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Z Bar/Spring Hill Ranch

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Cottonwood Falls, KS
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4.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
Owner description: An 11-room mansion built in 1881 from local limestone that was listed on The National Register of Historic Places since 1971 and designated a National... more » Owner description: An 11-room mansion built in 1881 from local limestone that was listed on The National Register of Historic Places since 1971 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997. « less
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Newton, KS
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

Although the house and barn are impressive to look at there is very little to see inside either. The house has only a couple of rooms to look at and once you've seen the inside of one barn you have seen them all. There is a new visitors center under construction and I understand that when it's finished work will... More

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Mission, Kansas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

check out the NPS site for Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. A genuine and rewarding experience. Great for families - ages 6 and up. Good rooms and food in Cottonwood Falls and Council Grove if needed. Don't be surprised by the wind - this is open prairie and beats Chicago!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

A great historic site with lots of natural beauty. We used to even do school field trips here when I was a kid, so I have many fond memories....

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 August 2002
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The 1881 Victorian Ranch House and enormous Limestone barn, set on the natural prairie, offer great opportunity for the camera buff. Come at first light (or dusk) or immediately after a rainfall to catch the play of light defining the face of stone. Shoot the majestic proportions of Ranch and Barn or the more intimate space of a one room... More

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