Kansas

The Wichita Eagle posted an online poll for readers to vote for the top eight wonders of Kansas.
8 Wonders of Kansas to Visit

  1. World’s Largest Hand Dug Well
    Note: Due to the May 4, 2007 tornado, the Big Well is not available for viewing or to walk to the bottom. The plan is to make these options available to the public again. The timetable is unknown.
    Location: 315 S. Sycamore
    Contact: wendee@kansassampler.org will field questions until the Big Well office is open again. 
  2. Cheyenne Bottoms / Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
  3. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum
  4. Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center
  5. Kansas Underground Salt Museum
  6. Monument Rocks & Castle Rock
  7. St. Fidelis Catholic Church (Cathedral of the Plains)
  8. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve & the Flint Hills

Castle Rock of Grove County Cathedral of the Plains in Victoria Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in AbileneKansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson

Other finalists:

  1. Arikaree Breaks
  2. Ball of Twine
  3. Big Brutus
  4. Brookville Hotel
  5. Chase County Courthouse
  6. Cimarron National Grassland
  7. Constitution Hall State Historic Site
  8. Davis Memorial
  9. Fort Larned National Historic Site
  10. Garden of Eden
  11. Gyp Hills Scenic Drive
  12. John Steuart Curry Murals
  13. Keeper of the Plains
  14. Lake Scott State Park
  15. Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site
  16. St. Mary’s Catholic Church