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These are our favorite spots!
Pooches Bar & Grill - Smith Center, KS
Farmhouse Kitchen - Phillipsburg, KS
Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge is a great place to see prairie wildlife and wildflowers. Early morning or just before sunset are the best times to observe wildlife. Enjoy walking, hiking, fishing, hunting, bicycling, and/or driving the Refuge.
"Kansas' Biggest Rodeo" was first held in 1929 and is held annually on the last weekend in July or first weekend in August. Save the Dates: July 30 - August 1, 2026
The Geographic Center of the Lower 48 States is located north of Lebanon, Kansas. A monument was erected in an opening ceremony on June 29, 1941, in Lebanon, Kansas, for what was then the Geographic Center of the entire country, before Alaska and Hawaii joined the union.
The Home on the Range Cabin, the original site where the song Home on the Range was written in 1871, is listed on the National Historical Register. The entire site is privately owned and managed by the Peoples Heartland Foundation, a 501c3 charity. Thanks to the donations of individuals, companies and other charities, the Cabin was completely restored to its original form in 2013. The Cabin is open for visitors daily from daylight to dark.
Frank Stoeber started the World's Largest Ball of Twine in 1953. In just 4 years the giant ball of twine weighed 5,000 pounds and stood 8 feet high. Stoeber gave the ball of twine to Cawker City, Kansas in 1961. Many of the businesses on Cawker City's short main street have paintings containing the giant ball of twine in their windows. A twine stripe painted on the sidewalks leads from the World's Largest Ball of Twine to the pictures.