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SOUTHEAST KANSAS

Fredonia Livestock Sale Barn

You’ll feel like you’ve stepped into an auditorium just before a concert…

📍 Fredonia, Wilson County

SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Free State Cycle Shop

Great service for great bikes and accessories, or repair.

📍 Augusta, Butler County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Fruit Growers' Building

An estimated 25,000 acres of apple orchards in Troy, Blair, and Wathena…

📍 Wathena, Doniphan County

SOUTHWEST KANSAS

Garden City Arts

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

📍 Garden City, Finney County

SOUTHEAST KANSAS

Garnett Downtown Square

Many buildings around the downtown square were built in the late 1800s.…

📍 Garnett, Anderson County

SOUTHEAST KANSAS

Gearhead Curios

This 1939 Texaco station has been restored by owner Aaron Perry into…

📍 Galena, Cherokee County

NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Glasco Downtown Historic District

Twenty-five buildings are included as significant contributors to the historic district. Despite…

📍 Glasco, Cloud County

NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Glenda's Downtown

Eventually Glenda Trecek purchased every building in this one-block downtown and renovated…

📍 Agenda, Republic County

SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Golden Rule Oil Company Building

This small tin-clad building with matching parapets on all four sides, was…

📍 Isabel, Barber County

SOUTHWEST KANSAS

Gooch's Foods

Since 1948 the Gooch family has operated this clean, full-service grocery store,…

📍 Tribune, Greeley County

SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Grace Hill Winery

The label names alone make you curious—Peckerhead Red (sweet red), Leaning Shed…

📍 Whitewater, Butler County

SOUTHEAST KANSAS

Grain Elevator Museum

The Grenola Mill and Elevator served the community from 1909 to 1986,…

📍 Grenola, Elk County

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Beach-Edwards Family Foundation

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Dean Coughenour Trust

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Gene and Linda Merry

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