The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
The Great Plains

Stop 14 · Days 761–763

Abilene

Abilene, KS

A former end-of-the-line cattle town that raised a president — home to the Eisenhower Presidential Library.

Where to stay

You gotta eat this

  • Fried chicken, Kansas-style

    Classic heartland cooking.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 761Day 761 — Ike & the Old WestFull day · 3h 30m planned
  2. 762Day 762 — Free DayFree day
  3. 763Day 763 — East to TopekaDrive day · 1h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Museums & History