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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Great Bend

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Great Bend, Kansas

Updated May 7, 2024

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Cheyenne Bottoms.

Great Bend, Kansas

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This 41,000-acre wetland complex is the largest marsh in the interior of the United States.
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This historic Ellinwood hotel is also home to underground tunnels that were a popular haunt during Prohibition.
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