Date: September 5th, 2026 9:56 PM
Author: The Soo CR SUMMER JUGGERNAUT
Favorite foods by stop:
-Des Moines: Breaded pork tenderloin sandwich at Kelly's Little Nipper. That was a 18000000 dive bar that was JAMMED when I rolled up at noon on a Monday, and the sandwich was excellent.
- Omaha: Whiskey Marinated ribeye at Drover steakhouse and several martinis.
- Kansas City: Burnt ends at Q39 or pork ribs at Arthur Bryants.
- Topeka: Only meal was a "spanish burger" at Bobo's Drive in. It was nothing special but was a nice old timey place.
- Wichita: Loose meat sandwich with homemade root beer at NuWay Crumbly Burgers. Sandwich was OK but homemade root beer in a frosty mug was 180000.
- Dodge City: Only meal was a ribeye at Central Station. It was a 6.5-7/10.
- Abilene: Only meal was chicken fried chicken at Joe Snuffy's. Again, prob a 6-6.5/10 but no other.
- Manhattan: Drove in from Abilene and went right to drinking, so didn't eat a proper meal here in two days. Maple Bar from Varsity Donuts was good.
Unexpected HIGHLIGHTS: Iowa State Capitol (Des Moines), John Wayne Museum (Winterset, Iowa), Durham Museum (Omaha), Truman Presidential Library (Independence, MO), TWA Museum (KC), Nelson-Atkins Museum (KC), Arabia Steamship Museum (KC), Berlin Wall: A World Divided exhibition at Union Station (KC), Combat Air Museum (Topeka), Pizza Hut Museum (Wichita), Museum of World Treasures (Wichita).
These were all stops I added while doing additional research during the trip or ones I thought would be mediocre but turned out to be really cool.
No storms of any sort, and it has been insanely hot.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5900996&forum_id=2~#50118384)