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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SHOP STOPS

More Than Lemons

April Lemon has lovingly brought back the shine to the original wood…

📍 Holton, Jackson County

MUSEUM

Morton County Historical Museum

Start your county explorations at this excellent museum. Acquaint yourself with the…

📍 Elkhart, Morton County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Mound City Sacred Heart Church

The church was built in 1941 as a shrine to Sister Rose…

📍 Mound City, Linn County

CEMETERY

Mount Allen Cemetery

Much history is tied to many of the gravestones here. In 1875…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

CEMETERY

Mount Hope Cemetery

Mount Hope Cemetery is home to the first singing tower in a…

📍 Ellis, Ellis County

ART

Mr. Ichabod (Washburn campus)

Washburn University was named for its benefactor Ichabod Washburn. A bronze "Mr.…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

NRHP

Muchnic Art Gallery

Parquet floors, embossed leather paneling, and leaded-glass conservatory windows with flower design…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

ART GALLERY

Mulvane Art Museum (Washburn campus)

Built of Bedford Limestone in the Florentine Renaissance style, this 1922 building…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

MURAL

Mural Plaza

The Mural Plaza is a 2021 effort to give downtown El Dorado…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

ART

Murals and Sculptures in Salina

Sculptures and murals abound in Salina. In fact, each year Sculpture Tour…

📍 Salina, Saline County

MURAL

Murals at DeLay Stadium

Four murals by Kathe Hamman portray the area's local cultural heritage on…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

MURAL

Murals of Jackson County

The Holton and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce offers this list of…

📍 Jackson County

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