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      Baxter Springs Massacre - Riverton, Kansas 

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      Dennis Goza
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      Published on 09-03-2014 12:30 AM

      Baxrer Springs Massacre Marker
      Photo by Dennis Goza
      Near the important Civil War battle site of Baxter Springs, this modest roadside marker commemorates an incident in 1863 when 100 Union soldiers were massacred by a much larger contingent of ...
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      Big Brutus - Mineral, Kansas 

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      Published on 11-21-2014 01:15 AM

      Big Brutus
      Photo by Michael Overton
      The second largest electric shovel in the world, Big Brutus stands 160 feet high, and is visible for miles around. From 1962 to 1974, it was a ...
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      Boot Hill Museum - Dodge City, Kansas 

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      Published on 12-05-2013 01:23 AM

      Front Street, Dodge City
      Photo by Peter Thody
      This complex actually consists of two distinct areas. The most visible and best known is Front Street, a realistic reconstruction of a wild west street with ...
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      Dalton Gang Hideout - Meade, Kansas 

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      Published on 12-01-2013 01:16 AM

      Dalton Gang Hideout
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      Once the home of Eva Dalton Whipple, sister to the outlaw Dalton Gang, this two-room house was built in 1887. Members of the gang are said to have ridden up to the nearby barn then made their way up to the ...
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      Dorothy's House and the Land of OZ - Liberal, Kansas 

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      Published on 09-30-2011 12:55 AM

      Dorothy's House in Liberal, KS
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      Quirky, camp and slightly offbeat, this is an unashamed tourist attraction aimed at small children (and grown ups with a sense of fun). The tour is led by local girls in Dorothy costumes and takes ...
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      El Cuartelejo - Scott City, Kansas 

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      Published on 08-09-2015 12:43 AM

      El Cuartelojo
      Photo by Megan Edwards
      A reconstruction of a seven room pueblo believed to have built by the Taos and Apache people around 1664. It is believed that this pueblo was abandoned in the early 1700's. There is some ...
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      Exploration Place - Wichita, Kansas 

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      Published on 08-03-2011 12:02 AM

      Exploration Place
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      Exploration Place is an excellent hands-on museum for youngsters, and is in particular a favorite destination for home-school families. It features an ...
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      Hotel at Old Town, Wichita - Wichita, Kansas 

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      Published on 12-22-2013 01:27 AM

      Hotel at Old Town, Wichita
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      Located slap bang in the heart of Wichita's vibrant Old Town district, the somewhat unimaginatively named but elegant and very welcoming ...
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      International Pancake Day - Liberal, Kansas 

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      Published on 06-16-2015 12:09 AM

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      Perhaps best known for Dorothy's House, Liberal is also host to International Pancake Day. Held every Shrove Tuesday since 1950, this event was inspired by a 1445 incident in Olney, England, in which a housewife who was behind schedule ran to church while carrying her griddle and ...
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      Kan-O-Tex Service Station - Galena, Kansas 

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      Published on 06-03-2011 12:09 AM

      Tow Mater, inspiration
      Photo by George Carey
      This restored gas station recalls the heyday of Route 66 when it was a major thoroughfare. It's the home of the ...
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