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Kansas, United States
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Western Kansas is flat, dry, and very rural - in other words, this is what most people think of when they think of Kansas.
Driving is the best way to get around in this region. Be sure to get off the interstate and take the back roads; you never know what you may find.
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Garden City · Regional · GCK
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seat of Thomas County and home to Colby Community College
famous cowboy town of the old wild west.
Garden City is a town in Western region of Kansas.
seat of Sherman County, in the Mountain Time Zone.
Greensburg is a city of 740 people (2020) in Kansas. Greensburg stands as a model "green town": its hospital, city hall, and school have been built to the highest certification level issued by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
largest city in the region, home to Fort Hays State University and the Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Liberal is a town in the Western region of Kansas.
home to the world's largest prairie dog
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