Hidden Kansas

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Hidden Kansas explores intriguing spots across our state.

  1. JAN 30

    Bierocks, brats, dumplings and beer: Volga Germans celebrate 150 years of heritage in Kansas

    In some communities in western Kansas, you can still spot the influence of German immigrants who settled there. Their descendants will mark a notable anniversary this year, as Beccy Tanner explains in this month’s Hidden Kansas.

    4 min

  2. 10/24/2025

    A place to explore while waiting for fall’s colors to arrive

    October used to be firmly in the “fall” category – with an abundant tapestry of colorful elms and maples. But in south-central Kansas, summer can stubbornly hang on into early November. While we’re waiting for those brilliant autumn colors, there’s a subtle beauty to be found – if you know where to look. Lu Anne Stephens tells us about one place in this month’s Hidden Kansas.

    4 min

  3. 09/26/2025

    Happy trails: Kansas trail named one of the nation’s best

    Flint Hills Trail was recently inducted into the National Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Hall of Fame.

    4 min

  4. 08/29/2025

    More than a century after her death, what would Carry Nation think of her home county now?

    Carry Nation launched her attack against alcohol in the early 19 hundreds from her home in Medicine Lodge. But with all the changes to state law surrounding liquor, what would the hatchet-toting temperance crusader think now? In this month’s Hidden Kansas, Beccy Tanner has more from Medicine Lodge.

    4 min

  5. 07/25/2025

    Lost your marbles? Here is where they might have ended up

    Kids have played with marbles for generations. And while they may seem a bit old-fashioned compared to current games, there’s a community of collectors, artists — and kids — keeping marbles alive. In this month’s Hidden Kansas, Lu Anne Stephens tells us about a place where you can watch marbles being made.

    4 min

  6. 06/27/2025

    One Kansas town that is stuck on barbed wire

    Go anywhere in Kansas and you’re bound to see barbed wire … the prickly fencing that rips clothing, keeps livestock from wandering off and may even make for good neighbors. For this month’s Hidden Kansas, Beccy Tanner takes us to LaCrosse, the Barbed Wire Capital of the World.

    4 min

  7. 05/30/2025

    Pitcher Perfect: Explore the public art collection of Wichita’s Equity Bank Park

    Public art can represent the embodiment of a community or be a catalyst for lively debate. Whatever form it takes, public art both reflects and enhances a community. For this month’s Hidden Kansas, Lu Anne Stephens tells us about a public art collection in a place you might not expect.

    4 min

  8. 04/25/2025

    American Dream found briefly in futuristic metal houses

    For many people, the American Dream has included owning a house. This month on Hidden Kansas, Beccy Tanner takes us to Great Bend, a place where futuristic, all-metal houses were part of that dream.

    4 min
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Hidden Kansas explores intriguing spots across our state.

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  • Creator
    KMUW
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Hidden Kansas

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