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Atwood, Kansas

Rawlins County self-guided car tour. A complete audio-visual experience! An audio tape has been produced that you simply insert into your car tape player (cassettes players available upon request), set your odometer at "0" and listen to your guide as he escorts you around the county and explains such sites as the last remaining sod house in the county and how it was built, the Leavenworth and Pikes Peak Express and Station 17, the first homestead, the last Indian Raid, the Texas Trail to Ogallala, Neb., the Midland, Dallas, Shuck's Cemetery, and more. Tapes can be picked up at the library at 5th and Main, the grocery store, and the Museum.

Tour starts at the Museum.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

25 Historical Sites

25 HISTORICAL SITES THROUGHOUT RAWLINS COUNTY
(According to Anselm Sramek's Historical Map)

A. BONE HILL - 11

Atwood, KS Tours

Rawlins County Courthouse

The Rawlins County Courthouse was built in 1906 and exemplifies Greco-roman architecture.

Atwood, KS Historic Courthouses

Rawlins County Museum

History surrounds the area and is highlighted in Atwood at the Rawlins County Museum. The museum houses a mural of the county'

Atwood, KS Museums

Outdoor Mural

This outdoor artwork is painted on the west side of the building at 4th and State Street, by H-D Productions, 1997.

Atwood, KS Arts

Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church

This wonderful structure was built in 1906 by Bohemian immigrants from Czechoslovakia. Originally located nine miles north and three miles west of Atwood, the church formerly known as Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church was moved to the museum complex in 1994 by the citizens of Atwood.

Atwood, KS Historic Churches

Things to do near Atwood, KS

Opera House Building

The Opera House Building was built in 1905 and presently is occupied by a local business. ...