Lucas

The Russell County town of Lucas, nicknamed the "Grassroots Art Capital of Kansas", is home to just under 400 of the friendliest people in the state. Founded in 1877 as the town of Blue Stem, the community was renamed Lucas ten years later. Despite its small population, the town has a surprising number of major attractions. Lucas is home to notable galleries such as The Garden of Eden, Deeble Sculpture Garden, and the always fun and quirky World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things Museum. The impressive Deeble Sculpture Garden showcases the work of Florence Deeble (who watched Dinsmoor create his iconic masterpiece as a child), while the nearby Grassroots Art Center features the work of unknown and untrained local artists.

Despite having a small population, the residents of Lucas have earned the title of Kansas' Grassroots Art Capital, with unique grassroots art on nearly every corner. S.P. Dinsmoor's Garden of Eden is the most notable feature. S.P. Dinsmoor was a retired Civil War veteran who created amazing concrete sculptures of people going about their daily lives all around his house. Visitors can now go on guided tours and see the artwork for themselves.