Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University opened in 1902 as the Western Branch of the Kansas Normal School. For the first two years classes were held...
Outdoor Murals
This mural is painted on the side of the building bordering Cecil Bricker Park at 8th and Main in downtown Russell.rn
Rooks County Hunting
Rooks County is well known as a haven for hunters. An abundance of pheasant, quail, turkey, deer, dove, ducks, and geese makes the...
Cloud County Stained Glass Tour
Have fun on your self-guided tour visiting these sites by yourself or in a group. Detailed maps will show you the way. Call the...
Ute Theatre
The Ute Theatre located next to the ornate old bank building on Commercial Street has been refurbished and is showing movies again.
Volga-German House
Located on the grounds of the Ellis County Historical Museum is a replica of a Volga German house furnished with authentic household items used...
Old Dutch Mill
The Old Dutch Mill was moved to Wagner Park in 1938 from its original site near Reamsville, northwest of Smith Center.The old mill was...
Lipton Hotel
The Lipton Hotel was built in 1880 and is still standing. It once sheltered dignitaries and politicians. Today it houses one of the areas...
The Land Institute
The Land Institute, founded in 1976, is a non-profit, educational research orgaization that works to develop safer methods of agriculture. Graduate students carry out...
Higley Cabin – “Home on the Range”
In this cabin, in 1872, Dr. Brewster M. Higley, a homesteading doctor from Ohio, wrote the words for the song, "Home on the Range",...