ITINERARY #7
From Missouri - Two Days
DAY ONE
LINDSBORG, population 3,801
Contact Holly for meal and activities arrangements. 888.227.2227, visitlindsborg.com
A – 9:00 a.m. Hemslöjd (8 Wonders of Kansas Commerce), 201 N. Main St., 785-227-2053
D – 9:45 a.m.
A – 10:00 a.m. Downtown Lindsborg
D – 11:30 a.m. Lunch at Coronado Heights (8 Wonders of Kansas Geography),,, Coronado Avenue (Highway 4) 3 miles north of Lindsborg to Coronado Heights Road (unpaved). Go 1 mile west, just past Smoky Hill Cemetery and turn right at the stone gate, Open 8 AM to 11 PM
Mentor, unincorporated
A – 1 p.m. Rex’s Antique Car Museum, 856 E. Mentor, Mentor, 785.452.3089, rexsmuseum.wixsite.com/home
D – 2:45 p.m.
Council Grove, population 2,275
A – 4 p.m. Neosho River Walk, Main and Union.
D – 5 p.m.
Volland, unincorporated
A – 5:40 p.m. The Volland Store (program and meal), 24098 Volland, 620.271.2953, thevollandstore.com.
Native Stone Scenic Byway: From Volland to Alma, the route comprises winding, stair-stepping roads past stone fences and buildings and undulating Flint Hills pastures.
MANHATTAN, population 53,678
Overnight. manhattancvb.org/231/Stay
DAY TWO
Breakfast at motel.
D – 8:30 a.m.
A – 8:45 a.m. The Gardens, 1500 Denison on KSU campus, 785.532.3271, ksu.edu/gardens.
D – 9:45 a.m.
A – 10 a.m. Flint Hills Discover Center, 315 S. 3rd, 785.587.2726, flinthillsdiscovery.org, $$.
D – 11:30 a.m.
A – Walk or drive. 11:40 a.m. Lunch at Radina’s Bakehouse, 227 Blue Earth Place, 785.537.2345, radinascoffee.com. Bringing a group for lunch? If so, call ahead.
D – 1 p.m.
WAMEGO, population 4,603
A – 1:30 p.m. Oz Museum, 511 Lincoln, 785.458.8686, ozmuseum.com, $$. Bringing a large group? Start half at the Oz Museumand half at the Oz Winery, then switch. They are next door to each other.
Oz Winery, 417 Lincoln, 785.456.7417, ozwinerykansas.com.
D – 3 p.m.
TOPEKA, population 127,679
A – 3:45 p.m. Head home or one more stop--- Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, 1515 SE Monroe, 785.354.4273, nps.gov/brvb.
D – 5 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!