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NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

The Farm and the Odd Fellows

Coffeehouse, brewery, taproom, and recreation space all under one roof, this beautifully…

📍 Minneapolis, Ottawa County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

The Gardens

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

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

SOUTHEAST KANSAS

The Kansas Kastle

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

📍 Parsons, Labette County

SOUTHEAST KANSAS

The Old Centerville Pumphouse

Laura Eastwood's husband attended an auction in 2007 and came home with…

📍 Centerville, Linn County

SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

The Sale BARn

Here you'll find classic and upscale pub food and (in this Swedish…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

SOUTHEAST KANSAS

The Stone House

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

📍 Fredonia, Wilson County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

The Volland Store

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

📍 Volland, Wabaunsee County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

The Wall

The 1934 WPA retaining wall is locally known as 'the wall' and…

📍 Marysville, Marshall County

NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

The Warehouse/Farmers Elevator Co.

In years past, this limestone building was the hub of ag commerce…

📍 Sylvan Grove, Lincoln County

SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Thee Chapel

Local residents reconstructed this former oil-field house and later a fishing cabin…

📍 Cambridge, Cowley County

NORTHWEST KANSAS

Thomas County Courthouse

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

📍 Colby, Thomas County

SOUTHEAST KANSAS

Thomas H. Bowlus Fine Arts &…

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

📍 Iola, Allen County

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