Get in
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Take either US75N from Tulsa or Bartlesville or US169N from Tulsa/Coffeyville and then US160W.
Get around
[edit]Walk or drive - there are a few public cab services. Distances are usually small.
See
[edit]- Downtown. Many small shops with rural American charm
- Ralph Mitchell Zoo, ☏ +1 620-332-2512. Free entrance, small collection but well kept.
- Riverside Park. Adjacent to the Zoo with a waterpark, toy train (tickets are just a quarter), mini-golf and excellent gardens, swings, children play areas and walking areas.
Do
[edit]- Neewollah. In October this tiny town hosts what they claim to be the largest annual celebration in Kansas: Neewollah. This 10 day festival includes no less than three parades, a carnival, live music, pumpkin contests, a local Queen Pageant, and a production of a musical. Much of downtown is only accessible by foot during Neewollah.
- Inge Festival. Also of note to the theatrically minded is the William Inge Theatre Festival, held in late April, which annually selects and honors a playwright whose "body of work has had a profound impact on American Theatre."
- 1 Elk City State Park, 4825 Squaw Creek Rd, ☏ +1 620 331-6295. Offers boating, fishing, bird watching, and swimming as well as a system of hiking trails.
Buy
[edit]Chains include Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Orschlins Farm & Home. There's a little strip mall by the Wal-Mart with a dollar store, shoe store, and Cato.
Downtown includes plenty of local shops, including Ace Hardware (with nick-nack section), Messengers Furniture, Twigs Floral & Gifts, and Radio Shack as well as many other shops.
Also downtown is an AT&T, US Cellular, and Verizon store - just in case you need to stop by to get your phone serviced while you're on the road traveling!
Eat
[edit]Chains restaurants include Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen, Arby's and Taco Bell.
- Eggberts.
- Down Home Country Cooking.
- Braum's.
- El Pueblito. Great Mexican food, has been in Independence for many years with a well established reputation for good food and good service.
- Taco Inn. Home to the choco taco!
Drink
[edit]- Turbos Bar & Grill (Downtown).
- Uncle Jack's Bar and Grill (Downtown).
Sleep
[edit]There are better lodging facilities in Bartlesville which is across the state line in Oklahoma and around 50 mins drive down US75.
- Apple Tree Inn (Downtown).
- Microtel (next to WalMart).
Connect
[edit]- 1 Independence Public Library. Historic public library.
Go next
[edit]- Elk Lake has camping facilities and excellent trekking trails.
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