Experience Art & Culture
The arts are alive in Abilene! A five-star community that embraces the arts, Abilene offers many unique attractions for art lovers.
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Great Plains Theatre
Take in a show at the only professional live theatre between Denver and Kansas City on I-70.
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World's Largest Belt Buckle
At 19 feet 10 ½ inches wide and 13 feet 11 ¼ inches tall (not including the frame), Abilene, Kansas, is now home to the World’s Largest Belt Buckle.
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The Abilene Cowboy
Installed in early 2020, The Abilene Cowboy is a one-of-a-kind piece of art. It stands more than 15 feet tall and weighs more than one ton. Artists: Jason Lahr and Donnie Knauss Read more
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Jeffcoat Photography Studio Museum
The Jeffcoat Photography Studio Museum features a unique look at the history of Abilene and Dickinson County, Kansas through the photographic work of the Jeffcoat Photography Studio. Operating since...
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Abilene Public Library / Carnegie Library
Statues grace the front lawn of the Abilene Public Library, including a special statue of Benjamin Franklin.
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Wild Bill Hickok Mural
Paying respects to Abilene's famous former town Marshal, Wild Bill Hickok, this mural was completed in 2018 by local artist William Counter.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Mural
Local artist William Counter completed this digitized Eisenhower mural in 2007. Due to deterioration, this mural was replaced with a new "Ike Wins" Mural in November 2022.
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Abilene Mural
Graffiti artist, Whitney Kerr, completed this vintage postcard-inspired mural in downtown Abilene. Each letter depicts an important part of Abilene's history. A: The National Greyhound Association...
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I Like Ike Murals
On June 4, 1952, then-General Dwight D. Eisenhower announced in his hometown of Abilene that he was running for president of the United States.
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Eisenhower Barn Quilt Trail
Driving through the countryside anywhere in the world you will likely come across many barns. They drape the country in many designs, colors, and architecture. Some barns are painted to display...
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"Ike's Galaxy" Cowboy Boot
Visit Abilene, Kansas and experience its unique Cowboy Art Trail! Celebrating its cowboy roots, the Cowboy Boot project pays homage to T.C. McInerney's Drovers Boot Store from the 1870s.
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American Bison Stamp Mural
The American Bison is featured on this special 6 cent stamp postmarked from Abilene and completed by local artist William Counter.
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Sunflower Stamp Mural
This stamp was issued in 1961 to celebrate Kansas' centennial and was completed by local artist William Counter.
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Longhorn Mural
Another Whitney Kerr original, this mural is located in front of Abilene Middle School.
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"History of Farming in Dickinson County" Cowboy Boot
Visit Abilene, Kansas and experience its unique Cowboy Art Trail! Celebrating its cowboy roots, the Cowboy Boot project pays homage to T.C. McInerney's Drovers Boot Store from the 1870s.
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"Rose Garden" Cowboy Boot
Visit Abilene, Kansas and experience its unique Cowboy Art Trail! Celebrating its cowboy roots, the Cowboy Boot project pays homage to T.C. McInerney's Drovers Boot Store from the 1870s.
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Train Mural
Celebrating Abilene's days as a Chisholm Trail cowtown, this mural by graffiti artist Whitney Kerr, pays homage to the railroad, which carried hundreds of thousands of head of cattle to eastern...
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"Wild Bill Hickok" Cowboy Boot
Visit Abilene, Kansas and experience its unique Cowboy Art Trail! Celebrating its cowboy roots, the Cowboy Boot project pays homage to T.C. McInerney's Drovers Boot Store from the 1870s.
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