Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
National preserve in the Flint Hills near Strong City, protecting about 4,400 hectares of tallgrass prairie, with bison, trails, bus tours and an 1881 stone ranch.
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In the destination Topeka and Kansas.
In the photo: Bridge over the Cottonwood River in Cottonwood Falls
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The city
Small county seat of Chase County in the Flint Hills, with a brick main street that ends at the 1873 stone courthouse, the oldest in Kansas still in use. About 6 km to the north, near Strong City, is the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, which protects native grasslands, a herd of bison and the Spring Hill Ranch stone headquarters.
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The local experience
National preserve in the Flint Hills near Strong City, protecting about 4,400 hectares of tallgrass prairie, with bison, trails, bus tours and an 1881 stone ranch.
1873 limestone courthouse at the end of Cottonwood Falls’ main street, with a mansard roof, tower and a three-story spiral staircase.