One of the most unique day trips in Southeast Kansas is to Big Brutus, 11,000,000 pounds of fun! Big Brutus is the world's second largest electric mining shovel. Walk through its cavernous body, sit i... The Hotel Stilwell was built in 1880 and placed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 1980
Pittsburg, KS Historic BuildingsThe Pittburg Public Library, listed on the National Register of Historical Landmarks, is an example of the Prarie School of Architecture. Built in 1910
Pittsburg, KS Carnegie LibrariesLocated in Crawford, Cherokee, and Labette Counties, the Mined Land Wildlife Area (MLWA) encompasses about 14,500 acres in 46 scattered tracts. Most of this wildlife area was once surface mined for coal. About 200
Pittsburg, KS Wildlife AreasOne of the most unique day trips in Southeast Kansas is to Big Brutus, 11,000,000 pounds of fun! Big Brutus is the world's second largest electric mining shovel. Walk through its cavernous body, sit in the operators chair or climb 16
Pittsburg, KS Family Fun-ReferredThe Opus 106 Pipe Organ is a superb mechanical-action pipe organ built by one of the finest organ builders in the world. It arrived on the Pittsburg State campus in March, 1995, and was presented to the university in inaugural festivities, October 1995.
Pittsburg, KS ArtsFrank Hobbs was the first teacher in Elk County in 1869. In 1933, each student in the county contributed a nickel to build th...
Oldest in the area, these charming clapboard structures were built in 1879 (now Calvary Chapel), and in 1880 (United Methodis...
Ice was harvested from the McFarland Lake and stored in this lovely old stone barn built in 1896. It was built for James M...