Help me a plan a road trip ex-MCI :)
Jan 28, 2014, 2:58 pm
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Those are GREAT ideas if heading north and west is not possible. Here's the latest iteration of Black Hills route planning:
http://goo.gl/maps/mKSbx
There's a decent-sounding motel in no-doubt-beautiful Murdo, SD, for the second night
Wish the two points-breaks IHG hotels on the route that were/are available through 1/31 were continuing into February.
http://goo.gl/maps/mKSbx
There's a decent-sounding motel in no-doubt-beautiful Murdo, SD, for the second night
Wish the two points-breaks IHG hotels on the route that were/are available through 1/31 were continuing into February.
Feb 3, 2014, 7:44 am
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Well, if I were you, I'd take I-80 all the way from North Platte to Lincoln then take 77 down to Manhatten, as both Manhattan and Lincoln are college towns and have more to do.
But if your intention is just the scenary en route and not the stops, I couldn't tell you which is better, having never been on 24. But I-80 in Nebraska is generally considered a boring drive, scenery-wise. But fast, and maybe not so boring to people not used to the Midwest.
But if your intention is just the scenary en route and not the stops, I couldn't tell you which is better, having never been on 24. But I-80 in Nebraska is generally considered a boring drive, scenery-wise. But fast, and maybe not so boring to people not used to the Midwest.
Jun 20, 2017, 6:51 pm
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Suggestions for a day trip or overnight from Kansas City? This thread inspired a brief vacation while my wife is away later this summer. Except for STL and MCI, I've void of Midwest destinations. 
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Jul 23, 2017, 3:58 pm
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Topeka, KS 1 hour (historical sites like the NPS Brown vs BoE)
Wichita, KS 3 hours (west of town 30 miles or so is a salt mine tour and museum (650 feet underground)
Omaha, NE 3 hours
Lincoln, NE 3 hours.
Nebraska City, NE 2 hours (Arbor day lodge and museum)
Des Moines, IA (Ia state capital) 3 hours
Chicago is about 8 hours so not good for day trip but maybe a long weekend
Maybe more south than midwest but
Oklahoma City just under 5 hours(Oklahoma Memorial)
Fayetteville and Benton, AK 3.5 hours.
Little Rock, AK 6 hours
Towns along the Missouri River like Rulo and Brownsville have trails you can walk along side the river and local touristy shops. (2 hours)
Jul 23, 2017, 8:20 pm
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Branson, Mo 3 hours
Topeka, KS 1 hour (historical sites like the NPS Brown vs BoE)
Wichita, KS 3 hours (west of town 30 miles or so is a salt mine tour and museum (650 feet underground)
Omaha, NE 3 hours
Lincoln, NE 3 hours.
Nebraska City, NE 2 hours (Arbor day lodge and museum)
Des Moines, IA (Ia state capital) 3 hours
Chicago is about 8 hours so not good for day trip but maybe a long weekend
Maybe more south than midwest but
Oklahoma City just under 5 hours(Oklahoma Memorial)
Fayetteville and Benton, AK 3.5 hours.
Little Rock, AK 6 hours
Towns along the Missouri River like Rulo and Brownsville have trails you can walk along side the river and local touristy shops. (2 hours)
Topeka, KS 1 hour (historical sites like the NPS Brown vs BoE)
Wichita, KS 3 hours (west of town 30 miles or so is a salt mine tour and museum (650 feet underground)
Omaha, NE 3 hours
Lincoln, NE 3 hours.
Nebraska City, NE 2 hours (Arbor day lodge and museum)
Des Moines, IA (Ia state capital) 3 hours
Chicago is about 8 hours so not good for day trip but maybe a long weekend
Maybe more south than midwest but
Oklahoma City just under 5 hours(Oklahoma Memorial)
Fayetteville and Benton, AK 3.5 hours.
Little Rock, AK 6 hours
Towns along the Missouri River like Rulo and Brownsville have trails you can walk along side the river and local touristy shops. (2 hours)
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Jul 24, 2017, 2:03 pm
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Branson, Mo 3 hours
Topeka, KS 1 hour (historical sites like the NPS Brown vs BoE)
Wichita, KS 3 hours (west of town 30 miles or so is a salt mine tour and museum (650 feet underground)
Omaha, NE 3 hours
Lincoln, NE 3 hours.
Nebraska City, NE 2 hours (Arbor day lodge and museum)
Des Moines, IA (Ia state capital) 3 hours
Chicago is about 8 hours so not good for day trip but maybe a long weekend
Maybe more south than midwest but
Oklahoma City just under 5 hours(Oklahoma Memorial)
Fayetteville and Benton, AK 3.5 hours.
Little Rock, AK 6 hours
Towns along the Missouri River like Rulo and Brownsville have trails you can walk along side the river and local touristy shops. (2 hours)
Topeka, KS 1 hour (historical sites like the NPS Brown vs BoE)
Wichita, KS 3 hours (west of town 30 miles or so is a salt mine tour and museum (650 feet underground)
Omaha, NE 3 hours
Lincoln, NE 3 hours.
Nebraska City, NE 2 hours (Arbor day lodge and museum)
Des Moines, IA (Ia state capital) 3 hours
Chicago is about 8 hours so not good for day trip but maybe a long weekend
Maybe more south than midwest but
Oklahoma City just under 5 hours(Oklahoma Memorial)
Fayetteville and Benton, AK 3.5 hours.
Little Rock, AK 6 hours
Towns along the Missouri River like Rulo and Brownsville have trails you can walk along side the river and local touristy shops. (2 hours)
Jul 24, 2017, 3:41 pm
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The Clinton Museum in Little Rock, plus some driving through the Ozarks would be a good trip.