ITINERARY #6
From Oklahoma - One Day
Entering on U.S. 54 or 83
LIBERAL, population 20,956
A – 9 a.m. Mid-America Air Museum, 2000 W. 2nd, 620.6245263, cityofliberal.org/191/Mid-America-Air-Museum, $$, bathrooms.
D – 10:30 a.m.
BETWEEN LIBERAL AND KISMET on U.S. 54
A – 10:45 a.m. Mighty Samson of the Cimarron. Rest area for photo opps, historic marker.
D – 11:15 a.m.
MEADE, population 1,634
A – 11:45 a.m. Meade County Historical Museum, 200 E. Carthage, 620.873.2359, oldmeadecounty.com.
D – 1 p.m.
MULLINVILLE, population 251
A – 2 p.m. 1912 Fromme-Birney Round Barn (8 Wonders of Kansas Architecture). Request historian at 620.548.2266, fromme-birneyroundbarn.org.
D – 3:15 p.m. Drive by M.T. Liggett Sculptures just west of Mullinville on U.S. 400 for a ½ mile. kansassampler.org/8wondersofkansas-art/m-t-liggetts-metal-sculptures-mullinville
GREENBURG, population 785
A – 3:45 p.m. Big Well (8 Wonders of Kansas), 315 S. Sycamore, 620.723.4102, bigwell.org, $$$, bathrooms. Tour the well and see displays about tornado.
5:45 p.m. Evening meal. Contact Big Well for suggestions.
D – 7:30 p.m.
*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!