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All the United States Kansas Kingman Glenn Stark Park

Glenn Stark Park

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.

Kingman, Kansas

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On the side of the road in the small town of Kingman, Kansas, two giraffes stand in a park they share with a dinosaur snacking on a human leg, a cowboy riding parallel to train tracks, and a full cast of characters. All these statues are from the collection of Glenn Stark, a sculptor whose yard became a local attraction until his death in 2014, when many of his creations were moved to this park.

The statues range from Jesus to Bigfoot to the Lion of St. Mark. While the park is not very developed, the statues make quite an impression, and share the space with a historic, long-shuttered depot of the rail line that once connected Kansas to Santa Fe, New Mexico. For more of Stark's style, you can seek out his bison, which stand on a hill east of town above highway 54/400.

Update as of June 2022: The statutes have been removed as the park is under renovation. The statues are reportedly in bad shape and may not be reinstalled.

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Glenn Stark Park
201 E Sherman Ave
Kingman, Kansas, 67068
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