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KS Beecher Bible & Rifle Church, Wabunsee, KS (are we talking conflicts here or what? You decide.  Lock & Load)

KS Boyer Art Gallery (Creative insanity) Belleville, KS

KS A Bronze Statue of Liberty ( 7 foot high stands on a pedestal on route 281 between the towns of Osborne and Luray, KS. It is in the middle of nowhere. A tribute to Boy Scouts is what the plaque says. 281 is the main road between Lebanon & Lucas ), Osborne, KS

KS Eccentric Town of Wego-Waco,KS.

KS Garden of Eden, weird concrete structure, Lucas, Kansas    

KS Giant Prairie Dog, Prairrie Dog Town outside Oakley , KS. A collection of stuff such as dirt, a 5 legged cow and more.

KS Home of the Black Squirrel, Marysville,KS

KS Fort Larned National Historical Site ( excellent example of the Indian Wars) KS

KS Live Underwear Show!  Buy Old ladies!  Ah, beats! Junction City,KS  More Info

KS MT Sunflower, highest point in Kansas, in a corn field, KS

KS Photo with Kansas State Flower

KS Praire Dog Town ( Animal freaks ) Oakley, KS.

KS Rock City, Minneapolis, KS In Minneapolis, Kansas, one can find Rock City. This Rock City contains rocks that were left prior to the Ice Age. There are rocks that look like a turtle, steamboat, birdbath, twin sisters, kissing lips, and so forth. KS

KS Saintly Town of "St. Theresa,KS".

KS The Davis Memorial, Hiawatha, KS

KS The Garden of Eden.
A must find with more odd ball places to see then the rest of Kansas combined. Bring extra film for this one.  Lucas, KS

KS The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states, 2 miles north of

KS Lebanon, Kansas

KS  The Tree Trunk People. Whenever a big tree dies in a public space, a chainsaw artist crops the top off, and turns its trunk into a piece of art, usually resembling a person. Sometimes the sculptures are site-specific. For instance, tree trunk people near St. Francis Hospital resemble a nurse, a doctor, and a volunteer. There are also more of these little tree people in Riverside Park, and all over the downtown area. Wichita, KS

KS Towns of Yaggy, Jingo, Frisbie and Olpe, KS

KS A Tin Man Mail Box, youfindums, Anywhere KS

KS Wind Sculptures,Mullinville,KS For an odd and fascinating attraction, see the wind sculptures made out of anything on hand and expressing strong political beliefs done by an old-timer in Mullinville, Kansas. It takes up at least an acre, maybe more, and is right on highway 54 just west of Greensburg, KS

KS World's Largest Hand Dug Well, Greensburg, KS

KS The Second Largest Hand-Dug Well in Kansas. Seneca, KS

KS Yellow Brick Road and Dorothy, Liberal, Kansas

 

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KS World's Largest Ball of Twine, Cawker City, KS   More Info

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Museums

 

Great Bend - Komarek House - moving furniture and other items have been witnessed here.

Stull - Stull Cemetery - evil sprints and entities are said to live here.

Paola - Paola High School - the former head of maintenance haunts the school where he died.

Topeka - Gardner House - this house is home to a poltergeist.

Topeka - Rochester Cemetery - The Albino Lady is seen often in the cemetery

Dodge City - Old Fort Dodge - still stands and in use as a retirement home for old solders.  The building there are 150 years old and hold many spirits and is not for the faint of heart.

Manhattan - The Purple Masque Theater  - on the k-state campus is haunted by several ghosts. nick a football player killed in a tragic accident rearanges chairs and makes loud bangings.  Another ghost is that of a confederate soldier that sits in a phantom chair atop the stage.

Manhattan - Kansas State University -  The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house is haunted by a former frat boy, Duncan, who dies from a hazing incident.

Olathe - New Century Air Center - This location is the former Olathe Naval Air Station, a combat pilot training center from WWII through the Vietnam era. The base was turned over to the local Johnson County Government in the Early 1970s and converted into a comercial airport, industrial complex and business center. Sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s, A botched night landing in bad weather resulted in a pilot loosing his life when he missed the runway and ended up a ball of JP4 fire in the side of an aircraft hangar. This hangar complex on to which, the airport control tower is connected,  is the current home to an Army Reserve Chinook helicopter unit. Paranormal events occur throughout the building. Security guards report voices, whistles, footsteps on the floor and on overhead catwalks.   Locks refuse to stay locked and doors open and close without wind or human intervention. Even the ocasional apparition makes an appearance.  The New Century Air Center was featured last year on an A&E special, "Haunted America."

Kansas City-Sauer Castle-
A little boy haunts this national landmark.

Lawrence Sigma Nu Fraternity-
Apparently the ghost of the mistress of a former governor who lived there.  She hung herself and is now sighted every once in a while.  Some ghost hunters came to town and agreed that something was there.  It was Ed Warren and his wife, Lorraine.

Ulysses-Red Rock Elementary School-
It is haunted by a little girl she walks in a certain hallway near the cafeteria

Eudora-
There is supposed to be a ghost of a woman who killed herself by jumping in front of a train. She did this because her boyfriend was killed in WW 2.

Fort Leavenworth-
There are several old officers houses on historic Fort Leavenworth that are haunted, faces can be seen in the back of the fireplaces and strange noises heard at night.  Many believe the ghosts are spirits of inmates who were executed at the United States Disciplinary Barracks on Fort Leavenworth, and the ghost of those buried in the National Cemetery located just beyond the prison walls.

Overland Park-
It is said that a small boy was struck by a cement truck during the building of Sprint 9301.  Elevators open and shut for no apparent reason, even when occupied.   Motion detectors go off at night when no one is in the building.  Trashcans dart in front of security officers, when there is no one around.  Cold spots occur in the main lobby. Light switches are turned on and off by no apparent cause.

Ft Riley-
Ft. Riley has several places on post that are most definitely haunted.  The Artillery Parade Field has a woman wrapped in chains that freq. haunts there.  The Infantry Parade Field which used to be the polo field is haunted by two gentleman on horseback playing Polo and they aren't exactly the most congenial of gentlemen they get upset when they are interrupted. All information can be verified by checking Ft Riley, KS history

Diphtheria Hill-Clay Center
An old cemetery on a hill near Clay Center where people with diphtheria were buried alive. If you go out there and listen real carefully, you can hear babies crying and children playing.

Kearney-University of Nebraska-
One of the dorms on the main campus is haunted by the ghost of a college girl who hung herself in the room.  Students, faculty and staff have reported banging doors, rattling windows and footsteps.

Hutchinson- The Hutchinson Public Library-
It is said that a lady was killed down in the basement and is still there today.

Lawrence-The Sigma Nu Fraternity House-
The house served as the Governor of Kansas's mansion in the 1800's and is haunted by a former servant to the governor who hung herself in the upstairs ballroom.

Lawrence-Eldridge Hotel-
There is an original cornerstone that was used to rebuild the hotel after Quatril's Raid burned it down.  On the 5th level, room 506 contains a "portal spirit to the spirit world.  There have been examples of flashing lights, breath marks on recently cleaned mirrors, and doors shutting on their own.

McPherson-McPherson Middle School-
Haunted by the ghost of a WPA worker who was killed during the construction of the school. Stories vary, but he may have been killed in the auditorium. Many teachers over the years have reported hearing strange noises, footsteps and movements late at night or early in the morning when no one else should be there


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Junction City, KS : Travelers on I-70, going through Kansas, need to stop in the town of Junction City. With advance notice, groups will be treated to an authenic 1800s "Underwear Show." This show is done live, with elderly ladies performing. The town of Junction City is located about one-hour to the west of Topeka, KS. When you do arrive in Junction City, visit the Geary County Historical Society Museum for a show of a life-time. The underwear show will have you laughing and enjoying the past. The museum also houses many old west artifacts, including photos from Mr. Pennell, the famous old west photographer. In fact, Junction City was the home of Mr. Pennell, most likely the best known photographer in the Old West period. For a FREE information packet, call 1-800-528-2489

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Museum of the American Fan Collectors ("the most comprehensive collection of air moving devices in the world"). The collection is said to house "over 350 fans... including many rare and one-of-a-kind items, the oldest dating back to the mid-1800's."  Andover is located off of I-35 just northeast of Wichita. Take exit #57 and go west on 21st streto Andover Road, south to 13th street then east to 415 East 13th Street. The museum is housed at the Vornado Air Circulation Systems Inc

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John Brown (1800--1859) came to Osawatomie from his farm in upstate NY  in October 1855 after three of his sons, who had arrived earlier in the year, appealed to him for help against proslavery forces in the area. While in Kansas, Brown was involved in a number of skirmishes in the so-called Bleeding Kansas" era, including the "battle" of Osawatomie on August 30, 1856.

The John Brown Cabin was built in 1855 by Samuel Glenn, who sold it to Samuel Adair, Brown's brother-in-law. Brown frequented the cabin and occasionally used it as a headquarters for his abolitionist activities. Built about a mile west of Osawatomie, the log cabin was dismantled and reassembled in its present location, John Brown Park, in 1912. A stone pavilion was constructed around the cabin in 1928, however the interior of the cabin remains much as it was when Brown was a frequent visitor and contains much of the original furniture. John Brown only lived in Kansas for about 20 months, but his abolitionist activities leading up to his infamous raid on Harper's Ferry have been closely associated with the state.

The Adair-John Brown Cabin is located at the Adair Cabin State Historic State Historic Site in Osawatomie, Kansas. It is open to the public Wednesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

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Frank Stoeber of Cawker City, saw Johnson's twine ball as a challenge. He started amassing his own ball, and soon had over 1,600,000 feet of twine rolled into a sphere 11 feet in diameter -- only a foot shy of the Darwin champion. Success seemed inevitable. Then, in 1974, Frank Stoeber died. Cawker City, in a touching tribute, built an open-air gazebo over his ball and set it up on Highway 24 in town, where it can still be touched and whiffed by travelers. Every August at the Twine-a-thon, locals add to Frank's legacy. Reported in 1997 to be 16,828 pounds, nearly six million feet of sisal twine, and 40 feet in circumference, Cawker City claims twine ball supremacy. But it is no longer the work of a lone fanatic

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