Santa Fe Trail travelers and traders passed through, traded, camped and hunted where the Barton County Courthouse now stands in the center of town. Historically, Great Bend's downtown has served as a ... The Crest Theater, a former movie theater in downtown Great Bend, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been renovated for use as a live performing arts facility. In addition to four community theater productions a year, the 618 seat theater'
Great Bend, KS TheatresThe L. E. "Gus" and Eva Shafer Memorial Art Gallery has been referred to as the "Gem of the Campus"
Great Bend, KS ArtsThe Museum was founded in 1990 by a group interested in preserving the history of the oil and gas industry.
Great Bend, KS Museums
Every year visitors from all over the Midwest hit the trail to Great Bend. Our holiday light displays are among the best in the nation. In fact, the trail is a recipient of the American Bus Association's Top 100 Events in North America for the year 2000
Great Bend, KS ToursLook for 19th-century graves of American, German, and Russian settlers at the Pawnee Rock city cemetery, located a half-mile ...