ITINERARY #3
From Missouri - Two Days
DAY ONE
FORT SCOTT, population 7,765
A – 9 a.m. Fort Scott National Historic Site, 1 Old Fort Blvd., 620.223.0310, nps.gov/fosc/, $$, bathrooms.
D – 10:30 a.m.
A – 10:45 a.m. Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes, 1 S. Main, 620.223.1312,
lowellmilkencenter.org/, bathrooms.
D – 11:45 a.m.
A – 12 p.m. Lunch. Consult Fort Scott Tourism, 620.223.3566, fortscott.com/tourism.
D – 1:30 p.m.
FRANKLIN, unincorporated
A – 2 p.m. Miners’ Hall Museum, 701 S. Broadway, 620.347.4220, minershallmuseum.com. Bathroom.
D – 3 p.m.
FRONTENAC, population 3,410
A – 3:15 p.m. Pallucca’s Market, 207 E. McKay, 620.231.7700. Shopping for the famous Frontenac bakery bread, fresh spaghetti sauce, huge selection of olive oil, etc.
D – 4 p.m.
PITTSBURG, population 20,178
A – 4:15 p.m. Miner’s Memorial and Immigrant Park, 2nd and Walnut, minersmemorialpittks.org/.
D – 5:15 p.m.
A – 5:30 p.m. Pittsburg State University Veterans Memorial Amphitheater, 1090 S. Rouse,
psuvetmemorial.org.
D – 6:15 p.m.
A – Evening meal. Chicken Annie’s Original, 1143 E. 600, 620.231.9460, chickenanniesoriginal.com; Chicken Mary’s, 1133 E. 600, 620.231.9510, chicken-marys.com. Large group? Make early arrangements to divide the group between both places.
D – 7:45 p.m.
A – Lodging. visitcrawfordcounty.com/lodging/.
DAY TWO
PITTSBURG
Breakfast at motel.
D – 8:30 a.m.
GREENBUSH, unincorporated
A – 9 a.m. St. Aloysius Historic Site, Greenbush. Unattended, request historian. 620.724.8536.
D – 10:15 a.m.
MCCUNE, population 412
A – 10:45 a.m. McCune Farm to Market, 604 Hickory, McCune, 620.632.5198.
D – 12:45 p.m.
WEST MINERAL, population 172
A – 1:10 p.m. Big Brutus (8 Wonders of Kansas Commerce), 6509 NW 60, West Mineral, 620.827.6177, bigbrutus.org, $$.
D – 3:30 p.m.
BAXTER SPRINGS, population 3,944
A – 4:10 p.m. Baxter Springs Historical Museum, 740 East, Baxter Springs, 620.856.2385,
baxterspringsmuseum.org.
D – 5:15 p.m.
SCAMMON, population 445
A - 5:50 p.m. Josie’s Ristorante, 400 Main, 620.479.8202, Facebook. Italian food.
D – 7:30 p.m. Back home
*All stops have been vetted by the Kansas Sampler Foundation. For more in-depth information about each stop, or stops in between, consult the Kansas Guidebook 2 for Explorers. Purchase the book at kansassampler.org. The Kansas Sampler Foundation duo of Marci Penner and WenDee Rowe hit the road for parts of four years to look in every town, city, and in hundreds of other dots on the map and countryside to assemble this 480 page book that features all 105 counties, 515 cities, 4,500 attractions, 843 eateries and 1,600 color photos. Use the detailed directions, descriptions, and websites to help you choose and arrive at your destination!