fort Wallace Museum

You'll see first-class exhibits at this destination museum about area paleontology; the…

📍 Wallace, Wallace County

MEMORIAL

Fountain of Brotherhood

A large rustic stone monument with a nonoperating fountain boasts five beautifully…

📍 Walton, Harvey County

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Franklin County Courthouse

This beautifully restored courthouse, designed by George Washburn, was completed in 1893.…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

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Fredonia Post Office Art

Delivery of Mail to the Farm is the title of this 1939…

📍 Fredonia, Wilson County

ART

Freedom Rings

Bloomington Park East (next to Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum). From E.…

📍 Clinton, Douglas County

PARK

Frontier Park

Frontier Park is a scenic recreational area complete with walking trails, disc…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

SCULPTURE

Galloping Horse of Gansu Sculpture

This larger-than-life bronze piece is along the southeast edge of University Lake.…

📍 Pittsburg, Crawford County

ART

Garden City Arts

Absorb the art of southwest Kansas at this gallery featuring regularly changing…

📍 Garden City, Finney County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ART

Garden of Eden

A sight full of character, the Garden of Eden is the epitome…

📍 Lucas, Russell County

GARDEN

Garden Stop

A paved walkway between the Cedar Porch and Hope Floats will lead…

📍 Agenda, Republic County

SIGNAGE

Gaylord Park Entrance

A Wrought Iron Company bridge remnant has been repurposed as an archway…

📍 Gaylord, Smith County

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