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Great Bend, Kansas

  • Shafer Art Gallery

    Shafer Art GalleryThe L. E. "Gus" and Eva Shafer Memorial Art Gallery has been referred to as the "Gem of the Campus" at Barton County Community College. The Shafer Art Gallery houses a collection of intricate Western-...
    Shafer Art Gallery

  • Kansas Quilt Walk

    The art of quilt making figures strongly in the history of our early pioneers. The "Kansas Quilt Walk" was developed to both honor and celebrate our pioneering history and spirit. Kansas, Kansas Du...
    Kansas Quilt Walk

  • Great Bend Mural Project

    Great Bend Mural ProjectGreat Bend is home to an expanding collection of outdoor murals created by local artists and groups. Several of the brightly colored murals are located in the Main Street business area. Following are ...
    Great Bend Mural Project

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Barton County Historical Museum & Village

The Barton County Historical Society Museum & Village lets you take a fascinating walk into the past. The Village is located on a five-acre tract of land that is south of Great Bend.

Nine buildings are part of the Village including an 1871 Pioneer Rock Home, an 1898 Church, a 1910 Depot, a 19

Great Bend, KS Museums

Barton County Courthouse

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 focus for the city's business, civic, and social activities.

Great Bend, KS Historic Courthouses

Kansas Oil & Gas Hall Of Fame And Museum

The Museum was founded in 1990 by a group interested in preserving the history of the oil and gas industry.

Great Bend, KS Museums

Shafer Art Gallery

The L. E. "Gus" and Eva Shafer Memorial Art Gallery has been referred to as the "Gem of the Campus"

Great Bend, KS Arts

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge

Great Bend, KS Wildlife Refuges

Things to do near Great Bend, KS

Cherokee Strip Bridge

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Pretty Prairie PRCA Rodeo

The Rodeo began in the depths of the Great Depression, promoted by three dirt farmers and a school teacher, its roots extendi...

Hesston City Parks

Kingman Carnegie Library