Editing Greensburg, Kansas (section)

==Attractions==
[[File:Big Well Museum.jpg|thumb|[[Big Well (Kansas)|Big Well Museum]] & Visitor Info Center]]
[[File:Big Well Interior Greensburg, KS.png|thumb|Big Well spiral staircase]]
Greensburg is home to the world's [[Big Well (Kansas)|largest hand dug well]]. Work had begun on the well in 1887 to provide water for the steam engines of the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] and [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]]. When the well was completed in 1888 it was {{convert|109|ft|m}} deep and {{convert|32|ft|m}} in diameter. The well was used as the city's water supply until 1932. In 1939 it was opened as a tourist attraction allowing visitors to descend to the bottom of the well.

The adjacent museum displayed a 1000-pound [[pallasite]] [[meteorite]] until the museum fell down around the meteorite during the 2007 tornado that destroyed the city. The meteorite was found in the rubble of the museum and moved to a temporary home in [[Hays, Kansas]] while Greensburg was rebuilding.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greensburg Meteorite Recovered|url=http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/7379181.html|access-date=7 May 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928005414/http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/7379181.html|archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Greensburg Tornado: Greensburg's famed meteorite found under rubble|url=http://www.kansas.com/233/story/63810.html|access-date=7 May 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509050200/http://www.kansas.com/233/story/63810.html|archive-date=9 May 2007}}</ref> In May 2012, the new Big Well Museum and Visitor Information Center opened featuring exhibits about the history of Greensburg, The Big Well, the 2007 tornado, the rebuilding process, and the meteorite.

On October 16, 2006, a related smaller meteorite measuring 154 pounds (70 kilograms) was dug up near Greensburg ({{convert|5|mi}}) and Haviland ({{convert|4|mi}}). The only scientific publication discussing time of impact suggests a terrestrial age of 20,000 years.<ref>Honda, M.; Caffee, M. W.; Miura, Y. N.; Nagai, H.; Nagao, K.; Nishiizumi, K. ''Meteoritics & Planetary Science'', 37:12, 1711-1728.</ref> It was once thought that its age was around 10,000 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Unusual meteorite found in Kansas |website=[[CNN]] |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/10/16/meteorite.kansas.ap/index.html|access-date=17 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023184828/http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/10/16/meteorite.kansas.ap/index.html|archive-date=23 October 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The town serves as a time station for the annual [[Race Across America]], a {{convert|3000|mi}} transcontinental bicycle race.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

The 5.4.7 Arts Center serves as a non-profit organization for hosting visual and performative arts, and acts as the only arts center between Dodge City, Kansas and Wichita, Kansas.

The Kiowa County Historical Museum and Soda Fountain operates as a museum for Kiowa County. It contains artifacts and information from the westward expansion of the United States fueled by ideas of [[Manifest Destiny]]. It also contains local history including sporting equipment and notable people from around Kiowa County.

West of Greensburg, the M.T. Liggett Art Environment offers a kinetic art display that utilizes pieces of discarded metal along with wind energy to create a roadside attraction.

The [[Fromme-Birney Round Barn]] is a notable horse barn that was built in 1912. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.