Little Ozarks, Kansas
Spring bursts forth in Southeast Kansas as the trees and meadows come alive. The shades of green, frame the first flowers of the season in their yellow, red, purple and brilliant whites. Community festivals across the region celebrate this new birth recognizing cherry blossoms, blues, redbuds and drama.
It's also time to get out your pole and head to the water for some good old fishin'. You'll come away feeling relaxed and refreshed after a weekend surrounded by still clear water and fresh air.
Explore historic buildings, bridges and museums as you make your way through this unique region with a new discovery just around the bend.
Explore Little Ozarks
Gridley City Lake
Gridley City Lake was built as a 33 acre water supply for the city in 1956, and was used as such until 1990, when the lake became inadequate and a new water supply was obtained. The lake was drained and restructured in 1995
Gridley, KS RecreationConfederate Soldier Marker
This stone marker memorializes the site where a Confederate soldier was shot during the burning of Humboldt in October 1861. This is just one of 12 sites in Humboldt's Civil War Tour. Free brochures, with map, for this self-guided tour can be obtained 24 hours a day at Johnson's General Store on 9
Humboldt, KS ToursKeeney Train Collection Museum
See railroad and street railway memorabilia, and a model train collection at the Keeney Train Museum. This private collection includes electric model trains and operating layouts, as well as Frisco Railroad memorabilia. Inquire at the Visitor Information Center, 231
Fort Scott, KS MuseumsMined Land Wildlife Areas
Located 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 AreasShrine of St. Philipine Dutchesne
In 1838, about 900 Pottawatomie Indians were rounded up from their homes in northern Indiana and forced to march 681 miles in 61 days to re-settle at the Sugar Creek Mission. Thirty-nine Pottawatomies, mostly children, died on this "Trail of Death." In 1841
La Cygne, KS MemorialsThe Yellow Brick Road
The Yellow Brick Road in Sedan circles the entire downtown area with 11,786 purchased bricks with people's names inscribed on them. Every state in the United States is represented at least once, and 28
Sedan, KS One Of A KindsWoodson County Courthouse
Woodson County CourthouseThe most significant building in the Yates Center Courthouse Square Historic District, the Woodson County Courthouse, was constructed from 1899-1900 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in October of 1985
Yates Center, KS Historic CourthousesTri-State Marker
See the Tri-State Marker and be in three states at once! The meeting point of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri is 6 miles east of Baxter Springs on Highway 166/400. Turn south on the small paved road just west of the state line, and continue to the dead end. Built in 1938
Baxter Springs, KS Geographical MarkersLebo Jail
If morality was disregarded by some elements of society, those who chose to flout the law often wound up in places like this, the old jail at Lebo.
Lebo, KS Pioneer HistoryAndrew Carnegie Library
The library is one of 33 Andrew Carnegie libraries in the state of Kansas. It is on the National Historic Register.
Columbus, KS Carnegie LibrariesSycamore Valley Golf Course
Course Access: Public
Holes: 18
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Downtown Turn-of-the-Century Buildings
More than a dozen retail shops along Main Street are housed in structures built prior to the turn-of-the-century, including Ackarman Hardware, which opened its doors in 1879 and is the valued cornerstone of Sedan'
Sedan, KS Historic Downtowns