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Kansas has been divided into five tourism regions carrier regulations has been provided by the Kansas with you in mind. Each regional section provides a Department of Revenue and the Kansas Corporation wealth of information on state parks, lakes, Commission. The listing of some of the recreation areas, major events, attractions, points of outstanding and popular dining establishments also interest, plant tours and lodging accommodations. includes some fast-food businesses, drive-ins, major Cities are listed alphabetically with accompanying chains, private clubs and major franchises. information in each region. Listings include the latest While all data was current at press time, we population figures provided by the Kansas Board of suggest you contact the individuals listed before Agriculture County Appraisers Report and the making final tour arrangements. Advance notice and closest commercial airport locations. Note that reservations, of course, are strongly recommended. admission to the attractions is free unless otherwise Make your tour of America's heartland complete specified. An attraction’s accessibility to the in Kansas, a state that has the attractions, the handicapped is also given. Major holidays refer to accommodations and the friendly faces to make Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. your travelers happy. We invite you to linger longer The inventory of lodging accommodations includes in Ah! Kansas . . . America’s Central Park. all and which listed 20 or more units. Appendix information on applicable taxes and motor

Introduction

The Kansas Group Tour Guide has been reservoirs in the nation. Over 364,000 surface acres compiled to facilitate your planning and development of recreational waterways and more than 60,000 of tours into and through our state. You’ll find that lakes and ponds make fishing and water sports a Kansas is bold and beautiful . . . alive with natural in this colorful land. Prevailing continental people . . . and full of color. wind patterns continually sweep the skies Travelers on Kansas highways will discover the maintaining fresh, clean air and a healthful, magnificent diversity of our state . . . history four-season climate for all to enjoy. marked by Coronado, cowtowns, the Pony Express, Year-round, travelers can celebrate life with the famous forts and covered wagons . . . fairs, horse races, rodeos and festivals aimed breathtaking scenery stretching from the rolling Flint toward good, old-fashioned fun. Young and old will Hills and Gypsum Bluffs to the Cimarron Grasslands thrill to the performances of 20 community and golden wheat fields of the High Plains . . . orchestras, 2 chamber orchestras, 17 dance museums retelling the story of life on the companies, 4 children's theatres, and 59 community frontier or the final frontier of space. Art theatres. The eight adult professional theatres will galleries, festivals, rodeos, and lakes all add to the also delight audiences. Concerts are regularly endless excitement visitors experience on a tour in presented by 20 community choral groups in the Kansas. state. Years ago, Kansas was the "Gateway to the Outstanding restaurants and accommodations are West"—the starting point for some of the nation’s located in every part of the state. Some of the most historic trails. Today, Kansas is the leading restaurants are nationally recognized for their wheat state and regarded as the "breadbasket of excellent cuisine and unique atmospheres. Superb the nation.” The major facilities for aircraft shopping centers and businesses are also in every manufacturing are located in Wichita where over major city in each region. With entertainment, one-half of all private airplanes are produced. cultural arts, events, restaurants, and shopping, Indeed, Kansas is the "Aircraft Capital of the you’ll agree that there’s never-ending activity in this World.” exciting land of KANSAS! Water recreation areas abound as Kansas has the second largest number of man-made lakes and 1 Kansas Highway Map

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Thousands of people annually tour the scenic Northeast Kansas region, where some of the nation’s most historic trails began. The area was the starting point for universities, at the Santa Fe, Oregon, Pony Express and Manhattan and the University of Kansas at Smoky Hill Trails. The and Lawrence, are also located here. Northeast Lewis and Clark Route also entered this Kansas is known for its excellent highways, region. Eisenhower Center, the State convenient airline service, unique Capitol, Agricultural Hall of Fame, KU restaurants and outstanding Museum of Natural History and Fort accommodations. The region’s recreational Leavenworth are highlight attractions in this facilities are superb with over 30 municipal area. The past comes alive at the many and state fishing lakes and nine major interesting museums, historical sites and reservoirs. A memorable “trail of enjoyment M Old West towns. The state’s two largest awaits all visitors to Northeast Kansas.

MAJOR RECREATIONAL AREAS: POMONA RESERVOIR—Osage County LOVEWELL RESERVOIR—Jewell County MELVERN RESERVOIR—Osage County GLEN ELDER RESERVOIR—Mitchell REGIONAL INFORMATION: County KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR—Ellsworth NORTHEAST KANSAS TRAVEL County COUNCIL MILFORD RESERVOIR—Geary and Clay Contact: Betty Simecka Counties Topeka CVB TUTTLE CREEK RESERVOIR—Riley 722 S. Topeka County Topeka, KS 66603 PERRY RESERVOIR—Jefferson County 913-234-2644 CLINTON RESERVOIR—Douglas County

4 EISENHOWER CENTER Southeast Fourth St. 67410 ABILENE Contact: John Wickman Major Highways: 913-263-4751 1-70, K-15 The Eisenhower Center consists of Dwight Commercial Airlines: D. Eisenhower's boyhood home, a (Salina Municipal Airport—25 miles west) museum featuring his career in the military Eastern, Midwest, Braniff and presidency, a library housing the archives of his administration's papers, Town Overview: and the Place of Meditation—the final Located at the end of the Chisholm Trail, resting place of Dwight and Mamie Abilene (pop. 7381) became known as the Eisenhower. first wild cattle town in 1867. Today, this city, located 25 miles east of Salina, is Season: year-round except Thanksgiving, Eisenhower Home—Abilene one of the major tourist centers in the Christmas and New Year’s Day entire Midwest. Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MUSEUM OF INDEPENDENT Major Events: Individual rates: $1.00 16 years & older TELEPHONY National Greyhound Association Spring Guided tours: no 412 S. Campbell 67410 Racing Meet in April, Central Kansas Free Time required: 2 hours Contact: Peg Chromster (after 1 p.m.) Fair and Rodeo (3rd week in August), Accessible: yes 913-263-2681 Heritage Day and Trail Days (1st weekend in October), Summer Band Concerts in GREYHOUND HALL OF FAME This museum exhibits the history of the Eisenhower Park, Thursday evenings, 407 S. Buckeye 67410 telephone since its beginning. Included are June-August, National Greyhound Contact: Edward Scheele many displays of antique phones, Association Fall Racing Meet in October 913-263-3000 insulators, switchboards, rare telephones, and telephone archives. Recreation Areas: The Hall of Fame is dedicated to Milford Reservoir educating people about the magnificent Season: April-October daily greyhound. The greyhound’s history is November-March holiday Local Contact: traced from 5000 B.C. to the present, with weekends only Morris numerous exhibits and a theatre. Hours: Monday-Saturday 8:30 a.m.- Convention & Tourism Coordinator 4:30 p.m. Chamber of Commerce Season: April-October, 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Sunday 1-5 p.m. Box 446, 409 N.W. 3rd, 67410 November-March, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 Guided tours: yes 913-263-1770 p.m., closed Thanksgiving, Time required: 30-45 minutes Attractions: Christmas, New Years Day Accessible: yes ANTIQUE DOLL MUSEUM SEELYE MANSION 1709 N. Buckeye, 67410 Hours: see seasons 1105 N. Buckeye, 67410 Contact: Beulah Priem Guided tours: yes Contact: Terry Tietjens 913-263-1270 Time required: 30 minutes-1 hour Accessible: yes 913-263-1084 Season: year-round This historic Georgian-style mansion was Hours: By appointment only LEBOLD-VAHSHOLTZ MANSION built in 1905 by Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Rates: $2.00 per person First and Vine 67410 Seelye. It was placed on the National Guided tours: yes Contact: Merle Vahsholtz Register of Historic Places in April 1985. Time required: 30-45 minutes 913-263-4356 Accessible: no Season: Year-round This 1880's mansion, on the site of the Hours: By appointment only DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORICAL first settlement in Abilene, is completely Individual rates: $5.00 per person MUSEUM restored and furnished with antiques. Guided tours: yes 412 S. Campbell 67410 Time required: 2 hours Contact: Lynda Millner Season: year-round except legal holidays Accessible: no 913-263-2681 Hours: by appointment only Individual rates: $3.00 adult, $2.00 student OLD ABILENE TOWN This museum features items of historical Guided tours: yes Box 363 67410 interest and includes exhibits on early Time required: IV2 hours Contact: Jack Green agriculture, homemaking, prehistory, Accessible: no 913-263-4194 industry and amusements. Old Abilene Town is a replica of old Season: April-October daily Abilene with original buildings, and a November-April, holiday museum in an old Rock Island depot. weekends only Museum Office: Monday-Friday, Season: year-round except Christmas and 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., New Year’s Day year-round Hours: June-August 8:30 a.m.- Guided tours: yes, pre-arranged 8:30 p.m. Time required: 30-45 minutes September-May 8:30 a.m.- Accessible: yes 6 p.m. Guided tours: no Time required: 1 hour Accessible, yes Eisenhower Center—Abilene PRIEM’S PRIDE INN 1709 N. Buckeye 67410 ABILENE Gen. Mgr: Beulah Priem (Continued) 913-263-2800

Units—80 HALL OF GENERALS WAX MUSEUM Restaurant and club 714 S. Buckeye 67410 Travel agency commissions Contact: Museum Director Beauty salon 913-263-4216 913-263-2663 WHITE HOUSE INN Emphasizing the military career of Dwight 14th and Buckeye 67410 D. Eisenhower, this unique wax museum Gen. Mgr: Cecil Wright depicts the rise and fall of Hitler and the Units—64 Allied involvement in Europe during World Wabaunsee County Historical Restaurant War II. A gift shop is also located here. Museum—Alma Group rates Season: year-round Travel agency commissions large photo collection is on display. New Hours: May 30-September 15 8:30 a.m.- annex area with many additional exhibits 7 p.m. being prepared. September 15-May 30 8:30 a.m- 5 p.m. Season: year-round except all holidays Individual rates: 75c per person ALMA Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Guided tours: no Sunday 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Time required: 30 minutes Major Highways: Guided tours: yes—if desired Accessible: yes K-99 Time required: variable Accessible: partially ABILENE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS Commercial Airlines: 209 NW 4th 67410 (Manhattan Municipal Airport—28 miles Contact: Pat Aker northwest) Air Midwest, Capitol Air Plant Tour: 913-263-3082 Town Overview: ALMA CHEESE PLANT Featured in the Abilene Public Library are: This historic community (pop. 958) is 913-765-3334 Mamie Eisenhower’s doll collection, the located 40 miles west of Topeka and is Handmade natural cheeses WPA doll collection and foreign doll part of the Skyline Mill Creek Drive, a Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. collection. The library also has historical scenic route that transverses the Flint Saturday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. collections and a genealogical collection. Hills. Major Events: Season: year-round except state holidays Wabaunsee County Fair in August Hours: Monday-Wednesday 8:30 a.m.- 7:30 p.m. Recreation Areas: AMERICUS Monday-Wednesday (summer) Lake Wabaunsee, Alma City Lake 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Major Highways: Thur. 4-7:30 p.m. Local Contact: Near Kansas Turnpike and K-99 Friday-Saturday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Galen Gentry Guided tours: yes Chamber of Commerce Commercial Airlines: Time required: 45 minutes Kansas Avenue 66401 (Topeka Forbes Field—50 miles northeast) Accessible: yes 913-765-3913 Capital Air, Air Midwest Town Overview: Point of Interest: Attractions: Americus (pop. 931) is located 50 miles southwest of Topeka near Emporia in CHISHOLM TRAIL MARKER MILL CREEK MUSEUM Lyon County. A boulder on the Post Office lawn Route 1, Box 45 66401 downtown marks the end of the famous Contact: Lowell Thierer or Joyce Thierer Recreation Area: Chisholm Trail. 913-765-2370 (evenings) Melvern Reservoir Local Contact: This museum features items from farms, Lodging Accommodations: J. Frank Landwehr print shops, and historic households. Chamber of Commerce BEST WESTERN INN Box 51 66835 2210 N. Buckeye 67410 Season: open on request 316-884-5778 Gen. Mgrs: Jim and Joan Doocy 913-263-2050 WABAUNSEE COUNTY HISTORICAL Attractions: Units—64 MUSEUM Restaurant and club 227 66401 MARLOW WOODCUTS Group rates Contact: Betty Roberts Americus 66834 Travel agency commissions 913-765-2200 Contact: Margaret Burke 316-884-5589 DIAMOND MOTEL The museum serves to preserve the 1407 NW Third 67410 history of the Wabaunsee County area For almost 50 years, tourists have seen Gen. Mgr: William Deitering and features a permanent doctor’s office, Mrs. Burke transform raw mahogany, 913-263-2360 blacksmith shop, large collection of Indian redwood, and imported woods into Units—30 artifacts, an exhibit of General Lewis Walt, beautiful and dainty art pieces. The U.S.M.C. memorabilia and an old-time finished projects have included rural school room with old school records. A scenes, flowers and state seals and must 6 This museum contains a collection of This gallery has special art shows of local Amelia Earhart memorabilia, American and state artists featuring varied media. AMERICUS Legion items, guns, Indian artifacts and The building itself is on the National (Continued) 19th century clothing. Many more items Register of Historic Places. will be added after the move in November, 1987. Season: year-round be special ordered in advance. Marlow Hours: by appointment only Woodcuts are internationally famous and Season: Year-round Guided tours: yes can be seen at the White House and Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Time required: 1 hour government offices in Scotland, England Guided tours: yes Accessible: no and Australia. Time required: 1 hour Accessible: yes INTERNATIONAL FOREST OF Season: year-round except Christmas FRIENDSHIP TRAIL holiday BENEDICTINE COLLEGE AND MUSEUM Warnock Lake, Highway 59 West 66002 Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. South Campus Administration Bldg. Contact: Pat Knoch Guided tours: yes, if pre-arranged 801 S. 8th 66002 913-367-2427 Time required: 30 minutes Contact: Public Relations Office Accessible: yes 913-367-5340, ext. 506 This National Recreational Trail winds through a man-made forest which contains The public is welcome to take a walking trees from all 50 states and 9 foreign tour of the campus, view the Missouri countries, and is constructed of concrete River Valley from the North Campus bluff, for the handicapped. ATCHISON see the college museum and view the 1872 Victorian-style Price Villa building. Season: year-round Major Highways: Hours: daylight US-59, US-73, K-4, K-7 Season: year-round Guided tours: yes Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Time required: 30 minutes-1 hour Commercial Airlines: Weekends by appointment Accessible: yes (Kansas City International— 52 miles Guided tours: yes southeast) Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, Accessible: yes Frontier, Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Points of Interest: International, Trans World Airlines, United, CRAY HISTORICAL HOME AND Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, Lawrence MUSEUM LEWIS AND CLARK MARKER Aviation, Air Nebraska, Skyway Aviation, 805 North 5th St. This historical marker commemorates Republic, Gromer Aviation, Green Hills, Contact: Mrs. Evah Cray Lewis and Clark’s arrival at this site on Trans Missouri, Century 913-367-3046 July 4, 1804. or 367-4032 Town Overview: DAVID ATCHISON STATUE Atchison (pop. 12,086) is one of the oldest The city was named in honor of the Listed on the National Register of established towns in Kansas and is renowned Missouri senator who Historical Places, this home was located 50 miles northwest of Kansas City, championed the pro-slavery movement constructed in 1882. Now housing a on the Missouri River. This city was the and served as pro tern U.S. President for museum, it contains Amelia Earhart starting point for the Overland Stage and a day. memorabilia along with many other historic Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. items relating to Atchison area history. Serving as county seat for Atchison MORMON GROVE County, Atchison is also the birthplace of At this site, three miles west of Atchison, Amelia Earhart and Senator John J. the Mormons equipped their wagons for Season: May 30-October 30 Ingalls. their 1855 trek to Utah and the Great Salt Hours: By appointment Lake. Major Events: Guided tours: yes Forest of Friendship Rendezvous in July, Time required: 2 hours STATE HISTORICAL MARKER River Bend Art Fair in May, Amelia Accessible: no This marker on US-59 describes this Earhart Celebration in July, Octoberfest in pioneer center of transportation founded MT. ST. SCHOLASTICA CONVENT October by pro-slavery supporters in 1854. 801 North 8th St. 66002 Recreation Areas: Contact: Sr. Jean Murray Blacet COURTHOUSE SQUARE PLAQUE Lake Warnock, State Lake, Atchison 913-367-3866 At this spot in 1859, Abraham Lincoln first County Lake delivered his famous Cooper Union The choir chapel and convent are address. Local Contact: beautiful examples of Romanesque Pat Knoch, Exec. V.P. architecture and are listed on the National VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE Chamber of Commerce Register of Historic Buildings. Stained Amelia Earhart’s home and 10 19th Box 126 104 N. 6th 66002 glass windows depict the life story of Century buildings are registered with the 913-367-2427 Benedict of Nursia, founder of the National Register of Historic Places and Benedictine Order. marked for tourists. Brochures on a tour of these buildings are available through the Attractions: Season: year-round Atchison Chamber of Commerce. Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ATCHISON COUNTY HISTORICAL Plant Tours: Guided tours: yes SOCIETY MUSEUM Time required: 45 minutes DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL PLANT 1 block north of U.S. Highway 59/73 Accessible: yes intersection EQUIPMENT RR #1 66002 Contact: Father Angelus Lingenfelser MUCHNIC GALLERY 913-367-5341 Contact: Errol Hall 704 North 4th 66002 913-367-4300 Contact: Pat Snowden 913-367-1317 Machine Tool Operation 7 Attractions:

ATCHISON HISTORICAL (Continued) SOCIETY, INC. 1115 10th St. 66006 Contact: Philip Barnthouse Advance Notice: 1 week 913-594-6862 Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Preferred group size: 10-15 The historical society offers tours of the Time required: 1 hour Santa Fe Ruts, Santa Fe Well and trail Accessible: yes markers from May to November.

Lodging Accommodations: Season: May-November Hours: 1-5 p.m. third weekend in October BEST WESTERN ATCHISON MOTOR Guides tours: yes Old Castle, Baker University—Baldwin INN Time required: 30 minutes-11/2 hours 401 South 10th 66002 Accessible: yes Guided tours: yes Contact: Gary Supalla OLD CASTLE MUSEUM COMPLEX Time required: 1 hour 913-367-7000 Accessible: yes 515 5th Street 66006 Units—43 Contact: T. A. Church BAKER UNIVERSITY TOUR Travel agency commissions 913-594-6809 (Castle) Baker University 66006 Rooms for handicapped 913-594-3583 (home) Contact: Jane Richards 913-594-6451 Ext. 599 The complex consists of three renovated historic buildings. The Old Castle building, Baker University was founded in 1858 and built in 1858, contains three floors of is the oldest four-year college in Kansas. BALDWIN museum artifacts including one of the The campus tour includes the renovated most complete collections of original 1871 Parmenter Hall, Pulliam Center, the Midwest Indian artifacts. The furnished Fleming Pavillion and the grape arbor. CITY 1857 Palmyra Post Office and 1854 Kibbee Cabin replica are also located Season: year-round Major Highways: here. Hours: by appointment only US-56 Guided tours: yes Season: year-round except Christmas Time required: 1 hour Commercial Airlines: holiday Accessible: yes (Topeka Forbes Field Airport—40 miles Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 2-5 p.m. northwest) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Guided tours: yes BALDWIN-MIDLAND TOURIST TRAIN Time required: 45 minutes Town Overview: Season: May 1-November 1, weekends Accessible: yes Baldwin City (pop. 2798) is located 13 and holidays Hours: Saturday 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., miles south of Lawrence and is on the old QUAYLE RARE BIBLE COLLECTION Sunday 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (hourly Santa Fe Trail. Baker University is located Baker University Collins Library 66006 departure) here in Baldwin City, which was settled by Contact: Dr. John Forbes Free-Staters in 1858. 913-594-6451 Points of Interest: Major Event: This world famous collection includes clay Maple Leaf Festival the third weekend in cuneiform tablets from the time of MARKER October, free bus tours of historic sites Abraham, a synagogue roll, a Gutenberg East of Baldwin City is the site of the Recreation Areas: leaf, Incunabula Bibles of the 15th historic free-state battle of 1856. Douglas County State Lake, Clinton Century, notable English Bibles, historical BALDWIN CITY HISTORICAL MARKER Reservoir, Lone Star Lake American and Presidential Bibles and Gregynog Bibles. The 17th Century History includes the founding of Local Contact: Urishay Castel drawing room accentuates osteopathy by Baldwin City resident Dr. Linda Clark, Pres. the Bible Collection. Andrew Still. Chamber of Commerce SANTA FE TRAIL MARKER Box 501 66006 Season: year-round Located west of the pioneer town of 913-594-3464 Hours: by appointment only Palmyra. Guided tours: yes Time required: 1 hour SANTA FE WELL Accessible: yes The well furnished a never-failing supply of good water to the travelers on the PULLIAM COLLECTION Santa Fe Trail. Baker University 66006 Contact: Dr. Harold Kolling JOHN BALDWIN’S MILL 913-594-6451 A saw and grist mill built in 1857. Located in Pulliam Center, built in 1868 and formerly called Old Stone Hall, this collection of memorabilia of the late Eugene C. Pulliam, internationally famous publisher, includes photos, awards, degrees, writings and personal items.

Season: year-round Hours: by appointment only 8 Advance notice: 1 week Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. BELLEVILLE Preferred group size: 15-25 Major Highways: Time required: 45 minutes US-36, US-81 Accessible: yes

Commercial Airlines: BELLEVILLE POWER PLANT (Salina Municipal Airport—65 miles south) 512 M Street 66935 Capitol Air, Air Midwest Contact: John Woodruff 913-527-2141 Town Overview: This community is located 65 miles north Municipal electric power plant operating 24 of Salina and is the county seat of hours per day Republic County. The Republican Waterfowl Management Area is southwest Advance notice required for groups. of town. A Birger Sandzen mural is in the post office. Belleville hosts several state Pike Monument—Republic County Lodging Accommodations: and national events annually. BEL VILLA BEST WESTERN MOTEL Major Events: COLONY HOUSE Jet. US-36 and US-81 66935 Free Fair in August, Ten miles west of Belleville is the replica Gen. Mgr: Dean and llah Taylor Miller Midget National Races in August, of this famous house built by Swedish 913-527-2231 Crossroads Car Festival (largest immigrants. single-day hot rod and classic car show in Units— 40 4 state area) Father’s Day Weekend, PETERSON HOUSE Restaurant and private club Kansas State Junior Miss Program in This home, located 18 miles west in Group rates October, Pheasant Hunting from Courtland, was built of native stone in the Swimming pool November to January, Courtland Fun Day 19th century. (15 miles west) in July, Cuba Harvest KANSAN MOTEL Festival (8 miles east) in July, Scandia BLACKSMITH SHOP US-36 East 66935 Picnic (6 miles west) in July This 19th century blacksmith shop is Gen. Mgr: Roger Narsai constructed of post rock and located in 913-527-2284 Recreation Areas and Camping: Cuba, 10 miles east. Lovewell Reservoir—25 miles northwest, Units—20 Belleville City Lake— camping and shower facilities, playground, picnic areas Plant Tours: PLAZA MOTEL Highway 36 and K St. 66935 BELLEVILLE TELESCOPE Local Contact: Gen. Mgr: Steve Cooper 1817 US-81 Frontage Road 66935 Herman Baloun, Exec. Secretary 913-527-2228 Belleville Chamber of Commerce Contact: Merle Miller P.O. Box 428 66935 913-527-2244 Units—22 913-527-5519 Group rates Newspaper printing plant Swimming pool

Points of Interest: Advance notice: 1 week Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. REPUBLIC COUNTY HISTORICAL Preferred group size: 18 MUSEUM Time required: 30-45 minutes Located on Highway 36. Contains Accessible: yes BELOIT historical artifacts of Republic County and Major Highways: Rock Island Railroad. SCOTT SPECIALTIES, INC. K-14, K-9, US-24 512 M St. 66935 BELLEVILLE HIGH BANKS Contact: Cindy Snyder Commercial Airlines: RACETRACK 913-527-5480 (Salina Municipal Airport, 60 miles This half-mile dirt track is the fastest of its southeast) Capitol Air, Air Midwest size in the world. The tract consists of Manufacturing plant of orthopedic soft clay gumbo material and is the host goods Town Overview: facility for the Miller Midget National Beloit (pop. 4400) is the county seat of Races each year. Located at the NCK Advance notice: 2 weeks Mitchell County and is located 60 highway Fairgrounds in Belleville. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. miles northwest of Salina. Early settlers Preferred group size: 15 used limestone post rock for fence posts PIKE-PAWNEE VILLAGE MARKER Time required: 30 minutes and buildings due to the scarcity of wood. This museum is state operated and is the Accessible: yes location of the Pawnee Indian Village. In Major Events: 1806, Zebulon Pike held a council with the M-C INDUSTRIES/SUNFLOWER Kansas 8-Man All-Star Football Game, Pawnee Nation and persuaded the chiefs GRAPHICS mid-July, Mitchell County Fair in August, to raise an American flag in the village. 814 K St. 66935 Waconda Lake Fireworks Show Fourth of Located ten miles west of Belleville. Contact: Bernie Mohr July, Chautauqua, mid-September 913-527-2206 SCANDIA TOWN MUSEUM Recreational Area: Ten miles west of Belleville, this museum Manufacturers of hospital products and Glen Elder Reservoir/Waconda Lake features local artifacts, things with a grass bags, ident-bracelets, custom Swedish accent, and items of history from screening of clothing and materials Local Contact: the Scandia community. Emily Ogle, Exec. V.P. Chamber of Commerce Box 582 123 N. Mill 67420 913-738-2717 9 Plant Tour: Attraction:

BELOIT SUNFLOWER MANUFACTURING BLUE RAPIDS LIBRARY (Continued) US-24 67420 Main St. 66411 Contact: Jerry Robinson Contact: Mrs. Raymond Pearce 913-738-2261 913-226-7243 Attractions: Farm implement manufacturer The Blue Rapids Public Library is the MITCHELL COUNTY MUSEUM oldest library in the state, continuously 402 W. 8th St. Highway 14 67420 Advance notice: 1 week located in the same building since 1875. Contact: Clayton Kresin Hours: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. 913-738-5355 Preferred group size: 10 Season: year-round Time required: 30-45 minutes Hours: Monday-Wednesday, Thursday, The museum, organized in 1971, has four Accessible: yes Saturday floors of displays featuring historical items 1-5:30 p.m. of Mitchell County. The building was Guided tours: yes formerly a nurses home built in 1929 in a Lodging Accommodations: Time required: variable “Williamsburg" design. Accessible: no WACONDA MOTEL Season: year-round except major holidays Highway 24 67420 & Saturdays Gen. Mgr: Beth Johnson Points of Interest: Hours: Sunday-Friday 1-5 p.m. 913-738-2231 Guided tours: yes BLUE RIVERS CANOE TRAIL Time required: 2 hours Units—29 A public 26 mile canoe trail on the Little Accessible: yes, ground floor only Restaurant next door Blue and Big Blue Rivers is a popular recreational activity here. LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE BEST WESTERN INN Highway 24 and 9 67420 US-24 and K-9 67420 CITY SQUARE Contact: Vern Critchfield Gen. Mgr: Beth Johnson A lighted fountain and “big gyp rock" are 913-738-2311 913-738-3531 located on the square.

This unique and original schoolhouse, built Units—27 ALCOVE SPRINGS MARKER in 1871, has been completely restored to Restaurant next door This beautiful county was well-known to early traders, mountain men, and Oregon 19th century style. The Living Library PORTER Museum features Old State Printer books, Trail pioneers. 209 E. Main 67420 Lorraine Wooster editions, and other Gen. Mgr: Don Porter 2ND LARGEST STATE COTTONWOOD historic education materials. The Little Red 1-800-835-7427 x551 Schoolhouse is on the National Register TREE Standing tall and over 23 feet in of Historic Places and is affiliated with the Units— 18 National Library of Congress. circumference, this magnificent state tree pre-dates the founding of Blue Rapids in Season: May-September 1870. Hours: Sunday-Friday 1-4 p.m. Guided tours: yes Plant Tour: Time required: 1 hour BLUE Accessible: yes GEORGIA PACIFIC, INC. RFD 3 66411 ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH RAPIDS Contact: Jack Rausch 701 E. Court 67420 Major Highways: 913-226-7767 913-738-2851 US-77, K-9 A structure built of native limestone, it was Manufacturer of plastics and wallboards Commercial Airlines: completed in 1904 in the form of a Latin from mined gypsum rock. (Manhattan Municipal Airport—50 miles cross of Romanesque and Gothic style. It south) Capitol Air, Air Midwest was the first church in the U.S. built with Advance notice: 1 week Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. flying buttresses and an entire stone Town Overview: Preferred group size: 10 ceiling. It is listed on the National Register Blue Rapids (pop. 1267) is located at the Time required: 1 hour of Historic Places. head waters of Tuttle Creek Reservoir, 50 Accessible: no highway miles north of Manhattan. This Season: year-round town is known for its history, Hours: afternoons preferrably nearby gypsum mine, and excellent Guided tours: yes, call for large groups recreation facilities. Time required: 30-40 minutes Accessible: yes Major Events: BONNER Good Old Days Along the Blue 1st MITCHELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE Saturday in June, Marshall County Fair in Highway 14 67420 July, Old Fashioned July 4th Celebration, SPRINGS Christmas sleigh rides The present courthouse was dedicated in Major Highways: 1901 and is of Richardsonian Recreation Areas: I-70, US-24, US-40, US-73, K-7, K-32 Romanesque design, built of 8" pitch Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Waterville Lake faced native limestone. There are 25 Commercial Airlines: courthouse rooms on 3 levels. Ornate Local Contact: (Kansas City International— 28 miles fireplaces are still useable in several Robin Foley, Pres. northeast) Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, offices. It is listed on the National Register Chamber of Commerce Frontier, Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Texas of Historic Places. Blue Rapids 66411 International, Trans World Airlines, United, 913-226-7411 Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, Lawrence 10 WYANDOTTE COUNTY MUSEUM biscuits and old fashioned atmosphere. 631 North 126th St. 66012 Upstairs bedrooms and parlor are BONNER Contact: Historical Society furnished with frontier period furniture. 913-721-1078 SPRINGS Season: year-round except Thanksgiving (Continued) This museum contains Wyandot Indian and Christmas relics, Kansas artifacts, pioneer furniture, Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m. costumes, genealogical information and a Sunday 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, horse-drawn fire engine. Guided tours: no Republic, Air Nebraska, Gromer Aviation, Time required: 1-2 hours Green Hills, Century. Season: year-round except major holidays Accessible: yes Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Town Overview: Guided tours: yes Bonner Springs (pop. 6370) is an Time required: 45 minutes agricultural market center and home of Accessible: yes small diversified industry. This community is located just west of Kansas City. BURLINGAME Point of Interest: Major Events: Major Highways: Renaissance Festival of Kansas City AG HALL OF FAME TRAIL K-31, US-56 during weekends of September and This one mile trail is located at the Commercial Airlines: October Agricultural Hall of Fame and is open to (Topeka Forbes Field—28 miles northeast) the public. Recreation Areas: Capitol Air, Air Midwest Wyandotte County Lake, Lake Quivira Town Overview: Local Contact: Burlingame (pop. 1199) is located where Vicky Wheeler, Sec. the Santa Fe Rail crosses the old Santa Chamber of Commerce BROOKVILLE Fe Trail about 28 miles southwest of Box 403 66012 Topeka. Founded in 1855, Burlingame 913-422-5044 Major Highways: became an important station on the old K-140 trail.

Commercial Airlines: Recreation Areas: (Salina Municipal Airport— 15 miles Osage County State Lake, Pomona northeast) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Reservoir, Melvern Reservoir

Town Overview: Local Contact: This historic community (pop. 266) is Charles Mossman, Pres. located 15 miles southwest of Salma and Chamber of Commerce is near Kanopolis Reservoir. 66413 913-654-2449 Recreation Area: Kanopolis Reservoir Point of Interest: Local Contact: John C. Ryberg, Dir. SANTA FE TRAIL HIKE Salina Convention and Visitors Bureau This long-distance hiking and interpretive Agriculture Hall of Fame—Bonner Springs Box 596 115 W. Iron Salina 67401 trail follows 52 miles of existing roadways 913-827-9301 along the old Santa Fe Trail to Council Grove.

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AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME BROOKVILLE HOTEL AND NATIONAL CENTER Box 6 67425 630 N. 126th 66012 Contact: Mark Martin CLAY Contact: Harold Adkins 913-225-6666 913-721-1075 The Brookville Hotel, built in 1870, is CENTER The Agricultural Hall of Fame honors the nationally famous for its fried chicken, hot individuals and faceless farmers who have Major Highways: made American agriculture the envy of the US-24, K-15 world. Three buildings house exhibits on Commercial Airlines: the evolution of agriculture— past, present (Manhattan Municipal Airport—50 miles and future. southeast) Capitol Air, Air Midwest

Season: April-December 1 Town Overview: Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Clay Center (pop. 4969) is the county seat Sunday 1-5 p.m. of Clay County and a center of agriculture Individual rates: Adults $3. Children (6-16) and small manufacturing. This town is S1.50, Senior Citizens located 45 miles northwest of Manhattan. $2.50 Group rates: yes, for 20 or more Major Events: Travel agency commissions: yes Piotique Celebration and Arts and Crafts Guided tours: yes Show in late September, Clay County Fair Time required: 1-2 hours in August Accessible: yes Brookville Hotel—Brookville 11 Attractions: Lodging Accommodations: CLAY CLOUD COUNTY MUSEUM THUNDERBIRD BEST WESTERN 635 Broadway 66901 MOTEL Contact: Thelma Schroth US 81 North 66901 CENTER 913-243-2866 Gen. Mgr: Jay McKenna (Continued) 913-243-4545 The old Carnegie Library now houses the Units—50 Recreation Areas: Cloud County Historical Society’s museum Restaurant and private club Milford Reservoir, Tuttle Creek Reservoir of historical items. Travel agency commissions Local Contact: Season: year-round MIDTOWN BUDGET INN Sarah Griffiths, Exec. V.P. Hours: Daily 1-5 p.m. 212 E. 6th 66901 Chamber of Commerce Guided tours: yes Gen. Mgr: Dan Carlow 5th and Lincoln 67432 Time required: 1 hour 913-243-7378 913-632-5674 Accessible: no Units—20 FRANK CARLSON LIBRARY Attraction: 7th and Broadway 66901 SKYLINER MOTEL Contact: Denise de Rochefort-Reynolds 2115 Lincoln 66901 CLAY COUNTY MUSEUM 913-243-2250 Gen. Mgr: Lillie Bessette 2121 Seventh 67432 913-243-4486 Contact: Pauline Meek This library, named in honor of the former 913-632-5058 governor and U.S. Senator from Units—34 Concordia, holds about 25,000 volumes Restaurant Housed in a three-story former hospital which include the senator’s papers in the building, the Clay County Museum Frank Carlson Room. contains tools, furniture and clothing of historical interest. Season: year-round except major holidays Hours: (Labor Day-Memorial) COUNCIL Season: April 15-November Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 2-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes (Memorial Day-Labor Day) GROVE Time required: 1 hour Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Major Highways: Accessible: yes, first floor only Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. U.S.-56, K-177 Monday, Thursday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lodging Accommodations: Guided tours: yes Commercial Airlines: Time required: 30-60 minutes (Manhattan Municipal Airport—40 miles CEDAR COURT MOTEL Accessible: yes north) Air Midwest, Capitol Air 9th and US-24 67432 Gen. Mgr: Erma Thorman Town Overview: 913-632-3008 BROWN GRAND OPERA HOUSE Council Grove (pop, 2413) is located 37 Box 315 66901 miles south of Manhattan, and is county Units—44 913-243-2553 seat of Morris County. This historic town Restaurant is in the heart of the where the This 1906 landmark, listed on the National Travel Agency Commissions Kansas Prairie Parkway crosses the old Rooms for handicapped Register of Historic Places, is completely Santa Fe Trail. restored with the original woodwork, interior design and Victorian furniture. Major Events: Morris County Fair in August, Season: year-round Wah-Shun-Gah Days Celebration in June Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CONCORDIA Afternoons by appointment Recreation Areas: Major Highways: Guided tours: yes Council Grove Reservoir, Council Grove US-81, K-28 Time required: 30-60 minutes City Lake, Lake Kahola Accessible: yes Commercial Airlines: Local Contact: (Salina Municipal Airport—70 miles south) Norman T. Tornquist, Manager Capitol Air, Air Midwest Points of Interest: Chamber of Commerce Box 227, 117 W. Main 66846 REPUBLICAN RIVER CANOE TRAIL Town Overview: 316-767-5413 Concordia (pop. 6848) is the county seat This six mile canoe trail is open April 15-October 15. of Cloud County and is located 50 miles Attractions: north of Salina. Cloud County Community NAZARETH CONVENT College is located here. This building is on the National Register of HAYS HOUSE Historic Places. 112 W. Main 66846 Major Events: Contact: Charles Judd Art in the Park in June, Cloud County Fair 316-767-5911 in August, NCK Rodeo in August, Fall Festival in September The Hays House has been used continuously as a restaurant since 1857 Local Contact: and is regarded as one of the finest dining Larry Blochlinger, President establishments in the state. In its early Chamber of Commerce days, the building was also used for 219 W. 6th 66901 distribution of mail, U.S. Government court 913-243-4290 hearings, theatre productions, church and newspaper printing. 12 antique furnishings. Picnic facilities are on COUNCIL the grounds of the museum. Season: April-December GROVE Hours: Saturday. Sunday. Wednesday (Continued) 1-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes Time required: 1 hour Season: Year-round except Christmas and first two weeks in January Hours: Summer daily 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Last Chance Store—Council Grove Winter daily 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Guided tours: yes ELLSWORTH Time required: 30 minutes LAST CHANCE STORE Accessible: yes Built in 1857. this was the last supply stop Major Highways: on the Santa Fe Trail. US-156, K-14. K-140 HERMIT S CAVE Commercial Airlines: The unique dwelling of the Franciscan (Salma Municipal Airport—35 miles east) friar. Matteo Boccalmi, in 1863, is still Capitol Air, Air Midwest here. HISTORIC MARKER Town Overview: Council Grove takes its name from the Ellsworth (pop. 2465) is located between 1825 agreement made between the Wilson and Kanopolis Reservoirs, 35 miles government and the Osage nation. west of Salina, and was on the old Fort Leavenworth military road.

Major Events: Arts and Crafts Show in November. Ellsworth County Fair and Rodeo in Kaw Valley Methodist Mission and EDGERTON August Museum—Council Grove Major Highways: Recreation Areas: US-56. I-35 Wilson Reservoir, Kanopolis Reservoir KAW METHODIST MISSION AND Commercial Airlines: MUSEUM Local Contact: (Kansas City International— 57 miles Karen Shriner 500 N. Mission 66846 northeast) Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, Chamber of Commerce Contact: Harriet Miller Frontier, Mississippi Valley, Ozark. Texas 121 N. Douglas 67439 316-767-5410 International, Trans World Airlines, United, 913-472-4071 Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, Lawrence The Kaw Mission was established in 1851 Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, Midway, as a school for Indians, and also served Republic, Air Nebraska, Gromer Aviation, Attractions: as the first Kansas school for white Green Hills Century children. This museum now includes an ROGERS HOUSE MUSEUM-GALLERY 102 E. Main 67439 old stone house built for the Indians. Town Overview: Contact: Ruth Rogers Edgerton (pop. 1141) is located 35 miles 913-472-3255 Season: year-round except declared southwest of Kansas City on the historic holidays old Santa Fe Trail. The Rogers House was established in the Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. historic Cowboy Hotel built of native Recreation Areas: Sundays 1-5 p.m. sandstone. The gallery now contains more Guided tours: yes Gardner Lake, Frisco Lake, Olathe Lake. than 300 paintings and other media Time required: 30 minutes Cedar Lake, picnic gazebos at Edgerton depicting subjects and landscapes of the Accessible: partially Lake early west. The building is also the home Local Contact: and studio of Charles B. Rogers, an Roberta Knabe accomplished artist who became known Points of Interest Lanesfield Historical Society as "The Kansan." Rt. 1 66021 PIONEER JAIL 913-882-6507 Season: year-round except Christmas This was the only early day jail on the Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Santa Fe Trail. Sunday 1-5 p.m. COUNCIL OAK SHRINE Attractions: Individual rates: Adults 50c Children (under 12) 25c Under this tree, a treaty with the Osage LANESFIELD HISTORICAL MUSEUM Travel agency commissions: yes Indians was signed in 1825. giving birth to 18745 S. Dille Rd 66021 Time required: 1 hour the Santa Fe Trail. Contact: Lisa McGuire Accessible: no POST OFFICE OAK 913-882-6645 Letters were left for passing caravans and ELLSWORTH COUNTY MUSEUM pack trains at the base of this tree The Old Lanesfield School, constructed of 104 W. Main 67439 between 1825-1847. native stone, is now a museum featuring a Contact: Vera Smischny renovated rural school display and 913-472-3059 MADONNA OF THE TRAIL MONUMENT collections of schoolbooks, clocks, This monument commemorates the clothing, farm machinery, old cars, kitchen The Ellsworth County Museum is located National Old Trails Road and pays tribute equipment, tools, insulators and in the old Hodgden House on the original to the "Pioneer Mother." newspapers. Dr. A. S. Reese s old office Main Street, site of early day saloons, is also located here, with the original gambling houses, and gun fights. A livery

13 MUSHROOM ROCKS CHARLES SQUIRES WALKING TOUR These huge sandstone formations served (starting at Emporia Public Library, ELLSWORTH as a landmark along the 19th Century 114 East 6th) (Continued) military road from Fort Leavenworth. Contact: Mary Matheny Lyon County Historical Museum barn, old school house and 19th Century 118 East 6th 66801 Lodging Accommodations: church are located here. 316-342-0933 GARDEN MOTEL Season: year-round except legal holidays Jet. Highway 156 and 140 67439 Charles Squires, nationally-recognized Hours: (April-October) Tuesday-Saturday Gen. Mgr: Bill and Mildred Hutchcraft architect, resided in Emporia from 1879 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m. 913-472-3116 until his death in 1934. He designed over (November-March) 2700 private residences and commercial Tuesday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. Units—25 facilities in Kansas. The Squires Walking Guided tours: yes Restaurant and private club Tour passes at least nine homes and Time required: 1-2 hours Travel agency commissions public buildings designed and constructed Accessible: livery barn only by this noted figure. Several of the buildings on the tour include outstanding IDA S CANDLE BARN architectural features (such as 1314 Grand Ave. 67439 various-sized domes) and lavish use of Contact: Ida Novak stained or leaded glass. 913-472-4178 EMPORIA Major Highways: Season: year-round This shop features the internationally I-35, US-50, K-57, K-99, Kansas Turnpike Guided tours: by arrangement known wax candles of Ida Novak. Original Hours: self-determined for self-guided Kansas designed candles, appliqued Commercial Airlines: tours, by arrangement candles and hurricane candles are (Topeka Forbes Field—50 miles northeast) Time required: 45-60 minutes included in the selection. Tourists can see Bramff/Capitol Air, Eastern Air Midwest, Accessible: yes how the candles are made. United LYON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM Season: year-round Town Overview: 118 East Sixth 66801 Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Located in the scenic Flint Hills, Emporia Contact: Mary Matheny Guided tours: yes is the home of the late William Allen 316-342-0933 Time required: 45 minutes White, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and Accessible: yes publisher of the Emporia Gazette. The The Lyon County Historical Museum center of a large regional trade area, incorporates displays showing the history Emporia has a population of 30,000 and of the county, including a log cabin, a houses one of the state s six regent covered wagon, Indian and prehistoric universities (Emporia State University). exhibits, as well as changing exhibits which include a multi-media history Major Events: presentation. The basement of the Annual Twin Rivers Festival, 7-day free museum holds a large collection of county fair, Flint Hills Arts and Crafts genealogical and historical research Spring/Holiday Shows, ESU Summer material. Educational programs covering Theatre, Downtown Fall Festival several topics are offered for adults or children (including preschoolers). Recreation Areas: Customized programs can be developed John Redmond Reservoir, Melvern upon request. Reservoir

Local Contact: Season: year-round except legal holidays Jan Ralston, Director Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Charles B Rogers Drawing Convention and Visitors Bureau Sunday 1-5 p.m. Box 417 427 Commercial 66801 Guided tours: yes 316-342-1600 Time required: 45 minutes MEITLER S HAND-CARVED BIRDS Accessible: yes 308 Forest Dr. 67439 EMPORIA ZOO Contact: Armin Meitler Attractions: 913-472-4326 Sodens Grove 66801 FLINT HILLS TOURS Contact: David Traylor Over fifty varieties of hand-carved, (starting in Emporia) 316-342-7306, 342-5105 oil-painted wooden birds are made and Contact: Jan Ralston sold in this internationally known shop. Mr. Convention and Visitors Bureau Located on the east side of Soden’s Metier carves mostly Kansas birds and 427 Commercial 66801 Grove, the zoo animals can be viewed in also wooden cribbage boards. 316-342-1600 outside pens from a car or can be observed more closely in walk-through Season: year-round Customized scenic guided tours of various areas. Native big game including bison, Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. aspects of this unique Tallgrass Prairie whitetail deer, barbary sheep and longhorn Guided tours: yes region. Tours include stops at area steers can be seen here. Exotic species Time required: 1 hour ranches, historic sites; entertainment and are also on display. Accessible: yes meals optional. Season: year-round Season: spring-fall Hours: dawn-11 p.m. Points of Interest: Hours: by arrangement Guided tours: yes RED ROCK CANYON Rate: information upon request Time required: 20 minutes Indian writings are located on the Time required: variable (3 hrs. minimum) Accessible: yes sandstone of this canyon.

14 The University Theatre presents eight to Season: year-round ten productions during the year and Hours: variable EMPORIA provides for backstage tours. Time required: 1 hour (Continued) Accessible: yes Season: year-round Step-on guide service available PETERSON PLANETARIUM Hours: tours by appointment only showtimes are variable Emporia State University 66801 Lodging Accommodations: Contact: Physical Science Div. Guided tours: yes Time required: 1 hour for tour 316-343-1200 BEST WESTERN HOSPITALITY HOUSE Accessible: yes 3181 West Highway 50 316-342-7587 The Peterson Planetarium, located in RURAL SCHOOL 1-800-362-2575 Cram Science Hall, is an instructional and Emporia State University 66801 service facility within the School of Liberal Contact: Education Dept. Arts and Sciences. Units—92 316-343-1200 Fun dome with indoor pool, whirlpool Lounge, outdoor pool, suites available Season: September-May This one-room school built near Marion, Hours: by appointment Kansas in 1873, has been restored and RANCH HOUSE Guided tours: yes displays early furniture, books and 4215 West Highway 50 Time required: 30-40 minutes equipment. 316-343-7920 Accessible: no Units—68 SCHMIDT MUSEUM OF NATURAL Season: year-round Restaurant, lounge, outdoor pool, hair HISTORY Hours: by appointment only salon Emporia State University 66801 Guided tours: yes Contact: Division of Biological Sciences Time required: 30 minutes COPA VILLA 316-343-1200 Accessible: no 3032 West Highway 50 NORMAN P. EPPINK ART GALLERY 316-342-1787 This museum features a collection of Emporia State University 66801 labeled taxidermy mounts of Kansas birds Contact: Art Department Units—39 and mammals with a lesser emphasis on 316-323-1200 Indoor fun dome with pool, whirlpool fishes and reptiles. Handicap accessible Local, state, and national art pieces are Season: year-round on exhibit in the art gallery all year long. Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 2630 West 18th Saturday 8 a.m.-12 noon 316-343-1240 Season: year-round Guided tours: yes 1-800-446-6900 Time required. 30-45 minutes Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Accessible: yes Guided tours: yes Units—59 Time required: 30 minutes Adjacent to shopping center ROSS NATURAL HISTORY Accessible: yes Handicap accessible RESERVATION WILDFLOWER TOUR Emporia State University 66801 Write: Mulvane Art Center Contact: Div. of Biological Science 2700 West 18th Washburn University, Topeka 66621 316-343-1200 316-343-2200 Contact: Kansas Wildflower Society 1-800-HOLIDAY Nature tours are provided through this 913-295-6324 grassland-woodland acquatic habitat area Units— 104 that encompasses 200 acres. A live This guided field trip views the wildflowers Restaurant, lounge, outdoor pool animal display, museum, and herbarium and plants at Reading Woods. Handicap accessible are located on the grounds. Season: mid-May or by arrangement 1839 Merchant Season: year-round Hours: variable 316-342-8850 Hours: Monday-Saturday by appointment Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or 1 -800-2-RAMADA Guided tours: yes membership Time required: 1-2 hours Guided tours: yes Units—62 Accessible: no WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE MEMORIAL Restaurant, lounge, outdoor pool GEOLOGY MUSEUM TOUR RED COACH INN Emporia State University 66801 Starting at Emporia Gazette 3031 West Highway 50 Contact: Natural Sciences Div. 517 Merchant 66801 316-342-3770 316-343-1200 Contact: Convention and Visitors Bureau 316-342-1600 Units—58 The Tri-State Mining Display, Hawkins Restaurant, indoor pool area Arrowhead Collection and Hamilton Quarry Literary cultural heritage left by the Handicap accessible fossils are among the 44 displays in this famous editor can be followed by taking museum. the memorial drive. Green and white markers indicate the route starting at 2913 West Highway 50 Season: year-round White’s Emporia Gazette. The route 316-342-7567 Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m. passes a marble memorial, elementary 1-800-843-1991 school, his home, and ends at the Guided tours: yes Units—46 memorial library at Emporia State Time required: 30 minutes Adjacent to restaurant Accessible: yes University. The library houses the world's largest collection of public and private SUNRISE MOTEL UNIVERSITY THEATRE memorabilia of the late Pulitzer Prize 1830 East 6th Emporia State University 66801 winner and the Dunning Antique collection. 316-342-6922 Contact: Theatre Arts 316-343-1200 Units— 35 15 Local Contact: Norman Childs EVEREST Geary County Conventions and Tourism Major Highways: Bureau—Junction City US-73, K-137 Box 1976 66441 913-238-2885 Commercial Airlines: (Kansas City International—75 miles southeast) Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, Attractions: Frontier, Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Texas CUSTER HOUSE International, Trans World Airlines, United, 24 A Sheridan Ave. 66442 Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, Lawrence Contact: Either US Cavalry Museum or Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, Public Affairs Office Republic, Air Nebraska, Gromer Aviation, HQ 1st Inf Div Green Hills, Century. 20th and Riley Fort Riley, KS 66442 Town Overview: 913-239-2743 Everest (pop. 319) is located about 65 highway miles northwest of Kansas City in Brown County. The largest red cedar tree Local Contact: The Custer House was built in 1854 and in Kansas is located here. Patti Armstrong was occupied as officers’ quarters at Fort Mission Chamber of Commerce Riley until 1974 when the Fort Riley Recreation Areas: 5403 Johnson Dr. Historical and Archaeological Society Brown County State Lake, Atchison Mission 66205 restored it to reflect life in the past County State Lake, Mission Lake, Horton 913-262-2141 century. Lake, Prairie Lake, Nebo Lake

Local Contact: Attraction: Season: year-round Hours: Labor Day— November, March— Eva Nelle Cox SHAWNEE METHODIST MISSION Chamber of Commerce Memorial Day, Saturday 10 a.m.- 3403 W. 53rd 66205 4 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Box 57, Rt. 1 66424 Contact: Lee Wright 913-548-7457 Guided tours: yes 913-262-0867 Time required: 30 minutes Accessible: no Attractions: The Shawnee Methodist Mission, established in 1830 by Rev. Thomas KANSAS’ FIRST TERRITORIAL EVEREST HISTORICAL MUSEUM Johnson, also became a school where CAPITOL Everest 66424 Indian children of many tribes learned Box 2122 66442 Contact: Lester Freeland manual arts, English and agriculture. Contact: Tim Rues 913-548-7496 Starting points of the Oregon and Santa 913-784-5535 Fe Trails passed through the center of the The Everest Community Historical Society Mission complex. This restored building served as the first Museum reflects the community in and capitol of the Kansas Territory in July of around Everest with agricultural and Season: year-round except declared 1855 and is designated by a Kansas historical items on display. holidays Historical Marker. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Season: year-round Sundays 1-5 p.m. Season: year-round except declared Hours: by appointment only Guided tours: yes holidays Guided tours: yes Time required: 1 hour Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Time required: 1-2 hours Accessible: no Sunday 1-5 p.m. Accessible: no Guided tours: yes Time required: 30 minutes Accessible: no FORT RILEY US CAVALRY MUSEUM FAIRWAY Building 30 66442 Major Highways: Contact: Terry Van Meter Major Highways: I-70, US-77, US-24, K-18 913-239-2737 or 2743 US-50, US-56, US-69, US-169, K-158 Commercial Airlines: The theme of the US Cavalry Museum is Commercial Airlines: (Manhattan Municipal Airport—20 miles the interpretation of the American Horse (Kansas City International—25 miles north) northeast) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Cavalry from 1775 to 1950. Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Texas Town Overview: International, Trans World Airlines, United, Fort Riley is located just northeast of Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, Lawrence Junction City and about 20 miles Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, southwest of Manhattan. As the cradle of Republic, Air Nebraska, Gromer Aviation, the Cavalry for 83 years, Fort Riley was a Green Hills, Century base of operations for combatting Indian uprisings. Today, this military installation is Town Overview: home of the 1st Infantry Division, the Located one mile south of Kansas City, Army’s only Retraining Brigade at Camp Fairway (pop. 4625) is near the starting Funston, and the Third ROTC Region points of the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails. Headquarters at Camp Forsyth.

Recreation Areas: Recreational Areas: Lake Quivira, Shawnee Mission Lake Milford Reservoir, Tuttle Creek Reservoir Custer House—Fort Riley 16 Season: year-round FORT RILEY Guided tours: no Accessible: no (Continued)

Season: year-round except major holidays Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. HERINGTON Guided tours: no Time required: 1 hour Major Highways: Accessible: yes US-56, US-77, K-218 Pony Express Station—Hanover Commercial Airlines: Points of Interest: (Salina Municipal Airport—46 miles northwest) Capitol Air, Air Midwest HISTORICAL MARKER This station is the only remaining original The famous 7th Cavalry was organized unaltered pony express station in the Town Overview: here in 1866 with George Custer second . Hollenberg Station was Long known as a railroad town, Herington in command. constructed in 1857. (pop. 3645) is now an agricultural trade HISTORICAL HIKING TRAIL center in southeast Dickinson County, 46 Season: year-round except declared This ten mile hiking and interpretive trail miles southeast of Salma. holidays uses existing roadways and requires Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Major Events: reservations. Sunday 1-5 p.m. 4th of July Celebration, Arts and Crafts Guided tours: yes Fair in September, Tri-County Fair in Time required: 30 minutes August Accessible: yes Recreational Area: Herington Lake, Herington Reservoir Points of Interest: Local Contact: PONY EXPRESS MARKER Mary Tharp, Manager Located at the junction of K-15E and Chamber of Commerce US-36, this marker details the history of 106 N. Broadway 67449 the famous Pony Express. 913-258-2115 Kansas' First Territorial Capitol—Fort Riley HARVEYVILLE Major Highways: HANOVER K-31, K-195 Major Highways: Commercial Airlines: K-234, K-15E, US-36 (Topeka Forbes Field— 35 miles northeast) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Commercial Airlines: Town Overview: (Manhattan Municipal Airport—60 miles south) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Harveyville (pop. 276) is located about halfway between Topeka and Emporia in Town Overview: Wabaunsee County. Hanover (pop. 812) is located on the old Recreation Areas: Padilla Monument—Herington Pony Express Trail seven miles south of Municipal Lake, Wabaunsee Lake, the Nebraska border and 60 highway Pomona Reservoir miles north of Manhattan in Washington Points of Interest: County. Local Contact: QUIVIRA MARKER Phyllis Wall Recreation Areas: Coronado and his party of 30 horsemen Chamber of Commerce Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Washington traveled to this land of Quivira in 1541. Box 183 Eskridge 66423 County State Lake PADILLA MONUMENT A monument stands in City Park to the Local Contact: Attractions: first Christian Martyr in the United States. Rev. Rodney Fritz, Sec. Hanover Chamber of Commerce GENERAL WALT HIKING TRAIL Box 283 66945 Harveyville 66431 Write: 215 East 8th, Topeka 66603 Contact: Jayhawk Council BSA Attractions: 913-354-8541 HIAWATHA HOLLENBERG PONY EXPRESS Major Highways: This 32-mile long-distance hiking trail STATION US-36, US-73, US-159 Hanover 66945 traverses from Harveyville to Alma to Alta Contact: Floyd Severin Vista. It is regarded as one of the best Commercial Airlines: 913-337-2635 and most scenic trails in the state. (Kansas City International— 85 miles Brochures are available and advance southeast) Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, permission is required. Frontier, Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Texas 17 Marker presents the history of the HIAWATHA HIGHLAND Presbyterian Mission from 1837-1863. ELWOOD HISTORICAL MARKER (Continued) Major Highways: (Located 28 miles east) Formerly called US-36 Roseport, Elwood’s astounding history International, Trans World Airlines, United, Commercial Airlines: includes the Pony Express, steamboats, a Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, Lawrence (Kansas City International—80 miles rivalry with St. Joseph, Missouri and a Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, southwest) Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, devastating 19th Century flood. Republic, Air Nebraska, Gromer Aviation, Frontier, Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Texas AMERICAN INDIAN MONUMENT Green Hills, Century International, Trans World Airlines, United, This large sculpture, by Peter Toth, is Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, Lawrence Town Overview: located in Troy (14 miles east) and is part Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, Hiawatha (pop. 3702) is located 72 miles of a crusade to place one tribute to the Republic, Gromer Aviation, Air Nebraska, north of Topeka in the rich farmland of American Indian in each of the 50 states. Green Hills, Century. northeast Kansas. This “City of Beautiful Maples” is county seat of Brown County. Town Overview: Highland (pop. 771) is located about 28 Major Events: Annual Halloween Frolic in late October, miles northwest of Atchison in Doniphan County. Highland Junior College, the Heritage Days first Saturday in October, HOLTON oldest institution of higher learning in Maple Leaf Festival first Saturday in Major Highways: Kansas, is located here. October, Miss Northeast Kansas K-16, US-75 Halloween Scholarship Pageant in Major Events: Commercial Airlines: October, Pioneer Days in June Doniphan County Fair in Troy in July (14 (Topeka Forbes Field— 35 miles south) miles east) Recreation Areas: Capitol Air, Air Midwest Brown County State Lake, Lake Hiawatha, Recreation Areas: Town Overview: Horton Lake, Sun Springs campground Brown County State Lake and resort, Fairview Holton (pop. 3121) is located 28 miles Local Contact: north of Topeka and is county seat of Local Contact: Mark Stock, Dir. Jackson County. Joy Nikes, Director Doniphan County Chamber of Commerce Major Events: Hiawatha Convention & Visitors Bureau Box 231, Troy 66087 110 North 7th 66434 Jackson County Fair in August, 913-985-2435 913-742-7136 Extravaganza the Saturday before July 4th, French Market Arts and Crafts Fair in September Point of Interest: Recreation Areas: DAVIS MEMORIAL Nebo State Fishing Lake, Cedar Lake, The John M. Davis Memorial, including Prairie Lake eleven life-sized statues, has become one of the best-known unique tombs in the Local Contact: country. Margaret Telthorst, Executive Director WINDMILL LANE Chamber of Commerce A collection of 47 nostalgic windmills. 104 W. 5th 66436 913-364-3963 ' BROWN COUNTY HISTORIC MUSEUM

Highland Presbyterian Mission—Highland Attraction: Lodging Accommodations: JACKSON CO. HISTORICAL MUSEUM HIAWATHA INN Attraction: 4th & New York 66436 Jet. Highways 36 and 73 66434 913-364-2087 Gen. Mgr: Tim Parks HIGHLAND PRESBYTERIAN MISSION 913-742-7401 Box 266 66035 Contact: Arthur Snyder Hours: Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Units—40 913-442-3304 Sunday 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Restaurant Guided tours: By appointment Private Club The Highland Presbyterian Mission to the Rooms for Handicapped Iowa, Sac and Fox Indians was built in 1837 and still stands as a museum today. SUNFLOWER MOTEL It was the first permanent white settlement 406 North 1st 66434 in the county. Gen. Mgr: Maxine Goff 913-742-3641 Season: year-round except declared Units—23 holidays Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. COUNTRY SQUIRE MOTEL Sunday 1-5 p.m. W. Hwy 36 Guided tours: no Gen Mgr: Stanley Head Time required: 1 hour 913-742-2877 Accessible: first floor only Units— 11 Points of Interest: HISTORICAL MARKER This Kansas State Historical Society 18 is housed in a 1903 native limestone Units—64 HOLTON structure. Restaurant and private club Group rates (Continued) Season: year-round except holidays Travel agency commissions Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 1-4 p.m. Guided tours: yes BEST WESTERN JAYHAWK THIRD Point of Interest: Time required: 1 hour MOTEL BATTLE OF THE SPURS MARKER Accessible: yes 110 Flint Hills Blvd. 66441 North of Holton, a bloodless 1858 battle Gen. Mgr: Tom & Dixie Frazier between John Brown and a Federal posse 913-238-5188 preceded Brown’s exit from Kansas. Points of Interest: Units—52 ROLLING MEADOWS GOLF COURSE Rooms for handicapped Lodging Accommodations: 7550 Old Milford Rd 66441 Kitchenettes BEST WESTERN DODDS HOUSE MILFORD FISH HATCHERY BUDGET HOST/GOLDEN WHEAT INN Highway 75 South 66436 Outlet Area, Milford Lake 820 S. Washington 66441 Gen. Mgrs: Clint and June Dodds VIETNAM MEMORIAL Gen. Mgr: Joyce Norcisa 913-364-3172 6th St. Park 66441 913-238-5106 Units—20 Units—20 Travel Agency Commissions Plant Tours: HARVEST INN HISTORIC HOLTON HOTEL 1001 E. 6th St. 66441 501 Ohio 66436 MID-AMERICA MACHINE CORP. Gen. Mgr: John & Theressa Ragam Gen. Mgr: Sharon Knaub RFD #2 66441 913-238-8101 913-364-3151 913-238-5583 Units— 101 Units—29 Multi-wall bag machine manufacturing Restaurant and private club Group rates Advance notice: 1 day Travel agency commissions Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Rooms for handicapped Time required: 30 minutes JUNCTION Accessible: yes DREAMLAND MOTEL 520 E. Flinthills Blvd MOBILE TRAVELER Gen. Mgr: Shantiall CITY City Route 77 66441 913-238-1108 913-238-7176 Major Highways: Units—24 I-70, K-18, K-57, K-77 Recreation vehicle manufacturer SUNSET MOTEL Commercial Airlines: 410 East Flinthills Blvd. (Manhattan Municipal Airport— 18 miles Advance notice: 1 day Gen. Mgr: Bill Baker northeast) Air Midwest, Capitol Air Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 913-238-4181 Pref. group size: 15-20 Town Overview: Time required: 15-45 minutes Units— 40 Junction City (pop. 21,000) is county seat Accessible: yes ALL SEASONS MOTEL of Geary County, near to Fort Riley, and UNITED TELEPHONE OF KANSAS 1024 S. Washington 66441 well-known for the beautiful surrounding 123 S. Eisenhower 66441 Gen. Mgr: Joan Charland scenery and recreational opportunities. 913-762-5151 913-762-2727 This city is 130 miles west of Kansas City on I-70. Long distance operation Units— 108 Private club Major Events: Group rates Sundown Salute 4th of July Celebration, Advance notice: 1 week Travel agency commissions Art in the Park Festival in September, Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Music at the Park on Thursdays in Pref. group size: 10 HOMESTEAD MOTEL summer. Family Fun Festival in October Time required: 1 hour 18th & Washington 66441 Accessible: no Gen. Mgr: Bob Snyder Recreation Areas: MURPHY INDUSTRIES 913-238-6662 Milford Reservoir, Geary State Fishing 1002 N. Perry 66441 Lake, Milford State Fish Hatchery 913-762-4400 Units— 18 Kitchenettes Local Contact: Norm Childs, Director Electric wire harness manufacturer LIBERTY INN Geary County Conventions and Tourism 1133 S. Washington 66441 Bureau Advance notice: 1 week Gen. Mgr: Jo Sowder Box 1976 66441 Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-11 a.m. & 913-238-1141 913-238-2885 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Pref. group size: 15-30 Units—92 Time required: 30 minutes Restaurant and private club Attractions: Accessible: yes Group rates GEARY COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSUEM SUPER 8 MOTEL 6th and Adams 66441 Lodging Accommodations: 211 W. Flint Hills Blvd. 66441 Contact: Gaylynn Childs Gen. Mgr: C. J. Gibbs 913-238-1666 GREAT WESTERN INN 913-238-8181 Grandview Plaza 66441 This museum houses three galleries on Gen. Mgr: B. K. Patel Units—60 the history of Geary County. The museum 913-238-5147 19 Points of Interest: KANOPOLIS PRAIRIE NATURE TRAIL This 3U mile nature trail is located at Major Highways: Kanopolis Reservoir. Brochures are K-111, K-140 available. Commercial Airlines: SMOKY HILL RIVER CANOE TRAIL (Salma Municipal Airport—33 miles Brochures are available for this 10.6 mile northeast) Capitol Air, Air Midwest canoe trail along the picturesque Smoky Hill River. Town Overview: Kanopolis (pop. 743) is located at the site of Old Fort Harker, 33 miles southwest of Salina. In 1885, founders envisioned Kanopolis as “the central metropolis of the Grinter House—Kansas City state.” The community is well-known for KANSAS CITY its salt mines. Major Highways: the site of the first Kansas River ferry, this I-35, I-70, I-435, I-635, US-24, US-40, Recreation Areas: house is the oldest unaltered building in US-69, US-73, US-169, K-5, K-7, K-32, Kanopolis Reservoir Wyandotte County. K-72 Local Contact: Commercial Airlines: Season: March 1-December 31 Karen Shriner, Secretary (Kansas City International)—Air Midwest, Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Chamber of Commerce Continental, Delta, Frontier, Mississippi Sunday 1-5 p.m. 121 North Douglas Ellsworth 67439 Valley, Ozark, Texas International, Trans Guided tours: yes 913-472-4071 World Airlines, United, Capitol Air Time required: 1 hour Accessible: no Attractions: Town Overview: AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME AND Kansas City (pop. 161,087) is the second NATIONAL CENTER FORT HARKER GUARDHOUSE largest city in Kansas and is a leading 630 North 126 Street MUSEUM center of commerce and industry in the 913-721-1075 Kanopolis 67454 midwest. Kansas City Kansas Community Contact: Mae Thornton College and Kansas University Medical This center includes America s largest and 913-472-4585 Center are located here. Kansas City is in most varied collection of agricultural the heart of one of the major recreation artifacts, one-room school, one-mile train The museum is located in what was the and tourist centers in the area and has ride, old railroad station, Hall of Fame and guardhouse of old Fort Harker from become the “City of Festivals” with over museum of farming. 1866-1873. Considered to be one of the two dozen festivals annually. Several of strongest of the western Kansas forts, Fort these are ethnic festivals featuring native Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Harker is synonymous with Maj. Gen. foods and entertainment. Frank Baldwin, Maj. Gen. Winfield Sunday 1 p.m-5 p.m. Hancock, Major Sternberg, General Miles, Major Events: Rates: Free and Chief Satanta. The museum displays Wyandotte County Fair in August, St. SAUER BERRY ROSE CASTLE military items and historical memorabilia. George Serbian Festival in May, Old 935 Shawnee Road 66103 Fashioned Independence Day Celebration, 913-371-0537 Season: year-round Mexican Festival in mid-September, Hours: (April-Labor Day) Central Avenue Festival in October, The 1870 three story red brick mansion Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Renaissance Festival begins Labor Day was built by German immigrant Anthony Sunday 1-5 p.m. weekend and runs 7 weekends, Grinter Sauer as his dream home. It was to be (Labor Day-March) Saturday 10 House Apple Fest in late September, his family home into the 20th century. The a.m.-5 p.m. Festival International in June, Piper Prairie historical landmark that overlooks the Sunday 1-5 p.m. Days in May, Grinter House Christmas Kansas and Missouri Rivers is on the Guided tours: yes national and state historical registers. Time required: 1 hour Recreation Areas: Recently open to the public for tours. Accessible: partially Wyandotte County Lake Park, Wyandotte County Park at Bonner Springs, Emerson Park, Sunflower Golf Course, and Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sandstone Theatre Rates: $3.00 WYANDOTTE COUNTY MUSEUM Local Contact: 631 North 126 Street Jean Hennix, Exec. Director 913-721-1078 Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 636 Minnesota Ave. 66117 Features Indian relics, horsedrawn fire Box 17-1517 engine and displays depicting early history 913-321-5800 of the county.

Attractions: Season: Closed third Saturday in December to third Tuesday in GRINTER HOUSE February 1420 S. 78th St. 66111 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: 913-299-0373 Fort Harker Guardhouse—Kanopolis The two story red brick structure, built by Moses R. Grinter in 1856, is a state owned historic site-museum. Located at 20 GRIFFIN WHEEL COMPANY KANSAS CITY 7111 Griffin Rd. 66106 Contact: Mike Swiderski LAWRENCE (Continued) 913-299-2223 Major Highways: I-70, US-40, US-24, US-59, K-10 GRANADA THEATRE Manufactures steel wheels for railroad Commercial Airlines: 1015 Minnesota 66101 cars and allied equipment 913-621-7177 (Kansas City International— 55 miles Hours: By appointment northeast) Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Texas The beautiful Granada Theatre is the last Minimum age: 14 years International, Trans World Airlines, United, operating movie palace in the Kansas City Eagle Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, area. Built in 1928-1929 by the Boiler Lodging Accommodations: Republic, Gromer Aviation, Air Nebraska, Brothers, its Spanish-Mediterranean decor Green Hills, Century was completely restored in 1986 to its BEST WESTERN HALLMARK INN— South former grand splendor. It is now used as Town Overview: 3930 Rainbow Blvd. 66103 a performing arts center. It is a thrill to Lawrence (pop. 58,561) is located about Gen. Mgr: Phil Griffin see rare, classic silent films presented in halfway between Kansas City and Topeka. 913-236-6880 an actual movie palace the way they were This city’s history is highlighted by the exhibited over 60 years ago with real 1856 raid by pro-slavery forces and the theatre pipe organ music. Units—88 Restaurant 1863 attack by Quantrill’s guerillas. Travel agency commissions Lawrence is county seat of Douglas Points of Interest: County and home of Haskell Indian Junior HOLIDAY INN DOWNTOWN— East College and The University of Kansas. HURON INDIAN CEMETERY 424 Minnesota Avenue 66101 7th & Armstrong in the heart of downtown. Gen. Mgr: Jerry Parker Major Events: Tribal burial ground of the Wyandotte 913-342-6919 ‘ University Arts Festival in March, Daffodil Indians. The site of an estimated 400 Show (historic tours) in early April, Art in burials from 1844 to 1959. Plaques at the Units—205 the Park in May, Haskell Indian Junior entrance tell the story. Open daily. Restaurant and private club College Powwow in May, Mexican Fiesta Group rates in June. Independence Days in July, State ROSEDALE MEMORIAL ARCH Travel agency commissions Fiddling and Picking Championships in Modeled after the Arc de Triumphe in August, Arts & Crafts Fair in September, KAW VALLEY INN—South Paris, the Memorial Arch is dedicated to Special Christmas events, Downtown 199 S. 18th St. 66102 the men who gave their lives in service to Sculpture Exhibit our country. Gen. Mgr: Richard O'Bryan 913-621-3085 Recreation Areas: JOHN BROWN STATUE Leavenworth County State Lake. Douglas Erected in 1910 on the campus of Units—50 County State Lake, Clinton Reservoir, Western University, this life sized statue Restaurant—one block Lone Star Lake. Perry Lake was the first full memorial to the martyred GATEWAY GARDENS— East abolitionist. This also marks the site of the Local Contact: free-state town of Quindaro. 425 Minnesota Ave. 66101 Gen. Mgr: Bob Boyer Judy Billings, Director KCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRAIL 913-621-3085 Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau Brochures are available on this one mile Box 581 209 W. 8th 66044 nature trail. Units—208 913-843-4411 Restaurant and private club EMIGRANT TRIBES HISTORICAL Group rates MARKER Travel agency commissions Attractions: At the junction of K-7 and US-24, this site Rooms for handicapped DOWNTOWN LAWRENCE MAIN is part of the reservation land treatied to STREET 28 Indian tribes in 1825. FLAMINGO BEST WESTERN Massachusetts Street MOTEL—West Contact: Judy Billings KANSAS CITY HISTORICAL MARKER 4725 State Avenue 66102 913-843-4411 This marker, on US-24, presents a brief Gen. Mgr: Tom Newman history of this thriving river city. 913-287-5511 Downtown Lawrence, a part of the Units—56 National Historic Trust Mainstreet Plant Tours: Restaurant and private club Program, is anchored on the north by a modern city hall and on the south by two KANSAS SCHOOL FOR VISUALLY BEST WESTERIN INN—South buildings on the National Register of HANDICAPPED 501 Southwest Blvd. 66103 Historic Places—Watkins Community 1100 State Avenue 66102 Gen. Mgr: Ray Pharis Museum and the Douglas County 913-281-3308 Courthouse. You’ll find everything from a Advance notice: 1 week Units—75 renovated opera house to unique specialty Hours: Thursdays by appointment only Restaurant adjacent shops, from artists studios and galleries to Time required: 1 hour AMERICAN MOTEL antiques and collectibles in this vibrant BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES I-70 & 78th St. 66112 downtown with 19th-century charm. 7th & Minnesota 66101 Gen. Mgr: Betty Hensley Special group tours are offered at Contact: Jessie Rodriquez 913-299-2999 Christmas as are tours featuring the 913-281-8070 outdoor sculpture exhibit and other cultural Units— 158 activities. Tours of water processing plant and electric generating plants. Seasion: Year-round Guided tours: yes Hours: By appointment Time: 2 hours Time required: 1 hour 21 seven permanent galleries, three galleries Season: year-round except major holidays of changing exhibitions, an auditorium and Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. LAWRENCE the Kress Foundation Department of Art Guided tours: yes (Continued) History. Time required: 1 hour Accessible: no Season: year-round except major holidays THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Hours: Tuesday-Saturday HASKELL INDIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE Contact: University Relations 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. 23rd & Barker 913-864-4115 or Sunday 1-4:30 p.m. Contact: Lawrence Convention & Visitors Lawrence Convention & Visitors Bureau Guided tours: yes Bureau 913-843-4411 Time required: 1 hour 913-843-4411 Accessible: yes The 1,000-acre campus with rolling hills Since 1884 Haskell has stood at the and trees is said to be one of the most MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY center of Indian education. Today students beautiful campuses in the nation, featuring Spooner Hall represent a cross section of over 100 the red tile roofs of many beautiful and The University of Kansas 66045 tribes and come from more than 35 historic buildings. There are numerous states. The Haskell Stadium and Arch, the museums, more than 400 performing arts A major permanent exhibit has been Bandstand and Hiawatha Hall are listed in events as well as Big Eight sporting installed in the main gallery. It features the National Register of Historic events every academic year. ethnographic materials from North Landmarks and the campus is the site of America, South America, Africa and an authentic powwow each May. Season: Year-round Oceania, as well as prehistoric Guided tours: yes archaeological specimens primarily from Season: year-round Time: 1 hour + museums the Old World. Guided tours: yes Time: 1 hour MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Season: year-round except major holidays Accessible: yes University of Kansas 66045 Hours: Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: Cathy M. Dwigans Sunday 1-5 p.m. LANE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM 913-864-4540 Lecompton/15 miles NW of Lawrence SNOW ENTOMOLOGICAL MUSEUM Contact: Lawrence Convention & Visitors Founded in 1866, the Museum of Natural University of Kansas 66045 Bureau History is one of the most frequently Contact: Charles Michener 913-843-4411 visited tourist attractions in Kansas. 913-864-4538 Exhibits include fossils, fish, reptiles, Originally intended to be the capitol amphibians, birds, bees, mammals, and Located on the third floor of Snow Hall, building when construction began in 1855, native American materials. The U.S. the museum’s research collection features this restored museum houses artifacts of Cavalry horse, Comanche, the only over 2.5 million specimens of insect life. local history depicting the Civil War era. Cavalry survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, is displayed here. The museum Season: year-round except major holidays Season: May through October shop features gifts from around the world Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Hours: Sundays 1 p.m.-4 p.m., other days and natural history objects. Special Saturday 9 a.m.-12 noon by appointment dinners and behind-the-scenes tours Guided tours: yes Guided tours: yes available for groups. Time required: 30 minutes Time: 1 hour Accessible: no Accessible: yes Season: year-round except major holidays KENNETH SPENCER RESEARCH Hours: Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. KANSAS ALL SPORTS HALL OF FAME Sunday 1-5 p.m. LIBRARY WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM Guided tours: yes University of Kansas 66045 11th and Massachusetts 66044 Time required: 1-2 hours Contact: Alexandra Mason Contact: Steve Jansen Accessible: yes 913-864-4334 913-841-4109 Rare books, historical papers and some The Watkins Community Museum is splendid photographs highlight exhibits at housed in the old Watkins Bank Building, the library, home of University Archives, constructed in 1888. The museum’s Special Collections and the Kansas permanent collection includes a 1920 Collection. Other collections vary from Milburn light electric car, the 1878 Van medieval Italian business papers to Hoessen Playhouse and the Kansas All nineteenth century children’s books. Sports Hall of Fame. Memorabilia of 51 outstanding Kansas sports figures is Season: year-round except major holidays displayed along with tapes and pictures. Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Guided tours: no Season: year-round except major holidays University (Fraser) Hall, 1872—Lawrence Time required: variable Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Accessible: yes Guided tours: yes Time required: 1 hour HELEN F. SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART KANSAS UNIVERSITY HERBARIUM Accessible: yes University of Kansas 66045 University of Kansas 66045 Contact: Carol Shankel Contact: Ralph Brooks CLINTON LAKE MUSEUM 913-864-4710 913-864-4493 R.R. #5, Box 131A 66046 913-748-0800 The University of Kansas Museum of Art Located in the Botanical Research was dedicated in 1928 and opened in the Complex, the Herbarium features more This museum, opened in 1983, serves to new Spencer Museum in 1978. The only than 200,000 specimens of North preserve and interpret the history of the comprehensive art museum in Kansas, the American plants, most of which are from several extinct and extant villages and institution has the national reputation of Kansas. Arrangements must be made for communities in the Clinton Lake vicinity. being one of the finest university tours. museums in the U.S. The building houses 22 KAW RIVER HIKING TRAIL PARK INN LAWRENCE Brochures are available for this four mile 2300 Iowa 66044 nature hiking trail. Gen. Mgr: Jack Leipzig (Continued) 913-842-7030 NAISMITH VALLEY PARK TRAIL This mile-long hiking trail is open to the Units— 110 Season: May-October 31 public. Restaurant and private club Hours: Friday and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Group rates Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. BICYCLE ROUTE Travel agency commissions Accessible: yes This asphalt bike route is 2.5 miles long and is marked from the University of MOTEL CLINTON RESERVOIR EQUESTRIAN Kansas campus to the business district. 801 Iowa 66044 TRAILS Gen. Mgr: James Glenn RR 5 Box 87 66044 MARTIN PARK TRAIL 913-842-5100 Contact: Arietta Flory This nature trail is one mile in length. 913-748-0859 QUANTRILL TRAIL Units—69 Brochures are available on this 64-mile Restaurant Over thirty miles of named trails and long-distance hiking trail that follows the Group rates accompanying camping facilities are historic Quantrill escape route. Travel agency commissions provided by the Corps of Engineers at Clinton Reservoir. These trails can also be OLD TRAILS MARKER WESTMINSTER INN used for hiking purposes. East of Lawrence at the I-70 service area, 2525 W. 6th 66044 this marker describes the hardships Gen. Mgr: Inesa Lehew Season: year-round pioneers experienced along the Oregon 913-841-8410 Hours: 24 hours a day and Santa Fe trails. Units—60 Guided tours: yes QUANTRILL RAID MONUMENT Group rates Time required: 1-4 hours Located in Oak Hill Cemetery, this Travel agency commissions Accessible: no monument is dedicated to the 150 victims SUPER 8 KELLAS GALLERY of the Quantrill Raid in 1863. 515 McDonald Drive 7 East 7th St. 66044 HISTORICAL MARKER 913-842-5721 913-842-9326 On US-24, this marker northeast of Lawrence describes the early Civil War Units— 48 A consignment gallery for artists from this bloodshed experienced in this Free-State Rooms for handicapped entire region, the Kellas Gallery displays a town. wide spectrum of art media. Among the ELDRIDGE HOTEL 65 contemporary artists affiliated with the 7th & Massachusetts gallery are Raymond Eastwood, Robert Lodging Accommodations: 913-749-5011 Sudlow, Colette Bangert and Roger Gen Mgr: Nancy Longhurst ALL SEASONS MOTEL Shimomura. 2309 Iowa 66044 Units—48 Season: year-round Gen. Mgr: Jon Driscoll Rooms for handicapped Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12 noon-5 p.m. 913-843-9100 Restaurant and club Guided tours: yes Group rates Travel agency commissions Time required: 30-60 minutes Units— 115 Accessible: no Restaurant and private club FREE STATE GLASS Group rates East 9th 66044 Travel agency commissions BEST WESTERN HALLMARK INN LEAVENWORTH Demonstrations in glassblowing by special 730 Iowa 66044 arrangement for groups. Gen. Mgr: Mike Wilson Major Highways: US-73, K-7, K-92 REUTER PIPE ORGAN COMPANY 913-841-6500 612 New Hampshire Commercial Airlines: 913-843-2622 Units—61 Travel agency commissions (Kansas City International—24 miles east) Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Manufacturer of 2,090 individually HOLIDAY INN HOLIDOME Mississippi Valley, Texas International, designed and handcrafted instruments 200 McDonald Dr. Ozark, Trans World Airlines, United, since 1919. Fourth largest pipe organ Dir. of Sales: Patty Chapuis Eastern, Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, manufacturer in the nation. 913-843-7077 Lawrence Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, Republic, Gromer Aviation, Air Season: Year-round Units— 193 Nebraska, Green Hills, Century Hours: by appointment Restaurant and private club Guided tours: yes Group rates Town Overview: Time: 1V2 hours Travel agency commissions Leavenworth (pop. 35,068) was Accessible: no Rooms for handicapped established in 1854 and is the oldest city ECONO LODGE OF LAWRENCE in Kansas. The Oregon and Santa Fe Trails passed through the area and the Points of Interest: 2907 W. 6th 66044 Gen. Mgr: Ken Liu Russell, Majors and Waddell Overland Wagon Trains began here in 1855. Fort AMERICAN INDIAN ATHLETIC HALL OF 913-843-6611 FAME Leavenworth, the Federal Penitentiary, The Hall of Fame represents America’s Units— 69 Wadsworth VA facility, and St. Mary enshrinement of outstanding American Restaurant and private club College are located in Leavenworth, the Indian heroes in amateur and professional Group rates boyhood home of Cody. sports. Travel agency commissions

23 Units—97 Restaurant and private club LEAVENWORTH Group rates (Continued) Travel agency commissions CODY HOTEL Major Events: 101 South 4th 66048 Buffalo Bill Days, including Antique Show Gen. Mgr: David Adamson and Arts and Crafts Fair in September, 913-651-5401 Leavenworth County Fair in Tonganoxie (23 miles southwest) in August Units—65 Leavenworth County COMMANDERS INN Recreation Areas: Museum—Leavenworth Sixth and Metropolitan 66048 Leavenworth County State Lake, Gen. Mgr: Wayne Shehorn Wyandotte County Lake 913-651-5800 the Harvey Restaurant chain. Harvey Local Contact: waitresses were the subject of a movie, Units—37 Patrice C. Kunce, Director “The Harvey Girls.” Private club Convention & Visitors Bureau Corporate & government rates Box 44 518 Shawnee 66048 GRANTS MONUMENT—1827 WALL 913-682-4113 This monument is a national historic SUPER 8 MOTEL monument. The stone wall, the oldest 303 Court 66048 structure in Kansas, was built for defense 913-682-0744 Attractions: against an Indian attack that never came. Units— 60 CARROLL HOUSE- IMMANUEL CHAPEL Government and senior citizen rates LEAVENWORTH COUNTY MUSEUM Built in 1893, this unique chapel features 334 Fifth Avenue 66048 architecture reminiscent of the early Contact: Debby Klenke European cathedrals. In 1921, this 913-682-7759 attraction was made famous in Ripley’s “ Believe It or Not.” The Carroll House is a century-old LENEXA mansion famous for its ornate woodwork FORT LEAVENWORTH HERITAGE and antiques. It now houses the TRAIL Major Highways: Leavenworth County Historical Society This asphalt and concrete covered scenic I-35, I-435 Museum. hiking trail is 2.5 miles long. Commercial Airlines: UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY (Kansas City International—30 miles north) Season: February-December Built in 1895, one of the largest AAA Airlines, Air 1, Air Midwest, Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 1-4:30 p.m. penitentiaries in the country. Individual rates: Adults $1 American, American Central, American Children (8-18) 250 NATIONAL CEMETERY West, Capitol, Continental, Delta, Eastern, Guided tours: yes Located at Fort Leavenworth, this Frontier, Midstate, Northeatern Time required: 45 minutes cemetery has veterans buried here International, Northest Orient, Ozark, Pan Accessible: no representing every war since 1812. Am, Republic, Sch. Skyways, Southest, TWA, United, U.S. Air, Western, World FORT LEAVENWORTH MUSEUM Reynolds and Gibbon 66027 Plant tour: Town Overview: Contact: Charles Cureton Lenexa (pop. 20,661), one of the fastest HALLMARK CARDS INC. 913-684-4051 growing cities in Kansas, is located on the 450 Eisenhower Rd. 66048 southwest side of the Kansas City Contact: Susan Sheehan This museum emphasizes the opening of metropolitan area. Easy access to I-35 913-727-6692 the west and has the finest collection of puts Lenexa within minutes of most area pioneer vehicles in the world. Other points attractions. of interest are the U.S. Command and Manufacturer of candles, writing General Staff College at Bell Hall, a instruments and numerous plastic items Major Events: French cannon, Memorial Chapel, U.S. National 3-Dimensional Art Exhibit in Disciplinary Barracks and the National Advance notice: 1-2 weeks Spring, Kansas State Cemetery. Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Championship in July, Annual Fall Spinach Time required: 1 hour Festival honors Lenexa's history as Season: year-round except major holidays Accessible: no spinach capitol Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Recreation Areas: Sundays and occasional holidays Lodging Accommodations: 12 noon-4 p.m. Shawnee Mission Park and Lake Guided tours: yes BEST WESTERN HALLMARK INN Local Contact: Time required: 1 hour 3211 S. 4th 66048 Linda Pruitt, Exec. Director Accessible: yes Gen. Mgr: Charlie Storts 913-651-6000 Chamber of Comnerce Box 14244 Points of Interest: Units—53 8700 Monrovia, Suite 300 66215 913-888-1414 THE ROOKERY Travel agency commissions Built in 1854, this was the temporary RAMADA INN home of the first territorial governor of Third and Delaware 66048 Attraction: Kansas. Gen. Mgr: Joe Orlowski LEGLER BARN MUSEUM 913-651-5500 FRED HARVEY HOME 14907 W. 87th St. Parkway Built in the 19th century, this beautiful 913-492-0038 Victorian house belonged to the founder of

24 Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, LENEXA LINCOLN Republic, Gromer Aviation, Air Nebraska, Green Hills, Century (Continued) Major Highways: K-18, K-14 Town Overview: Louisburg (pop. 1776) is located 37 miles This museum is a depository for local Commercial Airlines: south of Kansas City and is near the memorabilia of the late 1800s and early (Salma Municipal Airport—40 miles famous Quantrill escape route. 1900s. It is built of native Kansas southeast) Capitol Air, Air Midwest limestone from a barn originally Recreation Areas: constructed in 1864. Town Overview: Municipal Lake, Lake Miola, Middle Creek Lincoln (pop. 1688) is located 45 miles Reservoir, Louisburg Cider Mill Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. northwest of Salina in an area that was Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m. frequently raided by Indians in the Local Contact: Individual rates: free mid-1800's. Lincoln is county seat of Paul Bresette, President Lincoln County. Chamber of Commerce Box 245 66053 Lodging Accommodations: Major Event: 913-837-4325 OF LENEXA Lincoln Fall Festival 1st Saturday in 9630 Rosehill Rd. 66215 October Attraction: Gen. Mgr: Ona Ashley 913-492-7200 Recreation Area: IVIL G. STARRY MUSEUM Wilson Reservoir Civic Center 66053 Units—214 Local Contact: Contact: City Clerk Restaurant 913-837-5371 Group rates Denzel D. Ferguson, Sec. Chamber of Commerce Travel agency commissions This museum includes a collection of Rooms for handicapped Box 51 67455 913-524-4934 , slates, pumps, small HOLIDAY INN HOLIDOME implements, utensils and other historical 12601 W. 95th St. 66215 items. Gen. Mgr: Wayne Tabor Attraction: 913-888-6670 Season: year-round KYNE HOUSE MUSEUM Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Lincoln 67455 Units—296 Guided tours: no Contact: Joan G. Meili Restaurant and private club Time required: 30 minutes 913-524-4571 Group rates Accessible: no Travel agency commissions This historical society museum features Rooms for handicapped furniture, glassware, spoons, clothing, Points of Interest: HOWARD JOHNSON S MOTOR LODGE quilts, and picture displays. INDIAN CEMETERY 12381 W. 95th 66215 Located three miles south of Louisburg, Gen. Mgr: Doug Bartley Season: May-September this site has been restored by the Miami 913-888-9400 Hours: Saturday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes County Historical Society. Units— 112 Time required: 1 hour POWELL OBSERVATORY Restaurant and private club Accessible: yes Route No. 2 Group rates 913-837-5305 Travel agency commissions Rooms for handicapped Points of Interest: LOUISBURG CIDER MILL LINCOLN COUNTY COURTHOUSE Route No. 2 66053 LA QUINTA 913-837-5202 9461 Lenexa Dr. 66215 This 1899 building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Gen. Mgrs: Mr. & Mrs. Kane 913-492-5500 INDIAN RAIDS MARKER The Plains Indians struggled to keep out Units— 106 white settlers with raids and massacres in Restaurant this area. LYNDON Group rates Travel agency commissions INDIAN RAID MONUMENT Major Highways: Rooms for handicapped On the courthouse square, this monument US-75, K-68 is to the victims of the 1864 and 1869 Commercial Airlines: Indian raids. 9725 Lenexa Dr. 66215 (Topeka Forbes Field—30 miles north) 9 3-541-1266 Capitol Air, Air Midwest

Units— 122 Town Overview: Rooms for handicapped Lyndon (pop. 1130) is located 30 miles LOUISBURG south of Topeka in the heart of one of the THE WINDS largest and most diverse recreational 13220 W. 87th Major Highways: areas in the state. Lyndon is county seat US-69, K-68 913-888-9463 of Osage County. Gourmet dining Commercial Airlines: Recreation Areas: Nightly entertainment (Kansas City International— 52 miles north) Melvern Reservoir, Pomona Reservoir, Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Osage County State Lake Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Texas International, Eagle Aviation, Trans World Airlines, United, Capitol Air, Lawrence 25 Patch Crafts Fair in October, Little Apple WOLF-BUTTERFIELD HOUSE Independence Celebration in July, Flint 630 Fremont LYNDON Hills Fall Festival in September Contact: Jean C. Dallas (Continued) 913-537-2210

Recreation Areas: This limestone building was built as a way Local Contact: Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Milford Reservoir, station for the Butterfield Overland Dan Murphy, President Pottawatomie County State Lake No. 2 Despatch Stage Line, started by David Chamber of Commerce Butterfield in 1865. The house contained 118 W. 6th 66451 Local Contact: dining and sleeping facilities as well as a 913-828-4511 Becky Blake tavern for stage passengers, and is now Chamber of Commerce perhaps the most historically significant Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau site in Manhattan. Attractions: Box 998 505 Poyntz 66502 OLD JAIL AND COURTHOUSE 913-776-8829 Season: Year-round, by appointment DISPLAYS Hours: Thursday-Saturday 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Box 361 66451 Attractions: Sunday 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Contact: Chamber of Commerce Guided tours: yes 913-828-4411 GOODNOW HOUSE MUSEUM Time required: 45 min. 2301 Claflin 66502 Accessible: no The Osage County Historical Society Contact: Kathleen Brown preserves some of the county's early 913-539-3731 heritage by displaying historical items at the Old Jail and Courthouse. Located near the site of Bluemont Central College, this 1860's home of a founder of Season: year-round the city of Manhattan and Kansas State Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. University has been restored and Guided tours: no furnished with the Goodnow’s belongings. Time required: 1 hour The stone barn behind the home serves Accessible: partially as the Visitor’s Center and Gift Shop. Goodnow House is one of 18 statewide MELVERN WILDFLOWER TOUR historic sites operated by the Kansas Write: Mulvane Art Center State Historical Society. Goodnow Home-Museum—Manhattan Washburn University, Topeka 66621 Contact: Kansas Wildflower Society Season: Year-round except major holidays 913-295-6324 SUNSET ZOOLOGICAL PARK Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 2333 Oak 66502 Sunday 1-5 p.m., Closed Mondays The Grassland Heritage Foundation Contact: Steve Matthews Guided tours: yes sponsors this field trip to Melvern Prairie, 913-537-0063, Ext. 278 Time required: 30-40 minutes a 395-acre prairie at Melvern Reservoir. Accessible: yes This area has gently sloping hills which The Sunset Zoo began in 1933 with a vary in their species composition of PIONEER LOG CABIN 52-acre tract of land and two burros wildflowers and grasses. City Park 66502 donated by the local railroad. Today, the Contact: Jean C. Dallas zoo has more than 200 animals. Season: October, or by arrangement 913-537-2210 Hours: variable Season: year-round Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or Built in 1915 as the first museum of the Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. membership Riley County Historical Society, this cabin Guided tours: yes Guided tours: yes includes a period room illustrating log Time required: 1-2 hours cabin life in the mid-1800s and a Accessible: yes collection of early farm and shop tools. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPECIAL TOURS Season: Year-round by appointment Anderson Hall 66506 MANHATTAN Hours: Sunday 2-5 p.m. Contact: John Flemming Guided tours: yes 913-532-6250 Major Highways: Time required: 30 minutes US-24, K-177, K-113, K-18 Accessible: yes The Campus Visitation Office can arrange special tours for groups of six or more to Commercial Airlines: RILEY COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM 2309 Claflin Rd. 66502 on-campus sites such as the Cancer (Manhattan Municipal Airport) Capitol Air, Research Center, Dairy Processing and Eastern, Air Midwest Contact: Jean C. Dallas 913-537-2210 Nichols Hall and various off-campus sites. Town Overview: In order to schedule a special tour, please Manhattan (pop. 32,644) is the agricultural This new building housing the historical be sure to contact Campus Visitation Office 24 hours in advance. center for the rich north central Kansas society museum features historical farm empire. Located in the beautiful Flint exhibits, changing displays, and the Hills, this city is county seat of Riley Seaton library, specializing in Riley Season: year-round except university County. Kansas State University, County. holidays Manhattan Christian College and the Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. American Institute of Baking are in Season: year-round except major holidays Guided tours: yes Manhattan. Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Time required: variable Accessible: usually Saturday/Sundays 2-5 p.m. Major Events: Guided tours: yes KSU ART GALLERY St. Patricks Day Celebration & Fun Run in Time required: 1 hour Kansas State University Union 66502 March, Riley County Fair in July, Pumpkin Accessible: yes Contact: John Flemming 913-532-6520 26 UNIVERSITY FOR MAN Advance notice: 1 day MANHATTAN WILDFLOWER TOURS Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Write: Mulvane Art Center (Continued) Preferred group size: 25 Washburn University, Topeka 66621 Time required: 1 hour Contact: Kansas Wildflower Society Accessible: yes This art gallery features the work of 913-295-6324 university artists. Exhibits are changed Lodging Accommodations: often and feature paintings, sculpture, These tours view wildflowers and grasses ceramics, prints and drawings. in the beautiful surrounding Flint Hills CONTINENTAL INN area. 100 Bluemont 66502 Season: year-round except university Gen Mgr: Bill Malcolm holidays Season: May or by arrangement 913-776-4771 Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hours: variable Guided tours: no Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or Units—92 Time required: 30 minutes-1 hour membership Restaurant and private club Accessible: yes Guided tours: yes Group rates Travel agency commissions KSU CAMPUS WALKING TOUR Rooms for handicapped Anderson Hall 66506 Points of Interest: ALL SEASONS MOTEL Contact: John Flemming KANSAS RIVER CANOE TRAIL 1501 Tuttle Creek Blvd. 66502 913-532-6520 Brochures are available for this 59-mile Gen. Mgr: Jon Driscoll canoe trail on the Kansas River through 913-539-5391 The KSU campus walking tour provides Wabaunsee and Riley counties. information about the history of the K-State buildings and Kansas State EDWARD HINES MEMORIAL NATURE Units— 120 University, the first land grant college in TRAIL Restaurant and private club the United States. The campus walking This mile-long nature trail is located at Group rates tour provides visitors with an opportunity Tuttle Creek Reservoir recreation area. Travel agency commissions to experience firsthand the natural beauty Rooms for handicapped KONZA PRAIRIE RESEARCH NATURAL of the K-State campus. AREA HOLIDAY INN/HOLIDOME 530 Richards Dr. 66502 Season: year-round except university Over 8600 acres of tallgrass prairie are used by Kansas State University for Gen. Mgr: Fritz Pyle holidays 913-539-5311 Hours: Monday-Friday 11:00 a m. and ecological research and education. 1:00 p.m. JOHNNY KAW STATUE Units— 197 Guided tours: yes This 30-foot-high monument is of Johnny Restaurant and private ciub Time required: 1 hour Kaw, a fictional hero of giant stature, who Group rates Accessible: yes settled the Kaw River Valley and farmed Travel agency commissions the Kansas plains. Rooms for handicapped JUSTIN HALL DISPLAYS Kansas State University 66502 MOTEL SIX Contact: John Flemming Plant tours: 510 Tuttle Creek Blvd. 66502 913-532-6415 913-776-4033 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BAKING The displays in Justin Hall feature 1213 Bakers Way 66502 Units—87 Contact: Carol Fiser international fabrics, wall hangings, a doll UNIVERSITY INN 913-537-4750 collection, an angel collection, an 1870 17th and Anderson 66502 hand-carved 10 foot mirror and a historic Gen. Mgr: Dan Richards Research and teaching facility costume display. 913-539-7531

Season: year-round except university Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Units— 116 holidays by appointment Restaurant and private club Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Preferred group size: 10-20 Group rates Guided tours: no Time required: 45 minutes Travel agency commissions Time required: 1 hour Accessible: yes Accessible: yes THE MASTER TEACHER LEADERSHIP LANE FARRELL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS Contact: Noreen Furness Kansas State University 66502 913-539-0555 Contact: Nancy Wootton MANKATO 913-532-6516 Writes, publishes, distributes educational Major Highways: materials for teachers. US-36 Farrell Library, constructed of native limestone in 1928, features a browsing Advance notice: 1 week Commercial Airlines: room with paintings, photographs, jewelry Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Salina Municipal Airport— 100 miles and the education library with murals and Time required: 1 hour southeast) Capitol Air, Air Midwest woodwork. Special collections include Accessible: yes cookbooks, historical records and a Town Overview: botanical collection. McCALL PATTERN COMPANY Mankato (pop. 1263) is the county seat of 615 McCall Rd. 66502 Jewell County and is located 96 miles Season: year-round except university Contact: Opal Schober northwest of Salina. This community is holidays 913-776-4041 centered in one of the most prosperous Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. agricultural areas in Kansas. Guided tours: yes Pattern manufacturer Time required: 45 minutes Accessible: yes 27 Lodging Accommodations: MANKATO FRIENDSHIP INN THUNDERBIRD (Continued) MOTEL Rt. 1 US-36 West 66508 Gen. Mgrs: Virgil and Lulu Lux Major Events: 913-562-2373 Jewell County Fair in July, Antique Machinery and Threshing Bee in July, Units— 21 Farmers Market in October SURF BEST WESTERN MOTEL 2005 Center 66508 Recreation Areas: Gen. Mgrs: Bob & Donna Eberhard Municipal Lake, Lovewell Reservoir, Jewell Pony Express Station—Marysville 913-562-2354 County State Lake Units—32 Local Contact: Recreation Area: W. R. Waugh, Sec. Tuttle Creek Reservoir Chamber of Commerce Box 235 66956 Local Contact: 913-378-3254 Wilma Baruth, Exec. Director Chamber of Commerce MERRIAM Box 16 66508 Attraction: 913-562-3101 Major Highways: JEWELL COUNTY MUSEUM I-35, K-12, US-50, US-56 N. Commercial 66956 Attractions: Commercial Airlines: Contact: Millie Hills (Kansas City International—24 miles north) 913-378-3172 KOESTER HOUSE MUSEUM Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Marysville 66508 Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Texas This museum has a complete historical Contact: Dolores Brasher International, Trans World Airlines, United, record of the county as shown through a 913-562-2417 Braniff, Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, series of displays. Period rooms, farm Lawrence Aviation, Skyway, Trans implements and tools, sports, county The Koester House is furnished with its Missouri, Republic, Gromer Aviation, Air archives, schools, politics, books, original furnishings at the time it was built Nebraska, Green Hills, Century newspapers and other items are featured in 1876. here. Town Overview: Season: year-round except major holidays Merriam (pop. 11,002) is a suburban Hours: May-September 1-5 p.m. Season: year-round except major holidays community located directly south of September-May 1-4 p.m., closed Hours: (Summer) Everyday 1-5 p.m. Kansas City. The original Santa Fe Trail Monday (September-May) Friday and crossed through this area that was once Individual rates: Adults $1, Children 500 Saturday 1-5 p.m. inhabited by Shawnee Indians. Guided tours: yes Guided tours: yes by appointment Time required: 45 minutes Time required: 1 hour Recreational Areas: Accessible: yes Accessible: partially Antioch Park, Shawnee Mission Park and PONY EXPRESS BARN-MUSEUM Lake 106 South 8th 66508 Lodging Accommodation: Local Contact: Contact: Howard Funk Vaneta L. Bird, Interim Exec. Dir. DREAMLINER MOTEL 913-562-9874 or 562-3052 US-36 West 66956 Chamber of Commerce 8600 W. 63rd St. Suite 106 66202 Gen. Mgr: Gerald Roehrs This is the original Pony Express Home 913-236-6471 913-378-3107 Station No. 1 out of St. Joseph, Missouri. Units—28 Built in 1860, this building is the oldest in Marshall County and is registered as a Plant Tour: National Historic Site. LEE CO. Season: May-August 9001 W. 67th St. 66202 Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Other months Contact: Myra Wilson MARYSVILLE by appointment 913-384-4000 Major Highways: Individual rates: Adults $1, Children 500 US-36, US-77 Guided tours: yes Corporation headquarters and garment Time required: 1 hour design facility. Commercial Airlines: Accessible: yes (Manhattan Municipal Airport—65 miles Advance notice: 2 weeks south) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Points of Interest: Pref. group size: 5-15 Town Overview: CITY PARK ATTRACTIONS Time required: 45 minutes Marysville (pop. 3670) is located 60 miles A Sod House replica, schoolhouse, steam Accessible: yes north of Manhattan and was famous as a locomotive and old railroad depot are home station on the old Pony Express located in this park. route. This community is county seat of Lodging Accommodations: HISTORIC MARKER Marshall County. DRURY INN A lighted, bronze Pony Express horse and 9009 W. 63rd 66202 Major Events: rider statue is located in Pony Express Gen. Mgr: Bob Vanderwood Pony Express Days on July 4, Mother’s Park on Highway 36 at the west edge of 913-236-9200 Day Flea Market on Mother’s Day the city. Bronze plates give a brief history weekend, Black Squirrel Celebration the and depict the Pony Express route across Units— 112 last Thursday in October Kansas. 28 Rock City is noted for its 200 or more Season: June-October MERRIAM unusual well-formed large sandstone Hours: Sunday 2-4 p.m. and by appt. concretions of geologic significance. Rock Guided tours: yes (Continued) City is listed as a National Natural Time required: 1 hour Landmark. Accessible: no THE HOLIDAY HOLIDOME INN 7240 W. 63rd Shawnee Mission 66202 Season: May-September 15 Gen. Mgr: Jim Gran Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 913-262-3010 Individual rates: $2.25 per car, $20 for 48-passenger bus Units— 196 Group rates: $10 for small bus OLATHE Restaurant, meeting rooms Guided tours yes Major Highways: Time required: 1 hour OAK TREE INN I-35, US-56, US-169, US-50, US-69, K-7, Accessible: no 6401 Frontage Rd. K-150 Mgr: Jon Giles Commercial Airlines: 913-262-2622 Lodging Accommodation: (Kansas City International—35 miles north) Units—95 ROCK CITY MOTEL Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, Frontier, 849 Laurel 67467 Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Texas Gen. Mgr: Berme Hoover International, Trans World Airlines, United, 913-392-2165 Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, Lawrence Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, Units—20 Republic, Air Nebraska, Gromer Aviation, MINNEAPOLIS Private club Green Hills, Century. Travel agency commissions Major Highways: Town Overview: K-93, K-106 Olathe (pop. 50,000) is located about 15 miles southwest of Kansas City, Kansas Commercial Airlines: and is one of the state's fastest growing (Salina Municipal Airport—25 miles south) cities. As county seat of Johnson County, Capitol Air, Air Midwest Olathe is the industrial, transportation, and Town Overview: government center of the county. The old Minneapolis (pop. 2190) is the county seat Santa Fe Trail passes through Olathe, of Ottawa County and is located 20 miles which is called the "City of Governors'' north of Salina. This is the boyhood home because the city was the home for five of Carver. governors. Johnson County Industrial Rock City—Ottawa County Airport, FAA Air Route Traffic Control Major Events: Center and Mid-America Nazarene Ottawa County Fair in July College are located here.

Recreation Areas: Major Events: Ottawa County State Lake, Saline County OKETO Prairie Festival in May, Arts and Crafts State Lake Fair in June, Johnson County Fair in Major Highway: Gardner (9 miles southwest) in August, Local Contact: K-233 Johnson County Old Settlers Days in William McWhorter, Exec. V.P. September Chamber of Commerce Commercial Airlines: Box 148 218 W. 2nd 67467 (Manhattan Airport—75 miles south) Recreation Areas: 913-392-3068 Capitol Air, Air Midwest Cedar Lake, Frisco Lake, Olathe Lake, Gardner Lake Town Overview: Attractions: Oketo (pop. 125) is located 70 miles north Local Contact: of Manhattan in Marshall County and is Lynne Matile OTTAWA COUNTY HISTORICAL only three miles from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce MUSEUM border. Box 98, 128 S. Chestnut 66061 101 W. 2nd 67467 913-764-1050 Contact: Chamber of Commerce Recreation Area: 913-392-3321 Tuttle Creek Reservoir

The Ottawa County Historical Museum Local Contact: was established in 1956 and displays the Wilma Baruth, Exec. Director Lipe Gun Collection” and items relating Marysville Chamber of Commerce to George Washington Carver. Box 16 Marysville 66508 913-562-3101 Season: year-round Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 1-5 p.m. Attraction: Sunday (April-November only) 1-5 p.m. OKETO COMMUNITY MUSEUM Guided tours: yes Oketo 66518 Time required: 30 minutes Contact: Mrs. Marvin Argo Accessible: yes 913-744-3516 Oregon and Santa Fe Trails Marker—Olathe ROCK CITY INC. Built in 1884 of native stone, this building Box 173 67467 is on the National Register of Historic Contact: Bill Hemenway Places. Four rooms on the first floor of the 913-392-2092 building house the historical items of the museum. 29 OREGON AND SANTA FE TRAILS MARKER OLATHE At this point in Gardner (12 miles (Continued) southwest), US-50 is identical with these famous pioneer trails.

Attractions: Plant tours: ENSOR PARK MUSEUM East of US-169 and 183rd 66061 FAA FEDERAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL Contact: Bette Roberts 1801 E. Loula 66061 913-764-1050 Contact: Robert Hale 913-782-5300 Ext. 231 The Ensor House is restored to the 1890 John Brown Museum—Osawatomie period and the barn holds the Marshall Advance notice: 10 days Ensor collection of the pioneer days. Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Time required: 1-2 hours Civil War. Located about 42 miles Season: year-round Accessible: no southwest of Kansas City, Kansas, Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. Osawatomie is in the famous lake area of KANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF Guided tours: yes historic sites. 450 E. Park 66061 Time required: 1 hour Contact: Gerald Johnson Accessible: no Major Events: 913-782-2530 John Brown Jamboree in late June, THE PRAIRIE CENTER Founder’s Day in late October 26325 W. 135th St. 66061 Advance notice: 1 month 913-884-8832 Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Recreation Areas: Pref. group size: 30 Miami County Lake, Municipal Lake, Lake A unique look at the natural history of Time required: 2 hours Miola, Hillsdale Lake tallgrass prairie includes a 300-acre tract Accessible: no where part of the native prairie still Local Contact: survives. Lani Mortenson, Exec. Secretary Lodging Accommodations: Chamber of Commerce Box 338 549 Main 66064 Season: year-round BEST WESTERN HALLMARK INN 913-755-4114 Guided tours: yes MOTEL Accessible: yes 211 N. Rawhide Drive 66061 OLATHE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS Gen. Mgr: Charles Storts Attractions: 913-782-4343 201 E. Park 66061 JOHN BROWN MUSEUM Contact: Ed Compton Units—84 John Brown Memorial Park 66064 913-764-2259 Travel agency commissions Contact: Terence Farr Rooms for the handicapped 913-755-4384 The Kansas Room of the public library is being developed with research material ECONO LODGE OF OLATHE The museum is housed in the 1854 log and memorabilia of Kansas and the local 209 E. Flaming Road cabin that Brown used as his area. Gen. Mgr: Fauziak Iqbaln headquarters while in Kansas. Units—60 Season: year-round Season: year-round except state holidays Hours: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. HOLIDAY INN OF OLATHE Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.- 101 W. 151 66062 Sunday 1-5 p.m. 5 p.m. Gen. Mgr: Stu Stram Individual rates: Donations accepted Sunday (September-May) 1-5 p.m. 913-829-4000 Guided tours: yes Guided tours: yes Time required: 30 minutes Time required: 1 hour Units— 150 Accessible: yes Accessible: yes Meeting rooms and banquet facilities OLD STONE CHURCH MAHAFFIE HOUSE AND FARMSTEAD 224 6th St. 66064 1100 Kansas City Rd. 66061 Contact: W. R. Craig 913-782-6972 913-755-4236 This landmark is on the National Register OSAWATOMIE Constructed in 1861, this historic church of Historic Places and was the first stop has been refurbished with original on the Santa Fe Trail in 1865. Major Highways: US-169, K-7 hand-hewn pews and altar chairs. Season: year-round Hours: Call for information and Commercial Airlines: Season: year-round reservations (Kansas City International—62 miles north) Hours: by appt. only 913-782-6972 Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Guided tours: yes Time required: variable Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Texas Time required: 30 minutes Accessible: yes International, Trans World Airlines, United, Accessible: yes Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, Lawrence Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, OLD LAND OFFICE Points of Interest: Republic, Air Nebraska, Gromer Aviation, 222 6th St. 66064 Green Hills, Century Contact: J. G. Sheldon ERNIE MILLER PARK TRAIL 913-755-3254 Brochures are available on this 5 mile Town Overview: nature trail. Osawatomie (pop. 4578) was a free-state This refurbished 1854 land office now stronghold and home of John Brown serves as a tourist information center for during the turbulent days preceding the the entire area. 30 Local Contact: Commercial Airlines: OSAWATOMIE President, Chamber of Commerce (Kansas City International—68 miles Box 101 66066 northeast) (Continued) Town Overview: Attractions: Ottawa (pop. 11,500) is county seat of Season: year-round Franklin County and located 45 miles Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. OLD JEFFERSON TOWN southwest of Kansas City, Kansas. This Accessible: yes Box 146, Oskaloosa 66066 historic community is home of Ottawa Contact: President—Jefferson County OSAWATOMIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY University, established in 1865. The Historical Society 214 6th St. 66064 Victorian architecture makes the downtown 913-863-2451 Contact: J. G. Sheldon area one of the most beautiful sites listed 913-755-3254 on the National Register of Historic Renovated buildings from the late 1800s Places. comprise the unique attraction of Old Season: May-September Jefferson Town. Visitors will enjoy the Hours: Thursday-Saturday, Major Events: crafts at the Old Jefferson Store, the 12 noon- 4:30 p.m. Skunk Run Booksale the first weekend in artwork at the John Steuart Curry Building, Guided tours: by appointment June, Chautauqua Days the fourth of July, the antiques and furnishings at the Time required: 1 hour Annual Christmas Parade and Ye Olde Nincehelser House, the Old Winchester Accessible: yes Englishe Feaste the first Saturday in Jail House, Edmonds Chapel and the December, International Aerobatics Wellman schoolhouse. Competition the third weekend in July, Points of Interest: Franklin County Fair & Rodeo in July Season: May-September JOHN BROWN COUNTRY MARKER Hours: Saturday 1-5 p.m. Recreation Areas: Located on US-169, this marker Sunday 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Forest Park, Pomona Reservoir, Melvern designates the area battles in 1855 that Guided tours: yes Reservoir, Clinton Reservoir, Hillsdale involved John Brown’s free-staters and Time required: 1 hour Reservoir, Orlis Cox Field pro-slavery forces. Accessible: all buildings Local Contact: JOHN BROWN S LOOKOUT LAKE PERRY WILDFLOWER TOUR Robert L Whitworth, CCE, President From this hilltop north of Osawatomie, Write: Mulvane Art Center Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce John Brown directed his underground Washburn University, Topeka 66621 P.O. Box Q 109 E. Second 66067 railroad escape for slaves. Contact: Kansas Wildflower Society 913-242-1000 913-295-6324 Lodging Accommodations: Travelers will observe native grass, forbs, Attractions: EASTGATE INN wildflowers, edible plants and pasture DIETRICH CABIN 304 Eastgate Dr. 66064 plants at Lake Perry and nearby 5th and Main 66067 913-755-3051 woodlands. Contact: William Bennett 913-242-5127 Units—40 Season: mid-June or by arrangement Restaurant and private club Hours: variable The Centennial Cabin is an original Rooms for handicapped Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or pioneer log cabin built in 1859, now membership ELMS MOTEL located at Ottawa City Park. 1117 6th St. 66064 Guided tours: yes Gen. Mgr: Frank Milner Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day 913-755-3125 Point of Interest: Hours: Sunday 1-5 p.m. Individual rates: donation BATTLE OF HICKORY POINT Units—23 Accessible: partially Rooms for handicapped Fourteen miles north is the site of the skirmish between pro-slavery and free-state forces in 1856. Techumseh and Main 66067 Contact: John Mark Lambertson 913-242-5383

OSKALOOSA The museum is housed in a former Major Highways: railroad depot built in 1888. Displays US-59, K-92 include a “ ” exhibit, Civil War displays, old general store, toys and Commercial Airlines: dolls, period rooms, a 1918 steam (Topeka Forbes Field— 40 miles locomotive and an H-0 model railroad southwest) Air Midwest, Capitol Air display. (Kansas City International— 55 miles east) Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day Town Overview: Hours: Sunday 1-5 p.m. Oskaloosa (pop. 1032) is located 20 miles Individual rates: donation north of Lawrence and is the county seat Jefferson County Courthouse—Oskaloosa Guided tours: yes of Jefferson County. Time required: 1 hour Accessible: partially Major Events: Old Settlers Days in July, Indian Summer Days in September OTTAWA Recreation Areas: Perry Reservoir, Leavenworth County Major Highways: State Lake I-35, US-50, US-59, K-68 31 County area with a multitude of new shopping centers and office buildings. OTTAWA Overland Park is directly south of Kansas (Continued) City.

Major Event: OTTAWA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Annual Arts and Crafts Fair in September 10th & Cedar Sts. Contact: J. Marion Rioth Recreation Areas: 913-242-5200 Shawnee Mission Park and Lake

This library contains a Kilbuck Local Contact: Nick Jordan, Director display of Alaskan and Eskimo artifacts Tauy Jones Home—Ottawa from around the turn of the century—in Convention and Visitors Bureau excess of 100 items. An Eastern World 9800 Metcalf, Suite 580 66212 Collection of Oriental artifacts given by Lodging Accommodations: 913-649-3309 Bea Holt and Dr. Frank White is also HERITAGE INN housed here. It includes over 300 pieces Hwy 50 66067 of brass, furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and Attraction: Gen. Mgr: Curtis Lang paintings. 913-242-3904 CHILDREN’S FARMSTEAD 137th and Switzer 66221 Season: year-round Units— 14 913-381-5252 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Restaurant adjacent Accessible: yes The Children’s Farmstead is adjacent to ECONO LODGE Group tours: by appointment Community Park and features young farm 1-35 & Hwy 59 N. 66067 animals in a natural setting so children NATIVE PRAIRIE TOUR Mgr: Diana Claussen Write: Mulvane Art Center and adults may see, touch and feed them. Washburn University, Topeka 66621 Units—59 Contact: Kansas Wildflower Society Restaurant adjacent Season: May-September 913-295-6324 Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. HALLMARK INN-BEST WESTERN Ottawa contact: Mary Bancroft Guided tours: yes I-35 & US 59 66067 913-242-5256 Time required: 1 hour Mgr: Eldon Yowell Accessible: yes This tour travels to view the native Units—60 wildflowers and prairie around Ottawa, Restaurant adjacent Lodging Accommodations: Ferndell and Camp Kivawood. Meeting room REGENCY PARK Season: mid-May or by arrangement ROYAL MANOR MOTEL 9200 Metcalf 66212 Hours: variable 1641 S. Main St. 66067 Owner: Victor Lederman Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or Mgr: Govind Patel 913-649-7000 membership Guided tours: yes Units—44 Units—250 Restaurant adjacent Restaurant and private club Meeting room Group rates VILLAGE INN Rooms for handicapped I-35 & US 50 66067 HOLIDAY INN-HOLIDOME Mgr: Morrie Lewis 7240 W. 63rd 66220 913-242-5512 Gen. Mgr: Jim Gran 913-262-3010 Units—55 Restaurant nearby Units— 196 Restaurant and private club Old Depot Museum—Ottawa Group rates Travel agency commissions Rooms for handicapped Points of Interest: OVERLAND MISSION INN MOTEL FRANKLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE 7508 W. 63rd 66202 Built in 1893 and designed by prominent Gen. Mgr: J. D. Mooney Kansas architect George Washburn, this PARK 913-262-9600 building is on the National Register of Major Highways: Historic Places. Units— 91 I-435, I-35, I-635, US-50, US-56, US-69, Restaurant and private club TAUY JONES HOME US-169, K-10, K-150 Travel agency commissions This home was built in 1860 and was Rooms for handicapped visited by Abraham Lincoln and Horace Commercial Airlines: Group rates Greeley. It is on the National Register of (Kansas City International— 26 miles north) Historic Places. Northeast of Ottawa by Air Midwest, American, Braniff, RAMADA INN SOUTHWEST 4V2 miles, not open to the public. Continental, Delta, Eastern, Midway, 8787 Reeder Road 66214 Northwest, Southwest, TWA, US Air, Gen. Mgr: Jerry Baxley United, Western 913-888-8440 ‘

Town Overview: Units— 148 Overland Park (pop. 81,784) is Kansas’ Restaurant 4th largest city and has now become the Group rates center of commerce for the Johnson Travel agency commissions 32 Units—200 OVERLAND Restaurant and lounge Travel agency commissions Rooms for handicapped PARK MARRIOTT HOTEL (Continued) 10800 Metcalf 66212 Gen. Mgr.: Sherry Fogarty 913-451-8000 Rooms for handicapped Group rates Units—402 Restaurant and lounge 7000 W. 108th St. 66211 Group rates Gen. Mgr: Richard Primm Travel agency commissions Local Contact: 913-383-2550 Rooms for handicapped David H. Mclntire, Exec. Dir. Chamber of Commerce Units— 190 6800 W. 108th 66211 Box 250 66071 Restaurant and private club 913-341-0100 913-294-4335 Travel agency commissions Gen. Mgr.: Lisa Johansen Rooms for handicapped Group rates Attraction: Units— 109 RESIDENCE INN Group rates (children free) SWAN RIVER MUSEUM 6300 W. 110th 66211 Rooms for handicapped Paola 66071 Gen. Mgr: Terri Chamberlain Contact: Virginia Bundy 913-491-3333 BEST WESTERN OVERLAND PARK INN 913-294-2663 7200 West 107th Street 66212 Units— 112 913-648-7858 This museum features rooms furnished in Group rates Gen. Mgr: Ron Shanker turn-of-the-century style, farm displays, Travel agency commissions Indian artifacts, birds, genealogical Rooms for handicapped Units—82 information and temporary exhibits in the Restaurant & Lounge Maude Carver Gallery. WHITE HAVEN MOTOR LODGE Season: April-December 8039 Metcalf 66204 913-649-8200 Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday Gen. Mgr: Gene White and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes Units—77 Time required: 1 hour Senior Citizen Discount Accessible: partially

Points of Interest: PARK SQUARE PAOLA This site was once an American Indian playground. Major Highways: US-169, K-263, K-68 COURTHOUSE Built in 1898, this building was designed Commercial Airlines: by noted Kansas architect, George (Kansas City International—65 miles north) Washburn, and is on the National Register Children's Farmstead—Overland Park Air Midwest, Continental, Delta, Frontier, of Historic Places. Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Texas DOUBLETREE HOTEL International, Trans World Airlines, United, 10100 College Blvd. 66210 Capitol Air, Eagle Aviation, Lawrence Gen. Mgr: Rick Fournier Aviation, Skyway, Trans Missouri, 913-649-4500 Republic, Air Nebraska, Gromer Aviation, PAXICO Green Hills, Century. Units—357 Major Highway: Restaurant and lounge Town Overview: I-70 Group rates Paola (pop. 4557) is the county seat of Travel agency commissions Miami County and is located 38 miles Commercial Airlines: Rooms for handicapped southwest of Kansas City, Kansas. (Topeka Forbes Field— 35 miles Lakemary Center for the mentally southeast) Capitol Air, Air Midwest DRURY INN handicapped is located here. Early settlers 10951 Metcalf 66210 called the Paola area "a place of Town Overview: Gen. Mgr: Delores Ferguson extraordinary beauty.” Paxico (pop. 191) is located 27 miles west 913-345-1500 of Topeka in picturesque Wabaunsee Major Events: County. Units— 155 Sidewalk Arts and Crafts Festival in Group rates Mid-June, Miami County Fair in July, Recreation Areas: Rooms for handicapped Hunting and Fishing Day in late Alma Lake, Lake Wabaunsee September, Chili Cook-off in EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL Local Contact: mid-September 10601 Metcalf 66212 Jan Diepenbrock Gen. Mgr: Arlene Vander Vegt Recreation Areas: Alma Chamber of Commerce 913-649-7060 Miami County Lake, Miola Lake, Hillsdale Kansas Avenue, Alma 66401 Lake 913-765-3603 33 Season: year-round Commercial Airlines: Hours: usually daylight (Topeka Forbes Field— 73 miles south) PAXICO Guided tours: no Capitol Air, Air Midwest, Midway (Continued) Time required: 4-8 hours Accessible: no Town Overview: Sabetha (pop. 2531) is located 60 miles Attraction: north of Topeka and is in the center of a Point of Interest: FLINT HILLS SCENIC TOURS rich agricultural area where modern, diversified farming is predominant. Box 86 66526 KANSAS CAPITOLS TRAIL Contact: Eddie Meinhardt Brochures are available on this 22-mile Major Events: 913-636-5347 hiking and interpretive trail that follows July 4th Celebration, Northeast Kansas existing county and city roadways. Rodeo on third weekend of July, Albany The Flint Hills Scenic Tours feature a Threshing Bee on second weekend of 100-head buffalo herd, a 108-year-old rock September home, a country store and antique shop, schoolhouse, church, pheasant farm, Recreation Areas: cheese plant, the Alma Museum and fifty REPUBLIC Sabetha Lake, Sycamore Springs, miles of Flint Hills tallgrass prairie. Nemaha County State Lake, Sun Springs Major Highway: Season: April 1-November 15 near K-266 Local Contact: Hours: Saturday, Sunday and holidays Lise Murchison or Marsha Hill 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Commercial Airlines: Chamber of Commerce Individual rates: Adults $1.50, Children (Salina Municipal Airport—83 miles south) 1116 Main 66534 (5-12) $1.50, Children Capitol Air, Air Midwest 913-284-2408 (under 5) $1 Group rates: yes, for groups of 7 or more Town Overview: Guided tours: yes Republic (pop. 251) is located 83 miles Attractions: north of Salina and is five miles from the Time required: 3 hours ALBANY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Nebraska border. Accessible: yes Albany Rd and 6th St. 66534 Recreation Areas: Contact: Albert Ackerman Lovewell Reservoir, Belleville Lake 913-284-3307

Local Contact: The Albany Historical Society has PERRY Lynn Q. Reed, Dir. preserved the small town of Albany, Republic County Economic Development settled in 1857. The remnants of the town Major Highway: Dept. now include a rock school and 1867 US-24 Courthouse, Belleville 66935 church. 913-527-5675 Commercial Airlines: Season: May-October (Topeka Forbes Field—23 miles Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 2-5 p.m. southwest) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Guided tours: yes Town Overview: Time required: 2 hours Perry (pop. 778) is located about 13 miles Accessible: yes east of Topeka and is centered in one of Pawnee Indian Village HISTORIC SYCAMORE MINERAL the most popular state recreational areas. Museum—Republic SPRINGS AND HOTEL SITE Rt. 1 66534 Recreation Areas: 913-284-2436 Perry Reservoir, Leavenworth County Attraction: State Lake PAWNEE INDIAN VILLAGE MUSEUM Since 1886, Sycamore Springs has been Local Contact: Route 1 66964 a popular recreational attraction. Today, a Mable McPherson, Pres. Contact: E. H. Small campground, recreation center, swimming Area Chamber of Commerce 913-361-2255 pool, rollerskating rink, miniature golf Box 101 Oskaloosa 66066 course, fishing areas and hiking trails are 913-863-2888 Located three miles southwest of located here. A historical museum features Republic, this unique and modern musical instruments, antiques, railroad museum is constructed around the floor of depot, old church and jail building. Square Attraction: a pawnee earthlodge occupied in the early dancing weekends are scheduled through 1800s. Artifacts excavated at the valuable the summer and fall. PERRY LAKE TRAIL archaeological site are also displayed. Rt. #1 Box 62 66073 Season: (Campground and Rec. facilities) Contact: Corps of Engineers Season: year-round except major holidays April-November 913-597-5144 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Museum) May 15-September 15 Sunday 1-5 p.m. Hours: variable This National Recreational Trail starts at Guided tours: yes Rates: (Campground and Rec. Facilities) Devil's Gap and winds for 11 miles Time required: 30-45 minutes through rolling uplands, eroded valleys, variable Accessible: yes (Museum) free meandering streams, heavily timbered Group rates: yes, for roller skating rink areas and rough topography to Perguson Road Trailhead. Beautiful bluff views of Guided tours: yes, for museum Perry Lake can be seen along the trail. Time required: 1-2 hours SABETHA Accessible: partially Major highways: US-75, K-246 34 and State of Kansas Square Dance perennial native and naturalized grasses Jubilee in June and wildflowers of the prairie are grown SABETHA and maintained. (Continued) Recreation Areas: Saline County State Lake, Kanopolis Season: September or by arrangement Reservoir, Salina Municipal Golf Course, Plant tour: Hours: variable Elks Country Club, Bill Burke Memorial Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or MID-AMERICAN DAIRYMEN INC. Park (8 Softball Diamonds), East Crawford membership 711 Oregon 66534 Athletic Area (1 Baseball, 2 Softball Guided tours: yes Contact: Melvin Harold Diamonds), Municipal Swimming Pool, 913-284-2161 Oakdale/Kenwood Parks, Sunset Park, GRAVES TRUCK & AUTO MUSEUM Lakewood Park, Jerry Ivey Park and 1740 W. Crawford Milk products processor Thomas Park Contact: Harold Milner 913-825-0599 Advance notice: 2 weeks Local Contact: A trip into nostalgia with over 50 cars and Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-11 a.m. John C. Ryberg, Director trucks dating from 1900 to 1974 plus old Maximum group: 50 Salina Convention and Tourist Bureau tractors and farm equipment, many farm Time required: 1 hour Box 586, 120 West Ash 67401 and auto tools and a variety of stationary Accessible: no 913-827-9301 engines.

Lodging Accommodation: Attractions: Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 12 noon-5 p.m. INDIAN BURIAL PIT KOCH MOTEL Closed Mondays 4200 E. Stimmel Road Sabetha 66534 Individual rates: Adults: $4.00; Children New Cambria, KS 67470 Sales Mgrs: Frank & Marie Kester (under 12) $2.00 913-284-2145 Contact: Howard Price 913-823-8964 CENTRAL KANSAS FLYWHEELS MUSEUM This prehistoric burial pit contains more W. Diamond Dr. 67401 than 140 skeletal remains of Indians six Contact: Chas. Swedenberg feet tall or taller. It is covered with a 913-825-8473 structure which contains a collection of Indian artifacts. A collection of antique farm machinery and working steam-driven engines. Season: year-round Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Hours: Weekdays 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Individual rates: Adults $1.50 Saturdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Children (under 12) 75

Greeting cards and party goods production Lodging Accommodations: HOWARD JOHNSON’S MOTOR LODGE—South Advance notice: 2 days RAMADA INN SOUTHTOWN 3839 S. Topeka 66609 Hours: Monday-Friday 8-10 a.m., 1-2:30 3847 S. Topeka 66609 Gen. Mgr: Shirley Sterling p.m. Gen. Mgr: Shirley Sterling 913-266-4700 Pref. group size: under 15 913-267-1800 Time required: 30-50 minutes Units— 132 Units— 107 Restaurant and private club Restaurant and private club Group rates Group rates Travel agency commissions Travel agency commissions Rooms for handicapped 40 SUPER 8 MOTEL Town Overview: TOPEKA 5968 SW 10th 66606 Wakefield (pop. 805) was founded by Gen. Mgr: Robin Garner English settlers in 1869 and is located (Continued) 913-273-5100 about 37 highway miles west of Manhattan on Milford Reservoir. TRAVELER MOTEL & TRAILER CT. BEST WESTERN MEADOW ACRES 4725 S. Topeka Avenue 66609 Recreation Area: MOTEL—South Gen. Mgr: Bob Holmes Milford Reservoir 2950 S. Topeka 66611 913-862-0980 Gen. Mgrs: Loren & Paula Dowhy Local Contact: 913-267-1681 Jerry Patterson Farmers and Merchants State Bank Units—83 Box 278 67487 Rooms for handicapped VASSAR 913-461-5434 MOTEL 6—South Major Highways: 3846 S. Topeka 66609 K-268, K-368 Attraction: Gen. Mgr: Dale Olson KANSAS LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM 913-267-1222 Commercial Airlines: Box 278 67487 (Topeka Forbes Field— 27 miles north) Units—87 Contact: Bonnie Snook Capitol Air, Air Midwest Rooms for handicapped 913-461-5314 Town Overview: JAYHAWK JUNIOR MOTEL—North The Kansas Landscape Arboretum Vassar is an unincorporated community US-24 and US-75 66608 features three nature trails, a Memorial located about 33 miles south of Topeka Gen. Mgr: Doug Krebs Tree walk with over 100 varieties of on Pomona Reservoir. 913-233-6427 marked trees, a flower garden with many types of lilies, iris, and chrysanthemums, Units—50 Recreation Areas: and winding roads along Milford Lake. Rooms for handicapped Pomona Reservoir, Melvern Reservoir Over 400 plant varieties are located here. MOTEL 6— West Local Contact: 709 Fairlawn 66606 Veda Rogers Season: year-round Gen. Mgr: Donald Percivel Vassar Junction Hours: 8 a.m.-dusk 913-272-8283 Jet. K-268 and K-368 66543 Guided tours: no 913-828-3249 Time required: 1 hour Units— 102 Accessible: partially Rooms for handicapped Attraction: UNIVERSAL INN—West 620 Fairlawn 66606 VASSAR JUNCTION Gen. Mgr: Lois Cox Jet. K-268 and K-368 66543 913-272-4530 Contact: Veda Rogers WAMEGO 913-828-3249 Major Highways: Units—64 US-24, K-99 Rooms for handicapped The Vassar Playhouse opened as a summer theatre in 1970 and presents both Commercial Airlines: TOPS MOTEL—North musicals and dramatic productions. The (Manhattan Municipal Airport—22 miles 2110 N. Topeka 66608 Vassar Shortline is a fine eating west) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Gen. Mgr: Helen Franklin establishment housed in a suite of 913-235-6293 renovated and superbly decorated Town Overview: Victorian train cars. A club features live Units—30 Wamego (pop. 3700) is located 14 miles entertainment and a bazaar provides Rooms for handicapped east of Manhattan along the Kansas antique and handcrafts shows. River. Walter P. Chrysler, founder of CLUBHOUSE INN Chrysler Motors, was born here. 924 S.W. Henderson Rd. 66615 Season: Playhouse: June-September Gen. Mgr: Doris Walker Shortline and Bazaar: year-round Major Events: 913-273-8888 Hours: Playhouse: Shows at 8:15 p.m. Tulip Festival 3rd weekend in April, 4th of Bazaar: Daily 10 a.m.-11 p.m. July Celebration July 1-4, Chrysler Car CAPITAL SUITES Shortline: by reservation Show on July 4th, Oktoberfest in October 901 Tyler 66612 Individual rates: Playhouse: Adults $3-4.50 Gen. Mgr: Mary Kiernan Children and Senior Recreation Areas: 913-233-2460 Citizens $2-3.50 Pottawatomie County State Fishing Lakes 1 and 2, Tuttle Creek Reservoir NOD-A-WAY MOTEL Group rates: yes, for 20 or more Guided tours: no 121 W. Highway 24 66608 Local Contact: Time required: variable Gen. Mgr: Charlotte DeYoung Rosemary Crilly, Sec. Accessible: yes 913-232-9338 Chamber of Commerce REGAL 8 INN 713 5th St. 66547 1224 SW Wanamaker Rd. 66614 913-456-7849 Gen. Mgr: Fred Carroll 913-273-9888 WAKEFIELD Points of Interest: PINOAK MOTEL Major Highway: OLD DUTCH MILL 1001 NE Highway 24 66608 K-82 Built of native stone in 1879, this mill was Gen. Mgr: Sukha Makanji originally located 12 miles north of 913-232-2393 Commercial Airlines: Wamego and is now located in City Park. (Manhattan Municipal Airport—42 miles The Mill is the only authentic Dutch mill in east) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Kansas. 41 Recreation Area: WAMEGO Washington County State Lake WILSON (Continued) Local Contact: Major Highways: Chris Baumaker, Pres. I-70, K-232 Chamber of Commerce ART STATUES Box 321 66968 Commercial Airlines: Two statues, each over 7 feet tall, 913-325-2219 (Hays Municipal Airport—45 miles west) represent Science and Art and are located Air Midwest in City Park. Lodging Accommodation: MUSEUM COMPLEX Town Overview: Includes a schoolhouse, jail and log cabin. PARK HILL MOTEL Wilson (pop. 974) is located about halfway West Highway US-36 66968 between Salina and Hays along Interstate WESTMORELAND HISTORICAL Gen. Mgr: Ralph Rogge 70. This “Czech Capital of Kansas” is the MARKER 913-325-2281 site of a turn-of-the-century opera house Near K-99 (14 miles north) is the site of a built by Czech pioneers. great campground that was used by Units—30 pioneers on the Califorma-Oregon Trail. Major Events: After-Harvest Czech Festival the last ST. MARYS HISTORICAL MARKER Saturday in July This marker on US-24 (12 miles east) designates the location of the 1848 St. Recreation Area: Marys Catholic Mission and the first WATERVILLE Wilson Reservoir cathedral between the Missouri River and Rocky Mountains. Major Highways: Local Contact: US-77, K-9 Glenda Morgan, Sec. HOME OF WALTER P. CHRYSLER Chamber of Commerce Commercial Airlines: BELVUE HISTORICAL MARKER Box 328 67490 (Manhattan Municipal Airport—47 miles (6 miles east) Near this site is the Oregon 913-658-2211 south) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Trail crossing at the Vermillion River. BEECHER BIBLE AND RIFLE CHURCH Town Overview: Attraction: This historic church, located five miles Waterville (pop. 865) is located near the WILDFLOWER TOUR south in Wabaunsee, was built in 1862 by head waters of Tuttle Creek Reservoir, 42 Write Mulvane Art Center abolitionist settlers. miles north of Manhattan. Washburn University, Topeka 66621 Major Events: Contact: Kansas Wildflower Society Nickle Day in May, Old Fashioned 913-295-6324 Saturday Night on Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend This tour features wildflowers of Wilson Lake, mid-grass prairie lands and the Burr Recreation Areas: Oak Nature Trail. Municipal Lake, Tuttle Creek Reservoir Season: May and September or by Local Contact: arrangement Darrell D. Denton, Pres. Hours: variable Chamber of Commerce Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or 128 E. Commercial 66548 membership 913-785-2521 Guided tours: yes

Attraction: Lodging Accommodation: WEAVER HOTEL MIDLAND HOTEL Old Dutch Mill— Wamego Waterville 66548 Box 368 67490 Contact: Gary Conard Gen. Mgrs: Kansas and Colleen Walker 913-785-8796 913-658-2601

Turn-of-the-century railroad hotel presently Units— 31 being restored. Special dinners feature Restaurant WASHINGTON family-style fried chicken served every Major Highways: Sunday by reservation. US-36, K-15W Season: year-round Commercial Airlines: Hours: by reservation only for lunch and (Manhattan Municipal Airport—86 miles dinner southeast) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Guided tours: yes Time required: (dinner and tour) 1-2 hours Town Overview: Accessible: no Washington (pop. 1584) is county seat of Washington County and is located 80 highway miles northwest of Manhattan. Point of Interest:

Major Events: BANKER’S ROW Washington County Fair in August, Flea Beautiful 19th Century Victorian mansions Market in May and September, stand in a row on broad rolling lawns Washington County Saddle Club Rodeo in along east Hazelwood Street. August, Arts and Crafts Show in May.

42 Southeast Kansas

Sometimes known as the Gateway to the highlight attractions as Old Fort Scott, the , Southeast Kansas is an area of Little House on the Prairie, Linn County growing industrial and economic historic sites and the Safari Museum. Area significance to the state. The magnificent lakes, rivers and park facilities are scenery frames a turbulent history marked outstanding for fishing, hunting and by Quantrill’s Guerillas, John Brown, the recreation. Excellent highways, comfortable and numerous “Bleeding accommodations and special events add to Kansas” battles. Once a heavy mining the enjoyment of a tour in this corner of area, the 12 county region has carefully See and Do . . . exciting Southeast preserved its historical past with such Kansas.

MAJOR RECREATIONAL AREAS: REGIONAL INFORMATION: JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR— SOUTHEAST KANSAS TRAVEL Coffey County COUNCIL TORONTO RESERVOIR— Contact: Ruth McKinney Woodson County Goodwill Tours, Inc. ELK CITY RESERVOIR— 222 S. Main P.O. Box 336 Montgomery County Erie 66033 BIG HILL RESERVOIR— 316-244-3218 Labette County 43 Guided tours: yes Time required: 45 minutes BAXTER CHANUTE Accessible: totally Major Highways: CHANUTE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS US-169, K-57, K-39 SPRINGS 102 S. Lincoln 66720 Contact: Susan Willis Major Highways: Commercial Airlines: 316-431-3820 US-166, US-66 (Parsons Tri-City Airport—25 miles south) Air Midwest Commercial Airlines: The historic library collections include (Joplin Municipal Airport— 18 miles east) Town Overview: pictures of early day settlers and Ozark, Air Midwest Chanute (pop. 11,201) is located 115 buildings. Special collections feature poet miles east of Wichita in Neosho County. Esther Clark Hill, author of the “ Call of Town Overview: This city is the home of Neosho County Kansas," poet Nora B. Cunningham, and Baxter Springs (pop. 5495) is located 16 Community Junior College and the flying pioneer Octave Chanute. miles west of Joplin, Missouri and 146 University of Kansas Health Education miles south of Kansas City. This Center. The surrounding area is a diverse Season: year-round community was the first cowtown in agricultural area specializing in wheat, Hours: (September-May) Kansas and is only 1 mile from the corn, soybean, alfalfa, cattle, hog and Monday-Thursday 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Oklahoma border. Spring River offers poultry production. Friday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. superb fishing here. (June-August) Recreation Areas: Monday-Thursday 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Major Events: Santa Fe Park Lake, Wilson County State Friday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Little League World Series the first week Lake, Thayer City Lake, Toronto Reservoir Guided tours: yes of August, Annual Cowtown Days Time required: 1 hour Celebration and Rodeo first weekend in Local Contact: Accessible: no August Bobbi Spradley, Office Manager Area Chamber of Commerce Recreation Areas: 1st and Lincoln 66720 Lodging Accommodations: Crawford County State Lake, Bartlett City 316-431-3350 Lake, Strip Pits BEST WESTERN GUEST HOUSE MOTOR INN Attractions: Local Contact: 1814 S. Santa Fe 66720 LuAnne Logan, Executive Secretary MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON Gen. Mgrs: Zeke & Melva & Tony Clem Chamber of Commerce SAFARI MUSEUM 316-431-0600 1046 Military 66713 16 S. Grant 66720 316-856-3131 Contact: Barbara E. Henshall Units—30 316-431-2730 HOLIDAY PARK Attractions: 3030 S. Santa Fe 66220 The Safari Museum contains the pictures Gen. Mgr: David Tolivar BAXTER MUSEUM and memorabilia of Martin and Osa 316-431-0850 East Ave. and 8th St. 66713 Johnson, world famous photographers and Contact: Fred Sprang explorers. Through pictures and artifacts Units—60 316-856-5896 and a 10-minute movie, their lives are Restaurant and private club traced from the South Seas through Travel agency commissions The Baxter Museum features a mineral Africa. In addition, an exhibit gallery in the Rooms for handicapped museum features an excellent West display of lead, zinc, and related ores, SAFARI INN African Collection. historical displays, and Civil War items South US-169 66720 relating to the 1863 Quantrill Raid. Gen. Mgr: Tom Owen Season: year-round except major holidays 316-431-9460 Season: year-round Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hours: Monday-Sunday Sunday 1-5 p.m. Units— 40 Summer 1-4:30 p.m. Individual rates: Adults $1.50 Winter by appointment anytime Young adults $1.00 SKYLINE MOTEL Guided tours: yes Children (5-14) 500 1216 W. Main 66720 Time required: 1 hour Group rates: yes Gen. Mgr: Shirley Mangine Accessible: yes Guided tours: yes 316-431-1500 Time required: 1 hour Accessible: partially Points of Interest: FEDERAL CEMETERY CHANUTE ART GALLERY CHERRYVALE West of Baxter Springs, this cemetery 6 S. Highland 66720 Contact: Ellie McCoy commemorates the more than 100 men Major Highways: 316-431-1103 that were massacred by Quantrill’s US-169, US-160 Guerillas in 1863. The Gallery features a permanent Commercial Airlines: MASSACRE MARKER collection of bronzes, original paintings, (Parsons Tri-City Airport—7 miles north) In 1863, Confederate troops led by prints, wood sculpture and photographs in Air Midwest Quantrill attacked Union forces of General addition to a featured monthly display. Blunt and Lt. Pond. Town Overview: Season: March-December Cherryvale (pop. 3007) is located 20 miles Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12 noon-3 p.m. southwest of Parsons in Montgomery Individual rates: no charge, donations County. Once an outstanding railroad appreciated junction town, this community was Group rates: no charge, donations popularized by the notorious Bender appreciated 44 miles southeast of Wichita and 63 miles CHERRYVALE north of Tulsa. Oklahoma. This city was CHETOPA the site of the 1892 gun battle between (Continued) Major Highways: the Dalton gang and townspeople. US-59, US-166 Coffeyville Community Junior College is located here. family. In the late 1800s, this family Commercial Airlines: brutally killed their guests at a way station (Joplin Municipal Airport—38 miles east) Major Events: near here. Ozark, Air Midwest New Beginning Festival in April, Rural Homemakers Day in May, Sidewalk Sale Recreation Areas: Town Overview: in July, Montgomery County-Interstate Fair Lake Tanko-Cherryvale. Elk City Chetopa (pop. 1710) is located 38 miles and Rodeo in August, Christmas Parade Reservoir, Montgomery County State Lake west of Joplin, Missouri and 29 miles the first Saturday in December, City-wide Local Contact: south of Parsons. This town is three miles Independence Day Celebration in July, Melba Wagner, Sec. from the Oklahoma border and is Funk Fly-In in July, Dalton Defenders Day Chamber of Commerce well-known for pecans in the autumn (raid re-enactment) in October. Box 112 67335 season. Snag fishing is legal in the Recreation Areas: 316-336-3540 Neosho River near here. Montgomery County State Lake, Edna Recreation Areas: Lake, Elk City Reservoir, and Big Hill Attractions: Bartlett City Lake, Lake Edna. Idle Hour Reservoir Lake, Strip Pits, Neosho County State CHERRYVALE MUSEUM Lake, Neosho River Local Contact: 215 E. 4th 67335 Sue Nett, Director Contact: Belinda Thompson Local Contact: Coffeyville Convention & Visitors Bureau 316-336-2450 J. V. Foley, President 807 Walnut, P O. Box 457 67337 Chamber of Commerce 316-251-1194 The museum displays include local Box 225 67336 artifacts, historical Bender possessions, 316-236-7287 special private collections and antique Attractions: dishes. One of only three remaining DALTON MUSEUM Plant Tours: original Martha Washington plates is on 113 E. 8th 67337 display here. CONARD PECAN CO. Contact: Sue Nett East Highway 166 67336 Coffeyville Convention & Visitors Bureau Season: year-round Contact: Pat Carder 316-251-1194 Hours: Sunday 2-5 p.m. 316-597-2668 (No phone at museum) Guided tours: yes Time required: 30-45 minutes Pecan shelling and processing The Dalton family of desperadoes made Accessible: no their bloody raid on Coffeyville on October BENDER MUSEUM Advance notice: 2 days 5, 1892 in an attempt to rob two banks Rt, 1 Dennis 67341 Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. simultaneously. Mementoes of the famous Contact: Denis Ast Time required: 20-30 minutes battle and historical items are on display. 316-336-3456 Accessible: yes Season: year-round BLUE MARLIN, INC. Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-4 p.m. This museum, located 8 miles east of Highways 59 and 166 67336 Individual rates: Adults $2.00 Cherryvale, shows the lives of the Bender Contact: Bob Coons Guided tours: no family as it was in the early 1870’s. The 316-236-7246 reconstructed Bender farm includes the Time required: 30 minutes Accessible: yes furnished house, pit, hitching post, horse Recreational vehicle manufacturer stable, and museum. Some of the items BROWN MANSION displayed include a complete Advance notice: 1 day Eldrige and Walnut 67337 broom-making machine, horse-drawn Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 316-251-0431 machinery, and area historical items. A Time required: 30-60 minutes Bender souvenir store is also here. Accessible: yes The mansion was built in 1904 by W P. Brown, an early natural gas and oil SUMMIT BLDGS. Season: year-round developer. Brown s daughter turned the Highways 59 and 166 67336 Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. mansion over to the historical society in Guided tours: yes ARNHOLT COFFEE CO. 1974. It contains the family’s original Time required: 1 hour Highways 59 and 166 furnishings and belongings. Accessible: no Season: year-round Hours: Memorial Day-Labor Day) Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. C0FFEYVILLE (Rest of Year) 1-5 p.m. Closed Mondays Major Highways: Individual rates: Adults $3.50, US-169, US-166 Children $1.50 Special rates for group Commercial Airlines: tours (Parsons Tri-City Airport—25 miles north) Guided tours: yes Air Midwest Time required: 1 hour Accessible: ground floor only Town Overview: Bender Museum—Cherryvale Coffeyville (pop. 15,185) is located three miles from the Oklahoma border, 145 45 in November, Columbus Art Fair in Town Overview: COFFEYVILLE November, Annual Craft Expo in Erie (pop. 1425) is located 17 miles north September of Parsons and is the county seat of (Continued) Neosho County. Recreation Areas: Crawford County State Lake, Strip Pits, Major Events: Lodging Accommodations: Idle Hour Lake, West Mineral Lake Neosho County Fair in August FOUNTAIN PLAZA INN Recreation Areas: 104 W. 11th 67337 Local Contact: Gen. Mgr: Wayne Dodrill Jo Dahmen, Mgr. Neosho County State Lake, Lake Parsons, Thayer City Lake, Santa Fe-Chanute 316-251-2250 Chamber of Commerce 320 E. Maple 66725 Lake, Strip Pits Units—92 316-429-2225 Local Contact: Restaurant George McCune, Exec. V.P. Private club Attractions: Area Chamber of Commerce APPLETREE INN 1st and Lincoln Chanute 66720 COLUMBUS MUSEUM 900 E. 11th 67337 316-431-3350 S. Kansas and W. Country 66725 Gen. Mgr: Jed Schlegel Contact: Mike Card 316-251-0002 316-429-2245 Attractions: Units—43 This museum displays items dating back ERIE WILDFLOWER TOUR RUSSELL MOTEL to the 19th Century, antique furniture, Write: Mulvane Art Center 1204 E. 5th 67337 photographs, and Victorian clothing. The Washburn University, Topeka 66621 Gen. Mgr: K. G. Bhakta Frisco Caboose and 3-way switch is one Contact: Kansas Wildflower Society 316-251-2305 of 13 train cars that were converted into a 913-295-6324 caboose. The 3-way switch is the only Units—21 one of its kind left in the United States. Participants will visit timber areas of TOWNSMAN MOTEL southeast Kansas and view the rare 600 Northeast St. 67337 Season: National holidays, Fair Week britchman’s pipe plant, ball cactus and Gen. Mgr: Bill Weiss Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appointment flowering crab apple. 316-251-2010 Guided tours: yes Time required: 2 hours Season: mid-May or by arrangement Units—51 Accessible: yes Hours: variable Restaurant Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or BIG BRUTUS MUSEUM membership REGAL INN 13 miles N.W. of Columbus Guided tours: yes 1215 E. 3rd, U.S. Hwy 166/169 Contact: Vic Boccia Gen. Mgrs: Kenny and Rita Wilson 316-827-6215 316-251-1034 Points of Interest: Big Brutus is one of three largest coal Units—36 MISSION NEOSHO MARKER shovels in the world and is open to the The first Indian mission in Kansas was SCHWINN MOTEL public for tours. established here in 1824. 807 Moon, J. S. Hwy 166/169 Gen. Mgrs: Curtis and Dawn Anaya OSAGE MISSION MARKER Points of Interest: 316-251-4540 This Catholic mission, southeast of Erie, CLOCK TOWER was founded in 1847 for Osage Indians The clock tower on the square will house living along the Neosho and Verdigris the old court house 1919 Seth Thomas Rivers. clock, built especially for the city of COLUMBUS Columbus. Major Highways: US-69, K-96, K-7 Lodging Accommodations: FORT SCOTT TOWNSMAN MOTEL Commercial Airlines: 401 NE Avenue 66725 Major Highways: (Joplin Municipal Airport—25 miles 316-429-2211 US-54, US-69 southeast) Ozark, Air Midwest Units—22 Commercial Airlines: Town Overview: Restaurant (Joplin Municipal Airport—60 miles Columbus (pop. 3778) is located 135 southeast) Ozark, Air Midwest miles south of Kansas City and 25 miles northwest of Joplin, Missouri. This Town Overview: community is located in an area of Fort Scott (pop. 8893) is located 90 miles diversified agriculture and industry. south of Kansas City and is county seat of Columbus is also the county seat of ERIE Bourbon County. Old Fort Scott and Fort Cherokee County. Scott Community Junior College are Major Highways: located here. Major Events: US-59, K-108 Saddle Club Rodeo in late June, Major Events: Old-Fashioned Independence Day Commercial Airlines: Home and Garden show in March, Good (Parsons Tri-City Airport—30 miles Celebration, Cherokee County Fair in Or Days in June, Bourbon County Fair in southwest) Air Midwest August, Senior Art Fair in October, July, Pioneer Harvest Fiesta in October, Columbus Day Celebration and Heritage and Home for the Holidays in December Fair in October, and Arts and Crafts Show

46 KANSAS TOURIST CENTER FRONTIER INN 4 LESS FORT SCOTT S. 69 Hwy Season: year-round (Continued) Hours: May-September weekdays Units—40 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Recreation Areas: Weekends 10 a.m.-6 p.m. September-April weekdays Fort Scott Lake, Rock Creek Lake, Elm Creek Lake, Bronson City Lake, Bourbon 8 a.m.-5 p.m. County State Lake, Strip Pits, Hollister OLD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FREDONIA Wildlife Area 5th and National 66701 Major Highways: Contact: Ava Webber K-39, K-47, K-96 Local Contact: 316-223-1726 or 3300 Mary Lynn Cartwright Commercial Airlines: Chamber of Commerce This restored church building was built in (Parsons Tri-City Airport— 40 miles Box 205 66701 1873 and features antique church southeast) Air Midwest 316-223-3566 furnishings and an historical bookstore. Town Overview: Fredoma (pop. 3154) is located 115 miles Attractions: Season: March-December except major holidays south of Topeka and 85 miles east of FORT SCOTT Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wichita. More than five counties and the NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE Sunday 1-4 p.m. lighted star and cross can be seen near Old Fort Blvd. 66701 Guided tours: yes this county seat of Wilson County. Contact: Sheridan Steele Time required: 30 minutes 316-223-0310 Accessible: no Major Events: Stone House Gallery Art Exhibit in This site is an 1842 military post restored January, Wilson County Fair in July. Arts by the . It includes a Points of Interest: & Craft Fair in June, Large Homecoming Celebration in October hospital, officer’s quarters, guardhouse, US NATIONAL CEMETERY NO. 1 powder magazine and museum. This post On the southeast edge of town is the first Recreation Areas: was established as a base of U.S. Army national cemetery in the United States. Elk City Reservoir, Toronto Reservoir, Fall peace-keeping efforts on the Indian Indians, Civil War veterans, Confederates River Reservoir, Wilson County State Lake frontier. and recent war veterans are buried in this cemetery, established in 1862. Local Contact: Season: year-round except major holidays Susan Timmons, Exec. Director Hours: Summer hours 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 1867 MILITARY BRIDGE Chamber of Commerce September-May 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Located on the old frontier military road, Box 449 534 Madison 66736 Living history demonstrations only the super structure remains. 316-378-3221 Memorial Day-first weekend in DOWNTOWN FORT SCOTT October Listed on National Register of Historic Guided tours: yes Attractions: Districts. Time required: 1-11/2 hours COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM Accessible: yes Lodging Accommodations: 418 N. 7th 66736 COLONIAL MOTEL Contact: J. Dewey Long US-169 and US-54 66701 316-378-3965 Gen. Mgr: Gary Wiebelhaus 316-223-0200 This museum is operated by the Wilson County Historical Society and features Units—25 county historical items and displays. Restaurant Room for handicapped Season: year-round Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 1:30-4:30 p.m. DOWNTOWNER MOTOR HOTEL Guided tours: yes 2 South National 66701 Time required: IV 2 hours Gen. Mgr: Kathy Winship - 1 Accessible: no 316-223-3500 Old Fort Scott Officers Quarters— THE STONE HOUSE GALLERY Units—50 Fort Scott Fredoma 66736 Restaurant 316-378-2052 SCHOOLHOUSE FORT SCOTT BEST WESTERN INN 18th and Horton 66701 101 State 66701 This gallery, built in 1871, is the oldest Contact: Ava Webber Gen. Mgr: Neil Wilson house in Fredoma and a state of Kansas 316-223-1726 316-223-0100 historical site. The gallery contains monthly exhibitions. Units—80 This century old one-room schoolhouse is Restaurant and private club renovated and furnished in the style of Hours: Tuesday and Thursday Group rates pioneer schools. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Travel agency commissions Wednesday 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Rooms for handicapped Season: year-round Hours: by appointment only TODD MOTEL Lodging Accommodations: Guided tours: yes 1700 and National 66701 Time required: 30 minutes Gen. Mgr: Gary Wiebelhaus COX MOTEL Accessible: yes 316-223-1300 502 N. 5 66736 316-378-8478 Units—54 47 Season: Mid April-Mid October FREDONIA Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 1:30-3:30 p.m. GIRARD Guided tours: by appointment (Continued) Time required: 1 hour Major Highways: Accessible: yes K-57, K-7

STAR MOTEL WALKER ART COLLECTION Commercial Airlines: 315 N. 3rd 125 W. Fourth 66032 (Joplin Municipal Airport—50 miles 316-378-8483 Contact: Sue Harris southeast) Ozark, Air Midwest 913-448-3388 ROCKY RIDGE RESORT Town Overview: RR 3 66736 The Garnett Public Library houses the Girard (pop. 3000) is located 14 miles 316-378-3303 Mary Bridget McAuliffe Walker Art northwest of Pittsburg and 50 miles MAINLINER MOTEL Collection. This collection includes about northwest of Joplin. Missouri. This RR 1 Box 244 66736 fifty works of art, donated by Maynard community is county seat of Crawford Gen. Mgr: Mickie Starmer Walker in honor of his mother. County. 316-378-2196 Season: year-round Major Events: Units—28 Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-12 noon, Crawford County Fair in August, Fall Restaurant 2-5:30 p.m. Festival in early October Tuesday and Thursday evenings Recreation Areas: (winter) 7-9 p.m. Crawford County State Lake, Strip Pits, Thursday evenings (summer) 7-9 Elm Creek Lake p.m. Guided tours: no Local Contact: Time required: 30 minutes Leona Mould, Sec. Accessible: yes Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 41 Points of Interest: 221 S. Ozark 66743 316-724-4715 GARNETT LAKE GARNETT NATURE TRAIL This wood chip nature trail is Major Highways: approximately 1 mile long. Attractions: US-59, US-169, K-31 ANDERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE MUSEUM OF CRAWFORD COUNTY Commercial Airlines: A classic example of Romanesque 300 S. Summit St. 66743 (Lawrence Municipal Airport— 50 miles architecture, the courthouse is on the Contact: Mrs. Quentin Pease north) Lawrence Aviation National Register of Historic Places. 316-724-8349 Town Overview: ARTHUR CAPPER MONUMENT This museum is located in the former St. Garnett (pop. 3310) is the county seat of This memorial marks the birthplace of John’s Episcopal Church and contains Anderson County and is located 50 miles Arthur Capper, distinguished publisher, artifacts of significance to the community south of Lawrence. This historic U.S. Senator, and Kansas Governor. and its founding. community is part of the Lake Region of southeastern Kansas. Garnett is the WHITE WAY Season: year-round birthplace of Arthur Capper, publisher and This part of Fourth Avenue is known for Hours: Sunday 2-4 p.m. politician; and Edgar Lee Masters, “ Spoon its historical turn-of-the-century houses. Guided tours: yes River Anthology” author. MINERAL POINT Time required: 1-2 hours West of town is the large stone house, Accessible: yes Major Events: built in 1858, that belonged to S. S. Anderson County Fair in August, Square WILDFLOWER TOUR Tipton. Tipton brought the first Hereford Write: Mulvane Art Center Fair Arts and Crafts Festival on the cattle to Kansas and this house is now Saturday before Mothers Day Washburn University, Topeka 66621 listed on the National Register of Historic Contact: Kansas Wildflower Society Places. Recreation Areas: 913-295-6324 Lake Garnett, John Redmond Reservoir, ST. BONIFACE CHURCH Melvern Reservoir North of Garnett is this historic native Nature tours around Crawford State Lake stone church built in 1882. emphasize wild edible plants. Local Contact: Catherine Sayers, Mgr. Season: April, September or by Area Chamber of Commerce arrangement 322 S. Oak 66032 Hours: variable 913-448-6767 Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or membership Guided tours: yes Attractions: ANDERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM South Side of Square 66032 Contact: Guy Rogers HUMBOLDT 913-448-3304 Major Highways: Anderson County Historical The Anderson County Historical Society US-169 Museum—Garnett Museum is housed in the oldest building (circa 1880) in Garnett. Commercial Airlines: (Parsons Tri-City Airport—35 miles south) Air Midwest 48 southeast of Wichita. This city is county Season: March 1-November 30 HUMBOLDT seat of Montgomery County. Hours: June-September daily 1-5 p.m. Independence is also the home of September 1-June 1, Wednesday, (Continued) Independence Community Junior College Saturday, Sunday 1-5 p.m. and the beautiful Riverside Park. Guided tours: by appointment Town Overview: Time required: 1 hour Major Events: Accessible: yes Humboldt (pop. 2446) is located 9 miles Verdigris Valley Art Exhibit in April, Art in north of Chanute and 125 miles east of the Park in early summer, 4-H Fair in RALPH MITCHELL ZOO Wichita. This community was founded in August, Neewollah Celebration held the Rt. 4 Riverside Park 67301 1857 and became a trading post with last full week in October Contact: Ned Stichman lumbering and brick-making industries. 316-331-4820 Today, Humboldt is in an area of Recreation Areas: diversified agriculture and light industry. Elk City Reservoir, Montgomery County The zoo at this park includes about 50 State Lake, Big Hill Reservoir species of birds and mammals. The park Major Events: contains an illuminated fountain, stadium, Annual Biblesta in early October, Arts and Local Contact: band shell, recreational facilities, miniature Crafts Show in December Shirley Hanson, Exec. V.P. train, merry-go-round and well-equipped Chamber of Commerce playground. Recreation Areas: Box 386 108 W. Myrtle 67301 Bourbon County State Lake, Toronto 316-331-1890 Reservoir, Wilson County State Lake. Season: year-round Santa Fe Park Lake Hours: Daily 6 a.m.-midnight Attractions: Rides: (June-August) Local Contact: Monday-Saturday 6:30-9:30 p.m. LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE Linda Crismas, Sec. (May, September, October) Southwest US-75 67301 Area Chamber of Commerce Sunday 1-5:30 p.m. Contact: William Kurtis RR #1 66748 Guided tours: by appointment 316-331-1890 316-473-2133 Time required: 2 hours Accessible: partially The Little House on the Prairie is a Attractions: reproduction of the log cabin made ELK RIVER TRAILS famous by Laura Ingalls Wilder's children's Box 945 67301 HUMBOLDT HISTORICAL MUSEUM books. Much research proved the Ingalls Contact: Randy Curtis 414 N. 2nd 66748 family lived in a one-room cabin on this 316-331-6295 Contact: Gene Miller site thirteen miles southwest of 316-473-3315 Independence from 1869-1870. A Three foot-trails, totaling 5 miles, and one one-room country schoolhouse and an old long distance hiking and backpacking 10 Featured displays in this historical time post office have been relocated here. mile trail, wind through the colorful oak museum are old farm machinery and other The life of Laura Ingalls Wilder has been and hickory forest at Elk City Reservoir. items of historical interest. popularized by the television show "Little They provide spectacular vistas of the House on the Prairie.” lake and wind through some of the most Season: June-October interesting rock formations in Kansas. The Hours: Saturday-Sunday 2-5 p.m. Season: May 15-September 1 2.75 mile Table Mound Trail is designated Guided tours: yes Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. as a National Recreational Trail. Time required: 2 hours Sunday 1-5 p.m. Accessible: partially Guided tours: no Season: year-round ORCUTTS BACKYARD MUSEUM Time required: 30 minutes Hours: anytime 1214 Bridge St. 66748 Accessible: yes Guided tours: yes, if pre-arranged Time required: 30 minutes-2 days Contact: Harvey Orcutt INDEPENDENCE MUSEUM 316-473-2435 123 N. 8th 67301 Accessible: no Contact: Mrs. Earl Myers Jr. This museum consists of a barber shop, 316-331-6264 Points of Interest: dressmaker shop, general store, saloon and a blacksmith shop. This museum features paintings, CIVIL WAR BATTLE MARKER glassware, china, dolls, Indian artifacts, An 1863 battle between Confederates and Season: year-round U.S. flags, Far East items, antiques, Osage Indians ended with only two Hours: by appointment furniture, historical items and special Confederate survivors. exhibits. Guided tours: yes HISTORICAL MARKER Time required: 1 hour The history of Montgomery County Season: year-round Accessible: partially includes the 1870 Drum Creek Treaty with Hours: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday the Osage Indians and the 1892 Dalton 1-4:30 p.m. Gang bank robbery in Coffeyville. Individual rates: Adults $1.00 Students 50

Historical items from the surrounding area LA CYGNE IOLA are featured in this museum. Displays Major Highways: include farm implements, antique toys, K-152 Major Highways: Indian items, horse and buggy health US-54. US-169 provisions, old stills, the A. E. Gibson Commercial Airlines: photograph collection, an antique 1858 (Kansas City International Airport—75 Commercial Airlines: baby buggy, and historical items relating miles north) Air Midwest, Continental, (Parsons Tri-City Airport—45 miles south) to the 109 year old lola Band. Delta, Frontier, Mississippi Valley, Ozark, Air Midwest Texas International, Trans World Airlines, Town Overview: Season: May 1-September United, Capitol Air Service, Eagle Aviation, lola (pop. 7042) is located 18 miles north Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 1-4 p.m. Lawrence Aviation, Gromer Aviation, Air Nebraska, Green Hills, Century, Skyway, of Chanute and 90 miles southwest of Guided tours: yes Kansas City. This town is county seat of Time required: 40 minutes Trans Missouri, Republic Accessible: yes Allen County and the boyhood home of Town Overview: Major General Frederick Funston, military COURTHOUSE MUSEUM ROOM La Cygne (pop. 1033) is located 54 miles hero, lola is also the home of Allen Courthouse Square 66749 south of Kansas City in historic Linn County Community Junior College. The Contact: Helen Henderson County. The free-state Battle of Middle economy of the area is well-diversified 316-365-3051 Creek in 1856 and the Civil War Battle of among agriculture, processing Mine Creek in 1864 occurred near here. manufacturing, and wholesale Displays here feature photographs and business. rotating exhibits of historical interest, Major Events: including: clothing, Civil War items, Linn County Jayhawker Fall Festival in Major Events: antique dishes and 19th Century mid-October, LaCygne Fiesta 3rd Saturday Allen County Fair in August, Farm and in September, Sugar Mound Arts & Craft City Days in September, Arts and Crafts Christmas displays. Show in October Day in November Season: year-round except holidays Recreation Areas: Recreation Areas: Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Pleasanton Lake, Prescott Lake, Blue Guided tours: no Lake Bassola, Toronto Reservoir, Lake Mound Lake, Bronson City Lake Elsmore, Bourbon County State Lake, Time required: 20 minutes Santa Fe Lake Accessible: no Local Contact: Esther Shields Local Contact: THOMAS H. BOWLUS La Cygne Historical Museum 66040 Carolyn Westgate, Exec. Dir. FINE ARTS CENTER 913-352-8257 Area Chamber of Commerce 205 E. Madison 66749 Box 722 208 W. Madison 66749 Contact: Mary Martin 316-365-6101 316-365-5252 Attractions: Locally produced and national touring LA CYGNE HISTORICAL MUSEUM Attractions: cultural attractions and exhibits are La Cygne 66040 OLD JAIL MUSEUM presented in this public fine arts center. Contact: Esther Shields 203 N. Jefferson 66749 913-352-8257 Contact: Helen Henderson Season: August 15-June 15 316-365-3051 Hours: daily 8 a.m.-4 p.m. This museum features antique furniture, Guided tours: yes pictures, rocks and other historical items This 1869 building was used as the Allen Time required: 30 minutes from the surrounding area. County Jail for 90 years, and is on the Accessible: yes National Register of Historic Places. The Season: Memorial Day-October 1 refurbished jail and sheriff’s living quarters, Hours: Friday-Saturday 1-4 p.m. Point of Interest: complete with period furnishings, are Guided tours: yes featured here. GEN. FUNSTON HOME MARKER Time required: 1 hour Frederick Funston went from this farm to Accessible: yes Season: May 1-November 1 a life of amazing exploratory and military Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 1-4 p.m. adventure. 50 Contact: Charles Taylor NEODESHA OSWEGO 316-795-2533 Major Highways: Major Highways: Makers of hand-painted windchimes. and US-75, K-96, K-37 US-59, K-96 accessories.

Commercial Airlines: Commercial Airlines: Advance notice: 10 days (Parsons Tri-City Airport— 12 miles east) (Joplin Municipal Airport—40 miles east) Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Air Midwest Ozark, Air Midwest Time required: 20 minutes Accessible: yes Town Overview: Town Overview: Neodesha (pop. 3136) is located 122 Oswego (pop. 2070) is located 20 miles miles south of Topeka in Wilson County. southeast of Parsons and 40 miles west Situated between the Fall and Verdigris of Joplin, Missouri. This community is Rivers, the community is in a popular county seat of Labette County and boasts recreational area. one of the nicest parks in southeast PARSONS Kansas. Riverside Park overlooks the Major Highways: Major Events: Neosho River and has excellent facilities US-160, US-59 Old Fashioned July 4th A & H Fair in July, for boating, fishing and recreation. Arts and Crafts Festival in October, Commercial Airlines: Christmas Parade in December Major Events: (Parsons Tri-City Airport— 14 miles west) Labette County Fair in July Air Midwest Recreation Areas: Wilson County State Lake, Montgomery Recreation Areas: Town Overview: County State Lake, Elk City Reservoir, Idle Hour Lake, Lake Edna, Bartlett City Parsons (pop. 13,089) is located 60 miles Reservoir, Toronto Reservoir, Lake, Strip Pits, Neosho County State Lake west of Joplin, Missouri and 130 miles Lake Parsons, Thayer City Lake, Lake east of Wichita. This city is home of Tanko-Cherryvale Local Contact: Labette Community College. Parsons is Jane Tener, Sec. the third largest city in the region and is Local Contact: Chamber of Commerce centered in a rich agricultural area known Fred Gouveia, Exec. V.P. Box 8 67356 for its scenic beauty. Area Chamber of Commerce 316-795-2600 Box 266 102 S. 4th 66757 Major Events: 316-325-2055 Attractions: Arts and Crafts Fair in June, Parsons Riding Club Sanction Rodeo in June. Fall OLD LOG CABIN Points of Interest: Festival 2nd weekend in October, 3rd and Merchant Christmas Parade first week in December NORMAN NO. 1 Contact: Nadine Herridge This is a replica of the first successful 316-795-2244 Recreation Areas: Lake Parsons, Big Hill Lake, Neosho commercial oil well west of the Mississippi TED WATTS SPORTS ART GALLERY River that opened the Mid-Continent Oil County State Lake 715 E. 4th Street Field. Local Contact: Gallery contains over 100 works of art by Jack Groves, Exec. V.P. the nationally known sports artist. Chamber of Commerce Box 737 1701 Broadway 67357 Season: year-round 316-421-6500 Hours: Weekdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Attractions: OSWEGO HISTORICAL MUSEUM HISTORICAL MUSEUM 411 Commercial 67356 18th and Corning 67357 Contact: W. A. O’Connell Contact: F. M Woodward 316-795-4441 316-421-2592 This museum is devoted to items of local Displays are centered around the history history, antiques, artifacts, photographs of Parsons and local area from and other historical exhibits. Oil Well—Neodesha 1850-1950. There are no replicas nor has Season: May-September anything been refinished. Hours: Wednesday-Friday 1-5 p.m. NEODESHA HISTORICAL TRAIL Guided tours: no Season: May-October Brochures are available for this 10 mile Time required: 1-2 hours Hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday hiking and interpretive trail that follows Accessible: yes 2-5 p.m. existing roadways. By request, the Museum will open for groups on days other than the Point of Interest: above scheduled time. There is no Lodging Accommodations: admission charge. LITTLE TOWN WELL Time required: 1 hour NEODESHA INN This historic well served the early settlers Accessible: yes RR #1 66757 and pioneers in the area. A plaque tells Gen. Mgr: Maudeva Hall the history of this point of historical 316-325-2647 interest. Lodging Accommodations: Units—26 CANTERBURY INN Restaurant and phvate club Plant Tour: 400 E. Main 67357 Rooms for handicapped CHIMES, INC. Gen. Mgr: H. V. Patel US-54 West 67356 316-421-5000 51 Season: year-round CRAWFORD HISTORICAL MUSEUM Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or by US-69 Bypass 66762 PARSONS appt. Contact: Chamber of Commerce (Continued) Guided tours: yes 316-231-1000 Time required: 30 minutes Accessible: yes This museum features coal mining Units—60 operation artifacts, farming items, printing Restaurant and private club KELCE PLANETARIUM exhibits, and horse drawn vehicles. Pittsburg State Univ. 66762 PARSONIAN MOTOR INN Contact: Bruce Daniel Season: year-round 1725 Broadway 67357 316-231-7000 ext. 4391 Gen. Mgr: Bob Bartelli Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 2-5 p.m. 316-421-4400 Guided tours: yes The planetarium is a service and Time required: 30 minutes educational facility instructing in sky Units—60 Accessible: yes Restaurant simulation and space exploration. MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM TOWNSMAN BEST WESTERN MOTEL Season: year-round (by appointment) City of Pittsburg Box 813 South US-59 67357 Hours: Monday-Friday Contact: Cliff Rippetoe Gen. Mgr: Emery Yoder Guided tours: yes 316-231-4100 ext. 14 316-421-6990 Time required: 1-2 hours Accessible: yes Newly renovated multi-purpose community Units—38 center catering to small conventions, UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COLLECTIONS Restaurant theatrical and musical performances and Pittsburg State Univ. 66762 art exhibits. Contact: Mr. Robert A. Walter 316-231-7000 ext. 431 Season: year-round Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. PITTSBURG Pittsburg State University’s 750,000 item Guided tours: yes academic collection, open to the public, Time required: 1 hour Major Highways: features Kansas and federal documents Accessible: yes US-69, K-126 collections as well as strong holdings in Southeastern Kansas history and culture. BIG BRUTUS Commercial Airlines: Major holdings of publisher 18 miles southwest of Pittsburg (Joplin Municipal Airport—30 miles Haldeman-Julius’ Little Blue Books and Contact: Larry Edson southeast) Ozark, Resort Air, Air Midwest Big Blue Books are available. 316-827-6177 Town Overview: Season: year-round except holidays One of the world s two largest coal Pittsburg (pop. 22,100) is located 30 miles Hours: Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-11 p.m. shovels. Looming 15 stories into the sky, northwest of Joplin, Missouri and 100 Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. the abandoned giant has been reclaimed miles south of Kansas City. This city is in Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. for development of a coal miners’ museum. the center of large strip coal mining Sunday 1:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. operations and is home for Pittsburg State Guided tours: yes Season: year-round University. Pittsburg is also the home of Time required: 1-2 hours Winter—only on weekends baseball player Bill Russell. Accessible: yes Hours: 8:30 a.m. until sunset Major Events: Time required: 1 hour UNIVERSITY WALKING TOUR Admission fee: $2.50; Age 12 and Playhouse on Broadway in early summer, Pittsburg State Univ. 66762 Fourth of July Celebration, Community under—$1.50; Age 5 and Contact: Admissions Office under FREE; Group rates Sidewalk Sale in August, Pittsburg State 316-231-7000 ext. 4251 University Homecoming in October, Little Balkons Folklife Festival in September, A walking tour of Pittsburg State Lodging Accommodations: Christmas Parade in November University, founded in 1903, features the university oval, university lake, chapel, JONES MOTEL Recreation Areas: technology building, alumni center and 915 W. 4th 66762 Crawford County State Lake, Strip Pits, Weede Physical Education Complex. Sales Mgr: Les Jones Lincoln Park 316-231-2250 Local Contact: Season: year-round Units— 35 Lynda S. Ham, Exec. Director Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Restaurant Chamber of Commerce Guided tours: yes Travel agency commissions Box 1115 66762 Time required: variable 316-231-1000 Accessible: partially THE EXTRA INN UNIVERSITY THEATRE 4023 Parkview Dr. 66762 Gen. Mgr: Yvonne Robertson Attractions: Pittsburg State Univ. 66762 Contact: Harold Loy 316-232-2800 ART GALLERY 316-231-7000 ext. 4216 Pittsburg State Univ. 66762 Units— 40 Contact: Harry Kruge Three major productions are performed Room for handicapped 316-231-7000 ext. 4302 during the academic year. PSU Summer HOLIDAY INN Theatre is a season of summer musical US-69 North 66762 Rotating exhibits of faculty, student, and dramatic productions. Gen. Mgr: Brad Mattivi alumni, and guest artists have included 316-231-8700 costumes, prints, posters, paintings, Season: year-round except university pottery and sculpture. holidays Units— 80 Hours: variable Restaurant and private club Guided tours: no Travel agency commissions Accessible: no Rooms for handicapped 52 MARAIS DES CYGNES MUSEUM seat of Woodson County. An important PITTSBURG Rt. #3 66075 hay shipping point, this community is also Contact: Carl D. Fehr in the heart of a popular quail and prairie (Continued) 913-352-6174 chicken hunting area.

This museum is on the site of a famous Major Events: BEST WESTERN TOWNSMAN MOTEL confrontation between pro-slavery and Woodson County Fair in July, Yates 2408 S. Broadway 66762 abolition forces on May 19, 1858. The five Center Day in May Gen. Mgrs: Gene and Thelma Dulin victims of the massacre were immortalized 316-231-8300 as martyrs in the cause for freedom. Recreation Areas: Toronto Reservoir, Yates Center City Units—71 Season: year-round except holidays Lake, Woodson County State Lake, Restaurant Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wilson County State Lake, John Redmond Sunday 1-5 p.m. Reservoir Guided tours: yes Time required: 30 minutes Local Contact: Accessible: yes Linda Call, Exec. Director PLEASANTON Chamber of Conmerce TRADING POST MUSEUM COMPLEX 108 S. Main Major Highways: Rt. #2, Box 145A 66075 Box 211 66783 US-69, K-52 Contact: Alice Widner 316-625-3235 913-352-6441 Commercial Airlines: (Kansas City International Airport—85 The complex, operated by the Trading Attractions: miles north) Air Midwest, Continental, Post Historical Society, features a restored WOODSON COUNTY HISTORICAL Delta, Frontier, Mississippi Valley, Ozark, 1857 cabin, an 1887 schoolhouse, antique Texas International, Trans World Airlines, MUSEUM farm implements and hundreds of artifacts US-54 411 N. State 66783 United, Capitol Air Service, Eagle Aviation, from the turbulent “ Bleeding Kansas" days. Lawrence Aviation, Gromer Aviation, Air Contact: Lester Harding 316-625-2423 Nebraska, Green Hills, Century, Skyway, Season: March 15-November 15 Trans Missouri Airlines, Republic Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. This museum, housed in an 1877 native Sunday 1-5 p.m. Town Overview: stone building, features historical exhibits Guided tours: yes Pleasanton (pop. 1300) is located 65 including tools, Indian items, clothing, Time required: 1 hour miles south of Kansas City in historic Linn photographs, and dolls. A furnished log Accessible: partially County. The scenic beauty of the Marais cabin, old doctor’s office, and period des Cygnes (Marsh of the Swans) River rooms are also located here. Valley belies the bitter territorial and Civil Points of Interest: War struggles staged here during the Season: Memorial Day-October 1 BATTLE OF MINE CREEK MARKER “Bleeding Kansas" days. Hours: Saturday-Sunday 1:30-5 p.m. On this site in 1864, a conflict between Guided tours: yes 25,000 soldiers ended the threat of a Major Events: Time required: 1 hour Confederate invasion of Kansas. Linn County Jayhawker Fall Festival in Accessible: partially mid-October, Linn County Fair in Mound MARTYR S MONUMENT (Trading Post) City (8 miles west) in August, Fourth of COURTHOUSE SQUARE HISTORIC This monument honors the victims of the DISTRICT July celebration 1858 Marais des Cygnes massacre of abolitionists by pro-slavery men. Recreation Areas: The Yates Center Courthouse Square Pleasanton Lake, Marais des Cygnes MARAIS DES CYGNES MASSACRE Historic District was placed on the Wildlife Area MARKER National Register of Historic Places in Nothing in the struggle over slavery in May of 1986. It is comprised of 41 Local Contact: Kansas did more to inflame the nation buildings, two structures and one site built Jim Piper, Pres. than this mass killing in 1858. between 1883 and 1928. Chamber of Commerce 911 Main 66075 LINN COUNTY COURTHOUSE (Mound Season: year-round 913-352-6207 City) Guided tours: yes Built in 1886, this building, located 8 miles Time required: 1 hour west, is now on the National Register of Attractions: Historic Places. LINN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM Lodging Accommodations: Park Street 66075 TOWNSMAN MOTEL Contact: Jean Sylvester 609 W. Mary 66783 913-352-8739 Owner: Duane Larson YATES 316-625-2131 This museum tells the story of Linn County through panels showing facsimilies Units—32 of histone documents and maps. The CENTER KRAFT MOTEL museum also includes materials on John Major Highways: E. Mary Brown and the Battle of Mine Creek. US-54, US-75 Owner: Opal Collins

Season: year-round Commercial Airlinss: Units— 10 Hours: (Labor Day-Memorial Day) (Parsons Tri-City Airport—50 miles Saturday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. southeast) Air Midwest STAR MOTEL (summer months) Daily 1-5 p.m. Jet. 54 & 75 Guided tours: yes Town Overview: 316-625-2175 Time required: 1 hour Yates Center (pop. 2,033) is located 80 Accessible: yes miles south of Topeka and is the county Units— 13 53 South Central Kansas

Coronado’s “Golden Land of Quivira” offers ranges from the green Flint Hills and tourists unlimited golden travel golden wheat fields to the deep canyons opportunities. The Ulrich Museum of Art, and red bluffs of the Gypsum Hills. South Kansas Cosmosphere and Discovery Central Kansas is well known for its Center, Wichita Cowtown, Flint Hills excellent highways, good airline service, Overland Wagon Trips, Mennonite Heritage outstanding restaurants and comfortable Complex and Fort Lamed highlight the accommodations. This land of the old attractions in South Central Kansas. Chisholm and Santa Fe Trails also leads Wichita, the state’s largest city and “Air you to some of the state’s finest Capital of the World” is the industrial, recreational facilities. From early western entertainment and cultural center for the folklore to outerspace, South Central region. The beautiful and colorful scenery Kansas has something for everyone.

MAJOR RECREATIONAL AREAS: REGIONAL INFORMATION: ChENEY RESERVOIR—Reno County SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TRAVEL MARION RESERVOIR—Marion County COUNCIL COUNCIL GROVE RESERVOIR— Contact: Joe Boyd Morris County Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau FALL RIVER RESERVOIR— 100 S. Main, Suite 100 Greenwood County Wichita 67201 EL DORADO RESERVOIR— 316-265-2800 Butler County

54 Major Events: Spring Arts & Crafts Fair, Campers ALDEN Jamboree in May, 4th of July Celebration, ARKANSAS Major Highways: Anthony Downs Race Meet (horses and Near K-14 and US-56 dogs) in July, Sunflower Arts and Crafts CITY Fair in November, Christmas Arts & Crafts Commercial Airlines: Fair in December Major Highways: (Hutchinson Municipal Airport—35 miles US-77, US-166 southeast) Air Midwest Recreation Area: Anthony Lake, Golf Course Commercial Airlines: Town Overview: (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—62 miles Alden (pop. 208) is located 30 miles Local Contact: north) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans northwest of Hutchinson in Rice County. Christie Bellesine, Sec. World Airlines, Republic, America West, Quivira National Wildlife Refuge is Chamber of Commerce Emerald Air, American, United southwest of town. Box 354 67003 316-842-5456 Town Overview: Local Contact: Arkansas City (pop. 17,000) located 55 Toni Barker, Manager miles southeast of Wichita is nestled Lyons Chamber of Commerce Point of Interest: between the Walnut and Arkansas Rivers Box 87 Lyons 67554 HARPER COUNTY COURTHOUSE in the rolling Flint Hills. It has a history 316-257-2842 Known for its architecture, this building is highlighted by the opening of the listed on the National Register of Historic in 1893. Agriculture, oil Places. and industry play important roles in this Attraction: growing community. Cowley County ALDEN AT & SF DEPOT MUSEUM Community College is located here. Main St. 67512 Plant tours: Major Events: Contact: Sara Fair Sleeper BALLOONS ALOFT Ark City Open Tennis Tournament in 316-534-2405 209 E. Main 67003 June, River Valley Arts Festival in June, Contact: Herb Wilcox Last Run Custom Car Show in This Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 316-842-3261 September, Arkalalah Festival in October, Railroad depot was built in 1897 and is Cherokee Strip Bar B Que & Pioneer the property of the Rice County Historical FAA certified hot air balloon repair station Festival in September, Maverick Rodeo in Society. The museum houses antique July, Tour of Homes & Craft Festival in railroad items and local historical pictures. Advance notice: 1 week December Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Season: year-round Pref. group size: 10-15 Recreation Area: Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Time required: 30 minutes Cowley State Lake (Inquire at Prairie Flower Crafts) Accessible: yes Guided tours: yes Local Contact: Time required: 20 minutes Betty L. Leonard, Dir. Accessible: yes Convention & Visitors Bureau Box 795 126 E. Washington 67005 PRAIRIE FLOWER CRAFTS 316-442-0230 Pioneer St. 67512 316-534-2405 Attractions: This craft shop contains many craft items and imports and quilting in the afternoon. CHEROKEE STRIP LIVING MUSEUM * South Summit Street Road Box 230 67005 Season: year-round V Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 316-442-6750 Guided tours: yes Time required: 2 hours The museum contains more than 7000 Accessible; yes f artifacts from the 1880s to the 1920s that tell the history of the Cherokee Strip, the of 1893. The museum also Lodging Accommodation: contains Governor Robert Docking mementos. BETTER VALUE MOTEL ANTHONY 423 W. Main 67003 Season: April-September Gen. Mgrs: Jim & Linda Sherar Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Major Highways: 316-842-5188 Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m. K-44, K-179, K-2, K-14 Closed Monday Units— 18 Commercial Airlines: October-March (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—57 miles TRADE WINDS MOTEL Tuesday-Friday 1 p.m.-4 p.m. northeast) Air Midwest, America West, 322 W. Main 67003 Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Continental, Trans World Airlines, Gen. Mgrs: Tom & Kathy Spenser Sunday 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Republic, Emerald Air, American, United 316-842-5125 Closed Monday Town Overview: Units—26 Individual rates: 13 & up $1.00 Anthony (pop. 2771) is located 57 miles Children 6 through 12 southwest of Wichita and serves as 500 county seat for Harper County. Kansas Children under 6 Free oldest race meet is held annually at Time required: 1-2 hours Anthony Downs. Accessible: yes

55 Season: June-October Town Overview: ARKANSAS Rates: General Admission $6.50 Augusta (pop. 7972) is located 20 miles Children under 12 Free east of Wichita, on the site of an old Indian meeting ground. This growing CITY community is a center of oil production, Point of Interest: (Continued) agriculture and industry. CHEROKEE OUTLET MARKER Major Events: At noon on September 16, 1893, more 4th of July Celebration, Bluestem Blowout CHAPLIN NATURE CENTER than 100,000 people lined the borders of in July Rt. 1 Cherokee Outlet listening for the pistol 316-442-7227 shots that started the race for land in Recreation Areas: Oklahoma. Santa Fe Lake, City Lake Along the Arkansas River two hundred acres of magnificent woodlands, prairie and Local Contact: Lodging Accommodations: streams are dedicated to the wider Kathy Tharp Bowman knowledge and appreciation of nature. CRESTVIEW Chamber of Commerce Gerald Wiens, resident naturalist, conducts 2401 N. Summit 67005 Box 568 112 E. 6th 67010 about 15 nature courses each year. From 316-442-6229 316-775-6339 the trails, which are open year-round, you may see wild turkey, red-tailed hawks, Units—32 eagles, deer, badgers and hummingbirds. Attraction: HERITAGE INN Owned by the Wichita Audubon Society. 3232 N. Summit 67005 AUGUSTA HISTORICAL MUSEUM 303 State 67010 Season: year-round, dawn to dusk Gen. Mgr: Patricia Bushman 316-442-7700 Contact: Helen McVay Guided tours: by appointment 316-775-9917 Time required: variable Units—88 SPRING HILL FARM Restaurant and private club This museum is housed in an 1868 log Route 5, Box 51 67156 Rooms for handicapped structure that served as a store, post office, church, and schoolhouse in early 316-221-0668 HALLMARK BEST WESTERN day Augusta. 1617 N. Summit 67005 Located 6 miles north and 6 miles east of Gen. Mgrs: Lois and Bill Van Fleet Season: year-round Arkansas City on Cowley County 20, 316-442-1400 Spring Hill is an entertainment farm Hours: Tuesdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. featuring a large natural spring, stocked Units—49 Guided tours: yes with trout. The 1872 homestead has a Group rates Time required: 1 hour native stone farmhouse, 100-year-old Travel agency commissions Accessible: no pecan grove and hills overlooking the Rooms for the handicapped Walnut River. Dinners are held in the Lodging Accommodations: ancient farmhouse which also houses a EAGLE MOTEL gift shop. Visitors can purchase fresh 1500 N. Summit 67005 LEHR’S MOTEL garden produce, firewood, decorative trees Gen. Mgr: T. M. Patel W. US-54 67010 & grasses. Hiking trails and petting area 316-442-2440 Gen. Mgr: Jack Taylor have recently been added. 316-775-6327 Units— 24 Season: April-Christmas REGENCY COURT Units— 20 Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-dusk 3232 N. Summit 67005 Restaurant Rates: General admission (11 and older) 316-442-7700 HOMESTEAD INN $1.50 W. US-54 67010 $2.50 provides a trailer ride Units—88 Gen. Mgr: Mrs. White Restaurant and club 316-775-5487 Convention facilities Rooms for the handicapped Units—20 TOWNHOUSE MOTEL Restaurant and private club 426 S. Summit 67005 Gen. Mgr: Mildred McEwen 316-442-4000 Units—33 BEAUMONT Travel agency commissions Major Highways: 7------7 K-96 Cherokee Strip Museum—Arkansas City Commercial Airlines: (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—49 miles MID AMERICA DRAGWAY AUGUSTA west) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans 6 miles west on Hwy 166 Major Highways: World Airlines, Republic, America West, 316-442-1491 US-77, US-54 United, Emerald Air, American

Family entertainment is offered at the Commercial Airlines: Town Overview: dragway with races on Sundays, weather (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—24 miles Beaumont (unincorporated) is located 45 permitting. west) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans miles east of Wichita and ranks in World Airlines, Republic, America West, historical standing with Dodge City, Emerald Air, American, United Wichita, and other Old West .

56 This study gives people a chance to learn BEAUMONT about the flora and fauna around the Chikaskia River through camping, hiking (Continued) and photographic experiences.

Season: early May or by arrangement Local Contact: Hours: variable weekends Luan Lewis Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or Beaumont Hotel membership Main St. 67012 Guided tours: yes 316-843-2242

Bartlett Arboretum—Belle Plaine Attraction: Points of Interest: HISTORIC BEAUMONT BORDER QUEEN MUSEUM HOTEL-RESTAURANT This 20-acre tract of land at the west West Central, Caldwell. Main St. Beaumont 67012 edge of Belle Plaine has been developed into a mature arboretum. Starting in 1910, CALDWELL-CHISHOLM TRAIL MARKER Contact: Luan Lewis Chisholm Trail drives were resumed to 316-843-2242 the Bartlett family has collected trees, shrubs, flowers and grasses from all over this historic cattle town in 1880 when the railroad built here. This historic hotel, located in the beautiful the world to test their adaptability to scenic Flint Hills of Kansas was Kansas climate. Flowers bloom in all CALDWELL CARNEGIE LIBRARY established in 1879 as a growing seasons, making the arboretum Registered as a National Historical station and stopping place for travelers unique. Landmark. from Fredonia and Wichita. In later years, the hotel was used by the cattle barons Season: April 1-November 15 from Texas and Oklahoma as well as the Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. elite of the Frisco railroad. Since 1978, the Individual rates: Adults $2.50 restored and turn-of-the-century decorated Students $1.25 hotel has become well-known for its Children 50c CANTON unique atmosphere and delicious Time required: 1-2 hours Major Highways: restaurant cuisine. Accessible: partially US-56, K-86

Season: year-round except Christmas Commercial Airlines: Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. (Salina Municipal Airport—45 miles Saturday-Sunday 7-10 p.m. northwest) Capitol, Air Midwest Guided tours: no Time required: (dinner and tour) 1-2 hours CALDWELL Town Overview: Accessible: yes Major Highways: Canton (pop. 950) is located 53 miles US-81, K-49 north of Wichita in McPherson County.

Commercial Airlines: Major Events: (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—65 miles McPherson County Fair in August north) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans BELLE Recreation Areas: World Airlines, Republic, America West, Marion Reservoir, McPherson State Emerald Air, American, United PLAINE Fishing Lake Town Overview: Local Contact: Major Highways: Caldwell (pop. 1379) is located 58 miles Sonja Wedel, Pres. K-55 southwest of Wichita and two miles north Chamber of Commerce of the Oklahoma border. Known Box 433 67428 Commercial Airlines: historically as the “ Border Queen,” 316-628-4916 (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—22 miles Caldwell was the first and last stop in north) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans Kansas (outside Indian territory) on the World Airlines, Republic, America West, famous Chisholm Trail. Attraction: United, Emerald Air, American Major Events: MAXWELL GAME REFUGE Town Overview: Territorial Wagon Train Ride in April, RR 1 Box 26 67428 Belle Plaine (pop. 1650) is located 15 Sumner County Fair end of August or first Contact: Verle Warner miles south of Wichita and is in the top of September, Border Queen Fair Run 2 316-628-4592 wheat producing county in Kansas. mile & 10 km end of August or first of September, Great Land Rush Bicycle The Maxwell Game Refuge is 4000 acres Majcr Events: Race in September of midgrass prairie fenced to contain Annual Autumnfest last Saturday in approximately 200 buffalo and 50 elk, September Local Contact: deer and a variety of wildlife. The refuge LuAnn Akers, Sec.-Treas. contains a 46-acre fishing lake with camp Local Contact: Chamber of Commerce sites and boat ramps and is managed by President Box 42 67022 the Kansas Fish and Game Commission. Chamber of Commerce Box 721 67013 Season: year-round Attractions: Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Attraction: CHIKASKIA RIVER WILDLIFE STUDY Guided tours: need 2 week advance Write: Mulvane Art Center notice BARTLETT ARBORETUM Washburn University, Topeka 66621 Time required: 1 hour K-55 and Line St. 67013 Contact: Kansas Wildflower Society Accessible: yes Contact: Margaret Bartlett 913-295-6324 316-488-3451 57 Commercial Airlines: 316-587-3740 or (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—25 miles Martha Oberle CANTON east) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans 316-587-3802 (Continued) World Airlines, Republic, America West, Emerald Air, American, United Housed in a 19th Century building, this museum features antiques, Victorian Points of Interest: Town Overview: furniture and machinery. CANTON TOWNSHIP LIBRARY Cheney (pop. 1550) is located in the Last Carnegie Library built, located inside fertile agricultural plain between the north Season: year-round Canton city limits. and south forks of the Ninnescah River, Hours: by appointment only just 25 miles west of Wichita. Famous in Guided tours: yes SANTA FE HIKING TRAIL its past was the large Jewett Ranch south Time required: 30 minutes This hiking trail uses existing roadways in of the town famed for its prize horses and Accessible: yes McPherson County and is 36-40 miles in cattle. length. Reservations must be made in advance and brochures are available. Major Events: Sedgwick County Fair in July, Campers Christmas in August COLDWATER Recreation Areas: Cheney Reservoir, Lake Afton Major Highways: CEDAR US-183, US-160, K-1 Local Contact: Kim Uppendahl, Pres. Commercial Airlines: VALE Chamber of Commerce (Dodge City Municipal Airport—66 miles northwest) Air Midwest Major Highways: Box 583 67025 316-542-3193 US-166 Town Overview: Coldwater (pop. 1035) is located 120 Commercial Airlines: miles southwest of Wichita and 66 miles (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—85 miles Attraction: southeast of Dodge City. This community northwest) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans SOUDERS HISTORICAL FARM-MUSEUM is county seat of Comanche County. World Airlines, Republic, America West, Box 527 67025 Emerald Air, American, United Contact: Floyd Souders Recreation Area: 316-542-3573 Coldwater Lake Town Overview: Cedar Vale (pop. 884) is a historic The Souders Historical Farm-Museum Local Contact: community located 78 highway miles consists of 240 acres developed into a Louise Haas, Chairman southeast of Wichita and 8 miles from the living historic farm and museum Comanche County Tourism Oklahoma border in Chautauqua County. representing the period of Kansas history Box 356 67029 316-582-2249 Major Events: from 1910-1925. Displays include Cedar Vale Rodeo in August, Labor Day agriculture and allied items of interest. Celebration in September Attraction: Season: year-round Local Contact: Hours: by appointment only COMANCHE COUNTY MUSEUM Gerald Magnus, Pres. Guided tours: yes 105 W. Main 67029 Chamber of Commerce Time required: 2 hours Contact: Ruth Bird 608 Dora 67024 Accessible: yes 316-582-2804 316-758-2244 The museum features an extensive collection of tools, household and personal Attraction: effects used by the first settlers in the CEDAR VALE HISTORICAL MUSEUM CLAFLIN county, and historical items. Cedar Vale 67024 Contact: Lincoln Robinson Major Highways: Season: year-round, by appointment 316-758-2503 US-156, K-4 Guided tours: yes 316-582-2608 or This museum, administered by the Cedar Commercial Airlines: 316-582-2513 Vale Historical Society, has been (Great Bend Municipal Airport—20 miles Time required: 30-45 minutes well-acclaimed by visitors. Features southwest) Air Midwest, Midwest Piper Accessible: yes include antiques, historical items, farm Town Overview: machinery, horse buggies and flat irons. Claflin (pop. 764) is located 20 miles Point of Interest: northeast of Great Bend near the Season: March through December RICH ROSE RANCH Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Refuge. Hours: Saturday and Sunday 2-5:30 p.m. Hundreds of varieties of championship Guided tours: yes Local Contact: roses are grown here. Time required: 30 minutes Martha Oberle, Pres. Accessible: yes Claflin Boosters Lodging Accommodations: Box 173 67525 316-653-2625 BRANDING IRON MOTEL 500 N. Central 67029 316-582-2196 CHENEY Attraction: CLAFLIN MUSEUM Units— 10 Major Highways: Hamilton St. 67525 Restaurant US-54 Contact: Harriot Mayo 58 KNUTE ROCKNE MEMORIAL Candy manufacturer COLDWATER Ten miles south of the city is the site of Advance notice: 2 weeks (Continued) the fatal airplane crash that took the life of the famed Notre Dame football coach in Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-11 a.m. 1931. Sundays 1-5 p.m. Time required: 30-45 minutes COMANCHE MOTEL NELSON RANCH Accessible: yes Coldwater 67029 This famous building east of the city is on Gen. Mgr: Dorothy Burry the National Register of Historic Places. 316-582-2104 BLUESTEM PASTURE MARKER Units—22 These 4.5 million acres of Flint Hills pasture comprise the last large segment DOUGLASS of true prairie between the Eastern forests and . Major Highways: US-77

COTTONWOOD Commercial Airlines: (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—36 miles northwest) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans FALLS World Airlines, Republic, America West, Emerald Air, American, United Major Highways: US-50, K-177 ' Town Overview: Douglass (pop. 1561) is located 32 miles Commercial Airlines: southeast of Wichita in Butler County. (Manhattan Municipal Airport—60 miles north) Capitol Air, Air Midwest Recreation Area: Clymer-Butler County State Lake Town Overview: Cottonwood Falls (pop. 1002) is located Local Contact: 71 miles northeast of Wichita. Founded in Donna Mitchel, Pres. 1857, this community now serves Chase Chamber of Commerce County as county seat. Box 401 67039 Chase County Courthouse—Cottonwood Major Events: Falls Chase County Fair in August, Cottonwood Attraction: Falls Day third Saturday in July DOUGLASS HISTORICAL MUSEUM Recreation Area: 314 S. Forest 67039 Chase County State Lake Contact: Jean Valentine DEXTER No phone Local Contact: Major Highways: Jack Alexander, Pres. K-15 This pioneer museum, established in Chamber of Commerce 1950, features tool exhibits, a 1922 Ford Box 640 66845 Commercial Airlines: and an 1899 surrey. Furnished 316-273-6301 (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—69 miles turn-of-the-century rooms include a northwest) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans kitchen, parlor, church, barbershop, medical office and military shop. Attraction: World Airlines, Republic, America West, Emerald Air, American, United RONIGER MEMORIAL MUSEUM Season: year-round except major holidays 315 Union 66845 Town Overview: Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday Contact: W. E. Laughridge Dexter (pop. 389) is located 62 miles 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 316-273-6310 southeast of Wichita in Cowley County. Guided tours: yes Helium was first discovered near here. Time required: variable This museum houses a large Indian Accessible: yes Recreation Area: artifact collection owned by George and Cowley County State Lake Frank Romger, a gun collection, a taxidermy section of native animals, and Local Contact: other historical and private collections. Alan Kenyon, Mgr. Area Chamber of Commerce EL DORADO Season: year-round Box 640 Winfield 67156 Hours: Tuesday-Wednesday 316-221-2420 Major Highways: 1:30-4:30 p.m. US-54, I-35, US-77, K-196 Friday-Saturday-Sunday 1:30-4:30 p.m. Point of Interest: Commercial Airlines: (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—32 miles Guided tours: yes HELIUM DISCOVERY MARKER southwest) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans Time required: 1 hour This marker south of Dexter notes the World Airlines, Republic, America West, Accessible: yes 1903 discovery of natural gas containing Emerald Air, American, United helium Points of Interest: Town Overview: El Dorado (pop. 11,851) is located in the Plant Tour: CHASE COUNTY COURTHOUSE Flint Hills 25 miles northeast of Wichita. This picturesque courthouse, the oldest HENRY’S “BETTER MADE” CANDIES This city serves as county seat for Butler still in use in Kansas today, was built Box 5 67038 County and is home of Butler County duhng 1871-73 in the Renaissance style Contact: Evelyn Evinger Community Junior College. of the Louis XIII period. 316-876-5423 59 Hours: Saturday 10 a.m.-Sunday 1 p.m. Derby in June, Kansas Jackpot Futurity Individual rates: Adults $85 and Derby in July EL DORADO Children (under 12) $50 (Continued) Trail riders with their own Recreation Areas: horses $50 Fall River Reservoir, Eureka Lake Group rates: discounts available Major Events: Local Contact: Travel agency commissions: yes— 10% 4th of July Celebration, Butler County Fair Terri Courier Guided tours: all are guided in August, Butler County Rodeo in August Chamber of Commerce Time required: 27 hours Box 563 67045 Accessible: no Recreation Areas: 316-583-5452 El Dorado Lake and State Park Lodging Accommodations: Local Contact: Attractions: Marjorie Harcrow, Exec. V.P. EL DORADO BEST WESTERN MOTEL Chamber of Commerce 1111 E. Central Box 192 67042 EUREKA DOWNS RACE TRACK Box 509 383 E. Central 67042 Gen. Mgr: I. C. Patel Jefferson and US-54 Box 412 67045 316-321-3150 316-321-3610 Contact: Karen Ebberts 316-583-6975 or Units—34 316-583-5544 Attractions: Restaurant Race Days: 316-583-5528 WARREN HALL COUTTS III RED COACH INN Eureka Downs is a non-pari-mutuel track MEMORIAL ART GALLERY 2525 W. Central 67042 featuring the finest in quarter horse racing. 110 N. Main 67042 Gen. Mgr: Lela Hodgens Noted for its fast track, Eureka Downs Contact: W. H. Coutts, Jr. 316-321-6900 attracts horses from throughout the United 316-321-1212 States and Canada. All races are Units—65 sanctioned by the American Quarter Horse This gallery collection, housed in 10 Restaurant Association and feature the latest in timing spacious rooms and the lobby of the Rooms for handicapped Bluestem Building, consists of over 1000 and photo-finish equipment. The electronic STARDUST MOTEL paintings, numerous sculptures, and other scoreboard provides almost immediate 1127 N. Main 67042 significant objects of art representing race results. Gen. Mgr: Tsai Johnson works of outstanding artists throughout Season: April-September on scheduled America, South America and Europe. 316-321-3535 race dates Units—24 Season: year-round except Hours: Post time for race days— 1 p.m. Restaurant Races are over by 6 p.m. August 1-September 16 Rooms for handicapped Hours: Friday only 3-5 p.m. Individual rates: Adults $3 Children (under 12) $1 Guided tours: yes SUNSET MOTOR LODGE Time required: 1 hour 1901 W. Central 67042 Group rates: yes Accessible: no Gen. Mgr: Wanona Nance Accessible: yes 316-321-6701 BUTLER COUNTY HISTORICAL GREENWOOD COUNTY MUSEUM 117 N. Main 67045 MUSEUM Units—37 Contact: Mr. Alfred Ferguson 383 E. Central Box 696 67042 Restaurant and private club 316-583-6682 Contact: Bill Galvani Group rates 316-321-9333 Rooms for handicapped Historical items of interest are on display This museum features space and Wichita in this museum, which is a part of the Indian exhibits, a harness room and a Greenwood County Historical Society. This vinegar cruet collection. A special museum museum has a collection of genealogical library is also located here. EUREKA and historical research material. Season: year-round Season: year-round Major Highways: Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 1-5 p.m. US-54 Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Guided tours: yes 1-4 p.m. Time required: 30-60 minutes Commercial Airlines: Guided tours: yes Accessible: yes (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—64 miles Time required: 1-2 hours east) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans Accessible: yes FLINT HILLS OVERLAND WAGON TRIPS, INC. World Airlines, Republic, America West, FLOAT FALL RIVER Box 1076 67042 Emerald Air, American, United 106 S. Main 67045 Contact: Ervin Grant Town Overview: Contact: J. R. Funk 316-321-6300 Eureka (pop. 3425) is county seat of Funk’s Radiator Service Greenwood County and is located 60 316-583-6481 or 316-583-6345 These wagon trips travel away from the miles east of Wichita. roads through a picturesque part of This is a canoe trip on scenic Fall River in Kansas. To provide a glimpse of the life of Major Events: Greenwood County just down stream from early settlers, travelers use horses, Flint Hills Futurity and Derby in May, Eureka and Fall River Reservoir on public covered wagons, and coaches. Meals, Northeast Kansas Quarter Horse use areas. Canoes, paddles, life jackets campfire musical entertainment and a Association Futurity and Derby in late and shuttle service are included. sunrise worship service are included in the May, Greenwood County Fair in August, tours. Advance reservations are Eureka Downs Days first weekend in Season: April-June necessary. June, Cattleman's Day first Saturday in Hours: Monday-Sunday November, Christmas Parade and Arts Time required: 3-5 hour trips Season: 1st and 3rd weekends of June, and Crafts Fair first Saturday in Guided tours: yes September, October December, Kansas Bred Futurity and Rates: $16.95-$24.95 per canoe 60 Attractions: EUREKA HARVEY HOUSE MUSEUM (Continued) 3rd and Marion 66851 Contact: Bessie Suffield 316-878-4474 HAWTHORNE RANCH TRAIL RIDES 8 miles north of Eureka Fred Harvey opened the first Box 161 67045 restaurant-hotel in Florence in 1876. The Contact: Sally and Verne Hawthorne hotel was the center of all gala affairs and 316-583-5887 only girls 18-30 years of age with high morals were hired as "Harvey Girls." A This working cattle and horse ranch in the portion of the original building is now the Mennonite Heritage Museum—Goessel Flint Hills offers guided trail rides along Harvey House Museum. Dinners for wooded areas and streams. Horses, tack groups of 12-32 are served by and trail guide are provided with the ride. appointment only. Season: year-round except January and February Season: March-November Season: year-round except Thanksgiving Hours: (May-September) Hours: begins at 9 a.m. and Christmas Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Individual rates: $10 Hours: Daily 2-5 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes Guided tours: yes (March, April, October, November, Time required: 5-6 hours Time required: 1 hour December) Tuesday-Sunday Accessible: no Accessible: first floor 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Individual rates: Adults $2.50 Children (12 and under) Point of Interest: $1.00 GREENWOOD COUNTY MARKER Guided tours: upon request This county lies almost wholly within one Time required: 1-2 hours of the world’s great beef cattle feeding Accessible: yes grounds. Major Highways: K-15 Point of Interest: Lodging Accommodations: Commercial Airlines: (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—46 miles HISTORICAL MARKER BLUE STEM LODGE south) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans The influence of the Mennonite community 1314 E. River 67045 World Airlines, Republic, America West, helped make Kansas the breadbasket of Gen. Mgrs: Al and Mary Tina Kramer Emerald Air, American, United the world. 316-583-5531 Town Overview: Units—26 Goessel (pop. 526) is located 40 miles CARRIAGE HOUSE MOTEL north of Wichita in Marion County. 201 S. Main 67045 Beginning in 1874, hundreds of GREAT Gen Mgrs: Kevin and Becky Burk peacelovmg Mennomte immigrants from 316-583-5501 Russia settled this area. BEND Units— 16 Major Events: Country Threshing Days the first weekend Major Highways: in August US-56, US-156, US-281, K-96

Recreation Areas: Commercial Airlines: Marion Reservoir, Marion County Lake, (Great Bend Municipal Airport) Air FLORENCE McPherson County State Lake, Harvey Midwest, Eastern, Midwest Piper County Lake Major Highways: Town Overview: US-50, US-56, US-77 Local Contact: Great Bend (pop. 20,979) is located 112 Jan Schmidt miles northwest of Wichita and serves as Commercial Airlines: Mennonite Heritage Museum county seat for Barton County. This oil (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—59 miles 219 N. Poplar 67053 and wheat center is the home of the southwest) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans 316-367-8200 Central Kansas Medical Center and World Airlines, Republic, America West, Barton County Community Junior College. Emerald Air, American, United Attractions: Major Events: Town Overview: Expo-Greater Living Show in May, Frontier MENNONITE HERITAGE MUSEUM Florence (pop. 850) is located 50 miles Festival in May northeast of Wichita in Marion County. 219 N. Poplar Box 231 67053 Contact: Jan Schmidt Recreation Areas: Major Events: 316-367-8200 Kanopolis Reservoir, Lake Sterling Annual Labor Day Celebration in September The Museum consists of the Immigrant Local Contact: House, a replica of the temporary housing Chris Collier, Dir. Recreation Areas: the Santa Fe Railroad constructed for the Great Bend Convention and Visitors Mahon Reservoir, Marion County Lake immigrants in 1874, the Wheat Palace, the Bureau Friesen House, the Goessel Preparatory Box 400 1307 Williams 67530 Local Contact: School and a one-room schoolhouse. The 316-792-2401 Dean Armstrong, Pres. Mennonites introduced Turkey Red Wheat Chamber of Commerce to Kansas, which is symbolized by a P O. Box 38 66851 full-scale replica of the Liberty Bell made 316-878-4421 entirely of wheat. 61 GREAT GREENSBURG Major Highways: BEND US-54, US-183 (Continued) Commercial Airlines: (Dodge City Municipal Airport—43 miles Attractions: west) Air Midwest Belpre Station at Barton County Historical BARTON COUNTY HISTORICAL Town Overview: Museum—Great Bend MUSEUM Greensburg (pop. 1997) is located 110 South Main 67530 miles west of Wichita and serves as Contact: Viola Kramer Units—28 county seat of Kiowa County. This bustling 316-793-9831 Rooms for handicapped 19th Century railroad town is now known for wheat and cattle production. The Barton County Historical Society has BALTZELL MOTEL created a historical village with restored 805 E. 10th 67530 Major Events: railway station, school house, post office, Gen. Mgr: L. Baltzell Miss Southern Kansas Pageant in homestead and church. The museum 316-792-4395 November, Arts and Crafts Show in May, consists of antiques and historical items Free Fair in July and Rodeo in July Units— 19 from Barton County and Kansas. Recreation Areas: BEST WESTERN ANGUS INN Kiowa County State Lake Season: year-round 2920 10th St. 67530 Hours: Sunday, Tuesday, Gen. Mgr: Loren Unruh Local Contact: Thursday 1-4 p.m. 316-792-3541 Tom Brower, Pres. Guided tours: yes Chamber of Commerce Units—90 Time required: 1-3 hours 315 S. Sycamore 67054 Restaurant Accessible: no 316-723-2261 Group rates BRIT SPAUGH PARK AND ZOO Travel agency commissions Box 215 67530 Contact: Maggie Craig ECONO LODGE 316-793-8419 4701 10th 67530 Mgr: Pat Svatos This 50-acre park has a zoo that 316-792-8235 specializes in North American animals. Units— 43 Season: year-round except major holidays HIGHLAND LODGE Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 5220 W. 10th 67530 Guided tours: yes Gen. Mgr: L. J. Kruckenberg Time required: 1 hour 316-792-1731 Accessible: yes Units— 54 CHEYENNE BOTTOMS WILDLIFE Hand-Dug Well—Greensburg MANAGEMENT AREA Restaurant and private club Group rates RR 3 Box 301 67530 Attractions: Contact: Karl Grover HOLIDAY INN 316-793-7730 3017 W. 10th 67530 THE BIG WELL Gen. Mgr: Bill Friday 315 S. Sycamore 67054 Cheyenne Bottoms is a 19,000 acre 316-792-2431 Contact: Chamber of Commerce wildlife refuge. It is the largest free public 316-723-2261 shooting area in the United States and Units—225 provides excellent migratory bird watching Restaurant and private club The World’s Largest Hand-Dug Well is 32 and hunting. Travel agency commissions feet across and 109 feet deep. It was dug JAYHAWKER MOTEL in 1885 and furnished water for the city Season: year-round 3600 10th St. 67530 and railroad for over 50 years. The world s Hours: 24 hours a day Gen. Mgr: Lavern Bowyer largest pallasite meteorite is on display in Guided tours: yes 316-792-4319 the museum here. Time required: 1 hour Accessible: yes, vehicular Units—26 Season: year-round Hours: (summer) Daily 8 a.m.-8 p.m. SANDS MOTEL (winter) Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Point of Interest: 1015 W. 10th 67530 Individual rates: 750 to descend to bottom FORT ZARAH MARKER Gen. Mgr: Buster Deeds of well For five years (1864-1869) this fort helped 316-792-4307 Guided tours: no protect wagon trains on the old Santa Fe Units—27 Time required: 15-20 minutes Trail. Accessible: yes (viewing only) WELCOME INN 3209 10th 67530 SHEPARD GALLERY OF LANDSCAPE Lodging Accommodations: Gen. Mgr: Alan Detrich PAINTINGS 316-793-7854 310 S. Bay 67054 TRAVELERS BUDGET INN Contact: Archie Shepard 4200 10th St. 67530 Units— 19 316-723-2485 Gen. Mgr: Loren Unruh 316-793-5448

62 This museum contains medical artifacts Recreation Areas: GREENSBURG and 21 exhibits depicting the normal, Lake Anthony, Wellington Lake, Kingman healthy human body and the way it County State Lake, Cheney Reservoir, (Continued) functions. These well-designed and well Barber County State Lake executed exhibits provide health education Local Contact: This art gallery features the works of with visual and dramatic impacts. The Linda Riley, Sec. Archie Shepard, whose paintings portray museum features “ Valeda"—the talking, transparent woman. Chamber of Commerce “vanishing prairie scenes." 1504 Washington 67058 316-896-2511 Season: April-December Season: year-round except major holidays Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday 1-4 p.m. Evenings by appointment Attractions: Guided tours: yes Individual rates: Adults $1 Time required: 20-60 minutes Children 50c HARPER ART DEPOT Accessible: no Group rates: yes, for 20 or more East 12th 67058 Guided tours: yes Contact: Ellen Crawford Time required: 1 hour 316-896-2344 Lodging Accommodations: Accessible: no This depot was the original Santa Fe FRIENDSHIP KANSAN INN MOTEL Depot at Milton, is now restored, and 800 E. Kansas Avenue 67054 Lodging Accommodations: serves as an art gallery and painting Gen. Mgr: Jim Cissell facility. 316-723-2141 HERITAGE INN 300 Main 67056 Units—26 Gen. Mgr: Lyle Ploog Season: September-May Restaurant 316-835-2118 Hours: Monday 2-5 p.m. Group rates Guided tours: yes Units—20 Time required: 30 minutes J-HAWK BEST WESTERN MOTEL Restaurant Accessible: yes 515 W. Kansas 67054 Travel agency commissions Gen. Mgr: Wilmer Severns HARPER HISTORICAL MUSEUM 316-723-2121 THE HOSPITAL INN 804 E. 12th 67058 Chestnut 67056 Contact: Dorothy Scarlett Units—30 316-835-2651, Ext. 685 316-896-2344 Restaurant Rooms for handicapped Units—34 This is a museum of artifacts and TOWNSMAN MOTEL memorabilia containing a broom factory, 126 E. 3rd 67056 wine press, country store, square grand Gen. Mgr: Nick Ambrusfy piano, shoe shine parlor, dentist 316-835-2200 equipment, early day furniture, old time clothes, a Bible collection and more. HALSTEAD Units—21 Major Highways: Restaurant Season: May-October K-89, US-50 Group rates Hours: Sunday 1-5 p.m. • Rooms for handicapped Guided tours: yes Commercial Airlines: Time required: 1 hour (Hutchinson Municipal Airport—25 miles Accessible no west) Air Midwest RUNNYMEDE CHURCH Town Overview: South Pine 67058 Halstead (pop. 1891) is located 25 miles HARPER Contact: Charles Mamger east of Hutchinson and 35 miles north of 316-896-2219 Major Highways: Wichita in Harvey County. The famous US-160, K-2, K-14 Hertzler Clinic, named for physician and The Runnymede Church came from an English settlement on the plains of Kansas author Dr. Arthur Hertzler, is located here Commercial Airlines: and was dedicated in 1889. At the demise (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—48 miles of the town of Runnymede, the church Major Events: northeast) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans was moved to Harper. The original Halstead Art Fair in May, Old Settlers World Airlines, Republic, America West, contents have been kept as nearly as Picnic in August Emerald Air, American, United possible. Recreation Areas: Town Overview: Cheney Reservoir, Harvey Lake, Marion Harper (pop. 1781) is located 48 miles Season: May-September Reservoir southwest of Wichita in Harper County. In Hours: Sunday 2-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes Local Contact: 1890, a typical English village named Runnymede existed north of here. Wheat Time required: 30 minutes Chamber of Commerce fields now cover the townsite that once Accessible: no 328 Poplar 67056 316-835-2256 boasted polo grounds, a steeplechase course, race track, tennis courts, football Point of Interest: fields, English estates and beautiful Attractions: orchards. OLD RUNNYMEDE MARKER At this site, a once thriving 1890 English KANSAS HEALTH MUSEUM Major Events: village featured polo grounds, a 309 Main St. 67056 Harper County Fair in August, Harper three-story hotel and race track. Contact: Maxwell Sloop Octoberfest in October, Spring Celebration 316-835-2662 in May, House Tour in December

63 Units—40 Restaurant HAVEN Group rates HUTCHINSON Major Highways: Travel agency commissions Major Highways: K-96 US-50, K-61, K-96, K-17

Commercial Airlines: Commercial Airlines: (Hutchinson Municipal Airport— 14 miles (Hutchinson Municipal Airport) Air Midwest northwest) Air Midwest HILLSBORO Town Overview: Town Overview: Major Highways: Hutchinson (pop. 40,284) is located 50 Haven (pop. 1247) is located 36 miles US-56 miles northwest of Wichita and serves as northwest of Wichita in Reno County. county seat of Reno County. Hutchinson Commercial Airlines: Community Junior College and the Recreation Areas: (Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, KS—50 national Dillon Food Store office are Cheney Reservoir miles) all major airlines located here. This city is a major salt production and agricultural center. Prairie Local Contact: Town Overview: Dunes Country Club Golf Course, listed as Ines Valdois Hillsboro (pop. 3000) is located 50 miles one of the 18 finest courses in the nation, Historical Society north of Wichita in Marion County. This is here. Haven 67543 community is home of Tabor College and 316-465-3657 the Mennonite Brethren Headquarters of Major Events: North America. Reno County Fair in August, National Junior Tournament in Major Events: March, Barbershop Show in April, Spring Marion County Fair in August, Arts and Art Show in May, Kansas State Fair in HESSTON Crafts Fair in September with 400 September, Sweet Adelines Show in exhibitors November and Prairie Fest in July Major Highways: 1-135, K-165, US-81 Recreation Areas: Recreation Areas: Marion Reservoir, Marion County Lake, Cheney Reservoir, Harvey Lake, Sterling Commercial Airlines: McPherson County State Lake Lake (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—42 miles south) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans Local Contact: Local Contact: World Airlines, Republic, America West, Janet McGillivary, Exec. Sec. Jeanne Mogenson, Dir. Emerald Air, American, United (Newton Chamber of Commerce Hutchinson Convention and Visitors City/County Airport— 10 miles) (Hutchinson 116 East Grand 67063 Bureau Municipal— 27 miles) 316-947-3506 300 North Main Box 519 67501 316-662-3391 Town Overview: Hesston (pop. 2998) is located 35 miles Attractions: north of Wichita and is home of Hesston Attractions: SCHAEFFLER HOUSE College and Hesston Corporation, the Contact: David Wiebe KANSAS COSMOSPHERE tenth largest farm equipment manufucturer 316-947-3775 AND DISCOVERY CENTER in the nation. 1100 North Plum 67501 Recreation Areas: This restored twelve room, four story late Contact: Katie Chalfant Marion Reservoir Victorian mansion was built in 1909 by 316-662-2305 successful Hillsboro merchant William F. Local Contact: Schaeffler. The house contains a two The Cosmosphere Theatre houses the Vi Dick, Sec. story turret, decorative woodwork, and OMNIMAX movie projector, the world’s Chamber of Commerce stained glass windows. Call for an largest and one of only 12 in the country. Box 669 112 E. Smith 67062 appointment. Along with a six-channel sound system, 316-327-4102 this 70mm format film will provide the PIONEER ADOBE HOUSE-MUSEUM ultimate experience in audio visual. South Ash St. 67063 The Hall of Space Museum, exhibiting Contact: David Wiebe Plant tours: over $100 million worth of space artifacts, 316-947-3775 EXCEL INDUSTRIES, INC is a tribute to those who accepted the challenge of space explortion. While 200 S. Ridge Rd. 67062 The Pioneer Adobe House in the city park walking through the Hall of Space, one Contact: Vernon Nikkei is an original dwelling built by Mennonite will find a complete set of original 316-327-4911 settlers of the 1870s. An attached barn spacecraft: Mercury, Gemini and Apollo; contains more than 10,000 museum the largest collection of space suits on Advance notice: 1 day pieces. A self-conducted tour of original display, the most comprehensive camera Max. group size: 20 Mennonite village sites and other points of exhibit, computerized “hands on” exhibits Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. historic interest starts at the museum. Time required: 30 minutes and other space mementos. The Discovery Center also includes a Accessible: yes Season: year-round except January and planetarium with sky lectures and laser February shows every weekend. Planetarium seats Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-12 noon, Lodging Accommodations: are $1.50 and laser shows are $3.00. 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. HERITAGE INN MOTEL Sunday and holidays Season: year-round 606 Lincoln Blvd. 67062 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Hours: Cosmosphere Theatre 316-327-4231 Guided tours: yes (June-September) Time required: 1 hour Monday-Friday 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, Accessible: yes 3:00

64 The Interpretive Building features owls, This museum features a permanent HUTCHINSON snakes, Kansas fish and nature displays. exhibit, “ Reno County—The First 50 The Outdoor Education Center also (Continued) Years,' as well as changing temporary features free fishing, bird watching, canoe exhibits in the upper galleries. nights, family games and educational programs. Saturday 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, Season: year-round 4:00 Hours: Tuesday-Friday 12 noon-5 p.m. Season: year-round Sunday 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday evenings 7:00, Hours:Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday 12 noon-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes 8:00 Guided tours: yes Friday, Saturday evenings 7:00, Time required: 45 minutes Time required: 30-45 min. permament Accessible: yes 8:00, 9:00 exhibit, 30 min. temporary Cosmosphere Theatre WOODARD NATURE TRAIL exhibits (when open) (September-May) 3002 E. 30th 67501 Accessible: no Monday-Friday 10:30, 11:30, 1:00, Contact: Dillon Outdoor Ed. Center 2:00 316-663-7411 Point of Interest: Saturday 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 This .9 mile National Recreational Trail SAND HILLS STATE PARK TRAIL Sunday 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 winds around the nature center and This half-mile nature trail is one of several Tuesday, Thursday evenings 7:00, passes by lily pools, ponds, wooded planned in this beautiful, undeveloped 8:00 areas, wildflowers, herbs, and prairie state park. Friday, Saturday evenings 7:00, nature. 8:00, 9:00 Plant Tours: Season: year-round Hall of Space Hours: daylight hours DILLON S WAREHOUSE Monday-Friday 9:00-4:00 Guided tours: yes JACKSON S ICE CREAM PLANT Saturday 10:00-4:30 Time required: 45 minutes-2 hours 2700 E. 4th 67501 Sunday 12:00-4:30 Accessible: partially Contact: Mary Dick Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 316-665-5511 ext. 372 Saturday evenings 6:00-9:00 FUN VALLEY Box 1985 67501 Rates: Hall of Space—free Advance notice: 1 week Contact: Jim Swint Cosmosphere Theatre: Adults Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 316-669-9999 $3.50 Time required: 1 hour Children $2.25 (12 and under) Accessible: only warehouse Senior Citizens $2.25 (62 and This 350 acre recreation area includes a over) triple water slide, four-diamond softball FARMLAND INDUSTRIES Guided tours: yes complex, camping area, and auto race Steel Products Plant Time required: 1-3 hours track. 3501 E. 4th 67501 Accessible: yes Contact: Patsy Ferguson Season: April-September 316-669-8221 HUTCHINSON ZOO Hours: Daily 1-8 p.m. 1567 67504-1567 Rates: variable Advance notice. 1 week Contact: Harry Gregory Guided tours: no Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 316-665-2659 ext. 45 Time required: variable Time required: 1 hour Accessible: partially The Zoo features mostly native animals HUTCHINSON ENERGY CENTER displayed in their natural habitats. The WILDFLOWER HIKE K-61 and 30th St. 67501 animal's adaptations for survival and their Write: Mulvane Art Center Contact: Margie Engelkemier role in the environment is emphasized Washburn University, Topeka 66621 316-662-2341 through participatory displays and Contact: Kansas Wildflower Society graphics. 913-295-6324 Advance notice: 1 week Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Season: year-round Hikers will view spring wildflowers, plants, Time required: 1 hour Hours: undetermined and grassland in the Sand Hills State HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JUNIOR Rate: undetermined Park. Tours: yes, by reservation COLLEGE 1300 North Plum 67501 Time required: 1 hour Season: May and September or by Contact: Judy Whisker Accessible: yes arrangement 316-663-5781 Hours: variable DILLON NATURE CENTER Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or 3002 E. 30th 67502 Advance notice: 3 days membership Contact: Hutchinson Recreation Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes Commission Time required: 1 hour 316-663-7411 RENO COUNTY MUSEUM Accessible: yes 100 S. Walnut 67501 Contact: Michael S. Knecht 316-662-1184

Kansas Cosmosphere and Discovery Center—Hutchinson 65 Units—43 The Kingman County Historical Museum is housed in the Old City Building (1888) TRAILS WEST MOTEL HUTCHINSON built of limestone and brick. Its unusual (Continued) 207 S. Main 67505 architecture, topped by the only hose Gen. Mgr: Hasu Patel drying tower in Kansas and a bell dome, 316-662-0268 make it a local landmark. MORTON INDUSTRIES 5th and Washington 67501 Units— 28 Season: year-round Contact: Peggy Livingston ASTRO MOTEL Hours: Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 316-662-2781 15 W. 4th 67501 Guided tours: yes Gen. Mgr: Babu Patel Fine arts gallery and design service Time required: 1 hour 316-663-1151 Accessible: no

Advance notice: 2 weeks Units—30 Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Points of Interest: Time required: 45 minutes EXECUTIVE INN Accessible: yes 100 E. 2nd 67501 KINGMAN GAME MANAGEMENT AREA Gen. Mgr: Nancy Clark TRAIL FAR-MAR-CO/FARMLAND 316-663-1101 This Kansas Fish and Game Commission 1600 N. Lorraine 67501 nature trail is open to the public and about Contact: Bonnie Lohrey Units—84 1 mile in length. Restaurant and private club Headquarters office and Elevator B Banquet facilities BUFFALO HERD AND HISTORICAL Group rates—AARP Discount MARKER Advance notice: 1 week Travel agency commissions At one time, this area's most important Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. product was the buffalo, in herds that Time required: 1 hour MANOR HOUSE stretched from horizon to horizon. 1621 Super Plaza 67502 COLLINS INDUSTRIES, INC. Gen. Mgr: Steve Olson H.AB.I.T.—R R. 2 316-663-7822 Lodging Accommodations: Contact: Donna Brigman Units—63 BEST WESTERN COPA MOTEL 1113 E. Highway 54 67068 Advance notice: 1 week Gen. Mgr: Fred Kelly Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 316-532-3118 Time required: 1-1V2 hours Accessible: yes Units—30 KINGMAN Travel agency commissions Lodging Accommodations: Major Highways: WELCOME INN ROYAL INN US-54, K-14 1101 E. Highway 54 67068 15 W. 4th St. 67501 316-532-3144 Commercial Airlines: Gen. Mgr: Liz Hoffmann 54 MOTEL (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—40 miles 316-663-1211 Ave D West 67068 east) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans 316-532-3174 Units— 100 World Airlines, Republic, America West, Restaurant and private club Emerald Air, American, United HOLIDAY MOTEL Group rates 302 E. Highway 54 67068 Travel agency commissions Town Overview: Gen. Mgr: Delmer Markwell Kingman (pop. 3632) is located 43 miles 316-532-2070 HOLIDAY INN-HOLIDOME west of Wichita with industry ranging from 1400 N. Lorraine 67501 fish farming to wheat production. The city Units—25 Gen. Mgr: Steve Olson is county seat for Kingman County. Rooms for handicapped 316-669-9311 1-800-362-5018 (Kansas only) Major Events: Kingman County Fair in August, Arts and Units—220 Crafts Fair in September, Women’s State Restaurant and private club Fast Pitch Softball Tournament the third Group rates week of July, Wild West 4th of July KINSLEY Travel agency commissions Celebration Rooms for handicapped Major Highways: Recreation Areas: US-50, US-56, US-183 IMPERIAL 400 MOTEL Kingman County State Lake, Cheney 114 W. 4th 67501 Reservoir Commercial Airlines: Gen. Mgr: Beryl Fisher (Dodge City Municipal Airport—36 miles 316-662-4406 Local Contact: west) Air Midwest Bob Pulliam, Sec. Units—29 Area Chamber of Commerce Town Overview: Kinsley (pop. 2027) is located 87 miles SCOTSMAN 8 INN 322 N. Main 67068 west of Hutchinson and is county seat of 322 E. 4th 67501 316-532-3694 Edwards County. This town is about Gen. Mgr: E. E. Varney equidistant between San Francisco and 316-669-8281 Attraction: New York City. Units— 48 KINGMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL Major Events: SUNSET MOTEL MUSEUM Arts, Crafts and Collectors Festival in 2605 E. 4th 67501 400 N. Main 67068 October, October Daze Fair in Gen. Mgr: Nick Patel Contact: Byron Walker mid-October 316-662-4429 316-532-2627 66 Recreation Area: Town Overview: KINSLEY Cedar Bluff Reservoir Lamed (pop. 4870) is located 23 miles (Continued) southwest of Great Bend and 135 miles Local Contact: northwest of Wichita. This community is Donna Schmidt, Sec. Treas. the county seat of Pawnee County and is Chamber of Commerce Recreational Areas: located on the historic Santa Fe Trail. Box 716 614 S. Main 67548 Ford County Lake, Kiowa County State 913-222-3116 Major Events: Lake Kansas Day Celebration in January, Rendezvous at Santa Fe Trail Center in Local Contact: Attractions: Barbara Gray, Pres. March, Santa Fe Trail Center Day in June, Chamber of Commerce POST ROCK MUSEUM Pawnee County Fair in July, Fourth of Box 321 67547 202 W. 1st 67548 July Fireworks Extravaganza with a 316-659-3351 Contact: H. W. Grass Buffalo Feed and Music Celebration, 1868 913-222-2866 Frontier U.S. Army Independence Day Celebration, Living History Programs in Attraction: The history of quarrying and use of stone August, Christmas Parade in December for fence posts is depicted in the Post EDWARDS COUNTY HISTORICAL Local Contact: Rock Museum, a restored 1883 stone MUSEUM Chamber of Commerce house. A model quarry, tools and uses of Kinsley 67547 502 Broadway 67550 the post rock are on display. Contact: M. M. Mowrey 316-285-6916 316-659-3351 (Chamber of Commerce) Season: April 5-October 15 Hours: Daily 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. This museum is housed in a large building full of displays. There are six rooms Guided tours: yes completely furnished with Time required: 30 minutes turn-of-the-century items and collections of Accessible: yes household goods, farm machinery, BARBED WIRE MUSEUM clothing, and guns. A 500,000-year-old Chamber of Commerce office elephant tusk is on display here. Outside 614 Main 67548 is the oldest frame church in town, a Contact: Donna Schmidt well-equipped blacksmith shop and a 913-222-3116 furnished sod house. Building at Fort Larned—Lamed This museum features displays of over Season: May-September 500 specimens of barbed wire and related Hours: (June-August) Monday-Saturday items. Attractions: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May and September) Season: year-round FORT LARNED Monday-Saturday Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-12 noon, NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Rt. 3 67550 Sunday 1-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes Contact: John B. Arnold Guided tours: yes Time required: 30 minutes 316-285-6911 Time required: 2 hours Accessible: no Accessible: yes Fort Larned was one of the most RUSH COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM important military posts on the Santa Fe P.O. Box 456 6548 Trail and the Indian frontier from 1859-78. Point of Interest: Contact: Harry W. Grass Of ten military buildings, seven are open 913-222-3645 and restored: barracks with visitor's center COON CREEK BATTLE MARKER and museum, barracks shops, hospital, An inconclusive battle between 200 This museum is located in the restored commissary, officer's quarters, enlisted Osages and Comanches and 140 soldiers Timken, Kansas, Santa Fe depot. The men’s barracks, and quartermaster occurred here in 1848. building was prepared for use as a warehouse. Also featuring a reconstructed “general” museum by the Rush County (1987) blockhouse. Living history Historical Society. programs operate on summer weekends.

Season: April 15 to October 15 Season: year-round except Thanksgiving, LA CROSSE Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Christmas, and New Year's Guided tours: yes Hours: daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Major Highways: Time required: variable Guided tours: yes US-183. K-4 Accessible: yes Time required: 3/4-11/2 hours Accessible: yes Commercial Airlines: (Hays Municipal Airport—25 miles north) SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER Air Midwest Rt. 3 67550 Contact: Ruth Olson Town Overview: LARNED 316-285-2054 La Crosse (pop. 1618) is known as the Major Highways: Barbed Wire Capital of the world and is This regional history museum dealing with US-56, US-156, K-19 located 25 miles south of Hays. This the Santa Fe Trail features exhibits community is county seat of Rush County. Commercial Airlines: relating to Indians, Spanish exploration, fur traders, Santa Fe trade, railroads and Major Events: (Great Bend Municipal Airport— 17 miles western settlements. Rush County Fair in July, Kansas Barbed northeast) Air Midwest, Midwest Piper Wire Collectors Association Swap and Sell Season: year-round except Thanksgiving, Meet in May Christmas and New Year’s

67 Lodging Accommodations: LARNED TOWNSMAN MOTEL (Continued) 123 E. 14th 67550 Gen. Mgrs: Max & Alice Howard 316-285-3114 Hours: (June-August) Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (September-May) Daily 9 a.m- Units— 44 5 p.m. VIRGINIA HOTEL Individual rates: Adults $2.00; students 323 Main 67550 (12-18) $1.00; Children Gen. Mgr: Dorothy Edwards (6-11) 50c 316-285-2166 Guided tours: yes, advance notice requested Units— 14 Attractions: Time required: 1 hour Accessible: yes COUNTRY INN MOTEL BIRGER SANDZEN MEMORIAL 135 E. 14th 67550 GALLERY Gen. Mgr: Joy Edmonds Points of Interest: 401 N. First 67456 316-285-3216 Contact: Larry Griffis PAWNEE ROCK AND HISTORICAL 913-227-2220 MARKER Units— 16 This famous Santa Fe Trail Landmark (8 VILLAGE INN-CAMPGROUNDS This art gallery honors the late Birger miles northeast of Larned) rises high from 101 Village 67550 Sandzen, internationally known and the prairies. It was one of the most Gen. Mgr: Andy Kazmaier recognized Swedish-American painter and dangerous points on the central plains for 316-285-3261 teacher of art. Many of Sandzen’s traders and travelers on the trail. Pawnee paintings and graphic works are on Rock is a unit of the State Historical Park display, as well as works of other artists. System. FORT LARNED MARKER Season: year-round except major holidays Established in 1859, Fort Larned was the LINDSBORG Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. most important outpost on the Santa Fe Individual rates: Adults $1.00; Children 25tf Trail. The army here was forced to be on Major Highways: Guided tours: yes, by appointment constant alert for Indian attacks and US-81, K-4, 20 miles S. of I-70, 4 miles Time required: 45 minutes provided military escort for travelers on off 1-135 Accessible: yes the trail. Commercial Airlines: OLD MILL MUSEUM (Salina Municipal Airport—20 miles north) 120 Mill St. Box 94 67456 Plant Tours: Capitol, Air Midwest Contact: Dorman Lehman 913-227-3595 ADEE HONEY FARM Industrial St. 67550 This museum is located in a park area on Contact: Jim Kellie the Smoky Hill River and features displays 316-285-6713 of natural history, Indian artifacts, pioneer days and Swedish culture. The Smoky Honey producer Valley Roller Mill, which is being restored, and the Swedish Pavillion, which came Advance notice: 1 week from Sweden to St. Louis for the 1904 Season: July-October World’s Fair, are on the National Register Hours: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. of Historic Places. An 1870 log cabin, Time required: 1 hour 1880 depot, Santa Fe locomotive, 19th Accessible: yes Coronado Heights Century telephone building, 1869 PAWNEE BEEFBUILDERS, INC. courthouse, schoolhouse, and old pioneer Rt. 2 67550 town are also located here. Town Overview: Contact: Harold Koehn Lindsborg (pop. 3200) is located 20 miles 316-285-2145 Season: year-round except major holidays south of Salina in McPherson County. Hours: (April-October) Tuesday-Saturday Coronado is believed to have camped Beef Producer 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. three miles northwest of here in his Sunday 1-5 p.m. search for the mythical kingdom of Advance notice: 1 week (November-March) Quivira. Bethany College is located here, Season: year-round Tuesday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. in “ Little Sweden— USA.” Hours: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Guided tours: no Time required: 1 hour Major Events: Time required: 1 hour Accessible: yes World-Famous Messiah Festival during Accessible: partially Admission charged WARD FEED YARD, INC. Easter Holy Week, Mid-Summers Day Rt. 2 67550 Festival in June, Svensk Hyllningsfest Contact: Lee Borck Festival in October of odd numbered 316-285-2184 years, Saint Lucia Festival in December Recreation Areas: Beef Producer Kanopolis Reservoir, McPherson County State Lake Advance notice: 1 week Season: year-round Local Contact: Hours: Tuesday-Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Lindsborg Chamber of Commerce Time required: 1 hour Box 191 67456 Accessible: yes 913-227-3706 Old Mill Museum—Lindsborg 68 CORONADO COUNTRY MARKER LINDSBORG LYONS Eighty years before the Pilgrims landed at (Continued) Plymouth Rock, Coronado and his Major Highways: Spanish expedition explored the fabled US-56, K-14, K-96 "gold country of Quivira."

Commercial Airlines: HISTORIC TRAIL (Hutchinson Municipal Airport—35 miles Reservations must be made for this 35 southeast) Air Midwest mile hiking trail that uses existing roadways in Rice County. Town Overview: Lyons (pop. 4224) is located 31 miles northwest of Hutchinson and serves as Swedish Pavilion—Lindsborg county seat of Rice County. Lyons is in the heart of Coronado Country. MACKSVILLE Points of Interest: Major Events: Major Highways: ANTON PEARSON WOOD CARVING Rice County Fair in July, Arts and Crafts US-50 STUDIO Fair in September, Christmas Open House Hundreds of wood carvings by the late on the Square in November Commercial Airlines: Anton Pearson are on display in this (Great Bend Municipal Airport—40 miles studio. Recreation Area: north) Air Midwest, Midwest Piper Lake Sterling, Kanopolis Reservoir DOWNTOWN LINDSBORG Town Overview: Imports and original arts and crafts can be Local Contact: Macksville (pop. 536) is located 62 miles purchased from stores accented by Tom Barker, Manager west of Hutchinson in Stafford County. Swedish architecture. Chamber of Commerce Box 87 103B W. Main 67554 Major Events: BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH 316-257-2842 Macksville Homecoming Celebration in A hand-crafted altar, large oil paintings early August and an interior reminiscent of churches in rural Sweden can be seen in this church Recreation Areas: on north Main Street. Pratt County Lake

KONSTVERK GALLERY Local Contact: This gallery features oils, prints and Mary Jo Hankla, Pres. ceramics by local and regional artists. Chamber of Commerce OLIVE SPRINGS SCHOOLHOUSE Box 426 67557 GALLERY 316-348-3875 Watercolors, acrylics and prints are on display here. Rice County Historical Museum—Lyons Attraction: HITCHING POST STUDIO VAN ARSDALE ANTIQUE CAR Western bronze sculpture. Attraction: MUSEUM FORSBERG GALLERY RICE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM US-50 67557 Paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry, 105 N. Lyon 67554 Contact: Ollie Van Arsdale ceramics and other media. Contact: Florence Monroe 316-348-3105 316-257-3941 This museum features permanent displays Lodging Accommodations: of over 25 automobiles including a 1903 This museum features a collection of VIKING MOTEL Coronado and Indian relics. Also on Reo, 1913 Model T Ford, 1932 Ford V-8, 1916 Dodge Touring Car, 1914 Ford 446 Harrison 67456 display are items from Santa Fe Trail and chain-driven truck, and several classic Gen. Mgr: Richard Kurtz pioneer history. 913-227-3336 collectibles. Units—24 Season: year-round except Christmas and New Year’s Day Season: year-round SWEDISH COUNTRY INN Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-12 noon Hours Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 112 W. Lincoln Sunday 1-5 p.m. Sunday 1-5 p.m. Gen Mgr: Virginia Brunsell Guided tours: yes Individual rates: Adults 50c 913-227-2985 Time required: 1 hour Guided tours: yes Time required: 30 minutes Units—20 Accessible: partially Points of Interest: PADILLA MONUMENT A 30 foot granite cross stands west of Lyons as a monument to Father Juan De Padilla, a follower of Coronado in 1541 MARION who was killed by Indians in the area. Major Highways: SANTA FE TRAIL MARKER US-56, US-77, K-150 This marks the Santa Fe Trail that passed south of Lyons a century ago. Commercial Airlines: (Mid-Continent Airport—60 miles south) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans World Airlines, Republic, American, United, Coronado Heights—McPherson County America West, Emerald Air 69 Commercial Airlines: Lodging Accommodations: (Hutchinson Municipal Airport—27 miles MARION BEST WESTERN HOLIDAY MANOR south) Air Midwest, (Wichita Mid-Continent (Continued) MOTEL Airport—55 miles south on 1-135) Air 2211 E. Kansas 67460 Midwest, American, America West, Gen. Mgr: LeWayne Premer Continental, TWA, United, Eastern Town Overview: 316-241-5343 Marion (pop. 1951) is located 55 highway Town Overview: miles northeast of Wichita and is county McPherson (pop. 11,728) is located 53 Units— 109 Restaurant and private club seat of Marion County. This area is strong miles north of Wichita and is county seat in agriculture and livestock production, of McPherson County. This agri-industry Group rates Travel agency commissions local industry, recreational opportunities and business center is home of Rooms for handicapped and has a stable oil and gas field. McPherson College and Central College. Convention facilities Major Events: Major Events: Spring Fair in March, Arts and Crafts in RED COACH INN MOTEL May Fete and All-Schools Day Parade 2111 E. Kansas 67460 the Park Labor Day weekend, Old Settlers and Celebration the second week of May, Day in September, Harvest Moon Festival Gen. Mgr: Ed Pyle 4-H Fair and Rodeo in August, Art in the 316-241-6960 in August Park Juried Show in September Recreation Areas: Units—89 Recreation Areas: Marion Reservoir, Marion County Lake Restaurant McPherson County State Lake, Kanopolis Group rates Local Contact: Reservoir, Maxwell Game Preserve Travel agency commissions Jean Miesse, Exec. Sec. Convention facilities Local Contact: Chamber of Commerce Kathy Kajinami, Dir. WHEAT STATE MOTEL 206 E. Main 66861 Chamber of Commerce. 111 Roosevelt 67460 316-382-3425 Box 616 308 N. Main 67460 Gen. Mgr: Donna Buss 316-241-3303 316-241-4230 Attraction: Units— 49 MARION COUNTY MUSEUM Attractions: CHAMBERS MOTEL 623 E. Main St. 66861 McPh e r s o n m u s e u m 906 W. Kansas Ave. Contact: Mrs. Phyllis Melton 1130 E. Euclid 67460 Gen. Mgr: Eloise Holman 316-382-2287 Contact: Rachel Goering, Director 316-241-2635 316-241-5977 afternoons Located in an 1882 church building, the Units—8 museum features displays of 19th Century This museum, in the elegant 1920's dresses, quilts, needlework, dolls, a Vamman Home features pioneer items, EL MOROCCO wooden post office and switchboard. Chinese snuff bottles, the first man-made 1125 W. Kansas Ave. 67460 diamond, guns, rocks, minerals, Indian Gen. Mgr: Virginia Morris Season: May 1-October 1 artifacts, bells, fossils of saber-toothed 316-241-3240 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 2-4 p.m. tigers, mammoths, mastodons and a giant Guided tours: yes ground sloth, the largest collection of Units— 16 Time required: 30 minutes Arkansas Indian pottery outside the SUPER 8 MOTEL Accessible: no Smithsonian and other items of interest. 2110 E. Kansas Ave. Gen. Mgrs: Gary & Debbie Wilson Point of Interest: Season: year-round except major holidays 316-241-8881 Hours: daily except Monday, 1-5 p.m. HISTORIC PLACES Guided tours: yes Units—42 The Marion County Courthouse, Hill Time required: 30 minutes-90 minutes Club reciprocal School (1876) and Elgin House (1886) are Accessible: no Room (one) for handicapped all listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Points of Interest: SANTA FE TREATY MONUMENT HISTORICAL MARKER—Southeast of MEDICINE McPherson is the site where, in 1825, the U.S. Government made a treaty with the Kaw Indians for the Santa Fe Trail LODGE right-of-way. Major Highways: GENERAL McPHERSON STATUE US-160, US-281 This equestrian statue of the highest ranking union general to die in the Civil Commercial Airlines: (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—85 miles First School in Kansas—Marion War is located west of the courthouse. northeast) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans McPHERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE World Airlines, Republic, America West, Contructed in 1894, this building is a Emerald Air, American, United historic site listed on the National Register. Town Overview: McPh e r s o n Medicine Lodge (pop. 2600) is located 85 McPHERSON OPERA HOUSE miles southwest of Wichita and serves as Major Highways: Built in the 1880’s, it was at the time one county seat for Barber County. Peace of the finest of its type in the state. 1-135, US-81, US-56, K-153, K-61, I-70 35 treaties were negotiated by the U.S. and miles north five Plains Indian tribes near here in 1867. 70 GYPSUM HILLS TRAIL RIDES Wall board and siding manufacturing MEDICINE Route 2. Box 15A 67104 Contact: Kasey Kuhn Advance notice: 2 weeks 316-886-3663 Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. LODGE Time required: 1-2 hours (Continued) Horseback riders and hayrack riders hit Accessible: no the trails through the spectacular Gyp Hills. The red gypsum bluffs overlook Major Events: breathtaking canyons full of native cedars Lodging Accommodations: Peace Treaty Pageant every three years, and hosts of wildflowers. A trail day ends BEST WESTERN COPA MOTEL Indian Summer Days in October, Gyp Hills around the campfire as the riders sing West Highway 160 67104 Trail Rides in May, Gypsum Hills cowboy songs, cook steak and potatoes Gen. Mgr: Ron Burbridge Wildflower Tours in the spring over an open fire and listen to the howls 316-886-5673 of the coyote. Recreation Area: Units—54 Barber County State Fishing Lake Season: spring Restaurant Hours: special tours can be arranged Group rates Local Contact: Individual rates: variable Travel agency commissions Area Chamber of Commerce Guided tours: yes 200 S. Main 67104 RANCHO MOTEL 316-886-3417 North 281 Highway 67104 316-886-3453

Attractions: Units—29 CARRY NATION HOME US-160 N. 67104 Contact: City Clerk 316-886-3417 MOLINE This home belonged to Carry A. Nation, stormy temperance crusader, and is now Major Highways: furnished with many of her personal US-160 belongings. Commercial Airlines: (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—98 miles Season: year-round northwest) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. World Airlines, Republic, America West, Individual rates: Adults Emerald Air, American, United Guided tours: yes Time required: 30 minutes Town Overview: Accessible: no Moline (pop. 585) is located 91 miles southeast of Wichita in Elk County. STOCKADE MUSEUM Peace Treaties Marker—Medicine Lodge 209 W. Flower 67104 Major Events: 316-886-9182 Crazy Daze Carnival in June, Elk County SAGEBRUSH GALLERY Fair in Longton (14 miles east) in August, This replica of a frontier stockade 115 E. Kansas 67104 Elk County Rodeo in July surrounds a museum housing pioneer Contact: Kasey Kuhn artifacts, an 1874 log house and a native 316-886-5163 Recreation Areas: gypsum house. Lake Moline, Elk City Reservoir, Sedan Western art exhibits of paintings and Lake, Severy Lake Season: year-round sculptures are housed in this gallery. Hours: (June-October) Daily 1-5 p.m. Local Contact: (November-May) Saturday-Sunday Season: year-round Alan Rousselle, Pres. 1-5 p.m. Hours: Monday-Saturday 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Chamber of Commerce Individual rates: Adults $2.00 Time required: 30-60 minutes Box 8 67353 Children (6-12) $1.00 Accessible: yes 316-647-3821 Guided tours: yes Time required: 1 hour Points of Interest: Attractions: Accessible: yes PEACE TREATIES MARKER SHAFFER HISTORICAL MUSEUM Widespread publicity was given to the Moline 67353 1867 Indian Peace Treaties that made Contact: Mildred Bumgarner possible the coming of the railroad. 316-647-3257 GANT-LARSON RANCH The Shaffer Historical Museum displays Reservations must be made for the the turn-of-the-century home, business, horseback riding and hiking trails located and farming way of life. on this 5000-acre ranch. Season: May-October Plant Tour: Hours: by appointment Guided tours: yes GOLD BOND BUILDING PRODUCTS Time required: 30 minutes NATIONAL GYPSUM CO. Carry Nation Home—Medicine Lodge Accessible: no Route 1 67104 Contact: Jack Dooley 316-886-5613 71 OLD MILL RESTAURANT Lodging Accommodations: 301 N. Main 67114 BEST WESTERN RED COACH INN NEWTON Contact: Dennis Zehr 1301 E. First St. 67114 316-283-3510 Major Highways: Gen. Mgrs: Roberta & Jim Seibel 1-135, US-50. US-81, K-15 316-283-9120 This popular restaurant is located in a Commercial Airlines: restored 1870's flour mill of Bernhard Units—81 (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—32 miles Warkentin and features fresh seafood, Restaurant south) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans steaks, homemade bread and a Group rates World Airlines, Republic, America West. modernized rustic atmosphere. American, United I-35 INN Season: year-round 1515 E. First, Exit 31, 1-135 67114 Town Overview: Hours: Monday-Friday 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Gen. Mgr: Dan Martel Newton (pop. 16.424) is located 23 miles Monday-Saturday evenings 316-283-8850 north of Wichita and serves as county 5:30-10 p.m. seat for Harvey County. This city was the Sunday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; 5-9 p.m. Units—45 western terminal of the Santa Fe Railroad Guided tours: no Restaurant and railhead for the famous Chisholm Time required: (dinner) 1-2 hours SUPER 8 MOTEL cattle trail. Accessible: yes 1620 E. Second St. 67114 Major Events: HARVEY COUNTY WILDFLOWER TOUR Exit 31, 1-135 Gen. Mgr: Cheri Stabler Harvey County Bluegrass Festivals in Write: Kansas Wildflower Society June and August, Harvey County Fair in Mulvane Art Center 316-283-7611 August, Chisholm Trail Festival in June, Washburn University, Topeka 66621 Units—38 Sand Creek Arts & Crafts Festival first Contact: Dwight Platt Restaurant adjacent Saturday in May 316-283-6708 or 283-2500 NEWELL TRUCK PLAZA MOTEL Recreation Areas: Participants will view wildflowers and 200 Manchester 67114 Harvey County East Lake, Harvey County prairie nature throughout Harvey County. Exit 31, 1-135 West Park, Marion Reservoir Gen. Mgr: Charles Newell, Sr. 316-283-4450 Local Contact: Season: June & September by Sue Williams, Exec. Director arrangement Hours: variable Units—22 Newton Convention & Tourism Bureau 24-hour restaurant, Laundry, Gift Shop Box 353 301 Main St. 67114 Rates: Wildflower Society contributions 316-283-7555 accepted Guided tours: yes Attractions: NORTH HARVEY COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM 203 North Main 67114 NEWTON Contact: Beulah Day 316-283-9472 Major Highways: 1-135, K-15 The Harvey County Historical Society Library and Museum is housed in the old Commercial Airlines: 1903 Carnegie Library Building. Books, (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—34 miles records and historical items are featured south) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans here. Free admission. World Airlines, Republic, America West, American, United Season: year-round Town Overview: Hours: Sunday 1-5 p.m. North Newton (pop. 772) is located 25 Guided tours: yes miles north of Wichita in Harvey County. Time required: 1 hour Accessible: no Bethel College is located in this community. Mennonite Monument—Newton WARKENTIN HOUSE 211 E. First 67114 Major Events: Contact: Sue Williams Points of Interest: Bethel College Fall Festival in October 316-283-7555 MENNONITE MONUMENT Recreation Areas: This national landmark is the 100-year-old This tall limestone shaft in Athletic Park Harvey County East Lake, Marion Victorian Mansion of Bernhard Warkentin honors the Mennonites who brought Reservoir, Harvey County West Park who brought Turkey Red ‘ hard" winter Turkey Red hard winter wheat to Kansas Local Contact: wheat to Kansas. from Russia. Sue Williams, Exec. Director RED TURKEY WHEAT MARKER Newton Chamber of Commerce Season: year-round Brought from Russia by Mennonite Box 353 301 Main Newton 67114 Hours: Saturday-Sunday 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. colonists, this crop helped make Kansas 316-283-7555 June-August, Tuesdays-Sundays the “breadbasket of the world.” 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Individual rates: Adults $3.00; CHildren Attractions: $1.50, Students $1.00 KAUFFMAN MUSEUM Guided tours: yes Time required: 30 minutes Bethel College 67117 Contact: Reinhild Janzen Accessible: no 316-283-1612 72 Register of Historic Places. The featured This museum is the largest county NORTH displays include items and collections of museum in Kansas. historical interest. Hours: Monday-Friday 2-4 p.m. NEWTON Season: Memorial Day-October Sunday 2-4 p.m. (Continued) Hours: (summer) Wednesday-Sunday Closed Saturday 2-5 p.m. (autumn) Saturday-Sunday Plant Tour: This museum is devoted to the 2-5 p.m. interpretation of the cultural and natural Guided tours: yes PRATT FEED LOT history of the Central Plains, especially of Time required: 1 hour Pratt 67124 the Mennonite immigrants. Accessible: no Contact: Jerry Bohn

Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 1:30 p.m.- Cattle feedlot 4:30 p.m. Rates: Adults $2.00, Children (6-16) Advance notice: 1 week $1.00, 1/2 price for groups of 10 or PRATT Hours: Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. more Time required: 1-2 hours Guided tours: yes Major Highways: Accessible: yes US-54. US-281, K-61, K-64 BETHEL COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Commercial Airlines: Lodging Accommodations: Bethel College 67117 (Great Bend Municipal Airport—50 miles BEST WESTERN HILLCREST MOTEL Contact: Bryan Reber north) Air Midwest, Midwest Piper 316-283-2500 1336 E. First 67124 Town Overview: Gen. Mgr: Lucille Chapman This impressive limestone building was Pratt (pop. 6584) is located 77 miles west 316-672-6407 constructed in 1888 and is on the National of Wichita and serves as county seat for Units— 46 Register of Historical Places. Pratt County. The Kansas Fish and Game Group rates Commission Headquarters and Pratt Travel agency commissions Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Community Junior College are located Tours: by appointment here. CATALINA MOTEL 1401 E. First 67124 Major Events: Gen. Mgr: Pravin Bahkta Miss Kansas Pageant in July, Pratt 316-672-5588 County Fair in July, Feast and Follies Dinner Theatre in June, Rodeo Club Units—24 PEABODY Rodeo in mid-June, Central Plains Region Rooms for handicapped National Inter-collegiate Rodeo in Major Highways: PRATT BUDGET INN US-50 September, Mid-America Country Fair in August, Camper’s Jamboree in September 1631 E. First 67124 Gen. Mgr: Harold Hawley Commercial Airlines: 316-672-6468 (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—50 miles Recreation Areas: south) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans Pratt County Lake, Kingman County State Lake, Kiowa County State Lake Units— 40 World Airlines, Republic, America West, Travel agency commissions Emerald Air, American, United Local Contact: SEVILLE INN Town Overview: Lynn Simpson, Mgr. W. Highway 54 67124 Four miles east of Peabody (pop. 2032) is Chamber of Commerce Mgr: Randy Garten Box 469 114 N. Main 67124 Indian Guide Hill, an early day guidepomt 316-672-9433 now topped with a concrete pylon. This 316-672-5501 community is located 41 miles north of Units—36 Group rates Wichita, in Marion County. Attractions: EVERGREEN MOTEL Major Events: KANSAS FISH AND GAME MUSEUM W. Highway 54 67124 Independence Day Fireworks and RFD 2 Box 54A 67124 Gen. Mgr: Don Clingenpeel Celebration Contact: Bev Aldrich 316-672-6431 316-672-5911 Ext. 156 Recreation Areas: Units—36 Marion Reservoir, Marion County Lake This museum consists of one of the world's largest fresh water fish hatcheries, WINCHESTER INN Local Contact: the first channel catfish hatchery, a natural E. Highway 54 67124 Don Lemley history museum and a fresh water Mgr: Vicki Swaffer 126 Walnut 66866 aquarium. 316-672-9465 316-983-2162 Season: April 15-Labor Day Units—49 Attractions: Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Guided tours: no PEABODY HISTORICAL MUSEUM Time required: 1 hour East Division St. 66866 Accessible: yes Contact: Ruth Murray SEDAN 316-983-2557 HISTORICAL MUSEUM 212 S. Ninnescah Major Highways: The museum building is more than 100 Contact: Gloyd Shaw US-166, K-99 * years old, was originally Kansas' first free 316-672-7874 library, and is listed on the National 73 Major Events: week in July, Wellington Fair in August, SEDAN Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration Sumner County Fair in August (Continued) Recreation Areas: Recreation Areas: Lake Sterling, Kanopolis Reservoir, Wellington Lake, Anthony Lake, Water Cheney Reservoir Shed Lake Commercial Airlines: (Parsons Tri-City Airport—52 miles Local Contact: Local Contact: northeast) Air Midwest Wanda Childs Vivian Hay, Exec. Vice President Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Town Overview: Box 56 67579 207 S. Washington 67152 Sedan (pop. 1496) is located 83 miles 316-278-3350 316-326-7466 north of Tulsa and 103 miles southeast of Wichita. This community is county seat of Attractions: Chautauqua County. Attraction: CHISHOLM TRAIL MUSEUM Major Events: CREBBS MUSEUM 502 N. Washington 67152 Annual Redbud Tour in April, Chautauqua Sterling College 67579 Contact: Dorothea Miller County Fair in August, Chautauqua Contact: Dr. Fred Bell 316-326-2174 County Arts Festival in September 316-278-2173 This museum depicts life in the pioneer Recreation Areas: The Crebbs Museum contains Mr. C. A. midwest with over forty furnished period Lake Sedan, Elk City Reservoir, Lake Crebbs’ outstanding collection of artifacts rooms. Moline from around the world including items from South America, China and North Season: April-December Local Contact: America, Civil War artifacts and handmade Hours: (April-June 1) and Ralph Hawkins, Pres. items. (September-January 1) Chamber of Commerce Saturday, Sunday 1-4 p.m. Sedan 67361 Season: September-May (June, July, August) 316-725-3836 Hours: by appointment only Tuesday-Thursday, Guided tours: yes Saturday-Sunday 1-4 p.m. Attractions: Time required: 1 hour Guided tours: yes Accessible: yes Time required: 1-2 hours EMMETT KELLY HISTORICAL MUSEUM Accessible: yes 202-204 E. Main 67361 Contact: Ina Brooks Point of Interest: 316-725-3470 ARKANSAS RIVER CANOE TRAIL Point of Interest: This Kansas Canoe Association Trail The Emmett Kelly Historical Museum follows the Arkansas River from Raymond WHEAT COUNTRY MARKER features items from the Kelly family, other to Sterling for about 20 miles. Good Near the old Chisholm Trail and Cherokee circus items, Kansas historical items, access points are provided and brochures Outlet, this area is now a center of military items, a decanter collection, and are available. Kansas agriculture and industry. the art work of local individuals.

Season: March-October Lodging Accommodation: Plant Tours: Hours: (Summer) Daily 1-5 p.m. (Closed SUNSET LODGE LAMAR ELECTRO-AIR INC. Monday) 430 S. Broadway 67579 Box 10, Wellington Airport 67152 (Spring and Fall) Saturday and Gen. Mgr: Cecil Kennett Contact: Richard LeJuerrne Sunday afternoons 316-278-3291 316-326-5761 Guided tours: yes Time required: hour 1/2 Units—20 Aircraft accessory overhauling Accessible: yes Advance notice: 1 day Point of Interest: Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Time required: 30 minutes WILDERNESS TRAIL The scenic natural beauty of this area can WELLINGTON MAYFLOWER TRAVEL TRAILER, INC. be appreciated by a springtime trip along Major Highways: 19 Industrial Ave. 67152 this trail when the colorful redbuds are in I-35, US-81, US-160 Contact: Burt Davidson or Jim DeJarnett bloom. 316-326-5973 Commercial Airlines: (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—32 miles Recreational vehicle manufacturer north) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans World Airlines, Republic, American, Advance notice: 1 day STERLING United, America West, Emerald Air Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Time required: 1 hour Major Highways: Town Overview: K-14, K-96 Tracks of the famous Chisholm Trail are OXWELL INC. still visible at Wellington (pop. 8348). This 600 E. 15th 67152 Commercial Airlines: city, located 25 miles south of Wichita, is Contact: Dwight Thompson (Hutchinson Municipal Airport—25 miles county seat of Sumner County and is a 316-326-7481 southeast) Air Midwest major wheat production center. Aircraft sheet metal fabrication Town Overview: Major Events: Sterling (pop. 1963) is located 21 miles Slate Creek Depot Relay on July 4th, Advance notice: 1 day northwest of Hutchinson and is the home Sumner County Wheat Festival second Hours: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-3:45 p.m. of Sterling College. Time required: 20 minutes 74 This is a museum of natural history and WELLINGTON science, including a log cabin, gun collection, several Indian items and a rock (Continued) collection. Cedric Wood Hall contains all of the large North American game PLESSEY AERO PRECISION CORP. animals. 1515 Highway 81 N. 67152 Contact: Robert Harding Season: September-May Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre— Wichita 316-326-5921 Hours: Monday-Friday 1-4 p.m. Guided tours: yes, by appointment Time required: 30 minutes Process aircraft Machining Recreation Areas: Accessible: yes Cheney Reservoir. Lake Afton, El Dorado Advance notice: 1 week Reservoir Hours: Wednesday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 1871 Sim Park Dr. 67203 Min. group size: 25 Local Contact: 316-264-0671 Time required: 1 hour Shirley Condiff. Dir. of Tourism Wichita Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Historic Wichita Cowtown is a historic site Lodging Accommodations: 100 S. Main, Suite 100 67202 museum featuring the first residence in 316-265-2800 Wichita, a general store, a drug store, WELLINGTON RAMADA INN saloon, 19th Century artifacts and a 315 W. 8th St. 67152 schoolhouse. Craftspeople and musicians Attractions: Gen. Mgr: Sherice A. Tucker entertain during summer weekend shows. 316-326-2255 EDWIN A. ULRICH MUSEUM OF ART The Variety Theatre features 19th Century 67208 stage and literature material and is the Units—42 Contact: Gary A. Hood site for periodic plays. Forty-four buildings Private club 316-689-3664 are located in Cowtown's 73 acres.

The permanent collection, which features Season: year-round except major holidays American art, has grown to include a Hours: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. remarkable outdoor sculpture collection as Individual rates: yes WICHITA well as painting, print and drawing Group rates: yes Major Highways: collections, offering the viewer a Guided tours: yes 1-135, I-35, I-235, US-81, US-54. K-296. many-faceted look into the art world. The Time required: 1-2 hours K-96. K-254, K-15, K-2, K-42 latest acquisition is a 52' by 28' mosaic Accessible: yes mural designed by Spanish artist Joan Miro. BARNACLE BILL S FANTA SEA Commercial Airlines: 3330 N. Woodlawn 67208 (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport) Air Season: year-round except major holidays Contact: Rich Westfall Midwest, Continental, Trans World Hours: Wednesday 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. 316-682-7031 Airlines, America West, American. United. Wednesday (July-August) Altus, Eastern, Northwest 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. This 30-acre aquatic park features water Thursday and Friday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Town Overview: slides and a wave swimming pool and Saturday and Sunday 1-5 p.m. The largest city in Kansas, Wichita (pop. paddle boats, wind surfing and video Guided tours: yes, 1 week advance notice 280,000) is first in the world in production game room. Time required: 40 minutes of private aircraft. This city is a major flour Accessible: yes milling, meat packing, oil producing, oil Season: May-September Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. refining, wheat and broomcorn marketing CROWN UPTOWN DINNER THEATRE center. , Wichita State Guided tours: yes 3207 E. Douglas 67218 Accessible: yes University, Kansas Newman College, the Contact: Ted Morris Institute of Logopedics and the Wichita 316-681-1566 JOYLAND AMUSEMENT PARK Pilots baseball team are located here. 2801 S. Hillside 67216 Wichita is one of the midwest's major An acclaimed professional dinner theatre Contact: Stan Nelson cultural and entertainment centers and is in the evening, Crown Uptown retains 316-684-0179 home of the and the complete facilities for up to 500 people, Century II Convention and Cultural Center. catering to private parties, meetings, The Joyland Amusement Park includes 22 banquets, and style shows. Also offered rides, picnicking, miniature golf, go-carts Major Events: are guided tours of the facilities and and a frontier town. Jazz Festival in April, Renaissance Faire operations. in April, Kansas Polkatenmal in early May, Season: May-October Art and Book Fair in May, Wichita River Season: year-round except Christmas Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 2-10 p.m. Festival in May, Square and Round Dance Hours: Thursday-Saturday 6 p.m.- Rates: variable per ride Festival in May, July 4th Celebration, 12 midnight Guided tours: no Mid-America All Indian Center Pow-Wow Sunday 12 noon-11 p.m. Time required: variable in July, National Championship Baseball Individual rates: variable for dinner theatre Accessible: yes Tournament in August, Lake Afton Grand Group rates: yes, for 50 or more Prix in August, Annual Steam and Gas MID-AMERICA ALL INDIAN CENTER Travel agency commissions: yes Engine Show in early September, Mexican 650 N. Seneca 67203 Guided tours: yes Contact: Lorraine Zongker Independence Day Celebration in Accessible: yes September, Wichita Arts Festival in 316-262-5221 September, Oktoberfest in October, Old FELLOW-REEVE MUSEUM OF HISTORY Sedgwick County Fair in October, Asian AND SCIENCE The Mid-America All Indian Center Festival in October, Christmas through the Friends University operates as a nonprofit organization Windows of Cowtown late November to 2100 University Ave. 67213 designed to serve the cultural and social early December, International Holiday Contact: Philip Nagley needs of the Native Americans in this city Festival in early December 316-261-5800 ext. 794 and to bring the cultures of the Indian and 75 Season: year-round Season: year-round except university WICHITA Hours: (daylight savings time) 10 a.m.- holidays 6 p.m. Hours: Monday-Friday 12-5 p.m. (Continued) (other seasons) 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tours: yes Individual rates: Adults $3.00, Children Time required: 30 minutes under 12 free Accessible: yes non-Indian together. The center features a Guided tours: yes museum, a gift shop, Native American ABLAH LIBRARY SPECIAL Time required: 2 hours entertainment and Indian food. COLLECTIONS Accessible: yes Wichita State University 67208 Season: year-round except major holidays WICHITA ART ASSOCIATION Contact: Mike Kelly Hours: Museum (May-September) 9112 E. Central 67206 316-689-3590 Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: Glenice Lesley Matthews Sunday 1-5 p.m. 316-686-6687 The library's special collections include: (Oct.-April) Tuesday-Saturday rare oooks, manuscript collections, radical 10 am-5 pm This is the oldest institution of its kind in pamphlets, abolitionist materials, historical Sunday 1-5 pm Kansas and is one of the most advanced maps, the William Lloyd Garrison Individual rates: Adults $1.75; Senior art instruction facilities in the nation. A collection and the university archives. citizens $1.00; Students children s theatre, junior gallery and Highlights are the 770 A.D. Prayer Scroll (13-18) $1.25; Children traveling art exhibits are featured. of the Japanese Empress Chotoku and (6-12) 75c the Blaeu Atlas of the Americas in 1662. Group rates: yes, for 11 or more Season: year-round except August and Guided tours: yes legal holidays Season: year-round except university Time required: 1 hour Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. holidays Accessible: yes Sunday 1 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Time required: 40 minutes Guided tours: yes OMNISPHERE SCIENCE CENTER Accessible: yes Time required: 30 minutes 220 S. Mam 67202 Accessible: yes Contact: Jose Olivarez 316-264-3174 619 Stackman Drive 67203 WIND TUNNELS Contact: Novelene Ross Box 44 Wichita State University 67208 This center features a 30-foot projection 316-268-4921 Contact: Marv Davidson sphere designed to transport viewers 316-689-3404 through an unlimited range of perspectives This city-owned and operated public art in space. Multimedia programs, earth and museum is located in a new $4-million These academic wind tunnels are used for space science exhibits, a lecture hall, facility. This attraction is noted for Roland research and primary testing of aircraft solar telescope and a fine mineral P. Murdock and Naftzger collections of art models, recreation vehicles, automobiles, collection are additional features of this and sculpture, traveling exhibits and a model buildings and missiles. This facility facility. unique lunchtime restaurant. consists of a Beech wind tunnel, two supersonic wind tunnels, two smoke Season: year-round except major holidays Season: year-round except legal holidays tunnels and a laminar flow wind tunnel. Hours: Thursday 12 noon Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.- Saturday-Sunday 2, 3, 4 p.m. 4:50 p.m. Season: year-round Individual rates: Adults $2 Sunday 1 p.m.-4:50 p.m. Hours: Monday-Friday by appointment Senior Citizens $1.50 Guided tours: yes Guided tours: yes Children (6-18) $1.50 Time required: 1 hour Time required: 30 minutes Children under 6 not Accessible: yes Accessible: yes admitted to shows Guided tours: no WICHITA-SEDGWICK COUNTY MID-AMERICA DANCE THEATRE Time required: 1 hour HISTORICAL MUSEUM Wichita State University 67208 Accessible: yes 204 South Main 67202 Contact: Carol Iwaski Contact: Bob Puckett 316-689-3530 316-265-9314 Mid-America Dance Theatre hosts and Located in the old City Hall, this museum presents the Kansas Dance Festival in the features exhibit galleries, a 19th Century Fall. It also offers master classes, lecture drugstore, local historical information, demonstrations and informal concerts. documents of Thomas Edison and Indian relics. Season: year-round except summer Hours: variable Season: year-round except major holidays Guided tours: no Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Time required: 20 minutes for informal Saturday-Sunday 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Monger House at Cowtown—Wichita tour Individual rates: Adults $1 Accessible: yes Children (6-16) 500 Guided tours: yes 5555 Zoo Blvd. 67212 Time required: 1 hour Points of Interest: Accessible: yes Contact: Conne Dillon WICHITA BICYCLE TRAIL 316-942-2212 MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY Maps are available for this 5.5 mile bike Wichita State University 67208 trail on asphalt surfaces. The purpose of the Sedgwick County Zoo Contact: Dept, of Anthropology CHISHOLM TRAIL MARKER is to educate. There are 1000 animals on 316-689-3195 212 acres carefully sculpted and US-81—From 1867-1872, more than a landscaped with waterfalls, trees, etc. Four This museum focuses on cultural artifacts million head of cattle moved north on this major exhibit areas are open now. Special which demonstrate lifestyles before the trail from Texas to Abilene group tours can be arranged in advance. arrival of European influences. 76 KANSAS NEWMAN COLLEGE WICHITA 3100 McCormick Avenue 316-942-4291 (Continued) Advance notice: 1 week INDIAN TREATIES MARKER Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. North of Wichita on US 81, this marker Time required: 1 hour recounts the 1867 Indian treaties made on KANSAS PAPER STOCK CO. the Little Arkansas River. 833 South St. Francis ROSATI SCULPTURE 316-262-4415 Wichita was the third city in the U.S. to receive a matching fund grant for the Omnisphere Earth and Space Paper recycling construction of this piece of art, entitled Center— Wichita Tripodal* and located near Century II. Advance notice: 1 week Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. KEEPER OF THE PLAINS Contact: Lucille Cregan Time required: 20 minutes Designed by world famous Indian artist, 316-264-9121 Blackbear Bosin, this 44 foot, 5 ton KWCH TV Cor-Ten steel sculpture of an Indian Advance notice: 1 week 2815 E. 37th St. North warrior overlooks the city from the Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 316-838-1212 confluence of the Big and Little Arkansas Pref. group size: less than 30 Rivers. Time required: 30-45 minutes Advance notice: 1 week Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. BOTANICA, THE WICHITA GARDEN DERBY REFINING CO. Pref. group size: less than 20 Enjoy the beautiful splendor of colorful 1100 E. 21st St. Time required: 30 minutes flowers and plants all year round. Learn 316-267-0361 helpful how-to instructions for your own McCo n n e l l a ir f o r c e b a s e garden. Tour of refinery and laboratory 381 SMWPI 67211 316-652-3141 CHILDREN S MUSEUM OF WICHITA Advance notice: 1 week Hands-on learning experience for children Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Advance notice: 2-3 weeks in many areas of interest including: Pref. group size: less than 25 Hours: by appointment only communications, puzzles, puppets, a Time required: 1 hour Pref. group size: 15-40 prairie house and even air traffic control. Time required: 1-4 hours FLEMING COMPANY COLEMAN MUSEUM 3600 N. Santa Fe NCR DATA PROCESSING DIVISION "The Greatest Name in the Great 316-838-3311 3718 North Rock Road Outdoors," The Coleman Company was 316-688-8515 founded by William Coffin Coleman in Advance notice: by appointment Computer engineering and manufacturing Wichita, Kansas, in 1901, and is still Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. headquartered here more than 85 years Time required: 45 minutes later. Since the invention of the Coleman Advance notice: Monday-Friday 9-11 a.m. Lantern in 1914, the Fortune 500 FRUHAUF UNIFORMS INC. and 12:30-2:30 p.m. company has become one of the largest 2938 S. Minneapolis Pref. group size: less than 10 producers of outing products in the U.S. 316-522-1531 Time required: 30 minutes The Coleman Company has 22 operating SCHOOL SERVICE CENTER divisions, employs over 2,500 Wichitans Production of band uniforms for schools 3850 N. Hydraulic and over 5,000 people in the U S., Contact: Leslie Johnston Canada, Australia and Europe. Advance notice: 1 week Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. 316-832-1211 EMPIRE HOUSE RESTAURANT & Pref. group size: 15 Advance notice: 1 week THEATRE AT OLD COWTOWN Time required: 45 minutes MUSEUM Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Old time comedy melodramas (boo the INSTITUTE OF LOGOPEDICS Pref. group size: less than 30 villain and cheer the hero) year round. 2400 Jardine Drive Time required: 1-2 hours 316-262-8271 FIRST NATIONAL BLACK HISTORICAL STEFFEN DAIRY FOODS CO. INC. SOCIETY OF KANSAS Advance notice: 1 week 700 E. Central Housed in a stately historical Black church Hours: Monday-Friday 9-11 a.m.; 1-3 p.m. 316-267-4221 (1917), it contains exhibits on Black Time required: 1 hour heritage of early Wichitan s. Advance notice: 1 week KSN-TV Hours: Tuesday and Thursday THE PYRADOMES 833 N. Main 9:30-11:30 a.m. The most architecturally unique campus in 316-265-5631 Time required: 30 minutes the world. Eight geodesic domes designed WICHITA EAGLE AND BEACON by H. Buckminster Fuller and a 60-ft. Advance notice: 1 week pyramid inspired by the ancient pyramids Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 825 E. Douglas 316-268-6373 of Egypt can be viewed here. The Pref. group size: 20 Pyradomes house the innovative Olive W. Time required: 30-45 minutes Garvey center for the improvement of Newspaper Publisher human functioning, a nonprofit KANSAS ELKS TRAINING CENTER organization devoted to an epidemic of 1006 E. Waterman Advance notice: 1 week health. 316-265-2603 Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:15-3 p.m. Public Facility and Plant Tours: Advance notice: 1 week Pref. group size: less than 30 CENTURY II Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Time required: 1 hour 225 West Douglas Time required: 1 hour 77 BRANDING IRON MOTEL—West Units— 283 WICHITA 6601 US-54 West 67209 Restaurant and private club Mgr: Phil Jabara Travel agency commissions (Continued) 316-943-4227 HOWARD JOHNSON S MOTOR Units— 42 LODGE— East Restaurant 7300 E. Kellogg 67207 223 South Main Gen. Mgr: Alice Steventon Contact: Deb Hamilton CANTERBURY INN—West 316-684-0561 316-262-0611 5805 W. Kellogg 67209 Gen. Mgr: Dean A. Dietz Units—80 Advance notice: 1 week 316-942-7911 Restaurant and private club Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. IMPERIAL MOTEL—South Units—205 Time required: 30 minutes 2140 S. Broadway 67211 Restaurant and private club Gen. Mgr: Jim Patel Travel agency commissions 316-265-7292 COMFORT INN 4849 S. Laura 67216 Units—30 47th St. S. & Turnpike THE INN AT TALLGRASS CLUB 316-522-1800 Century II— Wichita 2400 Tallgrass P.S. 67226 THE COUNTRY INN 316-684-4110 550 S. Florence 67209 LA QUINTA MOTOR INN— East Lodging Accommodations: 316-942-1717 7700 E. Kellogg 67207 AIRPORT HILTON INN DAYS INN Gen. Mgrs: Ron & Joyce Goetze 2098 Airport Rd. 67209 221 E. Kellogg 67202 316-681-2881 Contact: Vicki Flesher Gen. Mgr: Jim Phillips Units— 120 316-945-5272 316-267-9281 Group rates Units—304 Units— 185 Travel agency commissions Restaurants Restaurant and private club Rooms for handicapped Rooms for handicapped Group rates MARK 8 LODGE Travel agency commissions 8136 E. Kellogg 67207 ALOHA MOTEL—South Rooms for handicapped 3358 S. Broadway 67216 316-685-9415 Gen. Mgr: Jim Patel EL RANCHO MOTEL— South 316-522-2281 4510 S. Broadway US-81 South 67216 Gen. Mgr: Glenn Skipworth Units—20 316-524-4239

AUTO MOTEL—Downtown Units—39 1230 N. Broadway 67214 Gen. Mgr: Russell Stephens ENGLISH VILLAGE MOTEL—East 316-265-9581 6727 E. Kellogg 67207 Gen. Mgr: A. Leger Units—65 316-683-5613 Restaurant Units—65 BEL AIR MOTEL—South 1822 S. Broadway 67211 HERITAGE INN Gen. Mgr: Bobby Patel 5500 W. Kellogg 67209 MARIOTT 316-267-3251 Gen. Mgr: Constance Clark Douglas & Webb Road 67207 316-943-2181 Units—26 316-651-0333 Rooms for handicapped Units— 152 MAX PAUL, AN INN Restaurant and private club BEST WESTERN RED COACH INN 3910 E. Kellogg 67218 Travel agency commissions 915 E. 53rd North 67219 316-689-8101 Rooms for handicapped Gen. Mgrs: Ed Pyle & Irene Whitlock MOTEL 6—West 316-832-9387 HILTON INN EAST 5736 W. Kellogg 67209 Kellogg & Rock Road 67207 Gen. Mgr: Ray Dicks Units— 102 316-686-7131 316-945-8440 Restaurant HOLIDAY INN EAST Group rates Units— 177 Travel agency commissions 7335 E. Kellogg 67207 Gen. Mgr: Larry Webber Rooms for handicapped BEST WESTERN RIDGE PLAZA 316-685-1281 PARK INN INTERNATIONAL 6C0 Holland Drive 67209 1000 N. Broadway 67214 316-722-8730 Units— 198 Gen. Mgr: Penny Dawdy Restaurant and private club BEST WESTERN TUDOR INN—East 316-267-6211 Travel agency commissions 9100 E. Kellogg 67207 Gen. Mgr: Bonny Carinder HOLIDAY INN PLAZA— Holidome Units— 173 316-685-0371 250 W. Douglas 67202 Restaurant and private club Gen. Mgr: Petter Johanson Group rates Units— 119 316-264-1181 Travel agency commissions Restaurant and private club Travel agency commissions

78 WESTERN HOLIDAY MOTEL—West Attraction: 8925 W. Kellogg 67209 WICHITA Sales Mgr: Shailesh Bhakta COWLEY COUNTY MUSEUM (Continued) 316-722-4241 1011 Mansfield 67156 Contact: Frankie Cullison Units—20 316-221-9736 PLEASANT INN MOTEL—West 6245 W. Kellogg 67209 WICHITA HILTON INN—East This museum features turn-of-the-century Gen. Mgr: Phil Jabara Kellogg and Rock Rd. 67207 period rooms, antique glass collections 316-945-5261 Gen. Mgr: George Neuman and historical artifacts. 316-686-7131 Units— 51 Season: year-round Restaurant Units—262 Hours: Saturday-Sunday 2-5 p.m. Restaurant and private club Guided tours: yes RAMADA HOTEL AT BROADVIEW Group rates Time required: 2 hours PLACE Travel agency commissions Accessible: no 400 W. Douglas 67202 Rooms for handicapped Gen. Mgr: Chuck Brush 316-262-5000 WICHITA INN—East 8220 E. Kellogg 67207 Plant Tour: Units—277 Gen. Mgr: Mary Coughlin BINNEY AND SMITH Restaurant and private club 316-685-8291 Wheat Road and Elizabeth 67156 Group rates Contact: Mark Swartz Travel agency commissions Units—97 316-221-4200 Rooms for handicapped Rooms for handicapped “THE RESIDENCE”— SUITES HOTEL Crayola crayon manufacturer 120 W. Orme 67213 5211 E. Kellogg 67218 Gen. Mgr: Michael Giamundo 316-685-2233 Advance notice: 1 year 316-263-1061 Hours: Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. WICHITA ROYALE—Downtown Time required: 1 hour Units—64 125 N. Market 67202 Accessible: yes Travel agency commissions Gen. Mgr: Tom McCaskill 316-263-2101 QUALITY INN EAST Lodging Accommodations: 8300 E. Kellogg 67207 Units— 134 CAMELOT MOTOR INN Gen. Mgr: Chuck Walker Restaurant and private club 316-684-0541 Group rates 1710 Main 67156 Travel agency commissions Gen. Mgr: Dale Falk Units— 157 316-221-9050 Restaurant and private club Units—30 Travel agency commissions SONNER MOTOR INN SANDS MOTEL—West 1812 Main 67156 8410 W. Hwy. 54 67209 WINFIELD Gen. Mgr: Wallace & Edith Barnes Gen. Mgr: Joe Gallatin 316-221-4400 316-722-4221 Major Highways: US-77, US-160, K-15 Units—28 Units—27 Restaurant Commercial Airlines: Private club (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport—49 miles northwest) Air Midwest, Continental, Trans THE TALAVERA HOTEL World Airlines, Republic, America West, 658 West Dale Drive 67209 Emerald Air, American, United 316-945-2600 Town Overview: TOP HAT MOTEL—West Winfield (pop. 12,000) is located 42 miles 9027 W. US-54 67209 southeast of Wichita and is county seat of Gen. Mgr: Raman Patel Cowley County. A huge mural at the First 316-722-4263 National Bank of Winfield portrays the town’s history since 1872. Southwestern Units—36 College and Winfield State Hospital and TOWN AND COUNTRY LODGE—West Training Center are located here. 4702 W. Kellogg 67209 Gen. Mgr: Ms. LaRue White Major Events: 316-942-2273 Cowley County Fair in August, Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival and Flat-Picking Units—58 Championship the third weekend of Restaurant and private club September

WESLEY MOTOR HOTEL—Northeast Recreation Areas: 3258 E. Central 67208 Winfield City Lake, Cowley County State Gen. Mgr: A. B. Lynn Lake 316-685-1255 Local Contact: Units—57 Wallace A. Ingram, Mgr. Area Chamber of Commerce Box 640 67156 316-221-2420

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Flags of six nations have flown across The natural wonders of St. Jacob’s portions of Southwest Kansas during its Bottomless Well, Point of Rocks, Cimarron long history. The amazing ruins of the El National Grasslands, Scott County State Cuartelejo pueblo and the interesting Park and Basin sinkholes appeal to visitors Coronado Museum reflect area activities of all ages. Dodge City, the “Cowboy from 1540-1720. This region is best known Capital of the World” is one of the major for its Indian and Wild West heritage as attractions in the entire midwest and draws preserved at the famous , historical thousands of tourists each year. Beautiful museums and Dalton Gang Hideout. Other lakes have been built to provide popular attractions include Dorothy’s House recreational facilities in this region, where (Wizard of Oz), Lee Richardson Zoo, the exciting Wild West comes alive. Hardesty House and the Santa Fe Trail.

REGIONAL INFORMATION: WILD WEST COUNTRY, INC. Contact: Don Goodnight 426 E. West Plain Meade 67864 316-873-2353

80 Hardesty House is a small hotel featuring Major Events: ASHLAND turn-of-the-century furniture and decor. Gray County Fair in August Open to the public Tuesday-Sunday, this Major Highways: old hotel is well-known for its prime rib. Local Contact: US-160. US-183 Rooms with antique furniture and private Kathleen Holt baths are available for rent. Reservations Cimarron Hotel Commercial Airlines: for the buffet are necessary on Sundays. 203 N. Main (Dodge City Municipal Airport—51 miles 316-855-2496 northwest) Air Midwest Season: year-round Hours: Sunday 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Town Overview: Attractions: Accessible: first floor only Ashland (pop. 1173) is located 163 miles CIMARRON CROSSING PARK KANSAS WILDFLOWER TOUR southwest of Wichita and 51 miles South Main Ashland 67831 southeast of Dodge City. This community Cimarron is county seat for Clark County and in the Contact: Phil Arnold 316-635-4487 heart of one of the great cattle areas in Located at the DAR marker noting the the nation. Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail, this Tours in June and September begin with city park features a covered wagon, a Major Events: the Sunday buffet at the Hardesty House. shelter house & ample shade for picnics. Annual Easter Messiah, 4th of July By bus, tourists travel to grassland areas Celebration, Clark County Fair in August, to walk and view the prairie beauty. CIMARRON HOTEL AND RESTAURANT Quarter Horse Show in July, Reservations are necessary. 203 N. Main Pioneer Mixer in October Contact: Kathleen Holt Season: June and September 316-855-2496 Recreation Area: Hours: Scheduled Sundays 11:45 a.m.- Clark County State Lake, Coldwater Lake 5 p.m. This historic hotel, built in 1886, has been Individual rates: variable Local Contact: renovated and decorated in the style of Time required: 5 hours Jane Aldridge the Old West. A unique blend of antique Chamber of Commerce elegance and down-home friendliness Box 37 67831 provide something special for travelers. Ten sleeping rooms are available for overnight stay. Reservations are Attractions: recommended for Sunday dinner of fried ARTLAND GALLERY chicken and the “works.” Ashland 67831 Contact: Nadine George Season: year-round 316-635-2904 Restaurant Hours: Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Hotel: anytime The gallery is eight years old and features Guided tours: yes pottery, wheat weaving, tole painting, Time required: 20 minutes for tour amateur painting, silver jewelry, leaded Accessible: no hotel glass and mineralogy. yes restaurant St. Jacob's Well—Clark County Season: year-round except major holidays Hours: Monday-Friday 1-5 p.m. Points of Interest: Guided tours: no DIGHTON Time required: 30 minutes BIG BASIN AND LITTLE BASIN Major Highways: Accessible: yes These geographic sinkholes are located K-96, K-23 west of town. PIONEER MUSEUM—AEROBATIC Commercial Airlines: ADDITION ST. JACOB S WELL (Garden City Municipal Airport—70 miles 430 W. 4th 67831 This natural bottomless well is located southwest) Air Midwest Contact: Mrs. L. McGee near town. 316-635-2227 LAND OF PLAINS INDIANS MARKER Town Overview: Dighton (pop. 1585) is located 60 miles This museum features many items from These were once the hunting grounds of the Kiowa, Comanche, Southern northeast of Garden City and is the county the area's pioneer days and a large seat of Lane County. display of fossils. With the addition of Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians. three aerobatic planes used by the world Major Events: champion flier Harold Krier, the museum Lane County Fair in August has doubled in size. Recreation Areas: Season: year-round except Thanksgiving CIMARRON Lake Scott State Park and Christmas Hours: (Summer) 1-5 p.m. Major Highways: Local Contact: (Winter) 1-4 p.m. US-50, K-23 Cynthia Scheib. Sec. Guided tours: yes Lane County Chamber of Commerce Commercial Airlines: Time required: IV 2 hours Box 942 67839 (Dodge City Municipal Airport— 19 miles Accessible: yes 316-397-2211 east) Air Midwest HARDESTY HOUSE Ashland 67831 Town Overview: Contact: Kevin Brown Cimarron (pop. 1509) is located 19 miles 316-635-2911 west of Dodge City and is the county seat of Gray County.

81 This center is a lending library and a HOME OF STONE DIGHTON research center with materials about 112 E. Vine 67801 Kansas and the Old West. Contact: Edna Garrett (Continued) 316-227-2344 Season: year-round except major holidays Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Attraction: This home is the oldest house in Dodge Guided tours: yes City and contains most of its original LANE COUNTY MUSEUM Time required: 30 minutes furniture. 333 N. Main 67839 Accessible: no Contact: Virginia Johnson Season: June-August (By appointment 316-397-5652 rest of the season) Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The Lane County Historical Museum Guided tours: yes prides itself on its program of changing Time required: 1 hour exhibits of historical interest. Accessible: partially

Season: year-round except major holidays NATIVE PASTURE TOUR Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. Write: Mulvane Art Center Front Street—Dodge City Guided tours: yes Washburn University, Topeka 66621 Time required: 1 hour BOOT HILL—HISTORIC Contact: Kansas Wildflower Society Accessible: yes FRONT STREET 913-295-6324 500 W. 67801 Contact: Jim Sherer Tourists travel to native pasture north of 316-227-8188 the Ford County Fishing Lake. DODGE CITY Boot Hill Memorial Cemetery and Season: mid-May or by arrangement Museum, located near the site of the Hours: variable Major Highways: original Boot Hill, is noted for a gun Rates: Wildflower Society contribution or US-50. US-56, US-154, US-283 collection, Indian artifacts and displays of membership the 1870-1880 era. An authentic Guided tours: yes Commercial Airlines: reproduction of historic Front Street (Dodge City Municipal Airport) Air Midwest represents a unique place and time in Dodge City history with its Long Branch Town Overview: Dodge City (pop. 24.000) is located 154 Saloon and Rath and Wright General Store. Displays in the Beeson Museum miles west of Wichita and is the county seat of Ford County. This “ Cowboy include replicas of the marshall's office Capital of the World” had its beginning and several businesses. Old Fort Dodge with the coming of the Santa Fe Railroad Jail is on display, as is the Col. Hardesty in 1872 and was the largest cattle market home. Nearby are the Cowboy Statue and in the world. . Wyatt Earp Yoked Oxen Monument. The Long Branch and eventually enforced the Variety Show is performed nightly and law here in the “ Wickedest Little City in gunfights are staged in front of the street America." Located on the old Santa Fe during the summer. The Boot Hill Stage Trail, this city is a major cultural, Line tours the grounds daily during the recreational and trade center for the summer months and there is a daily region. St. Mary of the Plains College and chuckwagon barbeque in the summer. The Boot Hill Cemetery—Dodge City Dodge City Community College are in Santa Fe Museum, housed in an original Dodge City. railroad depot, contains antique railroad Points of Interest: Major Events: FORT DODGE Season: year-round except Thanksgiving, Dodge City Days and Ford County Fair in Five miles east of Dodge City is the site August, Southwest Kansas Square Dance Christmas, New Years Day of old Fort Dodge. From 1865 to 1882, Hours: (Memorial Day-third weekend in Festival in April, Boot Hill All-Star this fort served as a supply depot and Basketball Classic in April, Mariah Hills August) Daily 8:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m. base of operations against the warring (winter) Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.- Invitational Golf Tournament in August, Indians. It is now the Kansas Veterans Long Horn Steer Drive in June 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Home. Individual rates: (summer) Adults $3.50 Recreation Areas: Senior citizens, students SANTA FE TRAIL MARKER Ford County Lake, Hodgeman County (10-18) $3.00 The historic and famous Santa Fe Trail State Lake, Clark County State Lake Children (9 and under) (with more than 500 of its 750 miles in free Kansas) was the greatest overland trade Local Contact: (winter) Adults $3.00 route in the mid-1880s. Peg Ranney, Exec. Dir. Senior citizens, students Convention and Visitors Bureau (10-18) $2.50 SANTA FE TRAIL RUTS Box 1474 4th and Spruce 67801 Tracks left by the passage of wagon trains Children (9 and under) 316-227-2176 Free from 1828-1888 are located 9 miles west Group rates: yes, for 30 or more—Adults of town. Attractions: save 15%, Children save COWBOY CAPITAL MARKER 15% In the 1800s, old Dodge City was the CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER Family rate $10 (immediate largest cattle market in the world and the 1000 Second Ave. Box 1275 67801 family only) wildest town. Contact: Betty Braddock Prices subject to change 316-227-2416 Guided tours: yes Time required: 1 hour Accessible: partially 82 Units—37 Local Contact: DODGE CITY Restaurant Janet Campbell, Mgr. Group rates (Continued) Area Chamber of Commerce HOLIDAY INN—HOLIDOME Box 696 67950 2410 W. Wyatt Earp 67801 316-697-4600 KANSAS TEACHERS HALL OF FAME Gen. Mgr: Glen Kuhlmann Located at 603 5th Street, across the 316-225-9900 Attractions: street from Boot Hill. The Hall of Fame is housed in a one-room schoolhouse on the Units— 100 CIMARRON NATIONAL GRASSLANDS grounds. Admission charged. Restaurant and club Elkhart 67950 Group rates Contact: Janet Campbell B-26 WORLD WAR II BOMBER Travel agency commissions 316-697-4600 This medium bomber airplane is on Rooms for handicapped stationary display at the entry to the The U.S. Forest Service maintains and Dodge City Municipal Airport. 2 miles east THUNDERBIRD MOTEL preserves a healthy ecosystem suitable for of town. 2300 W. Wyatt Earp 67801 grassland agriculture, public recreation, 316-225-4143 wildlife habitat, and access to oil, gas and Lodging Accommodations: Units—35 other resources. This self-guided ASTRO MOTEL Group rates automobile tour has been prepared to 2200 W. Wyatt Earp 67801 familiarize tourists with the past history of Gen. Mgr: Carl Young ECONO LODGE MOTEL the region and its present day 316-227-8146 1610 W. Wyatt Earp 67801 management. Gen. Mgr: Audrey Richardson Units—34 316-225-0231 Season: year-round Travel agency commissions Hours: daylight Units—64 Guided tours: yes, for $30 BEST WESTERN SILVER SPUR LODGE Restaurant—The Inn Self-guided tours: yes 1510 W. Wyatt Earp 67801 Time required: 3 hours Gen. Mgr: George R. Henrichs Accessible: yes 316-227-2125

Units— 122 Points of Interest: Restaurant and lounge Travel agency commissions POINT OF ROCKS MARKER Rooms for handicapped This significant landmark is a rugged bluff on the Cimarron cutoff of the old Santa Fe DODGE HOUSE MOTEL Trail. 2406 W. Wyatt Earp 67801 316-225-4196 BATTLE SITE North of Elkhart is the site of the 1841 Units—63 battle that made Kit Carson famous. Restaurant and club Killing their mules and using the bodies Travel agency commissions for cover, Carson and five companions THE LORA LOCKE completely defeated 200 Comanches in Central and Gunsmoke 67801 three days. 316-225-4161

Units—40 GARDEN Restaurant and lounge "Cowboy Capital of the World”— SUPER EIGHT LODGE Dodge City CITY 1708 W. Wyatt Earp Blvd. 67801 316-225-3924 Major Highways: US-50, US-156, US-83 Units—64 Rooms for handicapped Commercial Airlines: ELKHART (Garden City Municipal Airport) Air DODGE CITY WESTERN INN Major Highways: Midwest MOTOR LODGE US-56, K-27 East Highway 50 Box 604 67801 Town Overview: Jason’s Steaks & Spirits "Pizazz” Commercial Airlines: Garden City (pop. 22,500) is located 215 316-225-1381 (Liberal Municipal Airport—70 miles east) miles west of Wichita and is county seat of Finney County. Garden City Community Units—64 Town Overview: College is located in this growing city. Restaurant Elkhart (pop. 2193) is located in the Garden City is the center of an agricultural Club southwest corner of Kansas at the area specializing in cattle, corn, wheat, sugar beets and milo production. GOLDEN b e l l in n Oklahoma border. This town, one of the youngest towns in the state, is 70 miles 2110 E. Wyatt Earp 67801 Major Events: 316-225-2654 west of Liberal and serves as county seat of Morton County. The famous Middle Beef Empire Days in June, Finney County Fair in August, Art in the Park in August, Units—32 Springs of the Old Santa Fe Trail are near Pro-Am Golf Tournament in August Restaurant here.

h o l id a y m o t e l Major Events: 2100 W. Wyatt Earp 67801 Morton County Fair in August Gen. Mgr: Ron Good 316-227-2169 83 Founded in 1920, this zoo has been one GARDEN CITY LIBRARY GARDEN of the ten major attractions in the state for 608 E. Walnut 67846 years. The swimming pool is the largest Contact: Mary Ploger open outdoor pool in the world. Picnic 316-276-3941 CITY areas, tennis courts, horseshoe pits and a (Continued) formal garden are contained in the park. Advance notice: 1 week Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Season: year-round Time required: 1-2 hours Local Contact: Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-dusk Accessible: yes Carol Meyer, Dir. Guided tours: yes MASONRY PRODUCTS Finney County Convention and Tourism Time required: 1-2 hours Box 579 67846 Bureau Accessible: yes Contact: Dick Fankhauser 201 E. Laurel 67846 316-276-8294 316-276-3264 Points of Interest: Manufacturer of concrete blocks and HISTORICAL WINDSOR HOTEL Attractions: building products This hotel, "The Waldorf of the Prairies," FINNEY COUNTY WILDLIFE AREA was built in 1886 and once Advance notice: 1 week accommodated Buffalo Bill Cody, Eddie South Star Route 67846 Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Foy and Lillian Russell. Contact: Larry Kerr Saturday 8 a.m.-12 noon 316-276-8886 INDIAN AND BUFFALO MARKER Time required: 2 hours The Plains Indians were dependent on the Accessible: yes This 3000 acre preserve has supported as buffalo for food, clothing, shelter, tools, many as 200 buffalo, but the herd has HAYCO INDUSTRIES weapons and utensils. been reduced in recent years to 60 head Box 1038 67846 to avoid overgrazing. The refuge also Contact: Bob Overton supports deer, rabbits, coyotes, foxes, Plant Tours: 316-275-6101 badgers, pheasant, quail, and other prairie animals. No access to the refuge is BROOKOVER FEED YARD Agri-products, grain storage and farm allowed without official escort. Box 917 67846 building production Contact: Stan Fisher Season: year-round except legal holidays 316-275-9206 Advance notice: 2 days Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes Feed yard operation Time required: 1 hour Time required: 30 minutes-1 hour Accessible: yes Accessible: yes Advance notice: 1 day Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. WHEATLAND ELECTRIC HISTORICAL MUSEUM Time required: 2 hours West St. John St. 67846 Box 59 67846 Accessible: no Contact: Arlen Ross 316-275-6664 316-275-0261 VAL AGRI This historical museum depicts the history RFD 1 67846 Electric generating plant of Garden City and the Finney County Contact: Ed Fitzgerald area. 316-275-9661 Advance notice: 2 weeks Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Season: year-round Meat processing plant Time required: 2-3 hours Hours: (May-September) Daily 1-5 p.m. Accessible: no (October-May) Daily 2-5 p.m. Advance notice: 2 days Guided tours: yes Hours: Monday-Friday anytime Time required: 1 hour Time required: 2-3 hours Lodging Accommodations: Accessible: no Accessible: yes BEST WESTERN CONTINENTAL INN SAFARI SHOPPE GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1408 Jones 67846 Finnup Park 67846 Campus Drive 67846 316-276-7691 Contact: Dan Baffa Contact: Annette Galluzzi 316-276-2661 316-276-7611 Units— 55 Restaurant and private club Group rates The Safari Shoppe offers tours of Advance notice: 1 day attractive Finnup Park. Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Travel agency commissions Time required: 2 hours Rooms for handicapped Season: year-round Accessible: yes BEST WESTERN MOTOR INN Hours: (May 15-October 1) Daily 2-6 p.m. GARDEN CITY EXPERIMENT STATION US-50 and US-83 67846 (October 1-May 15) Box L 67846 Gen. Mgr: Van Salyer Saturday-Sunday 2-5 p.m. Contact: Dr. George Herron 316-275-4164 Guided tours: yes 316-276-8286 Time required: 2-3 hours Units— 68 Accessible: yes Restaurant and private club Agricultural experiment facility Travel agency commissions LEE RICHARDSON ZOO Rooms for handicapped Finnup Park 67846 Advance notice: 1 week Contact: Dan Baffa Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 83 MOTEL 316-276-2661 Time required: 3 hours 2808 Taylor Accessible: no 316-275-9625

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84 Major Events: Airlines: GARDEN Antique Tractor Show in mid-April, Annual (Garden City Municipal Airport—20 miles Fourth of July Park Day Extravaganza, west) Air Midwest Little Britches Rodeo in mid-July. Stevens CITY County Fair in August, Annual Craft Fair Town Overview: (Continued) in October Ingalls (pop. 261) is located 26 miles west of Dodge City in Gray County. The Local Contact: Cimarron Crossing on the old Santa Fe FLAMINGO MOTEL Secretary Trail is near here. 1612 Jones 67846 Area Chamber of Commerce Gen. Mgr: Bill Huckins 630 S. Main 67951 Local Contact: 316-276-7601 316-544-4305 Santa Fe Trail Museum Main St. 67853 Units—32 316-335-5220 GARDEN CITY HILTON INN 1911 E. Kansas 67846 Attractions: Gen. Mgr: Bob Minter SANTA FE TRAIL MUSEUM 316-275-7471 Main Street 67853 Units— 109 Contact: Mrs. Minnie Moore Restaurant and private club 316-335-5280 Travel agency commissions Maxine Stiemel Rooms for handicapped 316-335-5291

GARDEN MOTEL The old Ingalls and Montezuma depots 1202 W. Kansas Ave. house the Santa Fe Trail Museum of Gray 316-276-7608 County. A variety of antiques and a huge Gas Museum—Hugoton pump used on Soule Canal are featured Units—26 here. NATIONAL 9 INN Attractions: 1502 E. Fulton Season: May-October 316-276-2394 GAS AND HISTORICAL MUSEUM Hours: Monday-Saturday 9-11 a.m. 905 Adams 67951 Sunday 1-4 p.m. VILLAGE INN Contact: Gladys Renfro Guided tours: yes 123 Honeybee Court 316-544-8751 Time required: 30 minutes 316-275-0677 Accessible: no Units—34 This museum houses articles pertaining to the development of gas in the area. Other WHEATLANDS BEST WESTERN displays include old farming equipment, MOTOR INN Indian artifacts and general historical East Fulton St. Box 438 67846 items. JETMORE Gen. Mgr: Van Salyer 316-276-2387 Season: year-round except major holidays Major Highways: Hours: Daily 1-5 p.m. US-156, US-283 Units—86 Guided tours: yes Commercial Airlines: Restaurant and private club Time required: 30-40 minutes Travel agency commissions (Dodge City Municipal Airport—28 miles Accessible: yes south) Air Midwest WINCHESTER INN Hwy 156 & 83 Bypass Town Overview: Lodging Accommodations: 316-275-5095 Jetmore (pop. 959) is located 28 miles B & B MOTEL north of Dodge City and is county seat of Units—71 Hwy 51 & 56 Jet Hodgeman County. 316-544-2466 Major Events: Units— 15 Hodgeman County Fair in August

FLAMINGO MOTEL Recreation Areas: HUGOTON 601 E. 11th Hodgeman County State Lake, Ford Owners: Bobby and Evelyn McBride Major Highways: County Lake 316-544-4382 US-56, US-270, K-51, K-25 Local Contact: Units—25 Commercial Airlines: Alta Wilson Haun Museum (Liberal Municipal Airport—33 miles HAGMAN MOTOR LODGE Main St. 67854 southeast) Air Midwest 415 E. 11th 316-357-8778 316-544-2712 Town Overview: Units— 11 Hugoton (pop. 3157) is located 33 miles Attractions: northwest of Liberal and 12 miles from the Oklahoma border. This town is county HAUN MUSEUM seat of Stevens County and is located in Main Street 67854 the center of the largest known natural Contact: Alta Wilson gas field in the world. For this reason, INGALLS 316-357-8773 Hugoton is known as "Gas Capital of the World.” Major Highways: US-50 85 is the Pinto Bean Capital of Kansas and JETMORE the county seat of Wichita County. (Continued) Major Events: Bean Day in early fall, Old Settlers Fair in August The museum is located in the first house to have been built in Jetmore. Featured Recreation Areas: historical items include clothing, furniture, Logan County State Lake, Lake Scott tools and a homemade soap display. State Park

Season: May 15-October 15 except Local Contact: holidays Restored Home at County Museum—Lakin Mary Beth Giesick, Sec. Hours: Monday-Friday 2-5 p.m. Area Chamber of Commerce Guided tours: yes Box 783 67861 Major Events: Time required: 1-2 hours 316-375-2861 Kearny County Fair in August, Kearny Accessible: yes County Rodeo in July Plant tour: Recreation Areas: Lake McKinney, Finney County Lake CAPROCK INDUSTRIES Leoti 67861 JOHNSON Local Contact: Contact: J. D. Wilson Jill Johnson 316-375-2255 Kearny County Museum CITY 101 S. Buffalo 67860 Feedlot operation 316-355-7448 Major Highways: Advance notice: 1 week US-160, US-270, K-27 Hours: Monday-Friday 1-5 p.m. Attractions: Time required: 1 hour Commercial Airlines: KEARNY COUNTY MUSEUM Accessible: yes (Garden City Municipal Airport—90 miles 101 S. Buffalo 67860 northeast) Air Midwest Contact: Jill Johnson Lodging Accommodations: Town Overview: 316-355-7448 Johnson City (pop. 1236) is located 80 HI PLAINS MOTEL miles southwest of Garden City and is 16 The Kearny County Museum displays Leoti 67861 miles from the Colorado border. This town items of historical interest from throughout Gen. Mgr: Bruce Endorf is county seat of Stanton County. the area. A restored turn-of-the-century 316-375-2239 home, the oldest schoolhouse in Kearny Local Contact: County, the site of the 1873 O’Loughlins Units—36 Lois Smith Trading Post and the old Lakin Depot are Restaurant Stanton County Museum also located here. Rooms for handicapped Box 480 67855 316-492-2302 Season: year-round except holidays Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday 1-4 p.m. Attractions: Guided tours: yes LIBERAL STANTON COUNTY MUSEUM-LIBRARY Time required: 1 -1V2 hours Box 480 67855 Accessible: museum, yes Major Highways: Contact: Lois Smith US-54, US-83 316-492-2302 Points of Interest: Commercial Airlines: (Liberal Municipal Airport) Air Midwest This museum displays items of historical CHOUTEAU’S ISLAND MARKER interest relating to the surrounding area. In 1825, this site was listed as a turning Town Overview: off place from the Santa Fe Trail for the Season: year-round except major holidays Liberal (pop. 16,500) is located 211 miles dangerous journey to the Cimarron. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. west of Wichita and 3 miles from the Guided tours: no SANTA FE TRAIL RUTS Oklahoma border. This city is county seat Time required: 30 minutes This site of authentic wagon tracks is of Seward County and is located in the Accessible: yes located about 5 miles east of Lakin, along world’s largest known gas reserve. the north side of US-50. Seward County Community Junior College is located here.

Major Events: Annual International Race each LAKIN Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Major Highways: LEOTI Wednesday,) Soroptimist Antique Show in November, Folk Art Festival in December, US-50, K-25 Major Highways: K-96, K-25 Five State County Fair in August, Total Commercial Airlines: Living Show in May (Garden City Municipal Airport—34 miles Commercial Airlines: east) Air Midwest (Garden City Municipal Airport—70 miles Local Contact: southeast) Air Midwest Phyliss Windle Town Overview: Convention and Tourism Bureau Lakin (pop. 1835) is located 24 miles west Town Overview: Box 1626 67901 of Garden City and is the county seat of Leoti (pop. 1908) is located 60 miles 316-624-9425 Kearny County. northwest of Garden City. This community 86 BEST BUDGET INN THUNDERBIRD INN LIBERAL 121 E. Pancake 67901 N. US-83 at 21st 67901 Gen. Mgrs: Jim & Jean Davis Gen. Mgr: Bob Petrus (Continued) 316-624-9853 316-624-7271

Units— 12 Units—29 Attractions: BEST WESTERN LAFONDA MOTEL TUMBLEWEED MOTEL CORONADO HISTORICAL MUSEUM 229 W. Pancake 67901 East Highway 54 67901 567 E. Cedar and US-54 67901 Gen. Mgr: Lloyd Lundy Gen. Mgr: Ashok Bhakta Contact: LuDessa Prater 316-624-5601 316-624-5642 316-624-7624 Units—47 Units— 40 Relics, antiques, and exhibits about Restaurant Travel agency commissions Coronado are featured here. A bronze Travel agency commissions WESTERN HO MOTEL statue of this famous explorer is located at the museum. HOLIDAY INN OF LIBERAL East Highway 54 East Highway 54 67901 316-624-1921 Gen. Mgr: Kenneth McElvain Season: year-round except major holidays Units—50 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 316-624-7254 Sunday 1-5 p.m. Units— 123 Guided tours: yes Restaurant Time required: 1 hour Meeting rooms Accessible: partially Travel agency commissions MEADE DOROTHY’S HOUSE HOLIDAY MOTEL Major Highways: 567 E. Cedar 67901 230 W. Pancake 67901 US-54. US-160. K-23 Contact: LuDessa Prater Gen. Mgr: Mohan Bhakta 316-624-7624 316-624-7287 Commercial Airlines: (Liberal Municipal Airport—39 miles An authentic reproduction of Dorothy's Units—26 house in the 1939 movie “ Wizard of Oz” southwest) Air Midwest features Dorothy’s furnished bedroom and KANSAN MOTEL Town Overview: a tornado room. 310 E. Pancake 67901 Gen. Mgr: Sam Bhakta Meade (pop. 1955) is located 39 miles northeast of Liberal and 43 miles Season: year-round except major holidays 316-624-7215 southwest of Dodge City. This town is Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Units—23 county seat of Meade County. Sunday 1-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes LIBERAL BUDGET INN Recreation Areas: Time required: 1 hour E. Highway 54 67901 Meade County State Lake Accessible: yes Gen. Mgrs: Fred & Francis McMullen 316-624-6236 Local Contact: President Units—50 Chamber of Commerce 115 N. Meade Center 67864 LIBERAL TRAVELODGE 316-873-2054 564 E. Pancake 67901 Gen. Mgr: Devendra Sharma 316-624-6203

Units—30 Restaurants close by Travel agency commissions RANCH MOTEL 304 E. Pancake 67901 Gen. Mgr: Ranchod Bhakti 316-624-3897

Units—21 SPUR MOTEL Dalton Gang Hideout—Meade Coronado 101 E. Pancake 67901 Gen. Mgrs: Hamant & Anita Patel Attractions: 316-624-6231 Lodging Accommodations: DALTON GANG HIDEOUT Units—20 AMBASSADOR INN TUNNEL AND MUSEUM East US-54 67901 SUPER EIGHT Box 332 67864 316-624-0242 East Highway 54 67901 4 blocks south of Highway 54 on S. Gen. Mgr: Lila Sexon Pearlette Street Units— 100 316-624-8880 Contact: Gayle Garrison Restaurant 316-873-2731 Group rates Units—60 Travel agency commissions Restaurant This was the actual Dalton Gang Hideout Rooms for handicapped in 1887. The home has been restored as it was in the last century and the secret passage tunnel reconstructed to make it passable for the average person. At the 87 seat of Scott County. This historic area has more acreage under pump irrigation MEADE than any county in Kansas, with wheat (Continued) and sorghum being the main crops.

Major Events: south end of the tunnel, the reconstructed Scott County Fair in August barn houses the museum in the loft. This museum contains a fascinating collection Recreation Areas: of Western items that have been Lane County State Lake, Finney County preserved by the pioneers. The W.S. State Lake, Lake Scott State Park Dingess antique gun collection, one of the finest in the nation, is a big attraction on Local Contact: display here. This is the only Dalton Gang Betty Hoerne, Sec. hideout, of the several that were used, Area Chamber of Commerce that has been preserved. 221 W. 5th 67871 316-872-3525 Season: year-round Hours: (September-May) Tuesday-Sunday Old Ness County Bank—Ness City 9 a m.-5 p.m. Points of Interest: (June-August) Monday-Sunday Recreation Areas: EL CUARTELEJO 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Lane County State This important archeological site, at Scott Guided tours: no Lake, public park, swimming pool and golf County State Park, is the northernmost Time required: 1 hour course Indian pueblo in the Americas and was Accessible: no the first white settlement in Kansas. This MEADE COUNTY HISTORICAL Local Contact: old pueblo was occupied by the Taos and MUSEUM Evelyn Schlegel, Secretary Picurie Indians from 1650-1720, and is 200 East Carthage 67864 Chamber of Commerce now a National Historic Monument. Contact: Lottie Bisbee Box 262 67560 316-873-2359 913-798-2413 1-4 p.m, Monday thru Friday This museum has 100 years of Meade County history displayed in various Points of Interest: periods starting with the Coronado Exposition. OLD NESS COUNTY BANK This building was reported to be the tallest Season: year-round building between Kansas City and Denver Hours: (Summer) Tuesday-Saturday years ago. This Prairie Skyscraper” is 10 a.m.-12 a.m.; 1:30-5 p.m. now on the National Register of Historic Sunday 2-5 p.m. Places. (September 1-May 30) HOMESTEAD MARKER Saturday-Sunday 2-5 p.m. The great American scientist, George Guided tours: yes Washington Carver, homesteaded in Ness Time required: 1 hour County in 1886. Accessible: yes

Lodging Accommodations: El Cuartelejo Marker—Scott County Point of Interest: ARLINGTON MOTOR INN LONE TREE MASSACRE MARKER 112 S. Iowa 67560 SQUAW S DEN BATTLEGROUND For years, the Lone Tree marked the Gen. Mgr: Grace Wendler The last Indian battle in Kansas occurred gravesite of six men slaughtered by a 913-798-3254 between the Northern Cheyenne nation band of Cheyennes. and the U.S. Cavalry on the bluffs of Units—29 Beaver Creek in 1878. This site is now a DERRICK INN MOTEL county park north of Scott City. Owners: Bob & Phyllis Hembree FORT MONUMENT RUINS 913-798-3617 North of Scott City are the ruins of old NESS CITY Fort Monument, built in 1863 to keep the Units— 42 Butterfield Trail open during the Civil War. Major Highways: Restaurant US-283, K-96 ' WHITE WOMAN BASIN This natural sinkhole is located southeast Commercial Airlines: of town. (Dodge City Municipal Airport—53 miles south) Air Midwest, Local Airport—all SCOTT COUNTY STATE PARK weather, lighted, air strip SCOTT CITY Visitors to this picturesque park will find unique remnants of Indian and pioneer Major Highways: Town Overview: history, as well as deep canyons, craggy US-83, K-96 Ness City (pop. 1950) is located 53 miles bluffs and unexpectedly rugged terrain. north of Dodge City at the crossroads of Commercial Airlines: Natural springs and a buffalo herd are Western Kansas. This community is (Garden City Municipal Airport—46 miles featured here. county seat of Ness County. south) Air Midwest Major Events: Town Overview: Old Settlers Reunion in June, Ness County Fair in July Scott City (pop. 4568) is located 36 miles north of Garden City and is the county 88 Lodging Accommodations: Major Events: Annual Gun, Coin, and Antique Show in SCOTT CITY ARK VALLEY HOTEL February, Ulysses Spring Fling in April, (Continued) 19 South Main 67878 Run-m-the-sun (10K and 2mi) in June, Gen. Mgr: Wayne Staats Grant County Days-lndependence Day 316-384-6961 Lodging Accommodations: July 4, Grant County Free Fair in August, Units—24 Annual Home Products Dinner in AIRLINER BEST WESTERN MOTEL September, Riley Chevrolet Arts and 609 E. Fifth 67871 Crafts Show in November Gen. Mgr: R. W. McCandless 316-872-2125 Recreation Areas: Municipal Lake, Lake McKinney Units—29 TRIBUNE Restaurant Local Contact: Travel agency commissions Major Highways: B. Dennis Zimmerman, Pres./CEO K-96, K-27 Chamber of Commerce CHAPARRAL INN 115 W. Grant 67880 102 Main 67871 Commercial Airlines: 316-356-4700 Gen. Mgr: Wanda Trussell (Goodland Municipal Airport—62 miles 316-872-2181 north) Air Midwest Attractions: Units—23 Town Overview: Restaurant Tribune (pop. 1110) is located 62 miles GRANT COUNTY MUSEUM AND Private club south of Goodland and 82 miles northwest RESTORED HOTEL of Garden City. This community is county 300 E. Oklahoma, Box 906 67880 seat of Greeley County and only 16 miles Contact: Fern Bessire from the Colorado border. 316-356-3009

Major Events: This museum contains chronological and SYRACUSE Greeley County Fair in August functional displays housed in an adobe Major Highways: building. The displays include a miniature Recreation Areas: US-50, US-270, K-27 of the Cities Service Helex Plant built for Hamilton County State Lake the Seattle Worlds Fair. Commercial Airlines: Local Contact: (Garden City Municipal Airport—60 miles Season: year-round by appointment Cy Higgins east) Air Midwest Hours: (Labor Day-Memorial Day) Daily Greeley Museum 1-5 p.m. Town Overview: Tribune 67879 (Memorial Day-Labor Day) Syracuse (pop. 1953) is located 50 miles 316-376-4353 Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-5p.m. west of Garden City and 16 miles from Saturday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. the Colorado border. This community is Attractions: Guided tours: yes, advance notice county seat of Hamilton County. Time required: 1 hour HORACE GREELEY MUSEUM Accessible: yes Major Events: Tribune 67879 Hamilton County Fair in August Contact: Cy Higgins 316-376-4353 ' Point of Interest: Recreation Areas: WAGON BED SPRINGS Hamilton County State Lake Several extensive collections are featured Wheel ruts of the famous 60 mile in this museum. Antique marbles, farm Local Contact: ‘■Jornada” trail between the Cimarron and and railroad lanterns, razors, oil cans, Sheri Hubbard, Sec. Arkansas Rivers can still be seen. curling irons, irons, period rooms Chamber of Commerce and other historical items are on display Box 678 67878 here. 316-384-5459 Season: June-September Attractions: Hours: Sunday 2-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes HAMILTON COUNTY HISTORICAL Time required: 45 minutes MUSEUM Accessible: no US-50 and Main St. 67878 Contact: Betty Mayers 316-384-7496

County antiques are featured here, including dishes, furniture, farm tools, ULYSSES garden tools, antique cars, an arrowhead Major Highways: collection, a covered wagon, a surrey, and US-160, US-270, K-25 a gun collection. Commercial Airlines: Season: May 15-September 15 (Garden City Municipal Airport—55 miles Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 1-5 p.m. northeast) Air Midwest Guided tours: yes Time required: 1 hour Town Overview: Accessible: yes Ulysses (pop. 5383) is located 52 miles southwest of Garden City and 62 miles northwest of Liberal. This town is county seat of Grant County. 89 Northwest Kansas

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Northwest Kansas is well known for its will long remember the beautiful fields of pioneer heritage and agricultural golden wheat swaying in the wind, unusual importance. The area’s rich history has chalk formations towering above the prairie been written in the dust of numerous trails and the friendly people anxious to share and can be seen at Fort Hays, Fort Bissell, their heritage and spirit. Unique restaurants, Fort Wallace, Home on the Range Cabin major highways, outstanding hunting and and the many historical museums. Other recreation opportunities, and comfortable popular attractions include the Sternberg accommodations help make Northwest Memorial Museum, Garden of Eden and Kansas a “pioneer” in tourist appeal. Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home. Visitors

MAJOR RECREATIONAL AREAS: REGIONAL INFORMATION: SEBELIUS RESERVOIR—Norton County CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR— NORTHWEST KANSAS TRAVEL Trego County COUNCIL WEBSTER RESERVOIR—Rooks County Contact: Francis Hawpe KIRWIN RESERVOIR—Phillips County Vagabond Motel WILSON RESERVOIR—Russell County 2524 Vine Hays 67601 913-625-2511

90 Major Events: Recreation Areas: ATHOL Early Rod Run in May, Lake Atwood Ten Sherman County State Lake Mile Race last Saturday in July, Major Highways: Oktoberfest second Saturday in October Local Contact: US-36, K-8 Paul E. Layland, Mgr. Recreation Area: Area Chamber of Commerce Commercial Airlines: Lake Atwood Box 572 265 E. 5th Colby 67701 (Hays Municipal Airport—82 miles 913-462-3401 southwest) Air Midwest Local Contact: Marilyn Henke, Dir. Town Overview: Chamber of Commerce Attractions: Athol (pop. 89) is located 82 miles 411 State, Box 382 67730 NORTHWEST KANSAS HERITAGE northeast of Hays in Smith County. 913-626-9630 CENTER Recreation Area: 401 Kansas Ave. 67732 Kirwin Reservoir, Glen Elder Reservoir Attraction: Contact: Stella Selby 913-694-2891 RAWLINS COUNTY HISTORICAL Local Contact: MUSEUM The Northwest Kansas Heritage Center, Leo Tuxhorn, Sec. 308 State St. 67730 operated by the Northwestern Plains Smith Center Chamber of Commerce Contact: Inez Walters Bicentennial Park Box 334 102 N. Main St. 913-626-3210 Smith Center 66967 Association, is located in Brewster’s old bank building. Tours of historic sites in the 913-282-3895 Items used by early settlers of Rawlins Northwest Kansas area can be arranged County are on display in this historical through the center, which features society museum, that features a historical museum displays and a library. mural by Rudolph Wendelin, chief art caretaker of Smokey Bear. Season: year-round Hours: Saturday, Monday, Wednesday Season: year-round 1-5 p.m. Hours: Tuesday-Friday 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes (by appointment during winter Time required: 1 hour months) Accessible: yes Guided tours: yes Time required: 2 hours Accessible: yes HOMESTEADERS SUPPLY Home on the Range Cabin—Athol 503 Main 67730 BUNKER HILL Contact: Deame Weber 913-626-9638 in Kansas Major Highways: Attraction: 1-800-345-8528 I-70 HOME ON THE RANGE CABIN This wholesale and retail business is Commercial Airlines: Athol 66932 housed in the restored Old Shirley Opera (Hays Municipal Airport—34 miles west) House, originally built in 1905. It is Air Midwest In this restored cabin northwest of Athol, complete with original fixtures, hanging Dr. Brewster Highley wrote the words to Town Overview: lights, oak floors and ceiling fans. My Western Home,” now known as Bunker Hill (pop. 135) is located 34 miles Home on the Range,” Kansas' state song. east of Hays and 58 miles west of Salina Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in Russell County. Season: year-round Recreation Areas: Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Plant Tours: Wilson Reservoir, Russell Lake Guided tours: no ATWOOD CHEESE Time required: 30 minutes 509 N. 5th 67730 Local Contact: Accessible: yes 913-626-3061 Signe Pfannensteil, Mgr. Chamber of Commerce Producer of Beaver Valley cheese Box 613, Russell 67665 913-483-3401 Guided tours: yes ATWOOD Attractions: Major Highways: BUNKER HILL CAFE US-36, K-25 Bunker Hill, Box 11 67626 Contact: Tom Taggart Commercial Airlines: BREWSTER 913-483-3974 (Goodland Municipal Airport—65 miles southwest) Air Midwest Major Highways: I-70, K-184 Originally built in 1916 as a drug store, Town Overview: the Bunker Hill Cafe features a unique Atwood (pop. 1700) is located 65 miles Commercial Airlines: turn-of-the-century dining atmosphere. northeast of Goodland, serves as county (Goodland Municipal Airport—20 miles Menu items include catfish, Kansas seat of Rawlins County, and is an west) Air Midwest steaks, salmon, twice-baked potatoes, and important wheat and livestock production fresh-baked raisin bread. Reservations are Town Overview: center. During hunting season, this recommended. Brewster (pop. 385) is located 20 miles community is in the heart of pheasant east of Goodland and 35 miles from the country. Colorado border in Thomas County. 91 Season: year-round except holidays Season: September 1-May 15 Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. BUNKER HILL Saturday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes (Continued) Individual rates: Adults $1 Time required: 1 hour Children (6-12) 50tf Accessible: yes Guided tours: yes Season: year-round except Tuesdays Time required: 1 hour Hours: Monday-Saturday 5-10 p.m. Lodging Accommodations: Accessible: yes Accessible: yes BEST WESTERN CHIEF MOTEL TOUR BUNKER HILL MUSEUM 1745 W. 4th 67701 1255 S. Range 67701 Bunker Hill 67626 Mgr: Ed Baldwin Contact: Peg Colborn Contact: Gloria Waymaster 913-462-3338 913-462-3984 913-483-2970 Units—33 Tours of this comprehensive community This museum features historical items and Travel agency commissions college feature the facilities, college antiques that portray the early day history, and curriculum. An indoor BEST WESTERN CROWN MOTEL settlement of this area. swimming pool is also available for use by I-70 Colby 67701 Gen. Mgr: Ed Baldwin Season: April-October the public. 913-462-3943 Hours: Sundays and holidays 1:30-5:30 p.m. Season: year-round Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Units—29 Guided tours: yes Travel agency commissions Time required: 30 minutes Guided tours: yes Accessible: no Time required: 30 minutes-1 hour RAMADA INN Accessible: yes 1950 S. Range 67701 COLBY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FARM Gen. Mgr: Marge Pervitt 913-462-3933 ' 1255 S. Range 67701 Contact: Peg Colborn Units— 117 COLBY 913-462-3984 Restaurant and private club

Major Highways: Sheep, cattle and horses are raised on SUPER 8 MOTEL I-70, US-24, K-25 this livestock farm in an educational I-70 & US 25 67701 environment. Gen. Mgr: Tim Dinstad Commercial Airlines: 913-462-8248 Colby Municipal Airport Season: year-round Units—39 Town Overview: Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Colby (pop. 5162) is located 35 miles east Guided tours: yes of Goodland and 234 miles east of Time required: 1 hour Denver. This community is county seat of Accessible: yes Thomas County and is in the heart of a major agricultural and cattle producing H. F. DAVIS MEMORIAL LIBRARY ELLIS area. Colby, “the Golden Buckle on the 1255 S. Range 67701 Major Highways: Wheat Belt,” is the home of Colby Contact: Peg Colborn I-70, K-247, US-40 Community Junior College, with the new 913-462-3984 Cultural Arts Center, and the Kansas Commercial Airlines: State University Experiment Station. Special collections at the library (Hays Municipal Airport— 16 miles east) emphasize Kansas History and Western Air Midwest Major Events: Kansas heritage. Rotating special interest Thomas County Fair in August, Annual exhibits have included miniature toys, Town Overview: Gun, Coin and Antique Show the third button collections, barbed wire collections, Ellis (pop. 2164) is located 14 miles west weekend of March, Country Gazette and historical railroad exhibits. of Hays in Ellis County, and was the Bluegrass Music in June boyhood home of Walter P. Chrysler. Season: year-round except college Recreation Areas: holidays Logan County State Lake, Sheridan Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. County State Lake, Lake Atwood Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Local Contact: Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Paul E. Layland, Mgr. Guided tours: yes Chamber of Commerce Time required: 30 minutes Box 572 265 E. 5th 67701 Accessible: yes 913-462-3401 NORTHWEST KANSAS CULTURAL ARTS CENTER Attractions: 1255 S. Range 67701 Contact: Peg Colborn THOMAS COUNTY MUSEUM 913-462-3984 1525 W. 4th 67701 Contact: Helen Smith Built entirely by donations, this cultural Chrysler Boyhood Home—Ellis 913-462-6972 center houses a 538-seat theatre, chapel and art gallery. From September to May, The Thomas County Museum features the dramatic and musical productions, lectures Local Contact: famous Kuska Collection, including dolls, and community programs take place in the John LaShell, Pres. glassware, porcelains, textiles, furniture theatre. The art gallery features rotating Chamber of Commerce and other antiques. exhibits by midwest artists, children and Ellis 67637 students. 913-726-4493 92 Season: year-round Commercial Airlines: ELLIS Hours: (Summer) 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; 6 days (Hays Municipal Airport—80 miles east) Air (Winter) 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 6 days (Continued) Midwest (closed Monday) Guided tours: yes Town Overview: Gove (pop. 155) is located about 80 miles Attractions: CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER west of Hays. This town is county seat of WALTER P. CHRYSLER BOYHOOD Carnegie Bldg., 12th & Center Sts. 67735 Gove County. HOME Contact: Chamber of Commerce 310 E. 15th 67637 913-899-7130 Major Events: Contact: Kittie Dale Agriculture Festival in May in Grainfield (11 913-726-4565 The center houses displays by area artists miles north) and sculptors, and performances by area Recreation Areas: A visit to the Chrysler Home is a step into musicians are given here. Call for hours. Sheridan County State Lake, Lane County yesteryear of the 1880s. The home is State Lake supported by the Ellis Chamber of Point of Interest: Commerce and the Chrysler Corporation. Local Contact: KIDDER MASSACRE SITE Kermit Johnson Season: May-September A historical marker shows the location of Gove County Historical Museum Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. the Kidder Massacre. The bodies, Gove 67736 Guided tours: yes massacred in 1868, were discovered by Time required: 1 hour Custer. Accessible: no Lodging Accommodations: BUFFALO INN BEST WESTERN MOTOR HOTEL Exit 17, Jet. I-70 and K-27 67735 GOODLAND 913-899-3621 Major Highways: Units—94 I-70, K-27, US-24 Restaurant, private club. Commercial Airlines: Travel agency commissions (Goodland Municipal Airport) Air Midwest COUNTRY CLUB MOTEL 888 Town Overview: Exit 19 67735 Castle Rock—Gove County 913-899-5605 Goodland (pop. 5709) is located 190 miles east of Denver and 18 miles from the Units—25 Attractions: Colorado border. The area is known for its Restaurant nearby excellent pheasant hunting and agricultural GOVE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM production of wheat, sunflowers, and feed HOLIDAY INN Gove 67736 grains. Goodland is county seat of Exit 17, I-70 and K-27 67735 Contact: Elinor Wilson Sherman County. 913-899-3644 913-938-2243

Major Events: Units—79 The Gove County Historical Museum Northwest Kansas District Free Fair and Restaurant and private club features items of historical interest from the Tri-State Farm Show in late July, Travel agency commissions area. Rooms include a parlor, school room, Flatlander Fall Festival in October, Annual Rooms for the handicapped country store, kitchen-bedroom, railroad Windwagon Races in October, Annual Mu MOTEL 7 station and other historical displays. Phi Mu Craft Festival in mid-November Exit 19 67735 Season: May-September Recreation Areas: 913-899-6614 Hours: Sunday 2-5 p.m. Sherman County State Lake Units—58 Guided tours: yes Local Contact: Restaurant nearby Time required: 1-2 hours Accessible: no Ron Harding, President, C.E.O. WELCOME INN Area Chamber of Commerce Exit 17, I-70 and K-27 67735 Box 628 104 W. 11th 67735 913-899-6521 Points of Interest: 913-899-7130 Units—60 CASTLE ROCK Restaurant This unique chalk formation, thirty miles Attractions: Rooms for handicapped from Gove, stands alone on the prairie like an abandoned remnant of some ancient HIGH PLAINS MUSEUM WINCHESTER INN civilization. 1717 Cherry 67735 Exit 17 Contact: Convention and Visitors Bureau 913-899-7566 913-899-3515 Units— 47 This museum displays pioneer artifacts, Restaurant nearby Indian artifacts, and an automated replica HAYS of America’s first patented helicopter built Major Highways: •n 1910. Also included is a display of seven talking dioramas of the surrounding I-70, US-183, US-40 area. GOVE Commercial Airlines: (Hays Municipal Airport) Air Midwest Major Highways: K-23 93 grounds of the Ellis County Historical hostile Indians, who attacked travelers, Society Museum. railroad builders, and settlers alike, the HAYS federal government in 1865 established (Continued) Season: year-round Fort Fletcher, later called Fort Hays, on the Advance notice: 2 weeks Smoky Hill Trail. The original stone Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and blockhouse, guardhouse and officer’s Town Overview: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. quarters are renovated. Displays throughout Hays (pop. 17,554) was a wild and lawless Guided tours: yes the historical site illustrate pioneer and “end-of-the-trackM town named for the Time required: 1-2 hours military history. The magnificent "Monarch famous Fort Hays frontier military post. Accessible: no of the Plains” buffalo statute, by Pete Today, this city is the educational, cultural, Felten, is located here. medical and retail-wholesale trade center of VISUAL ARTS CENTER GALLERY RARICK HALL Northwest Kansas. Hays is the home of Season: year-round except declared Fort Hays State University 67601 Fort Hays State University, Fort Hays holidays Contact: John Thorns, Jr. Experiment Station, Gross Memorial Hours: (Memorial Day-Labor Day) 913-628-4247 Coliseum, Hadley Regional Medical Center, Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. St. Anthony Hospital and High Plains Sunday-Monday 1-5 p.m. The university art gallery features traveling Comprehensive Mental Health Center. (Labor Day-Memorial Day) exhibitions reflecting creative work of Interesting attractions abound here at the Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. historical or contemporary significance. former stomping grounds of Wild Bill Sunday-Monday 1-5 p.m. Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody and . Season: year-round except university Guided tours: yes Time required: 1-2 hours Major Events: holidays Accessible: yes Spring Arts Festival in April, Smoky Hill Art Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Exhibit in April and May, Fort Hays State Guided tours: yes Rodeo the first weekend in April, Time required: 1 hour Barbershop Show in May, Famous Accessible: yes Sidewalk Bazaar the third Thursday in July, HAYS ARTS COUNCIL GALLERY Ellis County Fair in July, Oktoberfest in 112 E. 11th 67601 October, Hays Arts and Crafts Fair the first Contact: Nancy Baumrucher weekend in November, Madrigal Dinner in 913-625-7522 December. Blockhouse at Old Fort Hays—Hays Recreation Areas: The gallery features new art exhibits every Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Plainville Lake, month and displays work of artists from STERNBERG MEMORIAL MUSEUM Wilson Reservoir Kansas and other states as well as traveling Fort Hays State University 67601 exhibitions. Also located in the complex is a Contact: Jay Burns Local Contact: framing and print shop. 913-628-4286 Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau 1106 East 27th 67601 Season: year-round except holidays and The Sternberg Museum is a popular 913-628-8202 first two weeks in August general museum with emphasis on natural Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. history and area history. Exhibits include Saturday 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. rocks and minerals, pioneer items, North Guided tours: yes American animals, birds, Indian displays Time required: 30 minutes and fossils. The unique “fish within a fish" Accessible: yes prehistoric fossil is located here. FORT HAYS EXPERIMENT STATION South Hays 67601 Season: year-round except major holidays Contact: Gerry Livers Hours: (University in session) 913-625-3425 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. The Fort Hays Experiment Station, (University not in session) established in 1902, consists of 3250 acres Daily 1-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes, 2 weeks notice Picken Hall, Fort Hays State of former Fort Hays Military Reservation University—Hays land and 480 acres of leased Fort Hays Time required: 45 minutes State University land. Outstanding scientists Accessible: yes carry out research that includes production, FORSYTH LIBRARY COLLECTIONS Attractions: management, and improvement of Fort Hays State University 67601 ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM important and potentially important crop and 913-628-4431 VOLGA-GERMAN HOME livestock enterprises. 100 W. 7th 67601 The Forsyth Library, one of the most Contact: Leonard Day Season: year-round except major holidays comprehensive libraries in Kansas, has 913-628-2624 Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. been a Federal Government Depository Guided tours: yes Library since 1922. Featured collections Time required: 1 hour The Ellis County Historical Society Museum include government publications, an Accessible: partially features more than 10,000 artifacts dealing extensive Western collection and an with Ellis County history. Household HISTORIC FORT HAYS educational curriculum library. antiques, farm machinery, musical Rt. 2 Box 338 67601 instruments, furniture and a restored 1873 Contact: Ron Parks Season: year-round except university church are located here. An annual quilt 913-625-6812 holidays show is featured during April and May at the Hours: Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-10:30 museum. Shortly after the Civil War railroads and p.m. settlers began pushing into central and Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. A reproduction of the Volga-German western Kansas with ever increasing Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. turn-of-the-century home is located on the intensity. To provide protection against Sunday 2-10 p.m. 94 WHEELS N SPOKES UNLIMITED TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER HAYS North Frontage Road & I-70 67601 The center is located in the Historic Fort Contact: Jerry Juenemann (Continued) Hays Museum on U S. 183 Alternate on the 913-628-6477 south edge of Hays.

This rotating display features 55 antique, Guided tours: yes Plant Tours: Time required: 1 hour classic and muscle cars from 1910 to 1971. Accessible: yes CROSS MANUFACTURING Highway 40 and Canterbury 67601 PLYMOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOLHOUSE Season: Year-round Contact: Jim Dreiling Fort Hays State University 67601 Hours: Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 913-625-2585 Contact: Allan Miller Closed Sundays and Holidays 913-628-5849 Guided tours: No Hydraulic valve manufacturer Time required: 30 minutes Located on the banks of Big Creek, this Fees: Adults $3.00 Advance notice: 1 day authentic limestone schoolhouse, built in Under 12 free Hours: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 1874, has been renovated and furnished Accessible: yes Time required: 1 hour with school antiques. A 20 minute * u Accessible: yes mult-image slide presentation entitled “ Education—Our Heritage on the Great ELLIS COUNTY COURTHOUSE Plains” is available for viewing by visitors. Courthouse Square 67601 Tours are available by advance notice Contact: Peggy McCullick only. 913-625-6558

Season: year-round Advance notice: 2 days Hours: prearranged Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Guided tours: yes Time required: variable Time required: 30 minutes Accessible: ground floor only Accessible: yes FARMERS CO-OP HISTORIC DOWNTOWN HAYS— SELF 219 E. 9th 67601 TOUR Contact: L. K. Herman Chamber of Commerce 913-628-3221 1401 Main 67601 913-628-8201 Cathedral of the Plains— Victoria Advance notice: 2 days Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. This self-guided tour winds by 27 markers, Points of Interest: Time required: variable monuments and buildings at the locations BOOT HILL Accessible: yes where characters like , The largest original American frontier HAYS DAILY NEWS George Custer and Calamity Jane once cemetery is marked by a statue and marker 507 Main 67601 roamed. Several of the original buildings in central Hays. Contact: Julie Doll are still standing, including the 1877 913-628-1081 Krueger General Store building and 1873 FRONTIER HISTORICAL PARK BUFFALO HERD church building. The tour emphasizes the Advance notice: 3 days This large public park is situated along the history of the "wildest town in the west.” Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Big Creek banks. The buffalo herd is Time required: variable located near West Frontier Park on U.S. Season: year-round Accessible: yes Hours: daylight hours 183 Alternate across from Historic Fort Time required: 1-2 hours Hays. HAYS LIVESTOCK MARKETING CENTER ROME TOWNSITE FRONTIER CITY North US-183 67601 Just west of Hays is the site of the first RR. 1 Box 200 Contact: Lester Gross settlement of Ellis County, founded by Contact: Carol Redger 913-628-8206 913-625-9978 Buffalo Bill Cody in 1867. PETE FELTEN SCULPTURES Advance notice: 1 day On a tour of Frontier City Museum, your Beautiful stone sculptures by this Hours: Wednesday guide will take you through the early days of well-known Kansas artist can be seen Time required: variable the Railroad Depot in Kansas, Calamity throughout Hays and Ellis County. These HAYS PUBLIC LIBRARY Jane’s House and an authentic Log Cabin. sculptures include The Lawman, Buffalo Bill 1205 Main 67601 Enjoy the beauty of our Rock Garden, Cody, Pioneer Heritage, Hereford Bull, glimpse the life of German immigrants in Contact: Melanie Miller Immigrants, Mother and Children, Angus 913-625-9014 our Munjor House and don’t forget to ask Bull and Capuchin Priest. your guide about the fight that led Wild Bill Hickok to the saloon in Deadwood. Also CATHEDRAL OF THE PLAINS The Kansas Room housing materials on visit several shops where antiques, The beautiful St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Kansas genealogy, history and culture is handmade Kansas crafts and Kansas nine miles east in Victoria, is a popular available to the public. souvenirs are available. attraction in this Volga-German area. Advance notice: 1 day VICTORIA RAILROAD CEMETERY Season: Year-round Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. The graves of Union Pacific track workers Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-Dark Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. massacred by Cheyennes in 1867 are Sunday 1 p.m.-Dark Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. located nine miles east of Hays. Guided Tours: yes Time required: 30-60 minutes Time required: 1-2 hours VICTORIA HISTORICAL MARKER Accessible: yes Fees. Adults $1.50 Colonies of Britishers and 12 and under 750 German-Russians both settled in this area Accessible: partially in the 1870s. 95 FORT HAYS FRIENDS INN Units—50 527 E. 8th 67601 Group rates HAYS Gen. Mgr: Bill Hardy Travel agency commissions (Continued) 913-625-2581 Units—20 J & J METAL PRODUCTS FRONTIER CITY BUDGET MOTEL 1080 E. 8th 67601 I-70 and US-183 Alt. 67601 Contact: Mark Nelson HILL CITY Gen. Mgr: Corinia Hilton 913-625-5648 913-628-1076 Major Highways: US-283, US-24 Corrugated steel drainage pipe Units—20 manufacturing HAMPTON INN Commercial Airlines: (Hays Municipal Airport—60 miles 3801 Vine 67601 Advance notice: 2 days southeast) Air Midwest Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Gen. Mgr: Chuck Bliese Time required: 30 minutes 913-625-8103 Town Overview: Accessible: yes Units— 118 Hill City (pop. 2165) is located 60 miles KAYS, INC. Restaurant northwest of Hays and serves as county 2450 Hall 67601 seat of Graham County. This town is the HOLIDAY INN—HOLIDOME Contact: Betty Rupp center of the county oil industry and home 3603 Vine 67601 913-625-2578 of important farming and ranching Gen. Mgr: Chuck Bliese industries and a rabbit processing plant. 913-625-7371 Radio and Television Station Major Events: Units— 190 Graham County Fair and Jayhawkers Advance notice: 2 days Restaurants and club Round-up Rodeo in late summer, Annual Hours: Monday-Friday 8-5 p.m. Group rates ESA sponsored Arts & Crafts Fair Time required: 30-60 minutes Travel agency commissions Saturday preceding Thanksgiving, Graham Accessible: yes Rooms for handicapped County Fair Building WAFFLE-CRETE BUILDING SYSTEMS MIDWAY MOTEL Recreation Areas: E. 9th Street Rd. 67601 20th and Vine 67601 Antelope Lake, Sheridan County State Contact: Richard Malmberg Gen. Mgr: Julius Legleiter Lake, Webster Reservoir 913-625-3486 913-625-5636 Local Contact: Manufactures molds for precast concrete Units—52 Sarah Sowles floors & walls; molds for large piece Chamber of Commerce plastics MOTEL 6 3404 Vine 67601 Box 155 67642 Advance notice: 3 days Gen. Mgr: Gene Van Amburg Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 913-625-4282 Time required: 1V2 hrs. Units—87 Accessible: yes Restaurant RANS COMPANY Rooms for handicapped 1102 E. Hwy 40 Bypass 67601 RAINBOW MOTEL Contact: Randy Schlitter 722 East 8th 67601 913-625-6346 Gen. Mgr: Glen Teal 913-625-6581 Manufactures ultra light and home-built aircraft Units—20

Advance notice: 1 day RAMADA INN Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 3205 N. Vine 67601 Time required: 30 minutes Gen. Mgr: Loyd Nygaard Accessible: yes 913-628-8261

Units— 105 Lodging Accommodations: Restaurant and club Group rates BEST WESTERN VAGABOND MOTEL Travel agency commissions 2524 Vine 67601 Gen. Mgr: Francis Hawpe SUPER 8 913-625-2511 3730 Vine 67601 Attractions: Gen. Mgr: Kathy Klitzke Units—92 913-625-8048 OIL MUSEUM Restaurant and club Box 155 67642 Travel agency commissions Units— 78 Contact: Sarah Sowles Restaurant 913-674-5621 ECONO LODGE VILLA BUDGET INN 3503 Vine 67601 Numerous exhibits and displays show the Gen. Mgr: Randy Gartner 8th and Vine 67601 history and modern methods of the oil 913-625-4839 Gen. Mgr: Bob Lundy industry. Handmade exact replicas of 913-625-2563 Units—45 historical vehicles are on display here. Restaurant Season: year-round Hours: by appointment only 96 Season: year-round Commercial Airlines: HILL CITY Hours: by appointment only Hastings, Nebraska (located approximately Guided tours: yes 65 miles north of Lebanon) (Continued) Time required: 1 hour Accessible: yes Town Overview: Lebanon is located 65 miles south of Guided tours: yes Hastings, Nebraska, or 110 miles Time required: 30 minutes Lodging Accommodations: northwest of Salina. Accessible: yes CRESS-VUE MOTEL Recreation Areas: 1101 Oak Ave. 67740 Kirwm Reservoir, Glen Elder Reservoir, Point of Interest: Gen. Mgr: June Cressler Norton Reservoir, Harlan County 913-675-3279 NICODEMUS HISTORICAL MARKER Reservoir, Lovewell Reservoir, Wilson Lake, Webster Reservoir Black exodusters from Units—24 established a settlement 12 miles east of Local Contact: Hill City in 1877. Monty Brown, Mayor Lebanon, Kansas 66952 Lodging Accommodations: 913-389-8301 WESTERN HILLS MOTEL JENNINGS West Highway 24 67642 Major Highways: Attraction: Gen. Mgr: Roy Davis US-383 GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER OF THE 913-674-2141 CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES Commercial Airlines: The center is located just off of US 281 Units—28 (Goodland Municipal Airport—88 miles highway on an all-weather road one mile Restaurant southwest) Air Midwest north and one mile west of Lebanon in SANDS MOTEL Town Overview: Smith County, Kansas, as determined by East Highway 24 67642 Jennings (pop. 203) is located 88 miles the government geodetic survey in 1898. Gen. Mgr: Roy Davis northeast of Goodland and 22 miles from This is one of the most popular attractions 913-674-2141 the Nebraska border in Decatur County. in Kansas. Thousands visit this site each year. Units—21 Major Events: Annual Memorial Day Celebration, Christmas Arts and Crafts Gallery in December LOGAN HOXIE Recreation Areas: Major Highways: Norton Reservoir, Sheridan County State K-9 Major Highways: Lake US-24, K-23 Commercial Airlines: Local Contact: (Hays Municipal Airport—70 miles south) Commercial Airlines: Louise Cressler Air Midwest (Goodland Municipal Airport—72 miles PRIDE west) Air Midwest Box 6 67643 Town Overview: 913-678-2233 Logan (pop. 770) is located 70 miles north Town Overview: of Hays and 28 miles from the Nebraska Hoxie (pop. 1540) is located 72 miles east border in Phillips County. of Goodland and 86 miles northwest of Attractions: Major Events: Hays. This town is the county seat of CZECH MEMORIAL MUSEUM Sheridan County. Annual Hansen Plaza Lawn Arts and Kansas Avenue 67643 Crafts Fair in September Major Events: Contact: Lillian Shimmick Sheridan County Fair in July 913-678-2661 Recreation Areas: Logan Lake, Kirwin Reservoir, Webster Recreation Areas: This unique museum is housed in a Reservoir Sheridan County State Lake, Antelope restored former Methodist church built in Lake 1893. Local Contact: Renee McElroy Local Contact: Season: Kansas Day (January 29), Hansen Memorial Plaza Ruth Pieschl, President Memorial Day, and by Main St. 67646 Chamber of Commerce appointment year-round 913-689-4846 Box 839 67740 Hours: by appointment only 913-675-3016 Guided tours: yes 4 Time required: 1-2 hours Accessible: partially Attractions: MICKEY’S ANTIQUES AND UNIQUES MUSEUM 1241 Pine Ave. 67740 Contact: Isabelle Mickey LEBANON Hansen Memorial Museum—Logan 913-675-3223 Major Highways: This three building complex contains US 36. US 281 antique items of interest collected by the Mickey family. 97 Eden, a mausoleum and his own coffin of Season: year-round LOGAN cement. Listed in National Register of Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday Historic Places. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (Continued) Friday, Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Season: year-round Guided tours: yes Hours: (summer) Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Time required: (tour and dinner) 1 hour Attractions: (winter) Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Accessible: yes DANE G. HANSEN MEMORIAL Individual rates: Adults $4.00 MUSEUM Children under 12 free Main St. 67646 with parent Contact: Renee McElroy Group rates: yes, for groups of 10 dr 913-689-4846 more NORTON Guided tours: yes The block square Dane G. Hansen Time required: 1 hour Major Highways: Memorial Plaza in Logan is a monument Accessible: yes US-36, US-283, US-383 to Mr. Hansen, who died in 1967 and left an estimated $15 million to the town that Commercial Airlines: he loved. The one-story quadrant-designed (Hays Municipal Airport—95 miles contemporary structure houses the southeast) Air Midwest library, a museum-gallery, community room and offices for the Dane G. NATOMA Town Overview: Norton (pop. 3561) is located 95 miles Hansen Memorial Foundation. Major Highways: northwest of Hays and eleven miles from K-18 the Nebraska border. This community is Season: year-round except Christmas county seat of Norton County and attracts Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Commercial Airlines: Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Hays Municipal Airport—40 miles hundreds of hunters from the area as "Pheasant Capital of Kansas”. Norton is Sunday and holidays 1-5 p.m. southwest) Air Midwest Guided tours: yes home of the Kansas State Hospital for the Time required: 1 hour Town Overview: mentally handicapped and the Valley Accessible: yes Natoma (pop. 555) is located 40 miles Hope Treatment Center. northeast of Hays in Osborne County. Major Events: Recreation Areas: All Car Show in June, Norton County Fair Plainville Lake, Wilson Reservoir in August, Gun, Coin, Antique Dishes and Collectibles in October, County Arts and LUCAS Local Contact: Crafts Fair in mid-November Wayne Thompson Major Highways: Area Chamber of Commerce Recreation Areas: K-18, K-232 Box 146 Osborne 67473 Sebelius Reservoir, Norton County Lake, PDRA-Golf Course Commercial Airlines: (Hays Municipal Airport—60 miles Local Contact: southwest) Air Midwest, Lucas Charlotte Kindall, Mgr. Airport—2900-foot asphalt lighted surface Area Chamber of Commerce 112 B North State 67654 Town Overview: 913-877-2501 Lucas (pop. 540) is located 60 highway miles northeast of Hays and 6 miles north Attractions: of Wilson Reservoir in Russell County. 15 Major Events: Horace Greeley Ave. 67654 Arts and Crafts Fair and Antique Car ( yamily fltning ' Contact: Charlotte Kindall Display Labor Day weekend 913-877-2501

Recreation Areas: Das Koelling Haus—Natoma This is a replica of Stage Station 15, Wilson Reservoir where legend says Horace Greeley, , , the parents of Billy the Local Contact: Attractions: Kid and other historical personages spent Elmer Svaty, Pres. a stopover together. Chamber of Commerce DAS KOELLING HAUS Box 290 67651 Box 308 67648 Season: year-round 913-525-6157 Contact: Patty Ruggels 913-885-4231 Hours: open always Guided tours: no Attractions: This unique 1906 house, built for Friedrick Time required: 30 minutes Accessible: yes GARDEN OF EDEN and Maria Koelling, is now a popular 2nd and Kansas 67648 restaurant decorated in turn-of-the-century GALLERY OF ALSO RANS Contact: Lou Ella Naegele style. The Koellings were among the early First State Bank 913-525-6395 pioneers in Osborne County and were 105 W. Main 67654 always striving to improve their Contact: Ann Hazlett A man-made "Garden of Eden” was community. The specialties in this restored 913-877-3341 started in 1907 by disabled Civil War home are smoked foods such as salmon, veteran S. P. Dinsmoor, who built his trout, cornish hen, turkey, and barbecue This gallery features paintings and ribs. home of native limestone and aptly called biographies of those presidential it his stone log cabin. Mr. Dinsmoor spent candidates who were unsuccessful in their the next 22 years building the Garden of bid for the nation s highest office. 98 HILLCREST BUDGET HOST MOTEL Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. NORTON Box 249 67654 Sunday 2-4 p.m. Gen. Mgr: Bob Rasmusen (Continued) (Summer—also open eveninqs 913-877-3343 7-9 p.m.) Guided tours: yes Units—25 Season: year-round except legal holidays Time required: 30 minutes Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Accessible: yes Guided tours: no PRAIRIE DOG TOWN Time required: 30 minutes I-70 and US-83 67748 Accessible: no Contact: Larry Farmer OAKLEY 913-672-4994 Plant Tours: Major Highways: Prairie Dog Town features 175 live I-70, US-40, US-83 NORTON STATE HOSPITAL Kansas animals including buffalo, RFD 3 67654 Commercial Airlines: rattlesnakes, pheasants and two Contact: Administrator (Goodland Municipal Airport—60 miles five-legged cows. Tourists are given food 913-877-3301 northwest) Air Midwest to feed tame deer, sheep, goats, prairie dogs, raccoons, foxes, and coyotes. Sheltered workshop for the mentally Town Overview: handicapped Oakley (pop. 2443) is located 60 miles Season: May 1-September 30 southeast of Goodland and serves as Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Advance notice: 1 week county seat of Logan County. In the Individual rates: Adults $2.25 Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 1860s “Buffalo Bill” Cody acquired his Students (12-16) $1.50 Time required: 30 minutes nickname after winning a challenge Children (3-11) 97tf Group rates: yes— 50

Grain dryers and watercoolers manufacturing Point of Interest: CHALK PYRAMIDS Advance notice: 2 weeks These chalk outcroppings, located 26 Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. miles southeast of Oakley, are the Time required: 30 minutes sediment remains of ancient marine life. NEW AGE INDUSTRY Weathering of the warped, twisted oblongs RFD 2 67654 and blocky, cubical sprouting spires has Contact: Bill Sharp revealed a wealth of intriguing fossils. 913-877-5121 The Sphinx—Chalk Pyramids Lodging Accommodations: Aluminum extrusion plant BEST WESTERN GOLDEN PLAINS Attractions: Advance notice: 2 weeks MOTEL Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FICK FOSSIL MUSEUM Jet. US-40 and US-83 67748 Time required: 30 minutes-1 hour 700 W. 3rd 67748 Gen. Mgr: George Walston Accessible: yes 913-672-4839 913-672-3254

More than 10,000 petrified shark teeth are Units—26 Lodging Accommodations: on display at the Fick Fossil Museum. The Restaurant Travel agency commissions BEST WESTERN BROOKS MOTEL unusual collection of fossil artwork, made Rooms for handicapped 900 N. State 67654 from fossils more than 100 million years Gen. Mgr: Jay Utley old, is featured here. The history and OAKLEY TRAVELODGE 913-877-3381 development of the area is told by railroad 708 Center 67748 displays, cattlemen’s brands, photographs, Gen. Mgr: Roy and Judy Johnson Units—38 a general store and a sod house. 913-672-3226 Travel agency commissions Season: year-round except Christmas and Units—25 New Year’s Day Restaurant

99 This museum is on the site of the last Recreation Areas: Kansas Indian raid. In 1878 during a Waconda Lake OAKLEY tragic attempt to reach their homes, forty (Continued) settlers were killed by the North Local Contact: Cheyenne. This museum features period Wayne M. Thompson rooms, Indian artifacts, a country store, Area Chamber of Commerce 1-70 INN sod house, quilt collection, 1907 car, doll Box 146 67473 1-70 and E. Hwy. 40, Box 426 67748 collection, music room, stage coach, 913-346-2881 Mgrs: Norman and Dorothy Yardley pioneer machinery, and stuffed birds and 913-672-3203 animals. Point of Interest: Units—28 Season: April 1-November 30. Closed GEODETIC CENTER MARKER KANSAS KOUNTRY INN holidays and Mondays Southeast of Osborne is the primary mile east of Jet. 40 & 83 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-12 station for all North American surveyors Gen. Mgr: Ruth Weed noon, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. and map makers. 913-672-3131 Sunday 1:30-4:00 p.m. Individual Rates: Adults $1.50 Units—48 Children (under 12) 75tf Lodging Accommodations: MOTEL Guided tours: yes CAMELOT INN 428 Center 67748 Time required: 1 hour Jet. 24 and 281 67473 Gen. Mgr: Bertha Moore Accessible: yes Gen. Mgr: Delbert Yarnell 913-672-3223 913-346-5413

Units—28 Points of Interest: Units—32 Group rates FREE INN PIONEER FAMILY STATUE I-70 and Hwy. 83 67748 This native stone sculpture, by Pete LAZY L MOTEL Gen. Mgr: Jeff Harsh Felten, recalls the struggle for survival on Hwy 281 S. 913-672-3117 the plains. Gen. Mgr: Arthur Riley

Units—24 Units— 12 Lodging Accommodations: BAR-D-BAR MOTEL East Hwy 36 67749 913-475-2263 PHILLIPSBURG OBERLIN Units— 18 Major Highways: BED & BREAKFAST Major Highways: US-83, US-36 c/o Jim Halbert US-36, US-183 501 N. York, Box 292 Commercial Airlines: Commercial Airlines: (Goodland Municipal Airport—92 miles Oberlin 67749 (Hays Municipal Airport—62 miles south) southwest) Air Midwest, G.P. Express FRONTIER MOTEL Air Midwest Airlines, McCook, Nebraska, 30 miles Oberlin 67749 Dave Eggers, Owner Town Overview: Town Overview: 913-475-2203 Phillipsburg (pop. 3328) is located 62 Oberlin (pop. 2545) is located 92 miles miles north of Hays and 17 miles from the northeast of Goodland and 12 miles from Units—27 Nebraska border. This town is county seat the Nebraska border. This town was first Restaurant of Phillips County, home of the world’s settled in 1872 and now serves as county first cooperative oil refinery and the only seat of Decatur County. Oberlin is a major STAR MOTEL shingle plant in Kansas. livestock and oil production center. East Hwy 36 67749 913-475-3152 Major Events: Major Events: Gun, Coin and Antique Show in Decatur County Fair in August, Mini-Sapa Units— 14 mid-February, Riverless Festival in Jubilee the last weekend of September, mid-May, Annual P.R.C.A. Phillipsburg Antique Tractor and Threshing Show the Rodeo held the first week in August, first Saturday in October Phillips County Fair in August Recreation Areas: OSBORNE Recreation Areas: Norton Reservoir Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge, Logan Major Highways: Lake Local Contact: US-24, US-281 Barb Wenger, Mgr. Local Contact: Area Chamber of Commerce Commercial Airlines: Penny Dinges, Mgr. 132 S. Penn 67749 (Hays Municipal Airport—70 miles Area Chamber of Commerce 913-475-3441 southwest) Air Midwest 270 State 67661 913-543-2321 Town Overview: Attractions: Osborne (pop. 2144) is located 70 miles LAST INDIAN RAID MUSEUM northeast of Hays and 100 miles Attractions: northwest of Salina. This town is county 258 S. Penn Ave. 67749 FORT BISSELL MUSEUM seat of Osborne County. Contact: Sandy Russell City Park 67661 913-475-2712 Major Events: Contact: Raymond Roller Osborne County Fair in August 913-543-6212

100 Lodging Accommodations: Points of Interest: PHILLIPSBURG QUINTER MOTEL OIL PATCH RUSSELL (Continued) Quinter 67752 This outdoor display of historical oil field Gen. Mgr: Jim Graham artifacts and equipment is located near 913-754-3337 I-70 The stockade of Fort Bissell, occupied between 1872-1878, has been Units— 55 INDIAN AND RAILROAD HISTORICAL reconstructed. Contained within the fort Restaurant MARKER are two original 1872 log cabins, an 1885 Rooms for handicapped Cheyennes, Arapahoes and other tribes store building, the 1879 Glade Depot, a feared danger to their hunting grounds sod house, a gun collection and one-room and frequently raided railroad workers. schoolhouse. Lodging Accommodations: Season: April-October except holidays Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. RUSSELL COUNTRY SQUIRE MOTEL Guided tours: yes Major Highways: West Wichita Ave. 67665 Time required: 30 minutes-1 hour I-70, US-281, US-40 Gen. Mgr: Doris Henderson Accessible: yes 913-483-2194 Commercial Airlines: (Hays Municipal Airport—25 miles west) Units—22 Points of Interest: Air Midwest KENT MOTEL WOODLAND NATURE TRAIL Town Overview: East US-40 67665 This nature trail at Kirwin Reservoir is one Russell (pop. 5565) is located 25 miles 913-483-2146 mile in length. east of Hays and 65 miles west of Salina. Units—25 This town is county seat of Russell Lodging Accommodations: County and is in the center of a large oil MONTE CARLO MOTEL and wheat production area. Russell has 425 E. Wichita 67665 PHIL VILLA MOTEL become known as the "City of Christmas Gen. Mgr: Christm Freeman 980 State 67661 Lights” for the beautiful city and 913-483-3101 913-543-5256 neighborhood lighting programs each holiday season. Units—26 Units—33 RUSSELL’S INN MARK V MOTEL Recreation Areas: Wilson Reservoir, Fossil Lake Jet. 1-70 & US 281 320 W. State St. 67661 Mgr: Dennis Baxter Gen. Mgr: Tavis Call Local Contact: 913-483-2107 913-542-5223 Glenda Finke, Exec. VP Units—65 Chamber of Commerce Units—33 Box 613 Shields Bldg. 67665 Restaurants/cafe nearby WINCHESTER INN 913-483-3401 S. Hwy 281 & I-70 67665 SILVER SADDLE MOTEL 913-483-6960 Gen. Mgrs: Dave & June Homewood US-36 and US-183 67661 913-483-6660 Gen. Mgr: Steve Marwah 913-543-2125 Units— 48

Units—20 Restaurant next door RUSSELL QUINTER SPRINGS Major Highways: Major Highways: K-25 I-70, K-212 Commercial Airlines: Commercial Airlines: (Goodland Municipal Airport—75 miles (Hays Municipal Airport—53 miles east) Attraction: northwest) Air Midwest Air Midwest FOSSIL STATION MUSEUM Town Overview: 331 Kansas St. 67665 Town Overview: Russell Springs (pop. 58) is located 75 Quinter (pop. 1100) is located 53 miles Contact: Jill A. Holt miles southeast of Goodland in the center 913-483-3637 west of Hays in Gove County. The area of Logan County. Known as the "Cow was settled by Mennonite immigrants in Chip Capital of Kansas,” this town is Located in the former 1907 county jail and the 1870’s. located on the old Smoky Hill Trail. operated by the Russell County Historical Local Contact: Society, this museum features the early Major Events: Opal Boone history of Russell County from 1871-1930. Butterfield Trail Ride, Dance and Rodeo Chamber of Commerce on the first weekend of June, Old Settlers Box 35 67752 Season: summer Day and State Cow Chip Throwing 913-754-3671 Hours: Daily 1-4 p.m. Closed Monday Contest on Labor Day Weekend Guided tours: yes Time required: 30-45 minutes Recreation Areas: Accessible: first floor only Logan County State Lake, Sherman State Lake 101 Points of Interest: RUSSELL GEOGRAPHIC CENTER MARKER This location has been officially established as the exact geographic SPRINGS center of the 48 contiguous states. It is 16 (Continued) miles east of Smith Center at Lebanon.

Local Contact: Lodging Accommodations: Marjorie Wright U.S. CENTER MOTEL Butterfield Trail Museum 116 E. Highway 36 66967 Russell Springs 67755 Gen. Mgr: Ron Schinkus 913-751-4495 913-282-6611

Units—20 Attractions: Restaurant BUTTERFIELD TRAIL MUSEUM SMITH S SENTER MOTEL Russell Springs 67755 2695 E. Highway 36 Contact: Curator Owner: Donald Smith 913-751-4242 913-282-6608

This museum is housed in the 1887 Units—21 Logan County Courthouse named to the National Register of Historic Places. Geographic Center Marker—Smith Center General history, pioneer items and a historical research center are featured here. Harlan County Reservoir, Lovewell STOCKTON Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day Reservoir, Wilson Lake, Webster Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-12 noon Reservoir Major Highways: and 1:30 to 5 p.m. US-24, US-183 Sunday 1-5:30 p.m. Local Contact: Guided tours: yes Leo Tuxhorn, Sec. Commercial Airlines: Time required: 30-45 minutes Chamber of Commerce (Hays Municipal Airport—40 miles south) 102 N. Main St. Air Midwest Box 334 66967 913-282-3895 Town Overview: Stockton (pop. 1816) is located 40 miles Attractions: north of Hays and is county seat of Rooks County. First settled in 1871 on the banks INGLEBORO RESTAURANT of the South Solomon River, Stockton is 319 N. Main 66967 now in the center of an important cattle, Contact: Dave Haug wheat and oil production area. 913-282-3798 Major Events: A completely renovated 1879 Victorian Rooks County Fair in August, Solomon house is now one of Kansas’ unique Valley Antique Machine Show in SMITH gourmet restaurants. Antiques and historic September items fill the restaurant which specializes in Alaskan king crab, prime rib, and Recreation Areas: CENTER catfish. The atmosphere recreates the Webster Reservoir, Rooks County State leisurely dining of the past century. Lake, Kirwin Reservoir Major Highways: Reservations are recommended. US-36, US-281 Local Contact: Michele Karlin, Sec.-Mgr. Season: year-round Commercial Airlines: Chamber of Commerce Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11:30 a.m.- Box 1 107 S. Walnut 67669 (Hays Municipal Airport—90 miles 2 p.m. and 5:30-9:30 p.m. southwest) Air Midwest, Smith Center 913-425-6162 Sunday 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and Airport, blacktop airstrip 5-8 p.m. Town Overview: Guided tours: yes Attractions: Smith Center (pop. 2150) is located 120 Time required: (Dinner and tour) 1 hour Accessible: yes LOG HOTEL miles northwest of Salina and 16 miles West Main St. 67669 from the Nebraska border. This community Contact: Mrs. Emil Oliva is county seat of Smith County, near the OLD DUTCH WINDMILL 913-425-6896 geographic center of the continental Located in Wagner Park United States, and in a popular pheasant Contact: Terry Mitchell This building is a replica of the McNulty and quail hunting area. Smith Center is 913-282-3305 Hotel, the first hotel in Stockton. Period known as the City of Tulips. The Old Dutch Windmill is the center of furniture and antiques are located inside. Major Events: attraction in Wagner Park. Its timbers Smith Center Fair in July, Old Settlers were hewn from native logs and its burrs Season: year-round Day in September cut from native stone. Hours: by appointment only Guided tours: no Recreation Areas: Season: year-round Time required: 15 minutes Kirwin Reservoir, Waconda Reservoir, Accessible: no Glen Elder Reservoir, Norton Reservoir, 102 Season: year-round STOCKTON Hours: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday 1-5 p.m. (Continued) Guided tours: yes Time required: 1 hour Accessible: yes ROOKS COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM Lodging Accommodations: Fairgrounds 67669 Contact: Vada Hazen BEST WESTERN WHEEL MOTEL Jet. I-70 and US-283 67672 913-425-6669 Fort Wallace Museum—Wallace Gen. Mgr: Anderson This museum displays historical items 913-743-2178 depicting the history of Rooks County. Units—50 Attractions: Season: year-round Restaurant FORT WALLACE MUSEUM Hours: by appointment and during special Group rates Wallace 67761 events Travel agency commissions Contact: Wilma Whitney 913-891-3564 Museum Guided tours: yes BRYANT MOTEL 913-852-4932 Home Time required: 1 hour 219 Barclay 67672 Accessible: yes 913-743-2151 This museum features pictures of old Fort Units— 19 Wallace, excavated relics of the fort, Points of Interest: historical memorabilia, pioneer items, and SILVER LODGE MOTEL turn-of-the-century clothing in addition to TWIN MOUNDS— SUGAR LOAF MOUND 611 Barclay 67672 the Pond Creek Stage Station and Fifteen miles from Stockton, these points 913-743-5771 Weskan Depot buildings. were once Indian lookout posts. Units— 16 Season: Year-round SUNDOWNER LODGE Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 225 S. First 67672 Guided tours: available on request Gen. Mgr: Nalin Dulhab Time required: 1-2 hours WaKEENEY 913-743-6686 Accessible: no Major Highways: Units—24 I-70, US-283 Restaurant Points of Interest: Rooms for handicapped Commercial Airlines: FORT WALLACE MARKER (Hays Municipal Airport—33 miles east) TRAVELODGE MOTEL Located at Fort Wallace Museum, this Air Midwest E. Exit 1-70 67672 marks the most active frontier post on the 913-743-2121 Smoky Hill Trail from 1865-1878. Town Overview: HIGH PLAINS MARKER WaKeeney (pop. 2489) is located 33 miles Units—27 (20 miles west) Here on the western west of Hays and halfway between Restaurant border of Kansas is the heart of Denver and Kansas City. This community yesterday’s buffalo and Indian country. is in the heart of the golden wheat belt and is called the "Christmas City of the MOUNT SUNFLOWER High Plains." Beautiful handmade holiday Eleven miles north of U.S 40 near the decorations and thousands of illuminated Kansas-Colorado border is the highest lights draw visitors to WaKeeney during WALLACE point in Kansas (Elevation 4,025.5 feet). the yuletide season. Major Highways: FORT WALLACE MONUMENT US-40 Major Events: A memorial to those who served in the 1867 I Troop, U.S. 7th Cavalry and Third Trego County Fair in August Commercial Airlines: U.S. Infantry. Tombstones mark the (Goodland Municipal Airport—40 miles Recreation Areas: graves of those who gave their lives for north) Air Midwest Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Antelope Lake, their country. Webster Reservoir Town Overview: Wallace (pop. 87) is located 30 miles Local Contact: south and 8 miles east of Goodland in Cindy Freeman, Director Wallace County. This historic town is on Trego Co. Economic Development Office the old Smoky Hill Trail and the Butterfield 515 Russell 67672 Overland Dispatch route. 913-743-5785 Major Events: Fort Wallace Rodeo in May Attractions: TREGO COUNTY MUSEUM Recreation Areas: Fairgrounds 67672 Sherman County State Lake Contact: Rudy Spitsnaugle Local Contact: 913-743-2376 Lynn Kirkham Fort Wallace Memorial Assoc. This museum displays historical items Wallace 67761 including old pictures of the county and 913-891-3538 antique utensils.

103 Popular Restaurants Dine with us in Kansas . . .

You’ll discover that our restaurants are some fast-food businesses, drive-ins, major outstanding in service, food and decor. chains, private clubs, and major franchises. Some are nationally famous for the The cafeterias and buffets listed (especially home-style cuisine unique to our area. suited for tour groups) include restaurants From elegant candlelight dinners and specializing in cafeteria and buffet-style tableside cuisine to ethnic specialties and dining OR featuring popular evening down-home country cooking, you will savor buffets. Restaurants featuring buffets only the great taste of Kansas . . . at noon are not listed as buffet restaurants.

This partial listing of the outstanding and * = Cafeteria or Buffet popular dining establishments also includes t = Welcomes Tour Busses

NORTHEAST KANSAS Beloit 67420 Council Grove 66846 REGION BANNER RESTAURANT HAYS HOUSE 720 N. Bell 112 W. Main 913-738-5751 316-767-5911 Abilene 67410 Fried Chicken Beulah’s Ham, Family Dining, Strawberry-Cranberry Pie ABILENE WEST 70 RESTAURANT * MAINLINER RESTAURANT I-70 and K-221 N.E. Hwy. 24 Ellsworth 67439 913-655-2131 913-738-3252 Family Dining, Homemade Pies Steaks, Chicken McATEE’S RESTAURANT THE KIRBY HOUSE RESTAURANT US-56 and US-140 205 N.E. 3rd Brookville 67425 913-472-8981 Family Dining 913-263-7336 BROOKVILLE HOTEL Steaks, Seafood, Family Dining 913-225-6666 Emporia 66801 PRIEM’S PRIDE RESTAURANT Fried Chicken, Old Fashioned Decor 1709 N. Buckeye CJR JUNCTION 913-263-2800 Clay Center 67432 2002 W. 6th Shrimp, Steaks, Family Dining CEDAR COURT RESTAURANT 316-342-2906 SIRLOIN STOCKADE * 9th and Crawford Family Dining 2210 North Buckeye 913-632-4356 GRINGOS 913-263-2050 Chicken, Roast Beef 2702 W. 18th Buffet 316-342-4820 WHITE HOUSE INN RESTAURANT Concordia 66901 Mexican Foods 101 Northwest 14th St. BOBBIE & DOTS HOLIDAY INN RESTAURANT 913-263-3600 101 W. 6th 2700 W. 18th Steaks, Family Dining 913-243-3040 316-343-3433 Family Dining Family Dining Alma 66401 FRONTIER II HOUSE OF MA STONE WALL RESTAURANT & SUPPER US-81 1404 Industrial CLUB 913-243-2892 316-342-3433 K-99 66401 Family Dining Cantonese Foods 913-765-2205 Family Dining SKYLINER STEAK HOUSE LEONIDA S RESTAURANT 2021 Lincoln 1839 Merchant Atchison 66002 913-243-1380 316-342-8850 Steaks, Family Dining Steaks, Family Dining PETE’S STEAK HOUSE 618 Commercial THUNDERBIRD RESTAURANT # NEW CHINA RESTAURANT US-81 913-367-7096 607 Merchant 913-243-4756 Homemade Pizza, Kansas Steaks 316-32-1170 Buffet Chinese Foods 104 Emporia (Continued) MRS. PETER S INC. NEW CHINA INN 4960 State 66102 Leavenworth Plaza PINATAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT 913-287-7711 3400 S. 4th St. 841 W. 6th Fried Chicken 913-651-8088 316-342-1949 Authentic Chinese Food PITKO'S RESTAURANT Mexican Foods 1111 N 5th 66101 ORIENTAL GARDEN RANCH HOUSE RESTAURANT 913-342-2887 201 N. 5th 4215 W. US-50 Family Dining 913-682-7661 316-343-7920 Authentic Chinese Food SHONEY'S Family Dining 4801 State 66104 SKYVIEW SUPPER CLUB TRAVELODGE COLONIAL INN 913-287-3803 404 Grand 3021 W. US-50 Family Dining 913-682-2653 316-342-2421 Steaks, Lobster, Shrimp Steaks, Bar Lawrence 66044 Lenexa BUFFALO BOB S OLD CARPENTER Eskridge 66423 HALL SMOKE HOUSE TIPPIN’S RESTAURANT FLINT HOUSE RESTAURANT 719 Massachusetts AND PIE PANTRY Lake Wabaunsee 913-841-6400 8693 Bluejacket 66214 5 miles west of Eskridge Barbequed Meats 913-541-8185 Family Dining, Homemade Pies 913-449-2811 CASTLE TEA ROOM Steaks, Shrimp, Fried Chicken 1307 Massachusetts THE WINDS 913-843-1151 13220 W. 87th Fairway 66205 Special arrangements for groups in a 913-888-9463 LEONA YARBROUGH’S SPECIALTY historic setting Gourmet Dining, Nightly Entertainment DINING CORNUCOPIA ZARDA'S HICKORY PIT BARBECUE 2800 W. 53rd 1801 Massachusetts 11931 W. 87th St. 66215 913-722-4800 913-842-9367 913-492-3330 Homestyle Cooking Homemade Breads, Salad Bar, Quiches Homemade Barbecue WOLFERMAN’S GOOD THINGS TO EAT COSTELLO'S GREENHOUSE 2820 W. 53rd RESTAURANT Lorraine 67459 913-432-7130 3400 West 6th LORRAINE CAFE Specialty Dining 913-749-1255 Lorraine Continental Cuisine 913-472-4727 Junction City 66441 DOS HOMBRES Home-Cooked Meals COHEN'S CHICKEN AND STEAK HOUSE 815 New Hampshire 104 Flint Hills Blvd. 913-841-7286 Louisburg 66053 913-238-6031 Mexican Food Chicken, Steaks, Barbecue Ribs BLAIR HOUSE RESTAURANT f FURR'S CAFETERIAS South 5th and Old 69 PINATA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 1 2300 Iowa 913-837-4419 322 W. 6th 913-842-4062 Country Atmosphere 913-238-7346 NABIL'S RESTAURANT Mexican Foods Manhattan 66502 925 Iowa PINATA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 2 913-841-7226 AGGIE STATION 205 W. 18th Continental Cuisine 1115 Moro 913-762-5513 913-776-0030 WINTHROP ROOM Mexican Foods Contemporary, Fine Dining Eldridge Hotel 7th & Massachusetts BURGUNDY'S Kansas City 913-749-5011 530 Richards Drive THE EAGLE’S RESTAURANT Family Dining, Special arrangements for 913-539-5311 9000 State 66109 groups in a historic setting Continental and Nouveau Cuisine 913-334-4995 THE COTTON CLUB Family Dining Leavenworth 66048 418 Poyntz FASONE'S CHUCKWAGON SMOKEHOUSE 913-539-6656 5648 State 66102 1709 Metropolitan Continental and American Cuisine 913-287-6051 913-682-1012 FALSETTO'S ITALIAN PASTA HOUSE Fine Dining, Banquet Facilities Barbecue, Steaks, Shrimp 2304 Stagg Hill Rd. FRITZ’S UNION STATION RESTAURANT GREEN’S 913-537-8443 250 N. 18th 66102 209 Delaware Authentic Italian Cooking 913-281-2777 913-682-1285 THE GREENERY Train Servie at Table Steaks, Seafood 1501 Tuttle Creek Blvd. FURR'S CAFETERIA LA PALOMA BLANCA 913-539-5391 Family Dining 7812 State Avenue 66109 1207 10th Ave. 913-334-5550 913-682-5594 GREGOV’S RESTAURANT Family Dining Mexican and American 2605 Stagg Hill Rd. 913-776-1234 Continental and American Cuisine

105 Manhattan (Continued) PONCHO'S RESTAURANT TORREON MEXICAN FOOD 429 S. Main 9129 Elmhurst 66212 HUNAM CHINESE RESTAURANT 913-242-8227 913-648-9582 1304 Westloop Mexican Food Mexican Foods 913-539-8888 WONG'S RESTAURANT Overland Park Chinese Food 9921 Santa Fe Dr. 66212 KENNEDY’S CLAIM BITTER CREEK RESTAURANT 913-888-3000 2304 Stagg Hill Rd. 9533 Nall 66204 Chinese Foods 913-537-8440 913-648-4404 Steaks, Seafood, Cocktails Steak , Barbecued Chicken Ozawkie 66070 PLUM TREE RESTAURANT BO LING'S APPLE VALLEY FARM * 530 Richards Drive 9055 Metcalf 66212 RFD 1 913-539-5311 913-341-1718 913-876-2114 Family Dining Chinese Food Buffet

UNIVERSITY CLUB BRAVO'S RISTORANTE Salina 67401 17th and Anderson 10316 Metcalf 66212 913-539-7531 913-383-3764 ANTHONY'S CAFE Continental and American Cuisine Italian 112 S. 7th 913-825-1558 CHI CHI'S Mexican Food Minneapolis 67467 8901 Metcalf 66212 GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER INN 913-383-1832 APPLEBEES RESTAURANT 213 N Rock Mexican Food 2404 S. 9th 913-392-2082 FIRST WATCH 913-825-1558 Charcoal Broiled Steaks, Homemade Pies 7305 W. 95th Street 66212 Family Dining 913-383-2904 ARBY'S ROAST BEEF Olathe 66061 Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch 510 S. Broadway FURR'S CAFETERIA FURR'S CAFETERIA 913-827-1341 125 S. Clairborne Road 9421 Metcalf 66212 Fast Foods 913-764-8333 913-341-1908 BAYARD'S CAFE GATE'S & SON'S BAR-B-Q Cafeteria Style 2301 N. 9th 215 N Rawhide HAYWARD'S BAR-B-Q 913-825-4351 913-764-6210 11051 Antioch 66212 Family Dining Barbecue Meats 913-649-8005 BEIJING RESTAURANT JUMPIN' CATFISH RESTAURANT Barbecue Foods 1601 W. Crawford 1861 E. 151st Street HOUSTON'S 913-823-1685 913-829-3474 7111 W. 95th Street 66212 Chinese Food Seafood, Family Dining 913-642-0630 BETTY'S FRIED CHICKEN OXFORD PLACE Southern 752 N. Broadway 1305 Ott JOSE'S III RESTAURANT 913-823-2691 913-782-4430 8908 W. 95th St. 66212 Fried Chicken, Chicken Fried Steak Special Selections 913-642-8268 BIG CHEESE PIZZA Mexican Food 732 S. Broadway Oskaloosa 6606f K. C. MASTERPIECE BBQ & GRILL 913-825-2283 THE KITCHEN AND SUNFLOWER CLUB 10985 Metcalf 66212 Pizza Highway 59 913-345-8646 BOARD OF TRADE LOUNGE 913-863-2420 Barbecue 1700 E. Iron Country Dining NIKKO'S STEAKHOUSE 913-827-9121 10800 Metcalf 66210 Buffet Luncheon— Mon.-Fri. Ottawa 66067 913-451-8000 BOGEY'S GUY & MAE'S TAVERN Japanese 214 W. Kirwin Williamsburg, KS PUTSCH'S METCALF SOUTH * 913-825-9478 BBQ Ribs 95th and Metcalf 66212 & Ice Cream L * LCAFE 913-649-9390 BONANZA 1518 S, Main Cafeteria 527 S. Broadway 913-242-9788 RAMADA INN—JONATHAN'S 913-827-1646 Noon/Evening Buffet 8787 Reeder 66214 Steak House LITTLE DRAGON RESTAURANT 913-888-8440 THE BRANCH RESTAURANT 1205 N. Main Prime Rib, Chicken Kiev 222 E. Diamond Dr. 913-242-6184 REGAN'S RESTAURANT 913-825-1571 Ext. 140 Chinese Food 8031 Metcalf 66204 Family Dining 913-648-2553 NEW YORK DELI Family Dining 125 E. Second #1—520 South Broadway 913-242-3354 TIPPINS 913-827-6908 Original N.Y. Deli 11005 Metcalf 66210 #2—316 E. Iron 913-491-0926 913-823-1527 Sandwiches

106 Salina (Continued) K-BOB’S STEAK HOUSE RUSSELL’S RESTAURANT 640 Westport Blvd. 649 Westport Blvd. CAFE IN THE PARK 913-823-2613 913-823-5733 453 S. Broadway Steak House Family Dining 913-827-5260 KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN Family Dining SANDS RESTAURANT 1000 E. Crawford 261 S. Broadway THE CAROUSEL 913-825-0322 913-825-9941 621 Westport Blvd. Fast Food Family Dining 913-825-8216 KEY MAR RESTAURANT SCHEME RESTAURANT Buffet 2018 S. 9th 123 N. 7th CAVALIER CLUB 913-827-8631 913-823-5125 716 N. 12th Chinese & American Pizza & Sandwiches 913-827-5964 LA HACIENDA SIRLOIN STOCKADE Steaks, Seafood. Chicken 641 S. Broadway 1200 E. Crawford CHURCH’S FRIED CHICKEN 913-825-9600 913-823-2787 402 W. Crawford Mexican Food Steak House 913-827-2263 LONG JOHN SILVER’S SONIC DRIVE INN Fast Food 1019 E. Crawford 310 S. Santa Fe COZY INN HAMBURGERS 913-827-6083 913-825-9614 108 N. 7th Fast Food Fast Food 913-825-9407 LENORE’S LA CASITA SUB & STUFF Hamburgers 2338 Planet Ave. #1—671 S. Broadway CROSSROADS CAFE 913-823-5333 913-823-7458 2225 N. 9th Mexican #2— 145 S. Santa Fe 913-825-5841 913-823-6897 MARS RESTAURANT Sandwiches Family Dining 712 S. Broadway DADDY’S RESTAURANT 913-827-3351 OF SALINA 120 E. Diamond Dr. Chinese & American 1700 W. Crawford 913-825-6414 913-827-2723 McDONALDS RESTAURANT Family Dining #1—645 S. Broadway Tacos BRAZIER SOUTH 913-825-5301 TACO JOHN’S South Ohio & Buckeye #2—844 E. Crawford 303 S. Santa Fe 913-825-5150 913-825-2511 913-825-6382 Fast Food & Ice Cream #3—2236 Planet Ave. Tacos 913-825-6775 DAIRY QUEEN BRAZIER NORTH Fast Food TACO TICO I-70 & US 81 916 E. Crawford 913-825-1223 MID-AMERICAN INN RESTAURANT 913-823-2547 Fast Food & Ice Cream 1842 N. 9th Tacos DAIRY QUEEN NORTH 913-823-2670 TONY’S RESTAURANT & WINERY 321 N. Ninth Family Dining 244 S. Santa Fe 913-823-6109 PAPPA D'S 913-823-3951 Italian & American Ice Cream 202B East Iron FAT ERNIE’S FAMILY DINING 913-825-1496 UNION STATION CAFE 540 S. Broadway Italian Food 719 Bishop 913-825-9906 913-823-1260 PIZZA HUTS Family Dining Family Dining #1— 1200 S. Santa Fe GUTIERREZ 913-825-4422 VILLAGE INN PANCAKE HOUSE 1935 S. Ohio #2—600 S. Broadway 2445 S. 9th 913-825-1649 913-823-6555 913-827-5555 Mexican & American #3—550 S. Ohio Pancake House, Family Dining 913-823-5169 WENDY’S OLD FASHIONED HARDEE'S OF SALINA Pizza #1— 1318 S. Santa Fe HAMBURGERS 750 S. Broadway 913-827-5824 RAMADA INN RESTAURANT #2— 1400 E. Iron 913-827-7322 1951 N. 9th Fast Food 913-827-2552 913-823-2619 #3—701 S. Broadway Seafood & Family Dining WESTERN SIZZLIN STEAK HOUSE 913-827-5832 1708 W. Crawford Fast Food RANGER’S STEAK HOUSE 913-827-5078 148 S. Broadway Steak House, Family Dining HOLIDAY INN/HOLIDOME & 913-823-3491 CONVENTION CTR. 1616 W. Crawford RED COACH INN RESTAURANT Topeka 2110 W. Crawford 913-823-1739 BARB’S UPTOWN 913-825-2166 Family Dining & Buffet 1306 S. Kansas Ave. 66612 Family Dining JIM S COUNTRY STYLE CHICKEN 913-232-3610 649 S. Broadway ROADRUNNER RESTAURANT Steaks 913-827-5076 1944 N. 9th Family Dining— Catering 913-825-5023 Truck Stop 107 Topeka (Continued) HOWARD JOHNSON'S RESTAURANT POR E RICHARDS BEEF N STEIN HOUSE Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge 707 S. Kansas Ave. 66603 BILLARD AIRPORT RESTAURANT 3839 Topeka Ave. 66609 913-233-4276 Billard Airport 66617 913-266-4700 Steaks, Chicken, Sandwiches Clams, Steak, Beef Burgundy 913-232-4048 RED LOBSTER Aviation Decor, Steaks, Seafood HUNAM RESTAURANT 201 S.W. 29th 66611 BURGER KING 5005 W. 29th St. 66614 913-267-2850 2817 SE California 913-273-3090 Seafood Chinese Foods 913-267-5239 ROSA'S RESTAURANT KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN 2801 E. 6th 66607 BENNIGAN'S 3211 S.W. Topeka Ave. 66611 913-233-9842 3251 S. Topeka Ave 66611 913-266-8804 Authentic 913-266-6660 3920 W. 21st 66604 SCHLOTZSKY'S SANDWICH SHOP CASA 913-272-2228 2019 S.W. Gage 66604 3320 S.W. Topeka Blvd. 66611 1812 N.W. Topeka Ave. 66608 913-272-4313 913-266-4503 913-354-8888 Authentic Foods of Mexico 607 S. Kansas Ave. 66603 THE LOFT RESTAURANT 913-234-3256 CHINA INN 417 W. 37th 66611 Fresh-Baked Bread 2010 N. Central 66608 913-267-1706 913-233-2319 SHOWCASE DINNER THEATRE Steak, Seafood Chinese Dishes 501 W. 37th 66611 LUCKY FIVE RESTAURANT 913-267-2558 COUNTRY KETTLE t Dinner Theatre Holiday Inn Downtown 1118 Seward 66616 914 Madison 66607 913-296-9182 SOUTHERN RESTAURANT SOUTHTOWN Mexican Foods 913-232-7721 Ramada Inn Southtown Salmon, Steaks, Specialty Buffets MANSION RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN 3847 Topeka Ave. 66609 Ramada Inn Downtown 913-267-1800 DILLEY'S FAMILY RESTAURANT Steaks, Chicken, Shrimp 511 S. Topeka Blvd. 66603 420 E. 6th 66603 913-234-0023 913-233-8981 STEAK & ALE Family Dining Fried Chicken, Steaks 3225 S. Topeka Blvd. 66611 MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS 913-267-1600 FIRST BITE SANDWICH SHOPPE Steaks, Prime Rib, Lobster 709 S. Kansas Ave. 66603 1100 S. Kansas Ave. 66612 913-232-4434 913-232-1633 TACO CASA Sandwiches, Soups 2001 N.W. Topeka Ave. 66608 1423 W. 6th 66606 913-232-9081 913-357-7521 FURR'S CAFETERIA Mexican Food 3320 S. Topeka 66611 2880 S.E. California 66605 913-267-5180 913-267-6181 TED E. BEAR'S 3117 S.W. Topeka Ave. 66611 435 S. Kansas Ave. GODFATHER'S PIZZA 913-266-4770 913-233-5443 5300 W. 17th 66604 Sandwiches 913-273-4190 5525 S.W. 21st 66604 913-273-1741 TEVIS' RESTAURANT GROVER'S SMOKEHOUSE 821 W. 6th St. 66603 100 W. 29th St. 66611 1201 Gage 66604 913-296-9823 913-267-0033 913-273-0111 Famous Fried Chicken Huntoon & Gage MCFARLAND'S RESTAURANT 913-273-7331 4133 Gage Center Drive 66610 TIA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT Barbecue Foods 913-272-6909 821 S.W. 21st 66604 Prime Rib, Sauerbraten, Seafood 913-232-0719 Homemade Mexican Food HANOVER PANCAKE HOUSE THE MEAT & CHEESE SHOP LTD. 1034 Kansas Ave. 66612 4005 Gage Center Drive 66604 TOP OF THE TOWER 913-232-1111 913-273-2133 One Townsite Plaza 66603 Family Dining Sandwiches 913-354-7746 Steaks, Seafood, Fine Dining HARDEE'S MICHELLE'S RESTAURANT 2910 S.E. California 66605 Holiday Inn West TOPEKA STEAK HOUSE 913-266-4002 605 Fairlawn 66606 526 DuPont Rd. 66605 3820 S.W. 29th 66614 913-272-8040 913-379-9994 913-273-0994 Chateaubriand Steaks, Seafood, Lobster 2300 N. Topeka 66608 PICASSO TOPEKA TRUCK PLAZA 913-235-2554 5243 Southwest Drive 66614 1235 S.W. Wanamaker 66604 2424 S.W. 6th 66606 913-272-6300 913-272-9192 913-235-5772 Steaks, Seafood Home-Style Cooking, Buffet HICKORY HOUSE CAFETERIA * PIZZA HUT VALENTINO'S 534 Kansas Ave. 66603 3406 S. Topeka 66611 4011 W. 29th 66614 913-232-2804 913-266-4292 913-273-3780 Cafeteria Italian Food, Luncheon Buffet PLANTATION STEAK HOUSE 6646 N.W. Topeka Ave. 66617 913-288-9868 Steaks, Family Dining 108 Topeka (Continued) HOLIDAY INN RESTAURANT OLD FORT CAFETERIA * 3030 S. Santa Fe 3 West Oak St. VILLAGE INN PANCAKE HOUSE 316-431-0850 316-223-6880 3501 S.W. Topeka 66611 Prime Rib, Steaks Cafeteria 913-267-8322 KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN RESTAURANT 1033 S.W. Gage Blvd. 66604 511 W. Cherry Route 2 913-273-5790 ~ 316-431-3400 316-223-9721 Family Dining Family Dining LA ROSA DE ORO VISTA DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT 1125 S. Steuben TASTEE FREEZ RESTAURANT 250 E 29th 66605 316-431-9773 1711 South National 913-233-2402 Mexican Food 316-223-5065 1050 S.W. Wanamaker 66604 Family Dining, Homemade Ice Cream McDONALDS 913-273-2920 101 W. 14th Fredonia 66736 WENDY'S 316-431-2938 2027 Fairlawn Rd 66604 SAFARI INN RESTAURANT COUNTRY HOUSE 913-273-3200 South US-169 Highway 96 North 2025 N.W Topeka 66608 316-431-9460 316-378-2140 913-233-3220 Family Dining, Steaks Family Dining 3250 S.W. Topeka 66611 SONIC DRIVE IN ROCKY RIDGE RESTAURANT 913-267-3288 1029 S. Santa Fe RFD 3 316-431-4410 316-378-3303 WESTERN SIZZLIN STEAK HOUSE Fine Country Cuisine 701 S.W. 31st 66611 913-267-2977 Coffeyville 67337 Steaks Frontenac 66762 BABBO'S PIZZA & PASTA 1503 W. 11th BARTO'S IDLE HOUR STEAK HOUSE Vassar 66543 316-251-0709 202 South Santa Fe 316-232-9834 GREEN ACRES RESTAURANT BUTTERFIELD’S FOOD AND Entrance Pomona Reservoir Dam EMPORIUM Girard 66743 913-453-9278 104 W. 11th St. Broasted Chicken 316-251-2250 NICK'S RESTAURANT 302 W. St. John VASSAR SHORTLINE RESTAURANT Family Dining K-268 and K-368 316-724-4232 CHINA GARDEN Fried Chicken, Steak 913-828-3249 812 E. 11th Victorian Railcar Atmosphere 316-251-6570 Independence 67301 Chinese and American Waterville 66548 CHINA STAR RESTAURANT FAMILY STEAKHOUSE 2001 W. Main St. WEAVER HOTEL 102 W. 11th 316-331-6240 Waterville 316-251-0012 Chinese Foods 913-785-8796 Family Dining Family Style Fried Chicken GREAT CHINA RESTAURANT GEORGE'S CAFETERIA * 120 E. Main St. 228 W. 9th St. 316-331-0060 316-251-5690 Chinese Foods Cafeteria SOUTHEAST KANSAS KAREN’S RESTAURANT PEDRO S MEXICAN RESTAURANT 211 W. Main St. REGION 1115 E. 4th St. 316-331-2750 316-251-6685 Homestyle Dining Baxter Springs 66713 Mexican Food

CHUCK WAGON RESTAURANT SIRLOIN STOCKADE lola 66749 2327 Military 600 Northeast 316-856-5286 316-251-8156 CORONADO EXPEDICION Family Dining, Steaks Family Dining 1401 East 316-365-8352 MURPHYS RESTAURANT SOUTHERN SUPPER CLUB Mexican Foods 11th and Military South Coffeyville, Oklahoma 316-856-3263 913-255-6005 MAJESTIC INN RESTAURANT * Family Dining Steaks/Seafood US-54 and US-169 316-365-5161 VAN'S STEAK HOUSE TOWNSMAN’ RESTAURANT * Buffet 2447 Military 600 Northeast St. 316-856-5506 316-251-2010 Mulberry 66756 Family Dining, Steaks Family Dining COUNTRY COVE SUPPER CLUB Chanute 66720 Fort Scott 66701 Route 1 316-764-8841 ALTA & STANS RESTAURANT GREAT SCOTT RESTAURANT Fine Country Cuisine 321 E. Main 101 State 316-431-0052 316-223-0124 Family Meals Family Dining

109 Parsons 67357 SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN 1804 North Summit KATY STATION REGION 316-442-1300 1000 Main St. LEON’S DRIVE IN 316-421-5620 Arkansas City 67005 Char-Broiled Steaks 526 North Summit BIG CHEESE PIZZA 316-442-1970 PARSONIAN COFFEE SHOP 1501 North Summit LONG JOHN SILVER'S 1725 Broadway 316-442-7627 316-421-4400 1600 North Summit Steaks, Lobster, Chicken BRAUMS 316-442-8870 514 North Summit LOVES SNACK BAR Pittsburg 66762 316-442-7983 1720 North Summit CHICKEN ANNIE'S BRICKS 316-442-9302 301 South Summit RFD 1 McDONALDS 316-231-9460 316-442-5390 2022 North Summit Fried Chicken Full Service Restaurant 316-442-3122 BUCKET OF BURGERS CHICKEN MARY'S THE PATIO RFD 1 1400 South Summit 312 South Summit 316-231-9510 316-442-1912 316-442-KWIK Fried Chicken THE COFFEE BREAK PIZZA HUT HARRY'S CAFE 320 South Summit 2504 North Summit 412 N. Broadway 316-442-8488 316-442-1900 316-232-9703 DAISY MAE CAFE Family Dining, Home-Baked Pies PIZZA INN 511 West Madison 2113 North Summit HOLIDAY INN IRON GATE t 316-442-9877 316-442-8441 4020 Parkview Drive DEIBEL’S 316-231-8700 RUSTY NAIL STEAK HOUSE 1625 North Summit Fine Family Dining 2906 N. Summit 316-442-9749 316-442-0000 HUNAN GARDEN Oriental & American 808 N. Broadway SONIC DRIVE IN EL TACO 316-232-4840 1515 North Summit 3122 N. Summit Cantonese Foods 316-442-9855 316-442-6900 JACK'S STEAK HOUSE Mexican & American SOUTH SUMMIT CARRY OUT 2912 N. Broadway 1511 South Summit ERNIE’S UPTOWN RESTAURANT 316-232-9787 316-442-9774 111 North Summit Family Dining 316-441-0298 TACO TICO JIM’S STEAK HOUSE 2506 North Summit GARDEN RESTAURANT 20th and Broadway 316-442-6840 Regency Court, 3232 North Summit 316-231-5941 316-442-7700 WENDY’S OLD FASHIONED Steaks, Family Dining HAMBURGERS GREENDOOR LA FAMILIA OLD FRISCO CANTINA 1900 North Summit 714 W. Madison 209 N. Broadway 316-442-7840 316-442-1685 Mexican Food Mexican Food OTTO'S CAFE Augusta 67010 THE GRINDER MAN 711 N. Broadway HOMESTEAD INN 101 South Summit 316-231-6110 515 W. 7th 316-442-6420 Family Dining 316-775-5487 Hot Sandwiches PICHLER’S CHICKEN ANNIE’S Country Cooking SHACK Langdon Lane, RR 3 LEHR’S RESTAURANT 611V2 W. Madison 316-232-9260 227 W. 7th 316-442-0385 Fried Chicken 316-775-6911 SANDS LANDMARK RESTAURANT HARDEE'S Mexican Food, Seafood 2412 S. Broadway 1321 North Summit 316-231-6550 316-442-5070 Beaumont 67012 Family Dining J.C.’s B-B-Q BEAUMONT HOTEL 1402 South Summit Main St. Riverton 66770 316-442-9801 316-843-2242 SPRING RIVER INN JANNI’S FROZEN YOGURT Steaks, Italian Food 316-848-3645 1524 North Summit Rural Dining, Squaw Bread 316-442-5708 Cottonwood Falls 66845 JERRY’S DONUTS EMMA CHASE CAFE Scammon 66773 909 North Summit 317 Broadway MIKE’S FINE FOODS 316-442-7610 316-273-8635 Pastries, Breads Rt. 1 JOHNNY T’S FAMILY RESTAURANT 316-479-6191 1701 North Summit Ravioli, Chicken, Steaks 316-441-0861

110 Derby 67037 DUTCH KITCHEN Marion 66861 Route 1 THE EMBERS 316-662-2554 KINGFISHER’S INN 311 N. Baltimore Amish Homestyle Cooking Route 2 316-788-3302 316-382-8646 Family Dining EVERYBODY’S Chicken, Shrimp, Steaks 208 W. Fifth El Dorado 67042 316-662-6345 McPherson 67460 Family Dining RED COACH INN RESTAURANT APPLEGATE’S LANDING 2529 W. Central GEORGE’S RESTAURANT 1st and Mulberry 316-321-4500 709 S. Main 316-241-2242 Steaks, Homemade Pastries 316-665-6991 Family Dining CAROL LEE DONUT SHOP STARDUST RESTAURANT 224 N. Main 1127 N. Main HOLIDAY INN RESTAURANT 316-241-5336 316-321-6444 KONA KAFE AND ISLANDER CLUB Cantonese Foods 1400 N. Lorraine CHURCH’S FRIED CHICKEN 316-669-9311 616 N. Main Steaks and Seafood 316-241-4303 Great Bend 67530 KIKO'S RESTAURANT THE CREAMERY BLACK ANGUS STEAK RANCH 317 N. Main 906 E. Kansas 2900 10th St. 316-669-8516 316-241-5022 316-792-4386 Mexican Foods Charcoal-Broiled Steaks DAIRY QUEEN LEMS RESTAURANT 1015 S. Main DAKES PANCAKE HOUSE & 1401 E. 11th 316-241-0933 RESTAURANT 316-662-4287 4909 10th St. Cantonese Foods 316-792-6252 806 E. Kansas Breakfast Anytime, Full Lunch & Dinner ROYAL INN RESTAURANT 316-241-7797 Menu 15 W. 4th St. GUISEPPE’S SUB & PIZZA 316-663-2015 910 E. Kansas GOLDEN CORRAL FAMILY STEAK Family Dining HOUSE 316-241-8770 4705 10th St. THE SAND TREE HAPPY CHEF RESTAURANT 316-792-5428 14 N. Main 2090 E. Kansas 316-662-1864 Steaks 316-241-5611 Epicurean Dining HOLIDAY INN RESTAURANT HARDEES RESTAURANT 3017 10th St. Kingman 67068 1301 N. Mam 316-792-2431 316-241-5145 Steaks, Chicken, Seafood CORRAL CAFE 346 N. Main HUNAN’S CHINESE RESTAURANT HONG KONG RESTAURANT 2108 E. Kansas 5220 10th St. 316-532-5301 316-241-3366 316-799-2685 FAT ERNIE’S Cantonese Food, Steaks 1123 East US-54 JD S KWIK BURGER 316-532-3323 629 W. Kansas K-BOB’S STEAK HOUSE & SALAD 316-241-4545 WAGON Homestyle Cooking 4812 10th St. RANCH HOUSE RESTAURANT KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN 316-792-7326 1122 East 54 2118 E. Kansas Full Service Menu 316-532-3733 316-241-1762 PANCHO’S RESTAURANT LONG JOHN SILVERS’ SEAFOOD 2623 10th St. Leon 67074 SHOPPE 316-793-9853 2115 E. Kansas PRAIRIE HOUSE Mexican Foods 316-241-1521 100 S. Main RALPH WALLACE RESTAURANT * 316-745-9210 MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT 1203 Main Prime Rib, Apple Desserts 2101 E. Kansas 316-793-6162 316-241-0522 Buffet Lindsborg 67456 MISS PIGGY’S CHUCK WAGON 421 N. 81 Bypass Hutchinson 6501 McPherson at Cole 316-241-8386 CASA DE ZAKI 913-227-2434 PEAR TREE RESTAURANT 700 E. Fourth HOTEL BRUNSWICK RESTAURANT 121 W. Marlin 316-663-5221 202 S. Main 316-241-1569 Mexican Foods 913-227-2913 PIZZA HUT Fine Dining, Victorian Atmosphere 2215 E. Kansas SWEDISH CROWN RESTAURANT * 316-241-5588 121 N. Main PONCHO’S 913-227-2076 316 N. Main 316-241-8440

111 McPherson (Continued) DONALD'S SERVATERIA * AH-SO ORIENTAL RESTAURANT 1123 E. 1st St. 3002 E. Central RED COACH RESTAURANT 316-672-5341 316-682-4912 2111 E. Kansas Buffet ALBERT’S RESTAURANT 316-241-0983 DRAGON'S DEN 6425 E. Kellogg SIRLOIN STOCKADE 713 E. 1st 316-684-1861 2211 E. Kansas 316-672-2532 Oriental Food 316-241-1422 Chinese— American Food ALOHA RESTAURANT & CLUB SIR ROBERT'S FAMILY RESTAURANT GOLDEN CORRAL 8065 Peach Tree Lane 2045 E. Kansas 1413 E. 1st 316-684-1102 316-241-3500 316-672-6527 Oriental Food Family Dining SONYA'S AMARILLO GRILL Vintage Square, 111 N. Main THE KITCHEN Kellogg & Airport Road 314 S. Main 316-722-5666 TACO TICO 316-672-2241 2100 E. Kansas Family Dining 6615 E. Central 316-241-5460 316-685-5050 MAYHEWS RESTAURANT WENDY'S West Highway 54 AMERICAN CAFE 610 N. Main 316-672-3681 Hilton East, Kellogg & Rock Road 316-241-0070 Steaks, Prime Rib 316-686-7131 ANGELO’S ITALIAN FOODS Mount Hope 67108 RAMON'S 806 W. 1st 6617 W. Central BUSH'S FINE COUNTRY DINING 316-672-5766 316-942-7071 24640 W. 77th N. Authentic Mexican Food 3105 E. Harry 316-445-2524 316-682-1473 Family Dining SEVILLE INN RESTAURANT 1400 W. 54 ANGEL’S 316-672-9433 345 Riverview Newton 67114 Family Dining 316-268-0290 BRASS "500” DELI UPTOWN CAFE ATRIUM (6th Floor) 500 Main Place, 5th and Main 202 S. Main Wichita Royale, 125 N. Market 316-283-7840 316-672-6116 316-263-2101 CHARLIE'S RESTAURANT Family Dining BAGATELLE Exit 31, First St. & 1-135 1425 N. Pershing 316-283-0790 South Haven 67140 316-684-5662 CHINA GARDEN THE VILLAGE Sandwiches 411 N. Main I-35 and US-166 BAMBOO HOUSE RESTAURANT 316-284-2000 316-892-5245 1015 N. Broadway Chinese-American Food Buffet Steaks, Seafood, Omelets 316-265-0555 "D" BARN Oriental Food 13/4 miles west of Meridian on 24th St. Wellington 67152 BARN’RDS ROAST BEEF RESTAURANT 316-283-6653 ANDY'S RESTAURANT 2037 N. Woodlawn Advanced reservations necessary 1604 North A 316-686-2431 LEN & FLO S KITCHEN 316-326-2776 Sandwiches 713 Main Steaks, Family Dining BENNIGAN’S 316-283-3650 COUNTRY ACRES German Foods, Homemade Breads, Buns & 111 S. Rock Road 1015 E. 16th 316-681-3255 Pies 913-326-2862 BIB & RIB BAR-B-QUE OLD MILL RESTAURANT & WINE BAR Family Dining 301 North Main 2420 S. Oliver GRANNY’S KITCHEN 316-684-3226 316-283-3510 1001 E. 15th Steaks, Seafood, Pastries 316-326-3421 BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB RED COACH INN RESTAURANT Family Dining 7700 E. Kellogg 316-686-3394 Exit 31, First Street and 1-135 SPANISH KITCHEN 316-283-1806 119 W. Harvey BONANZA SIRLOIN PIT Full Menu, Banquet Facilities for 200 316-326-8329 2140 W. 21st Mexican Foods 316-832-1812 Olpe 66865 1210 W. Pawnee CHICKEN HOUSE CAFE Wichita 316-264-9464 Highway 99 ABE S SUPPER CLUB 316-321-3386 BRAVO’S RISTORANTE 1044 W. 29th St. N. Chicken, Steaks, Seafood 7500 E. Kellogg 316-838-9933 316-689-8373 Italian Food Pratt 67124 ABIGAIL’S Sheraton Airport, 5500 W. Kellogg BROWN’S GRILL EAST COUNTRY GRILL 316-943-2181 545 N. Hillside 1600 E. 1st 316-682-6592 Family Dining, Speciality Menus

112 Wichita (Continued) CONNIE'S MEXICAN FOOD FLAKEY JAKES 2227 N. Broadway 326 S. West St. BROWN S GRILL WEST 316-838-9804 316-943-5185 7150 W. Harry 316-943-3239 Douglas & Emporia 308 N. Rock Road 316-267-5364 316-682-1932 BUCK’S BARBEQUE Sandwiches 8710 W. Central CORTEZ GARCIA’S 316-721-4929 318 W. 29th St. N. THE FORTUNE COOKIE 316-832-0640 RESTAURANT & CLUB BULL’S & BEARS CLUB Mexican Food Holland & W. Kellogg 138 N. Market next to Ridge Plaza Inn SUPPER CLUB 316-263-7271 316-721-0080 2539 W. Pawnee Oriental Food BURKE’S STEAK HOUSE 316-942-9156 3316 S. Broadway FOX & HOUNDS CROWN ROOM CLUB 316-522-9756 221 E. Kellogg 1017 S. Meridian Rodeway Inn BURGUNDY’S 316-943-9552 316-267-9281 Holiday Inn East, 7335 E. Kellogg DeFAZIO’S ITALIAN FOODS 316-685-1281 FOX CANYON 2706 Amidon 717 S. Market CAFE CHANTILLY 316-838-0709 316-265-5986 6921 E. Kellogg DENNY’S RESTAURANT Barbecue 316-681-3097 4024 E. Harry Family Dining, Mediterranean Food FURR’S CAFETERIA 316-683-8362 501 E. Pawnee CAFE IN THE PARK 8100 E. Kellogg 316-262-0481 Park Inn International, 1000 N. Broadway 316-682-8011 316-267-6211 2021 Amidon 5700 W. Kellogg 316-838-1437 CANTON RESTAURANT 316-942-9662 2158 Amidon 3985 E. Harry 316-832-1245 DIAMOND HEAD RESTAURANT & CLUB 316-686-2184 Oriental Food 5825 W. Central 4200 W. Kellogg 316-942-9999 CARNEGIE’S 316-943-0393 Oriental Food Hilton East, Kellogg at Rock Road GARCIA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT 316-686-0531 DOBB S HOUSE & CLUB Mid-Continent Airport CHARLEY BROWN S 6100 E. 21st St. 316-946-4960 RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 316-686-6123 1443 N. Rock Road DOC’S STEAK HOUSE 8428 W. 13th St. 316-689-8848 1515 N. Broadway 316-721-1140 316-522-9756 CHATEAU BRIAND GARY’S RESTAURANT 10603 E. Kellogg DON’S RESTAURANT 4551 S. Broadway 316-682-4212 1546 S. Broadway 316-522-9821 316-264-9615 CHI-CHI’S RESTAURANT GATSBY’S 6160 E. Central DOWNTOWN DELI 7152 E. Kellogg 316-685-3681 145 N. Broadway 316-681-1702 316-265-2920 511 S. West St. Family Dining, Mediterranean Food 316-942-1300 DRAGON’S DEN GEORGIE PORGIE PANCAKE SHOP Mexican Food 111 W. Douglas 6546 E. Central 316-265-3828 CHINA GARDEN 316-685-2851 Oriental Food 807 S. Woodlawn GILLIE’S RESTAURANT 316-684-1512 EL MEXICO CAFE 3825 E. Harry Oriental Food 1805 S. Hillside Wichita Mall 316-686-1071 CHINA INN RESTAURANT 316-681-1686 Mexican Food 535 N. Woodlawn Barbecue 316-682-0727 F.L.'S RESTAURANT & CLUB GOLDEN CORRAL FAMILY 2716 Amidon CHINA ROW RESTAURANT STEAK HOUSE 316-838-9937 779 N. West St. 2452 S. Seneca 316-943-1594 THE FAMOUS 316-269-4305 Oriental Food 1308 E. First 1014 N. West St. 316-262-878^1 THE CHOICE BUFFET & DELI 316-942-9894 6820 W. Central FELIPE’S GRACIE’S RESTAURANT 316-942-0044 3434 W. Central 1549 Ida 316-942-9131 CHOI FONG RESTAURANT & CLUB 316-262-8383 1605 N. Rock Road 7820 E. Harry THE GRAPE 316-686-5181 316-686-9961 550 N. Rock Road Oriental Food Mexican Food 316-682-6461

113 Wichita (Continued) KEATON'S CLUB LOTUS GARDEN 1408 E First 7732 E. Central THE GREAT STEAK PLACE 316-264-2507 316-681-3531 2023 S. Seneca Sandwiches 3700 E. Douglas 316-264-7960 KIP'S BIG BOY Clifton Square GREAT WALL 711 S. Main 316-685-3050 4940 E. 21st 316-262-0693 Oriental Foods at Oliver KNIGHT CAP CLUB MAGIC WOK 316-681-3351 5805 W. Kellogg 9504 W. Central Oriental Food Canterbury Inn 316-722-5528 GRINGO CHARLEY S 316-942-7911 Oriental Food 2016 W 21st KOBE STEAK HOUSE OF JAPAN MAGNOLIA CAFE 316-838-6646 650 N. Carriage Pkway 6411 E. Central Mexican Food 316-686-5915 Central at Woodlawn THE HANGAR KWAN WAH RESTAURANT 316-686-0844 8300 E. Kellogg 795 N West St. Family Dining, Cajun Food Quality Inn East 316-945-5484 THE MAR RESTAURANT 316-684-0541 948 Parklane Center 822 S. Broadway HANOVER PANCAKE HOUSE 316-682-1081 316-265-1536 715 S. Market Oriental Food Oriental Food 316-262-1311 LA CHINITA MAR'S GARDEN HARRY'S UPTOWN BAR & GRILL 1451 N. Broadway 2407 E. Harry 3023 E. Douglas 316-267-1552 316-267-5692 316-687-6511 Mexican Food Oriental Food HARVEST INN RESTAURANT LA GALETTE FRENCH BAKERY McDONALDS 1611 S. Emporia 1017 W. Douglas Several locations 316-264-5737 316-267-8541 throughout the city HEARTH ROOM Sandwiches MIKE'S STEAK HOUSE 5805 W. Kellogg LAKESHORE SUPPER CLUB 2131 S. Broadway Canterbury Inn 3800 S. Seneca 316-265-0201 316-942-0650 316-524-8711 MING'S RESTAURANT HONG KONG RESTAURANT LA PALMA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 1625 S. Seneca 3028 S. Seneca 5231 E. Central 316-265-2956 316-522-1391 316-684-9050 Oriental Food Oriental Food LA POSADA RESTAURANT MOLLY MAE'S RESTAURANT & CLUB HOWARD JOHNSON'S RESTAURANT 1611 S. Broadway 2506 S. Oliver 7300 E. Kellogg 316-264-1799 316-682-1073 316-684-7351 Mexican Food MR. STEAK HUNAN RESTAURANT & CLUB LAZY R CHARCO RESTAURANT 4722 W. Kellogg 446 N. West St. 316-942-7571 5405 E. Central 316-943-3390 316-684-0232 Oriental Food 7088 E. Kellogg 316-683-8411 LE BISTRO (upstairs) ICHIBAN RESTAURANT 1000 N. Broadway 1002 S. Seneca 1504 W. 21st St. Park Inn International 316-838-5041 316-267-6448 316-267-6211 Oriental Food NIFTY KITCHEN LEGENDS JEAN LAFITTE RESTAURANT 1815 S. Broadway 2098 Airport Road Louisiane Renaissance Suites 316-269-2295 Airport Hilton 219 N. Emporia 316-945-5272 NuWAY SANDWICH SHOP 316-264-8178 2150 Amidon LE PARC 1619 N. Rock Road 316-838-2153 400 W. Douglas 316-686-6625 Ramada Hotel at Broadview Place 3441 E. Harry Family Dining, Cajun Food 316-262-5000 316-684-6132 J. R. MEAD'S LE PEEP 6404 E. Central 430 E. Douglas 7500 E. Kellogg 316-682-2261 316-262-2089 316-262-4014, club phone 316-687-3223 7301 W. Central Sandwiches 316-722-2217 JOE KELLY'S OYSTER DOCK 7700 E. Kellogg LONGNECKERS 1416 W. Douglas 1140 W. Pawnee 316-267-1131 316-682-0443 316-263-0105 7825 E. Harry 535 N. Woodlawn KAMIEL'S 316-688-5278 3117 E. Douglas 316-684-5885 2061 S. Seneca 316-681-2842 630 N. Robin 316-269-1140 Family Dining, Mediterranean Food 361-721-4884 Sandwiches 114 Wichita (Continued) PORTOBELLO ROAD TOC'S COFFEEHOUSE 504 S. Bluff 1519 Geo. Washington Blvd. OLD MILL TASTY SHOP 316-684-5591 316-263-3641 604 E. Douglas Family Dining, Mediterranean Food 316-264-6500 TOM & SONNY’S RESTAURANT & CLUB Sandwiches RED LOBSTER INN 3920 W. Douglas 555 S. West 316-943-8844 THE OLIVE TREE 316-942-0973 7411 E. Kellogg TOWN & COUNTRY LODGE 316-681-3404 333 Armour Road RESTAURANT 316-688-1007 4702 W. Kellogg 2949 N. Rock Road 316-943-0761 ' 316-681-3404 ROCK ISLAND CAFE Family Dining, Mediterranean Food 725 E. Douglas VICTORIA PARK 316-263-1616 250 W Douglas OUR FAMILY RESTAURANT Sandwiches Holiday Inn Plaza 5011 E. Kellogg 316-264-1181 316-684-6366 ROSA'S MEXICAN CAFE 2005 S. Seneca VICTORY BAR & GRILL PADDY RYAN'S 316-264-4218 108 E. Second 2120 N. Woodlawn 316-262-8300 316-683-2856 601 N. West St. 316-942-9768 VILLAGE INN PANCAKE HOUSE PEKING RESTAURANT 7020 W Central ROYAL OAK RESTAURANT & CLUB 1701 N. Broadway 316-945-2400 316-265-3554 9100 E. Kellogg Oriental Food Best Western Tudor Inn 1685 S. Rock Road 316-681-9961 316-687-4454 PENTHOUSE 250 W. Douglas SAVUTE'S ITALIAN RISTORANTE 1421 N. West St. Holiday Inn Plaza 3303 N. Broadway 316-945-6661 316-838-9954 24th Floor W.R.’S CLUB & LOUNGE 316-264-8411 SCHLOTZKY’S SANDWICH SHOP 125 N. Market PIT’S BAR-B-QUE 1117 S. Rock Road Wichita Royale 1003 E. First 316-686-3821 316-263-2101 316-267-9578 1334 W. Pawnee WENDY’S PIZZA HUT 316-265-5240 Several locations throughout the city 1708 E. Pawnee SCOTCH & SIRLOIN 316-265-4361 3941 E. Kellogg WESTERN SIZZLIN STEAK HOUSE 5325 E. Central 316-685-8701 2804 S. Seneca 316-529-2411 316-684-2011 SELMON BROS. FINE BAR-B-Q 547 S. Rock Road 300 S. Greenwich Rd. 1261 S. Rock Road 316-686-0583 316-682-2766 316-684-5173 2111 W. 21st St. SPANGLES WILLIE C’S CAFE & BAR 316-838-8181 9 locations in Wichita 7700 E. Kellogg Sandwiches 316-686-0753 550 N. West 316-943-7303 SPEAR'S RESTAURANT & PIE SHOPPE WYATT'S CAFETERIA 1930 S. Oliver Kellogg & Rock Road 1016 W. Douglas 316-686-1211 Towne East 316-264-2443 316-684-5901 4323 W. Maple 2560 S. Seneca 316-943-2783 Kellogg & I-235 316-262-1111 Towne West STEAK & ALE 316-942-8218 1035 N. Broadway 8430 E. Kellogg 316-267-8654 316-685-0228 1606 S. Georgetown 316-682-0272 3802 E. Harry SZECHWAN PLAZA RESTAURANT 316-686-0612 6105 E. 13th YEN CHING 316-686-3683 430 N. Rock Road 2129 N. Woodlawn Oriental Food 316-686-9510 316-684-4891 TERRACE AT THE FOURTH 631 N. Ridge Rd. 8977 W. Central 100 N. Broadway 316-722-7477 316-722-8702 Bank IV 303 E. Pawnee at Broadway 333 E. 47 South 316-263-4001 316-267-5212 316-524-6101 TERRACE RESTAURANT & CLUB Oriental Food 7700 E. Kellogg 8401 E. Kellogg 316-683-1311 Executive Inn 316-683-1399 POTBELLY'S RESTAURANT 1211 E. 47th St. South TIPPINS 316-524-0804 7700 E. Kellogg 316-683-3805

115 SOUTHWEST KANSAS DAYLIGHT DONUT EL MATADOR 611 S. Main 1010 S. Kansas REGION 316-544-2396 316-624-1511 Family Dining Mexican Ashland 67831 FLAMINGO RESTAURANT GOLDEN CORRAL HARDESTY HOUSE * 605 E. 11th 539 E. Pancake 316-635-2911 316-544-4382 316-624-9589 Bullet Family Dining Steaks JACKSONS GOLDEN DERRICK (Closed Evenings) Cimarron 67835 615 S. Monroe 1115 N. Kansas CIMARRON HOTEL 316-544-2888 316-624-1101 203 N. Main Private Dining Family Dining 316-855-2496 JET GOLDEN WOK Chicken, Roast Beef, Historic Location 401 S. Main 160 West Pancake 316-544-8726 316-624-5091 Dighton Fast Food Chinese & American COTTAGE CAFE PIZZA HUT GOLDIE'S PLACE 520 S. Lane 610 E. 11th Highway 54 West 316-397-5675 316-544-8588 316-624-1938 Family Dining Pizza Family Dining SARA'S CAFE GOODY'S Dodge City 67801 110 W. 6th 1010 South Kansas DODGE HOUSE RESTAURANT 316-544-4004 316-624-4205 2408 W. Wyatt Earp Mexican Food Frozen Yogart 316-225-9900 HOLIDAY INN Steaks, Seafood Liberal 67901 603 East Pancake Blvd. GUNSMOKE RESTAURANT AMBASSADOR INN 316-624-7254 S. Highway 283 East Highway 54 Family Dining 316-225-2620 316-624-0242 HONG KONG Steaks, Shrimp, Chicken Family Dining East Highway 54 HOLIDAY INN RESTAURANT * ARBY'S 316-624-7012 2408 W. Wyatt Earp 620 N. Kansas Chinese & American 316-225-9900 316-626-4236 K-BOBS STEAK HOUSE Buffet BAR-B-QUE BARN East Highway 54 SILVER SPUR RESTAURANT 555 E. Pancake 316-624-0133 1510 W. Wyatt Earp 316-624-8511 Steaks 316-225-5481 Barbecue KEN'S PIZZA Chinese Food, Steaks, Seafood BRESLER'S Pancake & Kansas 610 N. Kansas 316-624-0151 Garden City 67846 316-624-3363 Pizza CONTINENTAL INN RESTAURANT Ice Cream KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN 1408 Jones Ave. 234 West Pancake Blvd. 316-276-7071 BOB'S 1032 N. Kansas 316-624-1846 Chinese Food 316-624-6466 KING'S PIT BAR B Q GRAIN BIN Hamburgers 355 East Pancake Blvd. 1311 E. Fulton St. BURGER KING 316-624-2451 316-275-5954 Barbecue Rib-Eye Steak, Prime Rib 300 East Pancake Blvd. 316-624-2880 LAFONDA RESTAURANT K-BOB'S STEAK HOUSE COUNTRY GOURMET 229 West Pancake Blvd. 1524 Taylor Plaza 316-624-9912 44 Village Plaza 316-275-0191 Family Dining Steaks, Family Dining 316-626-7911 Gourmet Dining LANDMARK RED BARON RESTAURANT DAIRY QUEEN 3rd & Kansas E. Highway US-50 316-624-1684 316-275-1797 6th & Kansas Family Dining, Aviator Decor 316-624-3581 LONG JOHN SILVERS Ice Cream 106 East Pancake Blvd. STEAK PIT 316-624-5296 163 Campus Drive DEAN'S FAMILY RESTAURANT 316-276-8221 339 East Pancake Blvd. MCDONALDS Steaks, Family Dining 316-624-1875 Pancake & Washington Hamburgers 316-624-8741 Hugoton 67951 DI'S DINNER HOUSE PIZZA HUT 150 W. Pancake Blvd. CHARLIES STEAK HOUSE 250 West Pancake 316-626-8003 600 E. 11th 316-624-5616 Family Dining 316-544-8543 4 Village Plaza Cantonese and Fine Dining 316-624-8176

116 Liberal (Continued) HOLIDAY INN RESTAURANT UPTOWN RESTAURANT I-70 and K-27 1200 Main SONIC DRIVE-IN 913-899-3644 913-628-6178 340 East Pancake Family Dining Steaks and Seafood 316-624-3391 RAY'S CAFE * VAGABOND FAMILY RESTAURANT SPUDNUT SHOP 118 E. 17th St. 2522 Vine 317 So. Kansas 913-899-2221 913-625-5914 316-624-5571 Buffet Steaks, Family Dining Doughnuts & Rolls WELCOME INN RESTAURANT VILLAGE INN PANCAKE HOUSE TACO GRANDE I-70 and K-27 3402 Vine 7th & Kansas 913-899-6521 913-625-0055 316-624-4090 Family Dining Family Dining Mexican TACO TICO Hays 67601 Natoma 67651 260 West Pancake AL’S CHICKENETTE DAS KOELLING HAUS 316-624-7892 710 Vine St. 913-885-4231 Mexican 913-625-7414 Smoked Foods, Trout THE PANCAKE HOUSE Chicken, Seafood 640 East Pancake BIJOU Nicodemus 67625 316-624-8585 507 W. 7th ERNESTINE'S BARBECUE 913-625-6789 Route 2 THE PLACE TO EAT Prime Rib, Seafood, Steaks 913-839-4287 120 East Pancake THE CHINA GARDEN Barbequed Ribs, Beef, Chicken 316-624-7532 2503 Vine Family Dining 913-628-2280 Oakley 67748 Chinese Foods VARGAS CAFE COLONIAL STEAK HOUSE 25V4 East Pancake EVERYBODY’S RESTAURANT I-70 and US-83 316-624-9982 1900 Vine St. 913-672-4720 Mexican 913-628-1456 Steaks, Family Dining WENDY’S OLD FASHIONED Family Dining Oberlin 67749 HAMBURGERS GOLDEN OX 700 North Kansas N. Hwy 183 DAIRY INN 316-624-9471 913-625-7513 Hwy 36 & N. Penn. Family Dining 913-475-2310 GUTIERREZ MEXICAN RESTAURANT FRONTIER RESTAURANT NORTHWEST KANSAS 1106 E. 27th East Highway US-36 913-625-4402 913-475-3429 REGION Mexican Foods Fried Chicken, Steaks HOLIDAY INN RESTAURANT # PIZZA HUT Bunker Hill 67626 3603 Vine Hwy 36 COUNTRY MEADOWS 913-625-7371 913-475-3638 Bunker Hill Family Buffet 913-483-3974 K-BOB’S STEAK HOUSE Phillipsburg 67661 Kansas Steaks, Catfish 3505 N. Vine MARTHA’S CAFE AND VISTA ROOM 913-625-9716 300 State Colby 67701 Family Dining 913-543-2812 COBBLESTONE INN LA MINX Steaks, Chicken, Seafood East Highway 24 2703 Hall 913-462-8884 913-625-8869 Russell 67665 Steaks and Seafood Gourmet Chicken, Seafood, Steaks A & W 300 South 281 Ellis 67637 PROFESSOR PITTERWURST’S INN 521 E. 11th 913-483-2557 ALLOWAY’S RESTAURANT # 913-625-9930 BOOT HILL CAFE 105 W. 2nd St. Sandwiches, Homemade Soups S. 281 Highway 913-726-3188 913-483-6514 Homestyle Buffet QUAN’S CHINESE DELIGHT 2400 Vine DAIRY QUEEN 913-628-1238 Goodland 67735 740 E. Wichita Chinese Foods 913-483-4512 BUFFALO INN RESTAURANT RAMADA PANCAKE HAUS DAYLIGHT DONUT US-24 Highway 3205 N. Vine 913-899-6640 Mecca Plaza 913-625-3624 913-483-2984 Family Dining Chinese Foods, Family Dining TED’S STEAKHOUSE 2505 Vine 913-625-6418 Steaks, Family Dining 117 Russell (Continued)

GUTIERREZ MEXICAN RESTAURANT 504 Wichita Ave. 913-483-2770 Mexican Foods KLEMA DELICATESSEN Klema Plaza, South Fossil 913-483-2149 MARTINO’S PIZZA 306 W. Wichita 913-483-6556 McDONALDS S. 281 913-483-6554 MR. BURGER 238 Wichita 913-483-5858 19TH HOLE Memorial Park 913-483-2852 PIZZA HUT South Highway 281 913-483-5688 RED'S CHICKEN HOUSE South US-281 Highway 913-483-4712 Fried Chicken RUSSELL LIVESTOCK CAFE South Highway 281 913-483-2659 RUSSELL'S INN RESTAURANT South 281 Highway 913-483-2107 SHACK’S FIRESIDE INN South 281 913-483-4200 TOWER RESTAURANT Main and Hwy. 40 913-483-3995 Family Dining WHITEY'S W. Wichita Ave. 913-483-5538 VFW DINING ROOM Memorial Park 913-483-3271

Smith Center 66967 INGLEBORO RESTAURANT 319 N. Main 913-282-3798 King Crab, Prime Rib

WaKeeney 67672 WHEEL RESTAURANT I-70 and US-283 913-743-2178 Family Dining

118 Tour Coordinators in Kansas

Many tour operators prefer to use local tour coordinators to add color and give a more descriptive presentation to their guests. Many Chambers of Commerce or Visitors Bureaus will provide this service. Below are listed tour coordinators who charge a fee for their services, as well as a list of local visitors bureaus.

Lenexa: WANDER WORLD TRAVEL NORTHEAST COLONY TRAVEL 8869 W. 75th St. 66204 8605 Quivira Rd. 66214 Salina: CUSTOM TRAVEL, INC. ANYWHERE TRAVEL KANSAS 16201 W. 110th St. 66219 538 S. Santa Fe 67401 Abilene: GLOBEMASTER TRAVEL, INC. INTERNATIONAL TOURS OF SALINA HOLLY’S TRAVEL UNLIMITED 8605 Quivira Rd. 66215 2450 S. 9th 67401 409 NY 3rd St. 67410 LANCE TRAVEL SYSTEM TRAYLOR TRAVEL SERVICE, INC. 8245 Nieman 66214 Concordia: 128 N. Santa Fe 67401 CONCORDIA TRAVEL SERVICE Manhattan: WORLD TRAVEL CENTER, INC. 207 W. 6th 66901 CREATIVE TRAVEL, INC. 1827 S. 9th St. 67401 THUNDERBIRD TRAVEL 3017 Anderson Ave. 66502 1566 Lincoln 66901 Shawnee: INTERNATIONAL TOURS/MANHATTAN BLOCK TRAVEL, INC. Emporia: 8th & Humboldt 66502 4900 College Blvd. 66201 INTERNATIONAL TOURS OF EMPORIA KANSAS STATE TRAVEL AGENCY CHARTERS INTERNATIONAL CO. 803 Merchant 66801 1326 W. Loop Shopping Center 66502 5903 Nieman Rd. 66203 Fairway: Olathe: TRAVEL DESIGNS VOYAGEUR TRAVEL SERVICES CROSSROADS TRAVEL 8340 Mission Rd. 66207 2708 W. 53rd St. 66205 2063 E. Santa Fe 66062 Shawnee Mission: Junction City: HORIZON TRAVEL SERVICE AMERICAN WORLD TRAVEL, INC. BOB AND GENE’S TRAVEL, INC. 201 E. Santa Fe 66061 6005 Martway 66202 917 W. 6th St. 66441 INTERNATIONAL TOURS NELSON TRAVEL SERVICE MIDWAY USA TRAVEL SERVICE, INC. 16665 W. 151st Street 66062 3632 W. 95th St. 66206 425 N. Washington 66441 Osawatomie: WINDWARD TRAVEL, INC. Kansas City: NELSON TRAVEL SERVICE 4220 Johnson Dr. 66205 CARPENTOURS TRAVEL AGENCIES 6th and Main 66064 Topeka: 4601 State 66102 Ottawa: BRYAN WORLD TOURS, INC. INTERNATIONAL TOURS—KC NELSON TRAVEL SERVICE 1527 Fairlawn Rd. 66604 Gateway Ctr. Tower II 66101 434 S. Main 66067 CAPPER'S FIVE STAR TRAVEL JERRY BURKE TRAVEL SERVICE Overland Park: 717 Kansas Ave. 66603 717 State Ave., Box 1100 66117 AHOY TRAVEL, INC. CLUB TRAVEL AGENCY PASSPORT TRAVEL SERVICE 8443 W. 95th St. 66212 4020 W. 6th St. 66606 8th at Minnesota 66101 DONACYN TRAVEL SERVICE INTERNATIONAL TOURS OF TOPEKA Lawrence: 10428 Mastin St. 66212 120 E. 6th St. Townsite Plaza 66603 HOLIDAY TRAVEL SERVICE, INC. DONACYN TRAVEL SERVICE 2449 Iowa 66044 9613 Metcalf Ave. 66212 KING TRAVEL SERVICE, INC. 217 E. 8th 66601 MAUPINTOUR, INC. INTERNATIONAL TOURS Box 807, 1515 St. Andrews Dr. 66044 9300 W. 110th St. 66210 MAUPINTOUR TRAVEL SERVICE Gage Shopping Center 66604 SUNFLOWER TRAVEL SERVICE MAUPINTOUR TRAVEL SERVICE 703 Massachusetts St. 66044 11343 W. 95th St. 66214 TOPEKA TRAVEL CENTER 120 W. 6th 66603 TRAVEL CENTER OF LAWRENCE, INC. PASSPORT TRAVEL, INC. 1601 W. 23rd St. 66044 6340 Glenwood 66202 Westwood: KEN’S WORLD OF TRAVEL Leavenworth: STAR TRAVEL 4742 Rainbow 66205 INT’L TOURS OF LEAVENWORTH 8985 Metcalf 66212 700 N. 7th 66048 TRANS MARK TRAVEL LEAVENWORTH TRAVEL SERVICE 10875 Benson Ave. 66210 730 Shawnee 66048 TRANS MARK TRAVEL TICKET AND TRAVEL 10990 Roe Ave. 66207 904 S. 4th St. 66048 TRIP PLAN. INC. 7133 W. 80th St. 66204

119 Wichita: PEOPLES TRAVEL AGENCY, INC. AMERICAN TRAVEL AGENCY 303 N. Kansas 67901 SOUTHEAST 5858 S. Broadway 67216 EAST SIDE TRAVEL AGENCY, INC. KANSAS 7701 E. Kellogg 67207

Coffeyville: HORIZON TRAVEL OF KANSAS, INC. NORTHWEST INTERNATIONAL TOURS OF COFFEYVILLE 1540 N. Broadway 67214 811 Walnut 67337 INTERNATIONAL TOURS KANSAS 6730 W. Kellogg 67209 Erie: Goodland: GOODWILL TOURS, INC KURDIAN TRAVEL AGENCY ARROW TRAVEL, INC. Box 236, 222 S. Main 66733 2120 N. Woodlawn 67208 First National Bank Bldg. 67735 MILLER TRAVEL, INC. lola: 508 Century Plaza Bldg. 67202 Hays: INTERNATIONAL TOURS OF IOLA HAYS TRAVEL 118 W. Madison 66749 NBW TRAVEL 8606 W. 13th 67212 Box 855 67601 Pittsburg: SIEFKES TRAVEL SERVICE EAST MOORETOURS INTERNATIONAL AAA CLUB TRAVEL AGENCY 132 W. 9th, Box 507 67601 410 N. Broadway 66762 366 N. Rock Rd. 67206 Phillipsburg: PITTSBURG TOUR AND TRAVEL SIEFKES TRAVEL SERVICE, INC. PHILLIPSBURG TRAVEL SERVICE, INC. 2525 N. Broadway 66762 155 N. Market 67202 Box 373 67661 SUNFLOWER TRAVEL CORP. 140 N. Rock Rd. 67208 THE TRAVEL CENTER SOUTH 650 N. Carriage Pkwy. 67208 THE TRAVEL CO. CENTRAL 110 E. 2nd St. 67202 TRAVELTIME, INC. KANSAS 135 S. Hydraulic 67211 WARREN TRAVEL Arkansas City: 6200 E. Central 67208 SWYER TRAVEL SERVICE, INC. WORLD TRAVEL SERVICE 120 S. Summit 67005 121 S. Broadway 67202

El Dorado: Winfield: EL DORADO TRAVEL AGENCY SMYER TRAVEL SERVICE. INC. 112 S. Main 67042 900 Main 67156 FREE AND EASY TRAVEL AGENCY 212 W. Central Ave. 67052

Great Bend: CHEYENNE TRAVEL AGENCY, INC. SOUTHWEST Main and 16th 67530 Hillsboro: KANSAS PRUDENT TRAVEL AND TOURS 108 N. Main, Box 1 67063 Dighton: ALLEN TRAVEL AGENCY, INC. Hutchinson: 143 E. Long 67839 FIRST NATIONAL TRAVEL AGENCY, INC. 201 E. 1st St. 67504 Dodge City: DODGE CITY TRAVEL AGENCY HUTCHINSON TRAVEL, INC. 2600 Central Ave. 67801 17 S. Main 67501 INTERNATIONAL TOURS McPherson: 509 N. Second Ave. 67801 McPHERSON TRAVEL CENTER 109 E. Kansas 67460 STEP-ON GUIDES Dodge City Women's Chamber of Commerce YOUR TRAVEL AGENT LTD One Main Place 67460 Garden City: GARDEN CITY TRAVEL Newton: 113 W. Chestnut 67846 FIRST NATIONAL TRAVEL AGENCY 301 N. Main 67114 NEW WEST TRAVEL Box 1567 67846 MENNO TRAVEL SERVICE OF KANSAS 717 N. Main 67114 SUNFLOWER EXCURSIONS, INC. 411 N. 8th 67846 Pratt: Liberal: FIRST NATIONAL TRAVEL SERVICE, INC. 223 S. Main 67124 ELITE TOUR & TRAVEL 1100 S. Kansas 67901

120 KANSAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUS

NORTHEAST KANSAS SOUTHEAST KANSAS NORTHWEST KANSAS

Abilene: Fort Scott: Goodland: Abilene Chamber of Commerce Fort Scott Convention and Visitors Bureau Sherman County Convention Box 446, 409 NW 3rd 67410 Box 205, 231 E. Wall 66701 and Visitors Bureau Eddie Morris Mary Lynn Cartwright Box 628 67735 913/263-1770 316/223-3566 Ron Harding, Director 913/899-7130 Emporia: Emporia Convention and Visitors Bureau SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS Hays: 427 Commercial 66801 Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau Jan Ralston Arkansas City: 1106 East 27th 67601 316 342-1600 Arkansas City Convention Joyce Towns and Visitors Bureau 913/628-2624 Junction City: Box 795 67005 Geary County Convention Betty L. Leonard, Director Norton: and Visitors Bureau 316 442-0230 Norton Convention and Visitors Bureau 425 N. Washington, Box 1976 66441 112 B North State 67654 Norm Childs, Director El Dorado: Jay Utley, Pres. 913/238-2885 El Dorado Convention and Visitors Bureau 913/877-2501 383 E. Central, Box 509 67042 Kansas City: 316/321-3150 Oakley: Kansas City Convention and Visitors Bureau Oakley Convention and Visitors Bureau Box 17-1517, 636 Minnesota Ave 66117 Great Bend: Box 548, 313 Center Ave. 67748 Jean Henmx, Director Great Bend Convention and Visitors Bureau Cindy Bernbeck 913/321-5800 Box 400, 1307 Williams 67530 913/672-4862 Chris Collier, Director Lawrence: 316/792-2401 Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau Box 581, 209 W. 8th 66048 Hutchinson: Judy Billings, Director Hutchinson Convention and Visitors Bureau 913/843-4411 Box 519, 300 N. Main 67501 Jeanne Mogenson, Director Lenexa: 316/662-3391 Lenexa Convention and Visitors Bureau Box 5312, 12345 W. 95th St. 66215 Wichita: Cheri Kleb, Director Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau 913/888-1414 or 888-6570 111 W, Douglas, Ste. 804 67202 Shirley Condiff, Director Manhattan: 316/265-2800 Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau Box 988, 505 Poyntz 66502 Becky Blake, Director SOUTHWEST KANSAS 913/776-8829 Dodge City: Overland Park: Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau Overland Park Convention Box 1474, 4th and Spruce 67801 and Visitors Bureau Peg Ranney, Director 9300 Metcalf, Suite 240 66212 316/227-2176 Nick Jordan, Director Garden City: 913/649-3309 Finney County Convention Salina: and Visitors Bureau Salina Convention and Visitors Bureau 201 E. Laurel 67846 Box 586, 120 West Ash 67401 Carol Meyer, Director John C. Ryberg, Director 316/276-3264 913/827-9301 Liberal: Topeka: Liberal Convention and Visitors Bureau Topeka Convention and Visitors Bureau Box 1626 67901 722 Kansas Ave. 66603 Phylis Windle, Director Betty Simecka, Exec. Dir. 316/624-9425 913/234-2644

121 Eight Suggested Tours

The unique Gallery of Also Rans and opportunities abound only five miles away Stagecoach Station No. 15 are in Norton at Tuttle Creek Reservoir. (31 miles). Prairie Dog State Park and Clay County Museum at Clay Center Norton Reservoir are three miles west of (35 miles) displays historical items of here. Don’t miss the Pioneer Family interest. The Kansas Landscape Statue by Pete Felten and the Last Indian Arboretum of flowers, trees and trails is Raid Museum in Oberlin (35 miles). In just 18 miles south in Wakefield. Detour 1878, during a tragic attempt to reach south at the junction of US-81 (29 miles) their homes, 40 settlers were killed here to Minneapolis (18 miles). Here you will by the North Cheyennes. Visit the Rawlins see the Lipe Gun Collection at the Ottawa County Museum, featuring a historical County Museum and the unusual large TOUR No. 1—(391 total miles) mural by Rudolph Wendelin, in Atwood sandstone concretions at Rock City. Along Highway US-36 (east to west) (27 miles). Continue on US-24 to the Mitchell County The Northern Trail of Adventure Museum in Beloit (27 miles). Fishing, boating and recreation facilities are Indians occupied the Kansas Territory available at Glen Elder Reservoir (10 first, so begin your journey at the miles). American Indian Monument in Troy (15 The historical Log Hotel, decorated with miles from St. Joseph, Missouri). Travel Victorian furnishings, is 60 miles west in south on K-7 to see Amelia Earhart’s Stockton. Webster Reservoir (8 miles) home and the Atchison Museum in provides additional recreational areas for Atchison (18 miles). Eleven miles from travelers. The tiny community of Troy is the Iowa, Sac and Fox Indian Nicodemus (13 miles) is one of the few Mission at Highland. Just north is the Sac totally ethnic towns in Kansas and offers and Fox Reservation. Be sure to stop at excellent food at Ernestine’s Barbecue. the unusual John Davis Memorial in The Oil Museum is of interest in Hill City Hiawatha (14 miles). (12 miles). Antique buffs will love Mickey’s You won’t want to miss the museum TOUR No. 2—(433 total miles) Museum in Hoxie (32 miles). Colby and recreational facilities at historical Along Highway US-24 (east to west) Community College, the Northwest Kansas Sycamore Springs in Sabetha (18 miles). The Road to History, Government and Cultural Center and Thomas County The 1857 town of Albany is preserved and Higher Education Museum are intriguing attractions in Colby restored here. Fourteen miles brings you (34 miles). Continue on to Goodland (35 to Fort Markley and the Nemaha County Major reservoirs and outstanding miles) and see a replica of America’s first Museum of historic displays in Seneca. attractions highlight this tour which begins helicopter in Kansas’ Sugar Beet Capital. Original furnishings make the 1876 in exciting Kansas City at the 1857 Grinter Koester House and Pony Express House. Four miles to Bonner Springs Museum popular attractions in Marysville brings you to the Agricultural Hall of Fame (31 miles). Detour south for 17 miles to and the Wyandotte County Historical the Weaver Hotel Restaurant in Waterville. Museum. The Carroll House Museum and Special dinners and the turn-of-the-century Fort Leavenworth are well worth the atmosphere make this a well-known tourist 13-mile trip north to Leavenworth. stop. The Victorian houses on Bankers Lawrence (24 miles) is home of The Row may also attract your interest. The University of Kansas and the Watkins only unaltered Pony Express Station in Community Museum. See the outstanding existence can be seen at Hanover (14 exhibits at the Museum of Natural History, miles). A 19th century post rock including the U.S. Cavalry horse, blacksmith shop can be seen at Cuba (33 Comanche. Spencer Museum of Art is one miles). Travel 17 miles south from of the finest university museums in the Belleville (9 miles) to the Cloud County nation. Clinton Reservoir is just southwest TOUR No. 3—(418 total miles) Museum and Carlson Library in of here. Along Highway I-70 (east to west) Concordia. The Pawnee Indian Village at Lecompton Constitution Hall, a national Pioneers, Exodusters and Reservoirs Republic (25 miles) is just north of US-36. landmark, is located south of Perry (14 The second half of your tour takes you miles). Beautiful Perry Reservoir and the Beautiful scenery, rich farmland and to the Jewell County Museum at Mankato outstanding Perry Lake Trail are located unique attractions can be seen on your (18 miles). Lovewell Reservoir is just north north of here. The State Capitol and John journey across the state. Start by enjoying ol here. A marker at the geographic Steuart Curry murals are a must stop at the excitement of Kansas City, but don’t center of the continental United States is Topeka (13 miles). Other attractions in this overlook the historical 1857 Grinter House near Lebanon (16 miles). You will love the city include the world-famous Topeka Zoo, and Huron Indian Cemetery. Four miles to food and atmosphere at the Victorian Menninger Foundation Museum, Kansas Bonner Springs brings you to the Ingleboro Restaurant in Smith Center (12 State Historical Society Museum and Agricultural Hall of Fame and the miles). Just 8 miles west in Athol is the Mulvane Art Gallery. Wamego (37 miles) Wyandotte County Historical Museum. The Higley Cabin where Dr. Brewster M. offers the Old Dutch Mill and nearby famous Museum of Natural History and Higley wrote the words to the state song, Beecher Bible and Rifle Church. Don’t Watkins Community Museum are in “ Home On The Range.’’ The Old Fort ' miss the Goodnow Museum, Sunset Zoo Lawrence (24 miles). This city was sacked Bissell Museum is in Phillipsburg (22 and Riley County Museum in Manhattan and burned twice by 19th century miles) and just five miles from Kirwin (14 miles). Kansas State University also pro-slavery forces, including Quantrill’s Reservoir. Travel 20 miles southeast to offers interesting attractions at Justin Hall Raiders. While touring the beautiful the Dane G. Hansen Museum in Logan. and Farrell Library. Recreational University of Kansas campus, you won’t

122 want to miss the comprehensive art miss visiting Old Fort Hays, the famous recreational enjoyment. A monument to collections in the Spencer Museum of Art. Sternberg Museum and Ellis County the first Christian martyr in America is Clinton Reservoir offers recreational Historical Museum. Fort Hays State located at Herington (24 miles). enjoyment just 5 miles southwest of University also offers the Country Nineteenth century items and displays can Lawrence. Schoolhouse and Promenade Art Gallery be seen at the Marion County Museum in The John Steuart Curry murals, artwork attractions. Only 14 miles further west to Marion (25 miles), prior to enjoying the and architecture make the State Capitol a Ellis is the boyhood home of Walter P. facilities at Marion Reservoir (5 miles). popular attraction in Topeka (20 miles). Chrysler. Historical displays of interest can The original 1876 Pioneer Adobe House You can also tour the Menninger be seen at the Trego County Museum in and Museum in Hillsboro (5 miles) is a Foundation Museum, Ward-Meade Home. WaKeeney (19 miles). Eighteen miles unique memorial to the Mennonite Cedar Crest Governor’s Mansion and south is the recreational enjoyment found colonists. Over 250 buffalo and elk can be State Historical Society Museum. at Cedar Bluff Reservoir. seen at the Maxwell Game Refuge north Washburn University, the only municipal Now, on west to Oakley (51 miles) and of Canton (18 miles). The first man-made university in the United States, features see the largest cretaceous fossil beds in diamond is one of many displays at the the University Planetarium and the the nation. Prairie Dog Town, Fick Fossil interesting City-College Museum in beautiful Mulvane Art Center. A stop in Museum and Sites Country Museum are McPherson (15 miles). You are now in the Topeka wouldn't be complete without also located here. The outstanding heart of Coronado's “Golden Kingdom of visiting the world-famous Topeka Zoo and archeological ruins of the El Cuartelejo Quivira where related displays and relics Tropical Rain Forest in Gage Park. If you Indian Pueblo are 30 miles south in Scott are featured at the Rice County Museum have three hours to explore regional County State Park. The famous Chalk in Lyons (29 miles). Ten miles south is history and lush scenery, you will enjoy Pyramids are located just 25 miles south the outstanding international collection at the Flint Hills Scenic Tours leaving from of Oakley. Continue on I-70 to the Sterling's Crebbs Museum. Paxico (27 miles). Thomas County Museum in Colby (23 Great Bend (31 miles) offers a restored Kansas’ First Territorial Capitol is miles). The famous Kuska Collection is on historical village at the Barton County located in Fort Riley (30 miles). The US display here. Frontier artifacts and Indian Museum and the Brit Spaugh Zoo. Cavalry Museum and General Custer items are exhibited at the Pioneer Excellent bird watching and hunting are House reflect military life in the past Museum in Goodland (35 miles). also available at nearby Cheyenne century. Junction City (3 miles) is home of Bottoms Wildlife Refuge. As you turn the Geary County Historical Museum and southeast along the old trail, you are only near to Milford Lake, Kansas’ largest 13 miles from the famous Pawnee Rock reservoir. Moving west to Abilene (20 landmark. The Santa Fe Trail Center and miles) brings you to the end of the restored Fort Larned National Historic Site Chisholm Trail and one of the west’s are important attractions in Larned (8 wicked cowtowns. Eisenhower Center, miles). Only 26 miles brings you to the Dickinson County Historical Museum. furnished sod house and County Historical Greyhound Hall of Fame, Old Abilene Museum in Kinsley. Town and the Lebold-Vahsholtz Mansion You can relive the excitement of the Old are popular attractions in the boyhood West at Dodge City, the “Cowboy Capital hometown of President Dwight D. of the World’’ (36 miles). Visit the Boot Hill Eisenhower. Prehistoric skeletal remains Cemetery and Museum as well as an and artifacts can be seen at the Indian authentic reproduction of Front Street. The Burial Pit in Salina (25 miles). The Smoky TOUR No. 4—(466 total miles) Natural Gas and Historical Museum is Hill Historical Museum and Graves Auto Along Highway US-56 (east to west) located in Hugoton (88 miles). Be sure to Museum are also located here. Take a The Way West: Along the Santa Fe see the area art work displayed at the small detour southwest to the Brookville Trail Serendipity Gallery. Continue on US-56 for Hotel in Brookville (15 miles). This 1870 34 miles to Elkhart and the Cimarron hotel is nationally famous for its fried The glories of the Old West entice and National Grasslands. chicken, hot biscuits and old-fashioned ensnare travelers along the old Santa Fe atmosphere. Trail on US-56. You’ll find evidence of the Thirty miles west of Salina is the deeds of brave settlers and exciting junction with K-14 highway. Travel north to events of the past starting at Old Lincoln (18 miles) to see the historic items Shawnee Town in Shawnee (just south of at the Kyne House Museum. Turn south Kansas City). Shawnee’s Johnson County to Ellsworth (7 miles) and view the Museum and the Ensor Park Museum in attractions at the Ellsworth County Olathe (8 miles) display historical items of Museum Complex. Don’t miss the Rogers the area. The Old Lanesfield School in House Art Gallery, featuring paintings of Edgerton (18 miles) is now a museum of early western subjects and landscapes. pioneer items. Don’t miss the unique Old Continue on I-70 to the Czech Capital of Castle Museum Complex at Baldwin City Wilson (13 miles). Wilson Reservoir, with (10 miles) and the world-famous Quayle its unique canyons and steep hills, is only Rare Bible Collection at Baker University. ten minutes away. The Bunker Hill Beautiful Clinton and Pomona Reservoirs TOUR No. 5—(454 total miles) Museum and Bunker Hill Cafe, featuring are now less than a half hour away. Along Highway US-50 (east to west) Kansas steaks, twice-baked potatoes and The important trail station at Burlingame Bleeding Kansas to Dodge City Wars fresh baked bread, are located 12 miles (37 miles) offers the Santa Fe Railway west. Historic Oil Patch and the Fossil Museum and is the starting point of the This tour begins for the young and Station Museum are located in the heart Santa Fe Trail Hike. Council Grove (43 young-at-heart at Children’s Farmstead in of oil country in Russell (8 miles). The miles) is the birthplace of the old trail and Overland Park. Pioneer items are beautiful Cathedral of the Plains is in the home of the Kaw Mission and many displayed at the 1890 Ensor Park Museum Volga-German community of Victoria (16 historic sites. The 1857 Hays House is in Olathe (2 miles). Detour south on miles). regarded as one of the state’s finest US-169 to the John Brown Museum in Traveling west to Hays (9 miles) brings dining establishments and the Cottage Osawatomie (28 miles). This museum is you to the once wild and lawless House Inn offers visitors a glimpse of located in an 1854 log cabin that Brown end-of-the-track town frequented by Wild Victorian elegance. Council Grove used as headquarters for his famous Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody. Don't Reservoir is just north of town for free-state activities. Edgerton (14 miles) is 123 located in Yates Center (20 miles). Toronto reservoir (12 miles) is just off the ___ _ J L ______S. highway, amidst the scenic Kansas Flint Hills. The Greenwood County Museum and popular Eureka Downs Race Track are located in Eureka (19 miles). Quarterhorse and paint horse races are held here from May through September. Travel 18 miles west and turn south to Beaumont (16 miles) to the popular Beaumont Hotel. This historic 1879 hotel-restaurant specializes in , seafood, and fried chicken. Thirteen miles west on US-54 brings you to the outstanding Warren Hall Coutts III Art Gallery and Butler County Museum in El Dorado. This city is also home of the t Flint Hills Overland Wagon Trips, where travelers can catch a glimpse of the pioneer life. The El Dorado State Park home of the Lanesfield Historical Museum. (19 miles) is known for its fried chicken and Reservoir is located just 5 miles east Exhibits of Bleeding Kansas, the Civil and home-made biscuits. Ingalls (6 miles) of El Dorado. The Augusta Historical War, Elvis Presley and Outerspace are is home of the Santa Fe Trail Museum of Museum is housed in an 1868 log featured at the Old Depot Museum in Gray County and is near the historic structure in Augusta (17 miles). Pioneer Ottawa (20 miles). You are now within 40 Cimarron Crossing. Lee Richardson Zoo in artifacts can also be seen at the Douglass miles of four major reservoirs: John Garden City (28 miles) is a popular Historical Museum in Douglass (12 miles Redmond, Melvern, Pomona and Clinton. attraction in the state. Kearny County south). Continue on US-50 to Emporia (55 Museum in Lakin (24 miles) and Hamilton Twenty miles west of Augusta is the miles) and the home of William Allen County Museum in Syracuse (27 miles excitement that is unmistakably Wichita. White, famous editor and publisher. Don't further) both feature historic pioneer items. The largest city in Kansas offers an active miss seeing the White Memorial and the social life with many clubs, dancing William Allen White Library on the establishments, excellent restaurants, Emporia State University campus. White s museums and galleries. Wichita is also newspaper, the Emporia Gazette, can also first in the world in production of private be toured. The Schmidt Museum of aircraft. Tour the airplane factories, view Natural History, Rural Schoolhouse and , or visit Lyon County Historical Museum are also Cowtown, the Mid-America All Indian located here. Indian artifacts are displayed Center, the Sedgwick County Zoo and at the Roniger Museum in Cottonwood Omnisphere Center. The unique Souders Falls (21 miles). The 1873 Chase County Historic Farm and Museum is located in Courthouse here is famous for its Cheney (25 miles). Just north are the architecture. recreational facilities at Cheney Reservoir. Victorian days of old can be rekindled at Kingman (18 miles) is home of the the original Harvey House Museum and TOUR No. 6—(380 total miles) Kingman County Museum of historical Restaurant in Florence (25 miles). Ten Along Highway US-54 (east to west) artifacts. miles brings you to the Peabody Museum Explorers: At Home, Abroad and Into One of the world’s largest fresh water in Peabody. You will be intrigued by the the Future fish hatcheries is located at the Kansas 19th century items at the Harvey County Fish and Game Museum in Pratt (34 Museum and Warkentin House in Newton Begin this traveling adventure in miles). A definite reminder of the (18 miles). Don’t miss dining amidst the southeast Kansas at Fort Scott. Restored hard-working pioneers is demonstrated unique atmosphere at the historic Old Mill Fort Scott National Historic Site, the Fort with the world’s largest hand-dug well in Restaurant. The Bethel College Art Gallery Lincoln Schoolhouse and the renovated Greensburg (32 miles). Vanishing prairie is located one mile away in North Newton. 1873 Congregational Church are scenes are featured at the Shepard Art Discover the world of the horse-and-buggy interesting attractions here. Southeast of Gallery. The actual Hideout and Escape doctor at the Kansas Health Museum in town is US National Cemetery No. 1. Tunnel used by the Dalton Gang are Halstead (10 miles). Advancements in Travel north on US-69 to Pleasanton (23 located in Meade (62 miles). Historical space technology and outstanding energy miles) to see the sites of historic Linn displays at the Dalton Gang Museum and exhibits can be seen at the Kansas County. The beauty of the Marais des Meade County Museum include an Cosmosphere in Hutchinson (25 miles). Cygnes river valley belies the turbulent excellent antique gun collection. Liberal Here you can also visit the Outdoor Civil War and Bleeding Kansas battles (39 miles) is the site of the Coronado Education Center and Fun Valley that were fought here. The Linn County Museum and home of the International Recreational Area. Museum, Marais des Cygnes Memorial Pancake Race every Shrove Tuesday. Antique car buffs will love the Van Museum, Trading Post Museum and La Dorothy’s House is a reproduction of the Arsdale Museum in Macksville (62 miles). Cygne Museum reflect this area's house in the "Wizard of Oz and features A 500,000-year-old elephant tusk and important history. Dorothy’s furnished bedroom and a pioneer sod house are among the displays Continuing west on US-54 brings you to museum. at the Edwards County Museum in Kinsley lola (40 miles), where the Old Jail (25 miles). Traveling west to Dodge City Museum, Historical Museum and (36 miles) brings you to the "Cowboy Courthouse Museum display historic items Capital of the World." Front Street, Boot of Allen County. Detour 18 miles south to Hill, Long Branch Shows and the Home of Chanute and the intriguing Johnson Safari Stone are highlight attractions in this city, Museum. Martin and Osa Johnson were made famous by Wyatt Earp and the world-famous photographers and explorers "Gunsmoke" television series. The 1886 of the South Seas and Africa. The Cimarron Hotel Restaurant in Cimarron Woodson County Historical Museum is 124 Museum. The home of temperance the nation, features an attractive campus crusader Carry Nation and the Sagebrush and the Mulvane Art Center. Kansas’ First Gallery of western art are also popular Territorial Capitol, U.S. Cavalry Museum attractions. The magnificent Gyp Hills and General Custer's House reflect 19th scenery can be viewed on the unique century life at Fort Riley (57 miles). You Gypsum Hill Trail Rides. Belongings of are now less than ten minutes away from early settlers are featured at the Milford Lake, the largest reservoir in Comanche County Museum in Coldwater Kansas. (41 miles). Championship roses can also Abilene (23 miles) is one of the major be seen at the Rich Rose Ranch. Harold tourist centers in the midwest. Eisenhower Krier planes and antiques are on display Center, a complex of buildings including TOUR No. 7—(503 total miles) at the Pioneer Museum in Ashland (30 the boyhood home and final resting place Along Highways US-160 and US-166 miles). The historic Hardesty House is of President Dwight D Eisenhower, is (east to west) decorated in Victorian style and is located here. Dickinson County Historical Benders, Bandits and Willie the Clown well-known for its Sunday buffet. You may Museum, Old Abilene Town and the also enjoy the Kansas Wildflower Tours of Greyhound Hall of Fame are other popular Begin your tour across southern Kansas surrounding prairie beauty. attractions in this former Chisholm Trail in Pittsburg with the Crawford Historical One of America's finest antique gun cowtown. The Prehistoric Indian Burial Museum and Pittsburg State University. collections is on display in the Dalton Ground, Graves Auto Museum and Smoky The Kelce Planetarium and Library Gang Hideout and Museum in Meade (37 Hill Historical Museum are located in Collection of Haldeman-Julius miles). The Dalton Escape Tunnel is a Salina (25 miles). Detour southwest to the “blue-books" memorabilia are among the favorite of young and old alike. Coronado famous Brookville Hotel in Brookville (15 attractions at the university. Continue west items and historical displays are featured miles). This 1870 hotel is recognized for on US-160 to Parsons (36 miles) and the at the Meade County Museum. The Grant its fried chicken, hot biscuits and Parsons Historical Museum. Items relating County Museum in Ulysses (76 miles) old-fashioned atmosphere. to the notorious 19th century Bender depicts local history from the mastodons Travel twenty miles south on 1-135 to family of murderers are featured at the to modern gas wells. You will also be the “ Swedish Capital" of Lindsborg. The Cherryvale Museum in Cherryvale (20 intrigued by the historic items at the McPherson County Old Mill Museum and miles). Travel eleven miles west to the Stanton County Museum in Johnson City Swedish Pavillion are must-stops for Independence Museum. Montgomery (22 miles). tourists. Paintings and graphics by the County Museum and Ralph Mitchell Zoo in well-known Swedish-American artist Birger Independence. The Little House on the Sandzen, are also on display at the Prairie on the original Ingalls family Sandzen Memorial Gallery. See the first homestead site here has been popularized man-made diamond and pioneer items at by the television series and the Laura the City-College Museum in McPherson Ingalls Wilder books. Elk City Reservoir is (17 miles). Antique car buffs will enjoy just west of Independence. Billue's Museum in Hesston (20 miles). In 1892. the Dalton family of The Warkentin House national landmark desperadoes made a bloody raid on and Harvey County Museum in Newton Coffeyville (19 miles south of Cherryvale) (10 miles) are popular attractions. The in an attempt to rob two banks. Related historic Old Mill Restaurant is recognized displays are in the Dalton Museum here. for its seafood, steaks and atmosphere. Continue west on US-166 to Sedan (39 Wichita (25 miles) is the biggest city in miles), home of the famous clown, Kansas and the world’s largest producer Emmett Kelly. Circus and historical items of private aircraft. Entertainment and are on display at the Emmett TOUR No. 8—(310 total miles) excitement abound at the many clubs, Kelly-Historical Museum. The Cedar Vale Along Highways I-70, 1-135, I-35 dancing establishments, fine restaurants, Museum is located in Cedar Vale (18 City Lights and Kansas Sights galleries, museums and Century II Cultural miles). Detour north on K-15 (12 miles) to and Civic Center. Plan to stay in Wichita Dexter to see where helium was first Start this major highway tour at the to see the famous Sedgwick County Zoo, discovered and to tour Henry's Candy 1857 Grinter House in Kansas City. But Mid-America All-Indian Center, Keeper of manufacturing plant. don’t leave the metropolitan area without the Plains, Cowtown and Omnisphere You won't want to miss the Cherokee enjoying the exciting night life, numerous Center. You could also tour the aircraft Strip Museum in Arkansas City (20 miles). clubs and superb restaurants. Four miles factories and unique Wind Tunnels at More than 7000 artifacts tell the history of on I-70 to Bonner Springs brings you to Wichita State University. Don't forget to the famous Cherokee Outlet land run of the Agricultural Hall of Fame and the see the forty rooms of pioneer items at 1893. Travel north thirteen miles to join Wyandotte County Historical Museum. the Chisholm Trail Museum in Wellington US-160 again at Winfield. Antiques and Lawrence (23 miles) is home of the (25 miles south on I-35). period rooms are featured here at the famous Museum of Natural History and Cowley County Museum. More than 40 the beautiful University of Kansas. You rooms are furnished with historic pioneer won’t want to miss the renowned items at the Chisholm Trail Museum in collections at the Spencer Museum of Art Wellington (23 miles). Argoma (21 miles) and the interesting displays at the Watkins is where the first woman was elected Community Museum. Clinton Reservoir is mayor in the world. Susanna Modora just southwest of Lawrence. Salter in 1887. The 1889 Runnymede The State Capitol at Topeka (20 miles) Church from an English settlement on the is well-known for its architecture and John Kansas Plains is located in Harper (15 Steuart Curry murals. You can also tour miles). The Harper Historical Museum and the Ward-Meade Home. State Historical the Harper Art Depot are also here. Society Museum, Menninger Foundation Continue west to Medicine Lodge (34 Museum and world-famous Topeka Zoo miles) where peace treaties were and Tropical Rain Forest. Entertainment negotiated by the U.S. and five hostile awaits you at the nationally recognized Plains Indian tribes in 1867. A native Topeka Civic Theatre. Washburn gypsum house is located in the Stockade University, the only municipal university in 125 Appendix REST STOPS (HIGHWAY REST AREAS)

Highway Rest Areas are a means of saying Services and Facilities: (FG) Fireplace Grills, (PT) "Welcome to Kansas” to highway travelers. The Picnic Tables, (W) Water, (Tit) Toilet, (FTIt) Flush Kansas Department of Transportation along with Toilet, (HM) Historical Marker, (SO) Scenic various Federal and State agencies and Local Units Overlook, (TO) Turnout Only, (DS) Dump Station, of Government have developed a system-wide (SH) Showers, (Ph) Telephone, (WR) Weather network of rest areas that equals any system in the Information Radio, (EO) Electrical Outlets, (HpF) nation. In attractive, restful surroundings these offer Handicapped Accessible adequate parking space, shaded picnic shelters, sunshades, tables and grills. These areas provide + Facilities located on both sides of Interstate ideal places for motorists to stop for rest and x Two locations in close proximity relaxation. * Operated by Local Unit of Government or other authority

+ 1-35 2 mi. S.E. * US-24 & Jet. 281 N. of US-50 2 mi. E. Kinsley...... HM Gardner . . . .FG,PT,W,FLT,DS,Ph,WR,HpF Osborne...... FG,PT,W,Tlt,HM,EO * US-50 at Jet. US-56 at + 1-35 7.5 mi. S.W. * US-24 at Stockton...... FG,PT,W Kinsley...... FG,PT,W,Tlt,HM Ottawa...... FG.PT.W,FTIt,DS.WR,HpF US-24 at Webster D am ...... FG.PT.TIt US-50 5 mi. NE Dodge City . . . . FG.PT.W,Tit + 1-135 8 mi. N. * US-24 at Nicodemus...... FG,PT.TIt,HM US-50 1 mi. E. Dodge City...... SO McPherson . . FG.PT.W,FTIt,DS.WR,EO,HpF * US-24 at Hill City...... FG,PT,W,Tlt,EO US-50 4.5 mi. W. Ingalls...... FG.PT.W.TIt + 1-135 7 mi. S. * US-24 at Hoxie...... FG,PT,W,Tlt,EO US-50 at Garden C ity ...... W,HM Newton...... FG,PT,W,FTIt,DS,WR,EO,HpF * US-50 1 mi. W. Lakin. . . . FG.PT.W,Tit,HM + I-70 25 mi W US-36 E. Elwood...... HM Topeka. . . FG.PT,W,Fit,HM.DS.Ph.WP,HpF US-36 1 mi. E. Troy...... FG,PT,W,Tlt,HM US-54 3 mi. W. Fort Scott...... FG.PT + I-70 4 mi. W. US-36 E. Highland...... HM US-54 1.5 mi. E. M oran...... FG.PT.TIt Jet. K-177. . . FG.PT,W,Fit,HM,DS.WR,HpF * US-36 .5 mi. W. Highland...... FG,PT,W US-54 2 mi. W. Jet. K-105. . . . PT.W.TIt.HM + I-70 2 mi. W. Junction US-36 & Jet. US-75 3 Mi. W. US-54 10 mi. E. El Dorado...... FG.PT.W.TIt C ity...... FG.PT.W,FTIt,HM,DS,WR,E0,HpF Fairview...... FG,PT,W,Flt,HpF US-54 7 mi. W. Kingman...... PT.TIt,HM + I-70 1.5 mi. NW Solomon US-36 2 Mi. S. Axtell...... FG.PT.W,Tit US-54 11 mi. E. Pratt...... FG.PT.W.TIt . . .FG.PT.W,FTIt,HM,DS,Ph,WR,EO,HpF US-54 at Greensburg...... FG.PT.W.TIt + I-70 2 mi. W. Jet. US-36 .5 mi. E. Marysville...... HM US-54 8 mi. NE Minneola. . . .FG.PT,W,Tit,EO US-156. . FG.PT.W,FTIt,HM.DS.WR.EO,HpF * US-36 1 mi. E. Washington...... FG.PT US-54 4.5 mi. SW Kismet . . FG.PT.W,Tit,HM + I-70 2 mi. SE US-36 .5 mi. E. K-15 ...... HM Russell...... FG,PT,W, FTIt, DS.WR,EO, HpF US-36 4 Mi. W. Belleville...... FG,PT US-56 .5 mi. SW Gardner...... HM + I-70 2 mi. E. * US-36 at Scandia...... FG,PT,HM US-56 3 mi. E. Baldwin City...... HM H ays...... FG.PT.W,FTIt,DS,WR,E0,HpF US-36 9 Mi. W. Mankato...... FG.PT,HM US-56 1 mi. E. Baldwin City...... HM + I-70 4 mi. E. * US-36 at Smith Center . . . . FG.PT,W,Tit,EO US-56 3 mi. W. Lyons...... HM Wakeeney . FG.PT.W,Fit,HM.DS.WR.EO,HpF US-36 E. Kensington...... FG,PT,W,Tlt,EO US-56 4 mi. W. Lyons...... FG.PT.TIt + I-70 2.5 mi. E. * US-36 at Norton...... FG,PT,W,Flt,DS,EO US-56 1 mi. E. Grainfield . . . FG,PT,W,Fit,DS.WR,EO,HpF US-36 E. Oberlin...... FG.PT.W,Tit,EO Great Bend-Ft. Zarah...... FG,PT.TIt,HM + I-70 3 mi. NE US-36 S. Oberlin...... FG.PT US-56 at Pawnee R ock...... HM Oakley . . . FG,PT,W,Flt,DS,SO,WR,EO,HpF US-36 at Atwood...... FG,PT,W,Tlt,HM,EO * US-56 at Garfield...... FG,PT.W.TIt.HM + I-70 5 mi. SW * US-36 at McDonald...... FG,PT,W,Tlt US-56 1 mi. SW Sublette FG.PT.W,Fit,HM.EO Colby...... FG,PT,W,Flt,DS,WR,EO,HpF US-36 at * US-56 at R olla...... FG.PT.W,Fit + I-70 7 mi. E. Colorado St. Francis...... FG.PT.W,Fit,DS.SH.EO ...... FG.PT.W,Fit,DS.Ph.WR.EO,HpF * US-59 W. edge Atchison...... HM US-59 51/2 mi. N. Oskaloosa...... HM US-24 in Kansas City— 110th St...... HM US-40 7 mi. W. Lawrence...... FG,PT,HM * US-59 N. E rie ...... FG,PT.W.TIt.HM x US-24 N. Bonner Springs...... HM * US-40 at Winona...... FG.PT.W,Tit US-24 3 mi NE Lawrence...... HM * US-40 at Wallace...... FG.PT.W,Tit,HM * US-66 2 mi. N. Baxter Springs...... FG.PT US-24 3 mi. E. Perry...... FG.PT,HM * US-40 2. mi. E. Oakley. . . . FG.PT,W,Tit,EO US-24 E. St. Mary's...... HM US-40 at Weskan...... FG,PT,W,Tlt,HM,EO US-69 2.5 mi. S. US-24 1 mi. W. Belvue...... FG,PT-,Tlt,HM Pleasanton...... FG,PT.W.TIt.HM US-24 .5 mi. N. Riley...... TO * US-50 at Jet. US-59 S. of Ottawa...... TO US-24 2 mi. E. Clay Center. . . . Tlt,FG,PT,EO US-50 3 mi. E. Strong City...... HM US-73 10 mi. S. Atchison...... FG.PT,HM US-24 at Jet. US-81...... FG.PT US-50 6 mi. W. Stafford...... FG,PT,W,Tlt US-73 at Leavenworth...... HM * US-24 at Downs...... FG.PT.W.TIt US-50 3.5 mi. W. Belpre...... FG.PT.TIt

126 US-75 5 mi. N. Lyndon...... FG.PT US-160 E Ashland...... FG.PT.W.TIt * K-23 Gove...... FG.PT.W.TIt.EO US-75 5 mi. N. Yates Center. . . . FG.PT.W.TIt US-75 2 mi. NE Neodesha FG.PT.W.Tit,DS US-166 4.5 mi. S. D exter...... FG.PT,HM K-27 at Goodland...... FG.PT, W.EO US-75 3 mi N Caney FG.PT.W.Tit,DS * K-27 9 mi. N. Elkhart FG.PT.W.TIt US-169 3 mi N lo la ...... HM.TO * US-77 at Florence...... FG.PT.W US-169 ’/< mi. W Colony . FG.PT.W.TIt K-39 2 mi. N Fredoma . FG.PT.W.FTIt * US-77 S. Douglass...... PT US-77 '/< mi. S Arkansas C ity ...... FG.PT US-183 121/2 mi. NE K-57 1 mi. E. Girard ...... PT.W US-77 1 mi. S. Arkansas C ity...... PT,HM Kinsley...... FG.PT.W.TIt * K-57 E St. Paul...... HM * K-57 at Grandview Plaza FG.PT.HM US-81 6 mi. S. Belleville...... TO US-283 S edge WaKeeney FG.PT.W.Tit,EO + US-81 5 V2 mi. N. K-96 W. Alexander...... FG.PT.W.TIt Salina...... FG.PT.W.FTIt.DS.HpF US-383 at Almena...... FG.PT.W.TIt.EO K-96 2 mi. E Dighton...... FG.PT.W.TIt US-81 1 mi. S. Caldwell.....FG.PT.TIt,HM US-383 8 mi. SW Norton. . . FG.PT.W,FTIt,EO K-96 6 mi E. L e o ti...... FG.PT.W.TIt US-383 at Jennings...... FG.PT,W.TIt.EO K-96 4 mi. E. Tribune...... FG.PT.W.TIt * US-83 W edge Selden FG.PT.W,Tit,HM.EO US-83 Jet. US-383 4 mi. K-2 7 mi. W Viola...... FG.PT.TIt * K-99 1 mi. SE Westmoreland ...... HM SW Rexford...... FG.PT.TIt.HM K-2 6.5 mi NE Harper...... HM K-99 1 mi. N Wamego...... FG.PT US-83 16 mi. N. Liberal...... FG.PT.W * K-99 at Olpe...... PT K-9 .5 mi. E. Blue Rapids . . . FG.PT.Tit,HM K-99 1 mi. N Hamilton FG.PT.TIt US-156 N. Ellsworth . . . FG.PT.W,FTIt,HM.EO K-9 at Logan...... FG.PT.W,Tit,EO US-156 9 mi. NE Great Bend...... FG.PT.TIt * K-9 at Edmond...... FG.PT,W.TIt.EO * K-154 at Fort Dodge...... PT.W K-9 .5 mi. E. Lenora...... FG.PT,Tit,EO US-160 10 mi. W Parsons. . FG.PT.W.TIt.HM US-156 Jet US-156 K-23 . . FG.PT.W.TIt.EO US-160 10.5 mi. E. Winfield...... FG.PT K-15 1 mi. N. Goessel...... HM * US-160 at Argonia...... PT.W * K-177 7 mi. S Cottonwood Falls PT US-160 V2 mi. S. Harper . . FG.PT.W.TIt,SO K-18 .5 mi. E. Lincoln...... FG.PT US-160 1 mi. E. Medicine Lodge...... HM * K-18 N Luray...... FG.PT,W.TIt.EO K-191 2 mi NW Lebanon . . FG.PT,HM US-160 1 mi. W Medicine Lodge FG.PT.TIt K-18 at Plainville...... FG.PT.W.EO US-160 8 mi. W. Medicine Lodge...... SO K-18 N Bogue...... FG.PT.W,Tit,EO K-266 7'/2 mi N US-36 ...... FG.PT US-160 2 mi. S. Coldwater...... FG.PT.W.TIt

127 DOING BUSINESS IN KANSAS

Since you and your clients will driver of a motor vehicle are prohibited. of all hunters who reside outside of undoubtedly make some retail purchases Out-of-state liquor may not be transported Kansas (except certain military personnel), while in Kansas, we wanted to acquaint into the state. The legal possession and regardless of age, and cost $50.50. you with some of the taxes and other consumption age for liquor is 21. Resident hunting licenses are required of regulations affecting consumers. all Kansas residents from the ages of 16 PRIVATE CLUBS: to 65 and cost $10.50. SALES TAX: The Kansas Department of Wildlife and As of July 1, 1987, Kansas had liquor Parks is happy to provide complete In Kansas, the sales tax is three (3) by the drink in the following counties: information on seasons and hunting percent of the sales price of tangible Atchison, Barton, Butler, Crawford, opportunities for small game, upland birds, personal property and taxable services Dickinson, Douglas, Edwards, Ellis, migratory birds, waterfowl, turkeys, deer sold at retail. Local sales taxes of .5 Ellsworth, Finney, Ford, Geary, and antelope. Hunters should contact the percent are levied in Allen, Clay, Finney, Greenwood, Jefferson, Johnson, agency at Box 54A, Rt. 2, Pratt, KS Ford, Haskell, Johnson, Neosho, Osborne, Leavenworth, Lyon, Marshall, Miami, 67124 (316) 672-5911. Reno, and Riley counties. A local sales Nemaha, Osage, Pottawatomie, Reno, tax of one percent is levied in forty-seven Republic, Riley, Rush, Russell, Salina, FISHING: other counties. In addition, fifty-five cities Sedgwick, Shawnee, Sherman, Thomas, levy a .5 percent sales tax and forty-six Trego, Wabaunsee and Wyandotte. Some The fishing is great in Kansas, with a levy a sales tax of one percent. clubs still may require a private large variety of species found in small membership (it is suggested that you lakes, reservoirs, streams, creeks and TRANSIENT GUEST TAX: check in advance). strip pits. Nonresidents except those under As of July 1, 1987, there were 69 16 and Texas residents over 65, must A transient guest tax or bed tax is counties with licensed private clubs, have a fishing license costing $28.50. collected at hotels and motels in several requiring memberships or reciprocal Residents between the ages of 16 and 65 areas of the state. A one percent guest memberships doing business in the state. must obtain a fishing license at a cost of tax is levied in Colby, Larned, Norton, Tourists can obtain memberships $13.50. Nonresidents may obtain a Oakley, Overland Park, and WaKeeney. A immediately at Class B private clubs five-day fishing license at a cost of two percent guest tax is collected in located on the premises of hotels and $13.50; or a 24-hour license for $3.50. Abilene, Arkansas City, Cherokee County, motels where they are staying and on Fort Scott, Great Bend, Geary County, property owned or operated by BOATING: Greensburg, Hays, Hiawatha, Kansas City, municipal airport authorities for the day Lawrence, Leavenworth, Liberal, a ticket is valid. Tourists may also meet Water lovers enjoy skiing, sailing, Lindsborg, Lyon County, Manhattan, the membership requirements at some fishing, rowing, canoeing and simply Montgomery County, Newton, Olathe, Class A private clubs. Private clubs may relaxing on boats in Kansas. Recreational Pratt, Reno County, Salina, Sherman operate from 9 a.m. until 3 a.m. the boating is especially popular with the County, Topeka, and Woodson County. following morning, Monday through outstanding facilities at the federal Lenexa collects a four percent transient Saturday. On Sundays, private clubs may reservoirs. All vessels with motors and/or guest tax, and Wichita collects a tax of operate from 12 noon until 3 a.m. the sails used in the state must be registered five percent. following morning. Some municipalities with the Kansas Department of Wildlife have imposed earlier closing hours by and Parks for a fee of $9. Contact the CIGARETTE AND FUEL TAX: local ordinance. Agency at Box 54A, Rt. 2, Pratt, KS 67124, or Landon State Office Bldg., 900 The state tax on cigarettes bought in STATE PARKS: Jackson, Rm. 502, Topeka, KS 66612. Kansas is presently 24 cents on each pack of 20 cigarettes or fractional part There are 28 State Parks in Kansas, thereof and 30 cents on each pack of 25 located in every section of the state. All cigarettes. The state gasoline tax is offer free and paid camping areas presently 11 cents per gallon, diesel fuel year-round, picnic tables, open shelters, tax is 13 cents per gallon and gasohol tax hot showers, modern toilets and more. is 11 cents per gallon. Fees and charges are as follows:

LIQUOR TAX: Annual Motor Vehicle Permit . . . $15.00 Daily Temporary Permit (Specific Liquor gallonage taxes are levied at the Park) ...... $ 2.00 following rates: beer— 18 cents per gallon; Second Motor Vehicle Permit . . $ 3.00 wine (14% or less)—30 cents per gallon; Duplicate Annual Perm it...... $ 1.00 wine (over 14%)—75 cents per gallon; Camping Charge (Electricity and spirits—$2.50 per gallon. A liquor Only) $ 3.00 sales tax of 8 percent is also levied on Camping Charge gross receipts from the retail sale of (Electricity, Water and Sewer) $ 4.00 liquor. HUNTING: LIQUOR LAWS: Kansas is a hunter’s paradise with more As of July 31, 1984, there were 1080 than 300,000 acres of public hunting land, retail liquor stores operating in Kansas. much of it managed by the Kansas These stores may operate from 9 a.m. Department of Wildlife and Parks until 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday. specifically for wildlife production. Open containers that are accessible to the Nonresident hunting licenses are required 128 KANSAS MOTOR CARRIER REGULATIONS

Every motor carrier traveling in the State or license. KCC tags shall be carried on 3. If the motor carrier is based in one of of Kansas must meet the regulations of all such vehicles. the following Uniform Pro-rate jurisdictions, the (1) Kansas State Corporation the procedure is as follows: Nevada, New Commission, (2) Motor Fuel Section of the 5. All intrastate carriers must apply for a Mexico, and British Columbia (Canada): Kansas Department of Revenue and (3) Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (a) File an application form with the Interstate Registration Bureau of the and submit a $25 filing fee and $10 (for Operating Authority Unit of the Kansas Department of Revenue. each vehicle) regulatory fee to the Kansas Department of Revenue. commission. Financial statements must (b) The Operating Authority Unit will bill IMPORTANT: Allow 30-60 days for all also be furnished to the KCC. the motor carrier for the registration application processing. fees due and issue credentials allowing interstate operation in Kansas Corporation Commission MOTOR FUEL SECTION: Kansas. Motor Carrier Division State Office Building 1. Upon application to the Director of 4. Reciprocity or apportioned registration Topeka, KS 66612 Taxation and payment of a $6.50 fee, any under the IRP or the Uniform Pro-rate 913-296-3000 interstate motor fuel user may obtain a Agreement are preferred for motor motor fuel trip permit which will authorize carriers. In extreme instances, usually Kansas Department of Revenue one commercial motor vehicle to operate where time does not allow for application Division of Taxation within this state without compliance with processing, trip permits may be Motor Fuel Section the other provisions of the interstate motor purchased. Carriers wishing to operate in State Office Building fuel use act (described in No. 2 below). Kansas without registering may also Topeka, KS 66625 obtain a trip permit. These permits are 913-296-4458 2. Without the trip permit, any passenger available at any Kansas Motor Carrier vehicle that has seats for more than 20 Inspection Station and the Central Permit Kansas Department of Revenue passengers in addition to the driver or Office of the Department of Revenue in Division of Vehicles three axles and a reg weight of more than Topeka. Trip permits cost $20 and are Operating Authority Unit 12,000 pounds, MUST: good for 72 hours of travel in Kansas. State Office Building (a) Secure a license from the Director of Topeka, KS 66612-2003 Taxation Kansas Department of Revenue 913-273-8192 (b) Obtain and carry a fuel card from the Division of Vehicles Director Central Permit Office (c) File a $1000 surety bond with the 5240 S.W. 17th St., Suite 140 Director of Taxation (if based Topeka, KS 66604 KANSAS STATE out-of-state). CORPORATION COMMISSION: 913-273-7648 5. Temporary Permit Authorizations are 1. Before any certificate, permit, or license OPERATING AUTHORITY UNIT: available for motor carrier registrants shall be issued to a public (common) whose application is pending. motor carrier of passengers or property, 1. If the motor carrier is registered in one the applicant shall file with and have of the following states, Kansas will extend approved a public liability and property reciprocity upon application for a damage insurance policy or certified copy reciprocity permit to the bureau: District of issued by some insurance company or Columbia, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, association authorized to transact New Hampshire, , Rhode business in the state of Kansas. Island, Manitoba and Quebec (Canada). Ontario— For Hire Buses only. No 2. All interstate (ICC) motor carriers interstate reciprocity or private agreement. operating over the highways of Kansas shall file the uniform application for 2. Kansas is a member state of the registration of operating authority, the International Registration Plan (IRP). A uniform application for registration and motor carrier based in one of the following identification of vehicles, and the IRP jurisdictions and registered with that application for the uniform identification jurisdiction for operation in Kansas will be cab card. qualified to operate in this state: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, 3. All ICC regulated carriers that are not Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, registered with the state of Kansas should Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, , submit a $10 filing fee and $10 (for each * , Michigan, Mississippi, vehicle) regulatory fee to the commission. Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Prior to operating the vehicle in Kansas, North Carolina! North Dakota, Oklahoma, an identification stamp must be placed on Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, the uniform cab card. South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, * Vermont, Virginia, * Washington, West 4. All intrastate motor carriers and drivers Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Alberta of vehicles registered under certificates, (Canada). permits, or license must carry an authority card issued by the commission defining * Effective 1-1-88 the operating authority granted by the commission under such certificate, permit

129 KANSAS MOTOR CARRIER INSPECTION STATIONS

* OPEN 7 Days a Week—24 Hours a Day

* 5A. KANSAS CITY I-70 72nd and Turnpike * 8. OLATHE I-35 Two miles north of Junction K-150, temporary location for a year 14. FORT SCOTT US-54 East of Junction US-69 17. OPOLIS K-57 One quarter mile west of Missouri State Line 17A. CRESTLINE K-96 Near US-69 and K-26 Junction 21. CHETOPA US-59 South of Junction US-166 22. COFFEYVILLE US-169 South of Junction US-166 * 26A.SOUTH HAVEN I-35 South End Toll Gate of Turnpike, combination scale/ + MCI station 31. KIOWA US-281 Junction K-14 four miles west of Kiowa 36. ENGLEWOOD US-283 Three miles north of Oklahoma State Line 37. LIBERAL US-83 One and one quarter mile south of Liberal 37A. LIBERAL US-54 One mile from Oklahoma State Line 40. ELKHART US-56 Junction K-27 43. COOLIDGE US-50 Kansas-Colorado border * 46. KANORADO I-70 Near Colorado State Line, combination scale/ + MCI station 49. OBERLIN US-83 Junction US-36 51. NORTON US-283 Junction US-383 and US-36 55. LEBANON US-281 One mile north of US-36 58. BELLEVILLE US-81 Near Junction US-36 62. MARYSVILLE US-77 One-half mile north of Junction US-36 64. SABETHA US-75 Near Nebraska State Line

* 21W.WABAUNSEE Combination scale/ + MCI station, l-70/one mile west McFarland Exit 22W. WABAUNSEE Combination scale/ + MCI station, l-70/one mile west McFarland Exit 23. CANEY Combination scale/ + MCI station, US-75 at state line (new station open soon) 23W. OLATHE Combination scale/ + MCI station, I-35—5 miles south of Olathe (temporarily closed) 24W.OLATHE Combination scale/ + MCI station, I-35—5 miles south of Olathe (temporarily closed)

130 Index to Cities

Abilene (NE) ...... 5 Haven (SC) ...... 64 Paxico (N E ) ...... 33 Alden (S C )...... 55 Hays (N W )...... 93 Peabody (SC) ...... 73 Alma (NE) ...... 6 Herington (N E )...... 17 Perry (NE) ...... 34 Americus (NE) ...... 6 Hesston (SC) ...... 64 Phillipsburg (NW) ...... 100 Anthony (S C )...... 55 Hiawatha (NE) ...... 17 Pittsburg (S E )...... 52 Arkansas City (S C )...... 55 Highland (NE) ...... 17 Pleasanton (S E )...... 53 Ashland (SW )...... 81 Hill City (N W )...... 96 Pratt (SC) ...... 73 Atchison (N E )...... 7 Hillsboro (S C )...... 64 Quinter (NW) ...... 101 Athol (N W )...... 91 Holton (NE) ...... 18 Republic (N E )...... 34 Atwood (NW) ...... 91 Hoxie (NW) ...... 97 Russell (NW) ...... 101 Augusta (S C )...... 56 Hugoton (SW) ...... 85 Russell Springs (N W )...... 101 Baldwin City (N E )...... 8 Humboldt (SE) ...... 48 Sabetha (N E )...... 34 Baxter Springs (SE) ...... 44 Hutchinson (S C )...... 64 Salina (NE) ...... 35 Beaumont (SC) ...... 56 Independence (SE) ...... 49 Scott City (SW) ...... 88 Belle Plaine (SC) ...... 57 Ingalls (S W )...... 85 Sedan (SC) ...... 73 Belleville (NE) ...... 9 lola (SE) ...... 50 Seneca (NE) ...... 36 Beloit (N E )...... 9 Jennings (N W )...... 97 Shawnee (NE) ...... 37 Blue Rapids (N E )...... 10 Jetmore (SW )...... 85 Smith Center (N W )...... 102 Bonner Springs (NE) ...... 10 Johnson City (S W )...... 86 Sterling (SC) ...... 74 Brewster (N W )...... 91 Junction City (NE) ...... 19 Stockton (NW) ...... 102 Brookville (N E )...... 11 Kanopolis (N E )...... 20 Syracuse (S W )...... 89 Bunker Hill (NW) ...... 91 Kansas City (NE) ...... 20 Topeka (NE) ...... 37 Burlingame (N E )...... 11 Kingman (SC) ...... 66 Tribune (SW) ...... 89 Caldwell (S C )...... 57 Kinsley (S C )...... 66 Ulysses (S W )...... 89 Canton (S C )...... 57 La Crosse (SC) ...... 67 Vassar (N E )...... 41 Cedar Vale (S C )...... 58 La Cygne (SE) ...... 50 Wakefield (N E )...... 41 Chanute (S E )...... 44 Lakin (S W )...... 84 WaKeeney (NW) ...... 103 Cheney (SC) ...... 58 Larned (S C )...... 67 Wallace (N W )...... 103 Cherryvale (SE) ...... 42 Lawrence (N E )...... 21 Wamego (NE) ...... 41 Chetopa (S E )...... 45 Leavenworth (NE)...... 23 Washington (NE) ...... 42 Cimarron (S W )...... 81 Lebanon (NW) ...... 97 Waterville (N E )...... 42 Claflin (SC) ...... 58 Lenexa (N E )...... 24 Wellington (SC) ...... 74 Clay Center (NE) ...... 11 Leoti (SW) ...... 86 Wichita (S C )...... 75 Coffeyville (SE) ...... 45 Liberal (S W )...... 86 Wilson (NE) ...... 42 Colby (NW) ...... 92 Lincoln (N E )...... 25 Winfield (SC) ...... 79 Coldwater (SC)...... 58 Lindsborg (S C )...... 68 Yates Center (SE) ...... 53 Columbus (SE)...... 46 Logan (N W )...... 97 Concordia (NE) ...... 12 Louisburg (N E )...... 25 Cottonwood Falls (SC) ...... 59 Lucas (NW) ...... 98 Council Grove (NE) ...... 12 Lyndon (N E )...... 25 Dexter (SC) ...... 59 Lyons (S C )...... 69 Dighton (S W )...... 81 Macksville (SC) ...... 69 Dodge City (SW) ...... 82 Manhattan (NE) ...... 26 Douglass (SC) ...... 59 Mankato (NE)...... 27 Edgerton (NE) ...... 13 Marion (S C )...... 69 El Dorado (SC) ...... 59 Marysville (N E )...... 28 Elkhart (SW) ...... 83 McPherson (SC )...... 70 Ellis (NW) ...... 92 Meade (S W )...... 87 Ellsworth (NE) ...... 13 Medicine Lodge (SC) ...... 70 Emporia (N E )...... 14 Merriam (N E )...... 28 Erie (SE) ...... 46 Minneapolis (NE) ...... 29 Eureka (S C )...... 60 Moline (SC) ...... 71 Everest (NE) ...... 16 Natoma (N W )...... 98 Fairway (NE) ...... 16 Neodesha (SE)...... 51 Florence (S C )...... 61 Ness City (SW) ...... 88 Fort Riley (N E )...... 16 Newton (SC) ...... 72 Fort Scott (S E )...... 46 North Newton (S C )...... 72 Fredonia (S E )...... 47 Norton (N W )...... 98 Garden City (S W )...... 83 Oakley (NW) ...... 99 Garnett (S E )...... 48 Oberlin (NW) ...... 100 Girard (SE) ...... 48 Oketo (N E )...... 29 Goessel (S C )...... 61 Olathe (NE) ...... 29 Goodland (NW) ...... 93 Osawatomie (N E )...... 30 Gove (N W )...... 93 Osborne (NW) ...... 100 Great Bend (SC) ...... 61 Oskaloosa (NE) ...... 31 Greensburg (SC) ...... 62 Oswego (S E ) ...... Halstead ...... 63 Ottawa (NE) ...... 31 Hanover (N E)...... 17 Overland Park (NE) ...... 32 Harper (S C )...... 63 Paola (NE) ...... 33 Harveyville (N E )...... 17 Parsons (SE) ...... 51 131 Index to Public Facility and Plant Tours

Adee Honey Farm—Larned (SC)...... 68 Institute of Logopedics—Wichita (SC) ...... 77 American Institute of Baking—Manhattan (N E )...... 27 J & J Metal Products— Hays (NW) ...... 96 Alma Cheese Plant—Alma (NE) ...... 6 Kansas Elks Training Center—Wichita (S C )...... 77 Armco Steel Corp.—Topeka (NE) ...... 40 Kansas Neurological Institute—Topeka (NE) ...... 40 Arnholt Coffee Co.—Chetopa (SE) ...... 45 Kansas Newman College—Wichita (SC) ...... 77 Atwood Cheese— Atwood (N W )...... 91 Kansas Paper Stock Co.—Wichita (SC )...... 77 Balloons Aloft—Anthony (SC) ...... 55 Kansas School for the Deaf—Olathe (N E )...... 30 Beech Aircraft—Salina (NE) ...... 35 Kansas School for the Visually Handicapped—Kansas City Belleville Power Plant— Belleville (N E )...... 9 (NE) ...... 21 Belleville Telescope— Belleville (NE) ...... 9 KAYS TV and Radio Station— Hays (NW) ...... 96 Binney and Smith—Winfield (SC) ...... 79 KSNT—Television Channel 27—Topeka (NE) ...... 40 Blue Marlin, Inc.—Chetopa (SE) ...... 45 KSN-TV—Wichita (S C ) ...... 77 Board of Public Utilities— Kansas City (NE) ...... 21 KWCH TV—Wichita (SC) ...... 77 Brookover Feed Yard— Garden City (SW) ...... 84 Lamar Electro Air—Wellington (S C )...... 74 Capper Foundation—Topeka (N E )...... 40 Mapes Mfg.— Norton (NW) ...... 99 Caprock Industries— Leoti (S W )...... 86 Masonry Products—Garden City (S W )...... 84 Century II—Wichita (S C )...... 77 Master Teacher Leadership Lane— Manhattan (N E ) ...... 27 Chimes Inc.—Oswego (S E )...... 51 Mayflower Travel Trailer—Wellington (S C )...... 74 Collins Industries—Hutchinson (SC) ...... 66 M-C Industries/Sunflower Graphics, Inc.—Belleville (NE) . . 9 Conard Pecan Co.—Chetopa (SE) ...... 45 McCall Pattern Co.— Manhattan (NE) ...... 27 Cray Historical Home and Museum—Atchison (N E ) ...... 7 McConnell Air Force Base— Wichita (SC) ...... 77 Cross Manufacturing—Hays (N W )...... 95 Mid-America Machine Corp.—Junction City (NE) ...... 19 Defense Industrial Plant Equipment—Atchison (N E )...... 7 Mid-American Dairymen— Sabetha (NE) ...... 35 Derby Refining Co.—Wichita (S C )...... 77 Mobile Traveler—Junction City (NE) ...... 19 Dillon’s Warehouse— Hutchinson (S C )...... 65 Morton Industries—Hutchinson (SC) ...... 66 Ellis County Courthouse— Hays (NW) ...... 95 Murphy Industries—Junction City (N E )...... 19 Excel Industries— Hesston (S C )...... 64 NCR Data Processing Division—Wichita (SC) ...... 77 Exide Battery—Salina (N E )...... 35 New Age Industry—Norton (NW )...... 99 FAA Federal Air Traffic Control—Olathe (NE) ...... 30 North American Philips Lighting Corp.— Salina (N E )...... 36 Far-Mar-Co/Farmland— Hutchinson (SC) ...... 66 Norton State Hospital—Norton (NW) ...... 99 Farmers Coop— Hays (NW) ...... 95 Oxwell, Inc.—Wellington ( S C ) ...... 74 Farmland Industries—Hutchinson (SC) ...... 65 Pawnee Beefbuilders, Inc.— Larned (S C )...... 68 Fleming Co.—Topeka (N E )...... 40 Plessey Aero Precision Corp.—Wellington (S C )...... 74 Fleming Co.—Wichita ( S C ) ...... 77 Pratt Feed Lot— Pratt (SC) ...... 73 Frito-Lay—Topeka (NE) ...... 40 Rans Company—Hays (NW )...... 96 Fruhauf Uniforms, Inc.—Wichita (SC) ...... 77 Salina Journal— Salina (NE) ...... 36 Garden City Community College—Garden City (SW) 84 School Service Center—Wichita (SC) ...... 77 Garden City Experiment Station—Garden City (SW) ...... 84 Scott Specialties, Inc.— Belleville (N E )...... 9 Garden City Library—Garden City (SW) ...... 84 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.—Topeka (N E )...... 40 Georgia Pacific—Blue Rapids ( N E ) ...... 10 Stauffer Publications—Topeka (N E )...... 40 Gold Bond Building Products—Medicine Lodge (SC) ...... 71 Steffen Dairy Foods Co.—Wichita (S C ) ...... 77 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.—Topeka (NE) ...... 40 Summit Bldgs.—Chetopa (SE) ...... 45 Griffen Wheel Company—Kansas City (NE)...... 21 Sunflower Mfg.—Beloit (NE) ...... 10 Hallmark Cards— Leavenworth (NE) ...... 24 United Telephone of Kansas—Junction City (N E )...... 19 Hallmark Cards—Topeka (NE) ...... 40 Val Agri—Garden City (SW) ...... 84 Hayco Industries—Garden City (SW )...... 84 Valley Hope Alcohol Treatment Center—Norton (NW) .... 99 Hays Daily News— Hays (NW) ...... 95 Vocational Rehabilitation Unit—Topeka (NE) ...... 40 Hays Livestock Marketing Center—Hays (NW )...... 95 Waffle-Crete Building Systems—Hays (NW )...... 96 Hays Public Library—Hays (NW )...... 95 Ward Feed Yard, Inc.— Larned (SC) ...... 68 H. D. Lee Co.—Merriam (N E )...... 28 Wheatland Electric—Garden City (SW) ...... 84 Henry’s "Better Made” Candies—Dexter (SC) ...... 59 WIBW TV—Topeka (NE) ...... 40 Hutchinson Community Junior College— Hutchinson (SC) . . 65 Wichita Eagle and Beacon— Wichita (SC) ...... 77 Hutchinson Energy Center— Hutchinson (S C )...... 65 Wichita Public Library—Wichita (S C )...... 78

132 Index To Attractions

Ablah Library Special Collections—Wichita (SW) ...... 76 Colby Community College Tour—Colby (NW) ...... 92 Abilene Library Collections—Abilene (NE) ...... 6 Columbus Museum—Columbus (S E )...... 46 Agricultural Hall of Fame— Bonner Springs (NE) ...... 11 Comanche County Museum—Coldwater (SC) ...... 58 Albany Historical Society—Sabetha (N E )...... 34 Combat Air Museum—Topeka (NE)...... 38 Alden AT & SF Depot Museum—Afden (S C )...... 55 Coronado Historical Museum—Liberal (S W )...... 87 Allen County Courthouse Museum— lola (SE) ...... 50 Country Schoolhouse— Hays (NW) ...... 95 Anderson County Historical Museum— Garnett (SE) .... 48 Courthouse Square Historic District—Yates Center (SE) . 53 Antique Doll Museum— Abilene (N E )...... 5 Coutts III Memorial Art Gallery—El Dorado (SC) ...... 60 Artland Gallery—Ashland (S W )...... 81 Cowley County Museum—Winfield (SC) ...... 79 Ashland Pioneer Museum—Ashland (S W )...... 81 Crawford Historical Museum— Pittsburg ( S E ) ...... 52 Atchison County Historical Society Museum— Atchison Crawford Wildflower Tour—Girard (SE) ...... 48 (NE) ...... 7 Crebbs Museum— Sterling (S C )...... 74 Augusta Historical Museum—Augusta ( S C ) ...... 56 Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre— Wichita (SC) ...... 75 Baker University Tour— Baldwin City (N E ) ...... 8 Cultural Heritage Center—Dodge City (S W )...... 82 Baldwin-Midland Tourist Train— Baldwin City (NE) ...... 8 Custer House— Fort Riley (N E )...... 16 Barbed Wire Museum— LaCrosse (SC) ...... 67 Czech Memorial Museum—Jennings (NW) ...... 97 Barnacle Bill's FantaSea—Wichita (S C )...... 75 Dalton Gang Hideout and Tunnel— Meade (SW) ...... 87 Bartlett Arboretum— Belle Plaine (SC) ...... 57 Dalton Museum—Coffeyville (SE) ...... 45 Barton County Historical Museum—Great Bend (SC) . . . 62 Das Koelling Haus— Natoma (NW) ...... 98 Baxter Museum— Baxter Springs (S E )...... 44 Davis Memorial Library—Colby (N W )...... 92 Beaumont Hotel-Restaurant—Beaumont (SC) ...... 57 Dickinson County Historical Museum— Abilene (NE) .... 5 Bender Museum— Cherryvale (SE) ...... 45 Dillion Nature Center—Hutchinson (S C )...... 65 Benedictine College and Museum—Atchison ( N E ) ...... 7 Dornwood Park Nature Area—Topeka (N E )...... 39 Bethel College Administration Building— North Newton Dorothy's House— Liberal (S W )...... 87 (SC) ...... 73 Douglass Historical Museum— Douglass (SC) ...... 59 Big Brutus Museum— Columbus (SE) ...... 46 Edwards County Historical Museum— Kinsley (S C )...... 67 Big Well—Greensburg (SC) ...... 62 Eisenhower Center—Abilene (N E )...... 5 Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery—Lindsborg (SC) .... 68 Elk River Trails— Independence (S E )...... 49 Blue Rapids Library— Blue Rapids (N E )...... 10 Ellis County Historical Museum—Hays (N W )...... 94 Boot Hill and Historic Front Street—Dodge City (SW) . . 82 Ellsworth County Museum— Ellsworth (NE) ...... 13 Bowlus Fine Arts Center— lola (S E )...... 50 Emmett Kelly Historical Museum—Sedan (SC) ...... 74 Brit Spaugh Park and Zoo— Great Bend (SC) ...... 62 Emporia State University Art Gallery—Emporia (NE) . . . 14 Brookville Hotel— Brookville (N E )...... 11 Emporia State University Geology Brown Grand Opera House—Concordia (NE) ...... 12 Museum— Emporia (NE) ...... 14 Brown Mansion—Coffeyville (SE) ...... 45 Emporia State University Theatre— Emporia (N E )...... 14 Bunker Hill Cafe— Bunker Hill (N W )...... 91 Emporia State University Walking Tour— Emporia (NE) . 14 Bunker Hill Museum—Bunker Hill (N W )...... 92 Emporia Wildflower Tour—Emporia (N E )...... 14 Butler County Historical Museum— El Dorado (SC) .... 60 Emporia Zoo— Emporia (N E )...... 14 Butterfield Trail Museum— Russell Springs (NW) ...... 102 Ensor Park Museum— Olathe (NE) ...... 30 Carlson Library—Concordia (N E )...... 11 Erie Wildflower Tour— Erie (SE) ...... 46 Carnegie Arts Center—Goodland (N W )...... 93 Eureka Downs Race Track—Eureka (SC) ...... 60 Carroll House— Leavenworth County Everest Historical Museum— Everest (N E )...... 16 Museum— Leavenworth (NE) ...... 24 Fall River Float T rip—- Eureka (SC) ...... 60 Carry Nation Home— Medicine Lodge (SC) ...... 71 Farrell Library Collections—Manhattan (N E )...... 27 Cedar Crest Governor’s Mansion— Topeka (NE) ...... 38 Fellow-Reeve Museum— Wichita (S C )...... 75 Cedar Vale Historical Museum—Cedar Vale (SC) ...... 58 Fick Fossil Museum—Oakley (N W )...... 99 Centennial Cabin— Ottawa (NE) ...... 31 Finney County Historical Museum—Garden City (SW) . . 84 Central Kansas Flywheels Museum— Salina (N E )...... 35 Finney County Wildlife Area—Garden City (SW) ...... 84 Chanute Art Gallery—Chanute (SE) ...... 44 Flint Hills Overland Wagon Trips—El Dorado (S C )...... 60 Chanute Library Collections—Chanute (S E )...... 44 Flint Hills Scenic Tours— Paxico (NE) ...... 34 Chaplin Nature Center—Arkansas City (SC) ...... 56 Flint Hills Tours— Emporia (N E )...... 14 Charles Squires Walking Tour— Emporia (N E )...... 14 Forsyth Library Collections—Hays (NW) ...... 94 Cherokee Strip Living Museum— Arkansas City (SC) . . . 55 Fort Bissell Museum— Phillipsburg (NW) ...... 100 Cherryvale Museum—Cherryvale (S E )...... 45 Fort Harker Guardhouse Museum— Kanopolis (NE) .... 20 Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area—Great Bend (SC) .... 62 Fort Hays— Hays (N W )...... 94 Chikaskia River Wildlife Study—Caldwell (S C )...... 57 Fort Hays Experiment Station—Hays (NW) ...... 94 Children s Farmstead— Overland Park (N E )...... 32 Fort Larned National Historic Site— Larned (SC) ...... 67 Chisholm Trail Museum— Wellington (SC) ...... 74 Fort Leavenworth Museum— Leavenworth (NE) ...... 24 Chrysler Boyhood Home— Ellis (N W )...... 93 Fort Markley—Seneca (NE) ...... 37 Cimarron Crossing Park—Cimarron (SW) ...... 81 Fort Scott National Historical Site— Fort Scott (SE) .... 47 Cimarron Hotel— Cimarron (S W )...... 81 Fort Wallace Museum—Wallace (N W )...... 103 Cimarron National Grasslands— Elkhart (S W )...... 83 Fossil Station Museum— Russell (N W )...... 101 Claflin Museum—Claflin (SC) ...... 58 Free State Glass—Lawrence (N E )...... 23 Clay County Museum— Clay Center (NE) ...... 12 Frontier City—Hays (N W )...... 95 Clinton Reservoir Equestrian Trails—Lawrence (NE) . . . 23 Fun Valley—Hutchinson (SC) ...... 65 Clinton Lake Museum— Lawrence ( N E ) ...... 22 Gage Park Greenhouse— Topeka (NE) ...... 39 Cloud County Museum— Concordia (N E )...... 12 Gallery of Also Rans— Norton (NW) ...... 98 Colby Community College Farm— Colby (N W )...... 92 Garden of Eden— Lucas (N W )...... 98

133 Gas and Historical Museum—Hugoton (SW) ...... 85 Kyne House Museum— Lincoln (NE) ...... 25 Geary County Historical Museum—Junction City (NE) . . 19 La Cygne Historical Museum— La Cygne ( S C ) ...... 50 General Walt Hiking Trail— Harveyville (N E )...... 17 Lake Perry Wildflower Tour—Oskaloosa (NE) ...... 31 Goodnow Home-Museum— Manhattan (N E )...... 26 Land Institute Wildflower Tour—Salina (N E )...... 35 Gove County Historical Museum—Gove (N W )...... 92 Lane County Museum—Dighton (S W )...... 82 Granada Theatre— Kansas City (N E )...... 21 Lanesfield Historical Museum—Edgerton (N E ) ...... 13 Grant County Museum— Ulysses (SW) ...... 89 Lane University Museum— Lawrence (N E )...... 22 Graves Truck & Auto Museum—Salina (NE) ...... 35 Last Indian Raid Museum—Oberlin (NW) ...... 100 Greenwood County Museum— Eureka (S C ) ...... 60 Le Bold-Vahsholtz Mansion—Abilene (N E )...... 5 Greyhound Hall of Fame— Abilene (NE) ...... 5 Lee Richardson Zoo—Garden City (S W )...... 84 Grinter House—Kansas City (N E ) ...... 20 Legler Barn Museum— Lenexa (NE) ...... 24 Gypsum Hills Trail Rides— Medicine Lodge (SC) ...... 71 Linn County Historical Museum— Pleasanton ( S E ) ...... 53 Hall of Generals Wax Museum— Abilene ( N E ) ...... 6 Little House on the Prairie— Independence (SE) ...... 49 Hamilton County Historical Museum—Syracuse (SW) ... 89 Little Red Schoolhouse— Beloit ( N E ) ...... 10 Hansen Memorial Museum—Logan (NW) ...... 98 Log Hotel—Stockton (NW) ...... 102 Hardesty House— Ashland (SW) ...... 81 Lyon County Historical Museum—Emporia (N E)...... 14 Harper Art Depot—Harper (SC )...... 63 Mahaffie House and Farmstead—Olathe (N E ) ...... 30 Harper Historical Museum—Harper (S C ) ...... 63 Marais des Cygnes Museum— Pleasanton (S E ) ...... 53 Harvey County Historical Museum— Newton (SC) ...... 72 Marion County Museum—Marion (SC )...... 70 Harvey County Wildflower Tours—Newton (S C )...... 72 Marlow Woodcuts—Americus (NE) ...... 6 Harvey House Museum— Florence (SC) ...... 61 Maxwell Game Refuge—Canton (SC) ...... 57 Haskell Indian Junior College— Lawrence (NE) ...... 22 McPherson Museum— McPherson (S C )...... 70 Haun Museum—Jetmore (SW) ...... 85 Meade County Historical Museum—Meade (S W )...... 88 Hawthorne Ranch Trail Rides—Eureka (SC)...... 61 Meade Park-Ward Meade Home—Topeka (N E )...... 38 Hays Arts Council Gallery— Hays (N W )...... 94 Meitler’s Hand Carved Birds—Ellsworth (N E )...... 14 Hays House—Council Grove (N E)...... 12 Melvern Wildflower Tour— Lyndon ( N E ) ...... 26 High Plains Museum—Goodland (NW) ...... 93 Menninger Foundation Museum—Topeka (NE) ...... 38 Highland Presbyterian Mission—Highland (NE) ...... 18 Mennonite Heritage Museum—Goessel (S C ) ...... 61 Historic Downtown Hays Tour— Hays (NW) ...... 95 Mickey’s Antiques and Uniques Museum—Hoxie (NW) . 97 Hollenberg Pony Express Station—Hanover (N E)...... 17 Mid-America All-Indian Center—Wichita (S C )...... 75 Home of Stone— Dodge City (SW) ...... 82 Mid-America Dance Theatre— Wichita (SC) ...... 76 Home on the Range Cabin—Athol (NW) ...... 91 Mid America Dragway—Arkansas City (S C )...... 56 Homesteaders Supply—Atwood (NW) ...... 91 Mill Creek Museum—Alma (NE) ...... 6 Horace Greeley Museum—Tribune (S W )...... 89 Mitchell County Museum—Beloit (N E ) ...... 10 Humboldt Historical Museum— Humboldt (SE) ...... 49 Mitchell County Courthouse— Beloit (N E )...... 10 Hutchinson Wildflower Hike— Hutchinson (S C )...... 65 Montgomery County Historical Museum— Independence Hutchinson Zoo— Hutchinson (SC) ...... 65 (SE) ...... ; ...... 49 Ida’s Candle Barn— Ellsworth (NE) ...... 14 Mt. St. Scholastica Convent—Atchison (NE) ...... 7 Independence Museum—Independence (S E )...... 49 Muchnic Gallery—Atchison (NE) ...... 7 Indian Burial Pit— Salina ( N E ) ...... 35 Mulvane Art Center—Topeka (NE) ...... 39 Ingleboro Restaurant—Smith Center (N W )...... 102 Museum of Anthropology—Lawrence (N E )...... 22 International Forest of Friendship Trail—Atchison (NE) . . 7 Museum of Anthropology—Wichita (SC) ...... 76 lola Historical Museum— lola (S E )...... 50 Museum of Crawford County—Girard (SE) ...... 48 Ivil G. Starry Museum— Louisburg (N E )...... 25 Museum of Independent Telephony—Abilene (N E )...... 5 Jackson County Historical Museum— Holton (NE) ...... 18 Museum of Natural History— Lawrence (NE) ...... 22 Jewell County Museum—Mankato (N E )...... 28 Native Pasture Tour— Dodge City (S W )...... 82 John Brown Museum—Osawatomie (NE) ...... 30 Native Prairie Tour—Ottawa (NE) ...... 32 Johnson County Museum—Shawnee (NE)...... 37 Nemaha County Museum—Seneca (N E )...... 37 Joyland Amusement Park—Wichita (S C ) ...... 75 Northwest Kansas Cultural Arts Center—Colby (NW) ... 92 Justin Hall Displays—Manhattan (NE) ...... 27 Northwest Kansas Heritage Center—Brewster (NW) .... 91 Kansas All Sports Hall of Fame— Lawrence (N E )...... 22 Oil Museum— Hill City (NW) ...... 96 Kansas Cosmosphere and Discovery Center—Hutchinson Oketo Community Museum—Oketo (N E )...... 29 (SC) ...... 64 Olathe Library Collections— Olathe (NE) ...... 30 Kansas’ First Territorial Capitol— Fort Riley (NE) ...... 16 Old Abilene Town— Abilene (N E )...... 5 Kansas Fish and Game Museum— Pratt (SC) ...... 73 Old Castle Museum Complex— Baldwin City (NE) ...... 8 Kansas Health Museum— Halstead (SC) ...... 63 Old Congregational Church— Fort Scott ( S E ) ...... 47 Kansas Judicial Center—Topeka (N E )...... 38 Old Cowtown Museum—Wichita (SC) ...... 75 Kansas Landscape Arboretum—Wakefield (N E )...... 41 Old Depot Museum—Ottawa (N E )...... 31 Kansas Museum of History—Topeka (N E )...... 38 Old Dutch Windmill—Smith Center (N W )...... 102 Kansas State University Art Gallery—Manhattan (NE) . . 26 Old Fort Lincoln Schoolhouse— Fort Scott (SE) ...... 47 Karsas State University Campus Walking Old Jail and Courthouse Displays— Lyndon ( N E ) ...... 26 Tour—Manhattan (NE) . . . . ; ...... 27 Old Jail Museum— lola (SE) ...... 50 Kansas State University Special Tours—Manhattan (NE) 26 Old Jefferson Town—Oskaloosa (N E ) ...... 31 Kansas Tourist Center— Fort Scott (SE) ...... 47 Old Land Office— Osawatomie (NE) ...... 30 Kansas University Herbarium— Lawrence (N E )...... 22 Old Log Cabin— Oswego (S E )...... 51 Kansas Wildflower Tours—Ashland (SW )...... 79 Old Mill Museum— Lindsborg (S C )...... 68 Kauffman Museum— North Newton (SC) ...... 72 Old Mill Restaurant— Newton (SC) ...... 72 Kaw Methodist Mission—Council Grove (N E )...... 13 Old Shawnee Town— Shawnee (N E )...... 37 Kearny County Museum—Lakin (SW) ...... 86 Old Stone Church— Osawatomie (N E )...... 30 Kelce Planetarium— Pittsburg (SE) ...... 52 Omnisphere Science Center—Wichita (S C ) ...... 76 Kellas Gallery— Lawrence (N E ) ...... 23 Orcutt's Backyard Museum— Humboldt (SE) ...... 49 Kenneth Spencer Research Library—Lawrence (NE) ... 22 Osawatomie Historical Society—Osawatomie(NE) ...... 31 Kingman County Historical Museum— Kingman (SC) . . . 66 Oswego Historical Museum—Oswego (SE) ...... 51 Koester Museum— Marysville (NE) ...... 28 Ottawa County Historical Museum—Minneapolis (NE) . . 29

134 Ottawa University Library—Ottawa (NE) ...... 32 Showcase Dinner Theatre— Topeka (N E )...... 39 Parsons Historical Museum— Parsons (SE) ...... 51 Smoky Hill Historical Museum—Salina (N E )...... 35 Pawnee Indian Village Museum— Republic (NE) ...... 34 Snow Entomological Museum— Lawrence (NE) ...... 22 Peabody Historical Museum— Peabody (SC) ...... 73 Souders Historical Farm and Museum—Cheney (SC) . . 58 Perry Lake Trail— Perry (NE) ...... 34 Spencer Museum of Art— Lawrence (NE) ...... 21 Peterson Planetarium— Emporia (NE) ...... 15 Spring Hill Farm— Arkansas City (S C )...... 56 Pioneer Adobe House and Museum— Hillsboro (SC) . . . 64 Stage Station 15— Norton (NW) ...... 98 Pioneer Log Cabin— Manhattan (N E )...... 26 State Capitol Building— Topeka (N E )...... 38 Pittsburg State University Art Gallery— Pittsburg (SE) . . . 52 Stanton County Museum-Library—Johnson City (SW) . . 86 Pittsburg State University Library Collectipns— Pittsburg Sternberg Memorial Museum— Hays (N W )...... 94 (SE) ...... 52 St. John’s Catholic Church—Beloit (NE) ...... 10 Pittsburg State University Theatre— Pittsburg (S E )...... 52 St. Mary's Catholic Church—Seneca (N E )...... 37 Pittsburg State University Walking Tour— Pittsburg (SE) . 52 Stockade Museum—Medicine Lodge (S C )...... 71 Pony Express Barn and Museum—Marysville (NE) .... 28 Stone House Gallery— Fredoma (SE) ...... 47 Post Rock Museum—LaCrosse (S C )...... 67 Sunset Zoological Park— Manhattan (NE) ...... 26 Pratt County Museum— Pratt (S C )...... 73 Swan River Museum— Paola (N E )...... 33 Prairie Center—Olathe (NE) ...... 30 Sycamore Springs—Sabetha (N E )...... 34 Prairie Dog Town—Oakley (N W )...... 99 Ted Watts Sports Art Gallery—Oswego (S E )...... 51 Prairie Flower Crafts—Alden (S C )...... 55 Thomas County Museum—Colby (NW) ...... 92 Pulliam Collection—Baldwin City (N E )...... 8 Topeka Civic Theatre— Topeka (N E )...... 38 Quayle Rare Bible Collection—Baldwin City (N E )...... 8 Topeka Public Library Collections—Topeka (N E )...... 39 Ralph Mitchell Zoo— Independence (SE) ...... 49 Topeka Zoological Park and Tropical Rain Rawlins County Historical Museum— Atwood (N W )...... 91 Forest—Topeka (N E )...... 38 Reinisch Rose and Test Garden— Topeka (N E )...... 39 Trading Post Museum Complex—Pleasanton (S E )...... 53 Reno County Museum—Hutchinson (SC) ...... 65 Trego County Historical Museum— WaKeeney (NW) . . . 103 Reuter Pipe Organ Co.— Lawrence ( N E ) ...... 23 Ulrich Museum of Art—Wichita (SC) ...... 75 Rice County Historical Museum— Lyons (S C )...... 69 University for Man Wildflower Tours—Manhattan (NE) . . 27 Riley County Historical Museum—Manhattan (N E )...... 26 University of Kansas—Lawrence (N E ) ...... 22 Rock City— Minneapolis (NE) ...... 29 U.S. Cavalry Museum— Fort Riley (N E )...... 16 Rogers House Museum and Gallery— Ellsworth (NE) . . . 13 Van Arsdale Antique Car Museum— Macksville (SC) . . . 69 Roniger Memorial Museum—Cottonwood Falls (SC) . . . 59 Vassar Junction— Vassar (NE) ...... 41 Rooks County Historical Museum—Stockton (N W )...... 103 Visual Arts Center Gallery—Hays (N W )...... 94 Ross Natural History Reservation— Emporia (NE) ...... 15 Wabaunsee County Historical Museum—Alma (NE) .... 6 Runnymede Church— Harper (S C )...... 63 Walker Art Collection—Garnett (SE) ...... 48 Rush County Historical Museum— LaCrosse (SC) ...... 67 Warkentin House— Newton (SC) ...... 72 Safari Museum—Chanute ( S E ) ...... 44 Washburn University Theatre— Topeka (NE) ...... 39 Safari Shoppe— Garden City (SW) ...... 84 Watkins Community Museum— Lawrence (NE)...... 21 Sagebrush Gallery—Medicine Lodge (S C )...... 71 Weaver Hotel—Waterville (N E ) ...... 42 Santa Fe Trail Center—Larned ( S C ) ...... 67 Wheels N Spokes Unlimited— Hays (N W )...... 95 Santa Fe Trail Historical Society Tours— Baldwin Wichita Art Association Galleries—Wichita (S C )...... 76 City (N E )...... 8 Wichita Art Museum—Wichita (S C )...... 76 Santa Fe Trail Museum— Ingalls (S W )...... 85 Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Sauer Berry Rose Castle— Kansas City (N E )...... 20 Museum—Wichita (SC) ...... 76 Schaeffler House— Hillsboro (SC) ...... 64 William Allen White Tour—Emporia (N E )...... 15 Schmidt Museum of Natural History—Emporia (NE) .... 15 Wilson County Historical Museum— Fredonia (S E )...... 47 Sedgwick County Zoo—Wichita (S C )...... 76 Wilson Wildflower Tour—Wilson (NE) ...... 42 Seelye Museum—Abilene (N E )...... 5 Wind Tunnels—Wichita (S C )...... 76 Shaffer Historical Museum— Moline (S C )...... 71 Wolf-Butterfield House— Manhattan (NE) ...... 26 Shawnee Methodist Mission— Fairway (N E )...... 16 Woodard Nature Trail— Hutchinson (SC) ...... 65 Shepard Gallery of Landscape Paintings—Greensburg Woodson County Historical Museum—Yates Center (SE) 53 (SC) ...... 62 Wyandotte County Museum— Bonner Springs (NE) .... 11

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