As we waited for our Uncle, we had supper at the Prairie Nut Hut in Altoona. Three large parties had gone into the small (40 seat) restaurant just ahead of us and supper was slow, but as good as always. I had the Rohr burger (with grilled onions, mushrooms and Swiss cheese), which was as good as always. Linda had the pork tenderloin, which looked good, but was less impressive.

We found little changed at the Prairie Nut Hut since our last visit, but did find that the photos of their customers from around the world have expanded from a couple of panels to lining the walls of the restaurant.

Photos on the walls of the Prairie Nut Hut

We had lunch at the one year old The Elk River Drive-In on US Highway 160 in Longton. There is no indoor seating, but one of the booths is under the overhang at the front of the drive in, so we sat out in the cold to dine al fresco. The burgers were very good! The onion rings were nothing special, but the potato wedges were also good.

The chef told us how to find a waterfall that is just northwest of town. We followed his directions with just a couple of miss turns and found a lovely natural falls located on Hitchen Creek just north of Flint Road (County 366 Road).

Both of these waterfalls and the one from Altoona have now been added to the Kansas Waterfalls page, bringing the total number of falls listed to 39.

We drove on east stopping to take photos at a couple of interesting small towns. We intended to visit one more waterfall in Independence, Kansas, but as we drove near, the rain really started falling and we decided to save it for another day.

Our final stop of the day was in Pittsburg, Kansas. where we first tried to have Jim's Steak House. But we were on a bit of a tight schedule and even rarity early in the evening, there was a long wait for a table. Instead, we had supper at Yummy Chinese Buffet & Sushi. It wasn't spectacular, but I went in with low expectations and was pleased with the large selection and the quality of the food. I wouldn't go out of my way to go there, but I would be willing to eat there again.

Elk River Drive-In

Flint Road Falls
 

Yummy Chinese Buffet & Sushi

Supper was at a much larger place, Stroud's Restaurant & Bar. It is in a 1930s barn that was once part of a working ranch. It has the same feel as its distant cousins with the same name in Kansas City. The menu, logo and food is quite similar to the Stroud's in Fairway, Kansas. They have a common origin, but are owned by different parties. Although I enjoy the Kansas City restaurant more, this one is also good and has what I think are much better cinnamon rolls.

Stroud's Wichita

The Center is most famous for Valeda: The Transparent Talking Woman. She was manufactured in Germany in the 1960s. Although about 20 of these transparent anatomical mannequin came to the United States, only three are still in operation.

After visiting the learning center, I photographed the historic downtown and stumbled across Riverside Park, just north of town. There are an overflow dam and a swinging bridge over the Little Arkansas River. The park and river were the primary location for the 1955 movie, Picnic.

Returning to Wichita, I had lunch at B & C Barbeque. B & C has a very good barbeque buffet in an old garage - some of the best barbeque in Kansas or Missouri. Only open for lunch Monday through Saturday. The charge is $11.50 including beverage and tax.

This evening I added a page devoted to Riverside Park.

Riverside Park

B & C Barbeque