Kansas

Tucked into the quiet countryside of northeast Kansas sits a log cabin restaurant where the prime rib has…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 18

Some of the best morning meals in Kansas hide far from the busy highways, tucked inside towns you…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 17

There is a certain kind of Kansas morning that starts with a paper bag of warm doughnuts and…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 16

Kansas takes its beef seriously, and some of the best ribeyes in the state are hiding in small…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 15

Northeast Kansas hides a countryside retreat where homemade bread bakes early, disc golf discs sail across open fields,…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 14

Some retirement dreams come with a beach house and a price tag to match. Others come with a…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 13

Kansas does not get much credit as a fishing state, and honestly, that works in an angler’s favor.…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 12

Kansas may be famous for wheat fields and barbecue, but its Mexican kitchens deserve a spot on your…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 11

Somewhere in the middle of modern Wichita, there is a whole little town where the dirt roads still…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 10

Some of the best cheeseburgers in Kansas come off flat-top griddles at old drive-ins and tiny counters you…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 9

Saturday mornings in Kansas have a different rhythm when you start them at a farmers market. Shoppers grab…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 8

Some shops sell snacks, and some shops become part of a family’s story. Just north of downtown Wichita…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 7

Some places refuse to trade their charm for trends, and one downtown Wichita counter has stood its ground…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 6

Some desserts are worth a full tank of gas and an hour behind the wheel. That is exactly…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 5

Drive across the flat, wide-open plains of western Kansas long enough, and you start expecting nothing but farmland…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 4

There is a small Kansas town where horse-drawn buggies sometimes line up in the early morning, waiting for…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 3

Just a short drive off Interstate 70 in central Kansas, there is a tiny counter that has been…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 2

Kansas takes its fried chicken seriously, and some of the best plates in the state sit far from…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 1

Some places make you lose track of time the second you start hunting through shelves. There is a…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 30

Some dinners are just fuel, and then there are the meals people plan around, the ones tied to…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 29

Some morning spots have been feeding hungry folks for so long that regulars walk in and get treated…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 28

Some of the best road trip finds show up when you least expect them, sitting quietly beside a…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 27

Some restaurants stick around because they refuse to change, and folks in this Kansas town keep coming back…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 26

Some restaurants earn a spot on the map, and others become the reason people drive six hours across…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 25

Kansas gets typecast as a land of flat wheat fields and nothing else, and honestly, that reputation is…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 24

There is a spot in central Kansas where the food comes out fast, the portions could feed a…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 23

Kansas takes its smoked meat seriously, and some of the best barbecue in the state sits far from…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 22

Kansas hides some of its sweetest treasures in towns you might blow right past on the highway. Cinnamon…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 21

Some places make you feel like you have wandered into a slower, gentler chapter of American history, and…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 20

Kansas might be famous for wheat fields and long stretches of highway, but it also hides some seriously…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 19

Some places hide their best surprises just out of sight. From the parking lot in the flat Kansas…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 18

Kansas is full of small towns that reward you for slowing down and staying a while. Some are…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 17

Kansas is full of little diners where the pie case near the counter is the real reason people…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 16

Kansas has a way of slowing life down in the best possible way, and its small towns are…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 15

Somewhere in the rolling grasslands of central Kansas sits a small city where the traffic lights are few,…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 14

Kansas gets stuck with a flat, boring reputation, but the state parks tell a very different story. From…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 13

Some meals are worth a long stretch of highway, a full tank, and a rumbling stomach that keeps…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 12

Some trails hand you the good stuff right away, and others make you work a little for it.…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 11

Kansas might sit smack in the middle of the country, but that has never stopped its cooks from…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 10