Kansas Visitor's Guide 2007/2008 - (Page 59) (Clockwise, from top left) Touring the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure the easy way. Works by famous local artists and art by up-and-comers displayed at Lindsborg’s Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery. A vignette at the Market Shop in Salina. A Kansas buffalo. Wichita’s swank Bradley Fair shopping district. PHOTOGRAPHS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: JOHN NOLTNER (3), ROGER CHARETTE, JOHN NOLTNER state’s agricultural heritage. Now the centerpiece of the Prairie Museum of Art & History, the graceful, archroofed, white building is reputed to be the biggest barn in Kansas at 114 feet long, 66 feet wide and 48 feet tall. Inside, you’ll find farm machinery and farm exhibits. Super-size Sunflowers Goodland, Exits 17 and 19 Grain elevators aren’t all that’s on Goodland’s skyline these days. Visitors tip their heads way back to see a 24- by 32-foot replica of one of Vincent van Gogh’s famous sunflower paintings. Painter Cameron Cross created the replica, mounted on an 80-foot-tall easel. Interstate-35 The Sage of Emporia Emporia, Exits 127 and 133 From the 1890s through World War II, crusading editor William Allen White gained international renown for the opinions he expressed in his Emporia Gazette. The William Allen White House State Historic Site is open Wednesday–Saturday for tours (or by appointment). The house is filled with period furnishings and photos of White, Albert Einstein, Theodore Roosevelt and others. Cowboy Cafe Cassoday, Exit 92 In this tiny Flint Hills town, interstate travelers and Flint Hills ranchers mingle at the Cassoday Cafe, famous for its homey lunches (pan-fried chicken on Wednesdays). Ghostly Trail Riders Caldwell, Exit 4 The Ghost Riders of the Chisholm Trail, life-size metal silhouettes of longhorns and mounted cowboys, command a stony bluff above the legendary cattle trail south of Caldwell, 16 miles west of I-35. Interstate-135 School of BBQ Smolan, Exit 86 No gym ever smelled as good as the one in the 80-year-old, three-story former schoolhouse (seven miles southwest of Salina) that’s home to the Hickory Tree Restaurant. Diners sample a buffet of hickory-smoked meats and side dishes at tables and booths on the basketball court. Little Sweden Lindsborg, Exits 72 and 78 Swedish immigrants founded this Smoky Hills farming town more than a century ago. Their traditions still endure, from galleries stocked with colorful Dala horses and other folk art to the rich Swedish pancakes served in local cafes. You can rent a quadricycle carriage to pedal the family through downtown and shaded, historic neighborhoods. Wild Ride McPherson, Exits 60 and 72 Tour trams bring visitors close to the 200 buffalo and 50 elk that roam the 2,800 acres of prairie at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge (in Canton, 19 miles northeast of McPherson). Visit in winter to view the elk. Mennonite Memories Newton, Exit 34 Thousands of European Mennonite immigrants helped settle Kansas. The Kauffman Museum celebrates that migration. Exhibits include an 1875 farmhouse, heritage gardens and a prairie reconstruction. ■ w w w. T r a v e l K S . c o m 59 http://www.TravelKS.com
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