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The Longview Lake provides Kansas natives an overall outdoor experience packaged in a single day. Be it getting a sun tan at the beach, hiring a boat to go deeper into the lake to fish, getting an adrenaline rush with water skiing or riding a speed boat; there are options that come dime a dozen. There are 930 acres' worth of water to explore which you can even simple stare at and retrospect. If keeping it simple is your thing, join the various people taking a routine swim at near the shore. Boat rentals are available at the beach itself. Fishing equipment and baits can be purchased at nearby stores.
Home and studio of local artist, Thomas Hart Benton, this site is a must-visit for those interested in the 'Regionalist' art movement. The house is now a museum that contains artifacts and other objects from Benton's daily life. The chief exhibits are his famed mural " A Social History of the State of Missouri" as well as a stretched canvas that the artist never touched. If you enjoy the art of Grant Wood or John Steuart Curry, then you will enjoy one of their brethren at the Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio.
