Days 1-2 Kansas City, Missouri - Lawrence, Kansas
(64mls) Depart the UK by wide-bodied jet to Kansas City, Missouri. On arrival collect your car (not included see pages 42 – 45) and continue to Lawrence, Kansas, which played a crucial role in Kansas’ history. Lawrence is now a thriving and unique community, rating among the top fifteen in The 100 Best Small Arts Towns in America.
Overnight: (2 nights) Holiday Inn Holidome

Days 3-4 Lawrence - Cottonwood Falls
(160mls) Depart Lawrence for the beautiful Flint Hills as you head south to Cottonwood Falls. To experience the majesty and wonder of the Flint Hills, climb aboard the Prairie Drifter for an unforgettable sunset tour.
Overnight: (2 nights) Historic Grand Central Hotel. Complimentary breakfast included.

Day 5 Cottonwood Falls - Council Grove - Salina - Lucas - Wilson
(318mls). Depart the Flint Hills by driving north on the Depart the Flint Hills by driving north on the Flint Hills Scenic Byway to Council Grove. The Kaw Mission State Historic Site features exhibits on the history and culture of the Kaw and the Santa Fe Trail. Continue to Salina and the Rolling Hills Zoo. En route to Lucas you will drive the 16-mile long Post Rock Scenic byway
that winds over and through the beautiful Smoky Hills and across the Wilson Lake Dam offering spectacular hilltop views. The Grassroots Art Center exhibits over 20 examples of unique self-taught, outsider art environments from across the state of Kansas. The Garden of Eden is Internationally known as a prime example of the Grassroots Art genre.
Overnight: Historic Midland Hotel.

Days 6-7 Wilson - Ellsworth - Great Bend - Larned - Dodge City
(240mls) Head southeast to Ellsworth, a town that was once known as the wickedest cowtown in the West is your next stop. Visitors can find their own part of the Old West in the antique and specialty shops in
downtown Ellsworth. Continue southwest toward Great Bend to Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, home to 320 bird species. Further down the road is Larned -- the midway point on the Santa Fe Trail
and home to Fort Larned National Historic Site, a major Santa Fe Trail and Indian Wars outpost. The Santa Fe Trail Center museum tells the story of the people who braved their way along this historic route. And then it's
"Welcome to the most famous of the cowtowns" - Dodge City. From 1875 to 1886, over 5,000,000 cattle were driven up the Western Trail from Texas to Dodge City.
Overnight: Holiday Inn Express. Complimentary continental breakfast.

Days 8-9 Dodge City - Hutchinson - Wichita
(288mls) Depart for Hutchinson and visit the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, a world-class space museum affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. After stops in the quaint Amish village of Yoder and Kechi, the antique capitol of Kansas the evening will find you in
Wichita. The Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper Opera House is located on a working cattle ranch, 15-miles east of Wichita. Plan for this “all you can eat” BBQ dinner and show. Arrive early to enjoy the Hopalong Cassidy Museum and the horse drawn wagon rides.
Overnight: (2 nights) Hotel at Old Town.

Days 10-11 Wichita - Caldwell - Oklahoma City
(256mls) Visit Caldwell, one of Kansas' original cowtowns located on the Chisholm Trail. Head south into Oklahoma and Oklahoma City. Visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Memorial Museum and the
Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Spend an evening in Bricktown, Oklahoma City's renovated warehouse district one block east of downtown. Enjoy a cowboy-sized breakfast at Cattleman's Cafe in historic Stockyards City before travelling to Oklahoma City.
Overnight: (2 nights) Westin OKC.

Day 12 Oklahoma City - Lawton
(141mls) Southwest of Oklahoma City is the Wichita Mountains which were formed some 300 million years ago. Spend today exploring the 60,000-acre National Wildlife Refuge, home to free range buffalo, Texas
longhorn cattle, prairie dog town, elk, and deer. Drive to the summit of Mt. Scott for breathtaking views of the Wichita range. At the base of the ancient Wichita Mountains is Fort Sill Army Post. See the grave of
Geronimo and Chief’s Knoll cemetery where several Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache chiefs are buried.
Overnight: Red Lion. Complimentary continental breakfast buffet included.

Day 13 Lawton - Route 66 - Tulsa
(309mls) Today travel the “Main Street of America” Route 66 East to Tulsa. Along the way discover the mom-and-pop roadside diners, old fashioned service stations, and motor courts.
Overnight: (3 nights) Ambassador Hotel.

Day 14 Tulsa
Discover Tulsa's Downtown. Once the oil-producing capital of the nation, the evidence of the city’s riches is clear.

Day 15 Tulsa Area Daytrip
Tahlequah is the end of the Trail of Tears for the eastern Cherokees, and the capital of the Cherokee Nation. At the Cherokee Heritage Center explore the Cherokee National Museum. Travel to Fort Gibson, the first
Army post in the Indian Territory, before returning to Tulsa.

Days 16-17 Tulsa - Bartlesville - Fort Scott
(440mls) Pawhuska is the Capital of the Osage Nation. The Osage became the richest people per capita in the world during the Oil Boom of the 1920s, and their fascinating history is chronicled in the Osage Tribal Museum. The afternoon takes you back into Kansas and to Fort Scott National Historic Site, a restored 1842 frontier military fort administered by the National Park Service.
Overnight: (2 nights) Lyon’s Victorian Mansion Bed & Breakfast. Complimentary breakfast included.

Day 18 Fort Scott - Overland Park/Kansas City
(160mls) Head north on the historic Frontier Military Scenic Byway stopping by the Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site, near Pleasanton, the site of the largest Civil War cavalry battle west of the Mississippi. In Overland Park the New Theatre Restaurant mixes professional Broadway musicals and comedies with gourmet dining for a complete evening of entertainment. In Kansas City visit the Country Club Plaza, Kansas City's premiere destination with over two-dozen fine restaurants, 180 unique upscale shops and an array of entertaining options.
Overnight: Wyndam Garden Hotel.

Day 19 Kansas City to UK
Today your journey ends at Kansas City International Airport, Missouri, where you return your car for your flight home.

Day 20 Arrive, UK.