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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SHOP STOPS

The Corner Store

A former grocery, the Corner Store still nurtures the community. Exhibited art…

📍 Glasco, Cloud County

RESTAURANT

The Dealership Building

The Dealership Bldg includes an event venue, bar, antique store, incubator kitchen,…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

GARDEN

The Gardens

The gardens simple beginning dates to 1871, and through several transitions, they…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

ART GALLERY

The Hardt Gallery

Formerly the Quincy Gallery and Cheyenne Center for Creativity, the new Hardt…

📍 St. Francis, Cheyenne County

ARCHITECTURE

The Kansas Kastle

If the exterior of this 1907 Gothic Romanesque castle-like structure with turrets…

📍 Parsons, Labette County

SHOP STOPS

The Midland Mercantile and Art Gallery

The Midland Mercantile & Art Gallery features distinctive gifts perfect for any…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

ART

The Rural Muse

The Rural Muse is a community minded art gallery and shop where…

📍 Kingman, Kingman County

ART GALLERY

The Stone House

Step into the oldest house in Fredonia, which is home to the…

📍 Fredonia, Wilson County

CURIOSITY

The Troll

If you've never seen the troll you may jump out of your…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

ART

The Volland Store

It stands out, this 1913 red-brick two-story building. As the Kratzer Brothers…

📍 Volland, Wabaunsee County

COURTHOUSE

Thomas County Courthouse

"Spirit of the Prairie," a 1985 Charlie Norton bronze of a prairie…

📍 Colby, Thomas County

ART GALLERY

Thomas H. Bowlus Fine Arts &…

The art deco aluminum accents and geometric shapes beautifully augment both the…

📍 Iola, Allen County

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