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Keeper of the Plains

Keeper of the Plains is a sightseeing stop in Wichita, KS, part of the Wichita guide. Cost: free.

339 Veterans Pkwy · Wichita, KS

Why you should go…

The Keeper of the Plains is a 44-foot Cor-Ten steel sculpture by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin, standing where the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers meet. Erected in 1974 for the Bicentennial, it has stood on a 30-foot rock promontory since 2006. Each night the Ring of Fire burners around the base are lit for 15 minutes, weather permitting, and the site sits on the Arkansas River bike path.

#public art
#sculpture
#river walk
#native american heritage

What's around here?

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