First thing's first: adjust your expectations. This is a historic venue. Sometimes the showers…read moretake a long time to heat up and sometimes they stay lukewarm. Sometimes it's hot or cold because there are no individual thermostats. Fans and heaters are provided aa needed. I haven't stayed in the winter, but in the summer, once the sun goes down, with the fans, it's quite pleasant. I stayed in the king bed two story suite. It's airy, full of light, roomy, beautiful. I adore the tall windows. There is a TV upstairs and downstairs. The bed is plush and comfy and the linens crisp, fresh, and clean. The bathroom is quite small, but inline with FLW and the times. The facility gives tours and they are interesting and enlightening! There is a restaurant on site, open Tuesday through Saturday (reviewed separately). It's the closest thing you get to elevated in Bartlesville. They have trivia Tuesdays, wine Wednesday, live entertainment Thursday, karaoke Friday, and regular Saturdays. Staff is always wonderful. Highly recommended. But please don't rate this unique, historical site on the same plane as four seasons.

Are you a Frank Lloyd Wright aficionado? Keep reading…read more.. The Inn at Price Tower is a Wright time capsule and well worth the time and expense to visit this building and immerse yourself in the architectural experience. I'm a retired architect and a big FLW fan. The "hospitality side" (ie: what normal consumers expect from a hotel property) is pretty non-existent. Let me explain: Not to get into mechanical engineering weeds, but the building has a 2-pipe HVAC system. This means that the entire building is either heating or cooling depending upon the season. No matter how hot or cold you may be in your hotel room, if the system is in heating mode (wintertime) there is no A/C available. Likewise, if the system is in cooling mode (summertime), there is no heating available. We stayed 2 nights in early May so the heating was still on (kind of between seasons), but since there was an oscillating fan available in our room, we were fairly comfortable sleeping. Not really a biggie, just be aware of the building's heating/cooling limitations. The other thing really perplexing was that there was no coffee service available in the morning. The in-house restaurant did not offer breakfast, the Lobby area provided no guest coffee service and there was no in-room coffeemaker provided - weird! In the last 30 years of business travel I can't recall a similar situation. In order to get coffee, guests are required to walk 2 blocks to a local coffee shop that opens at 6am weekdays and 7am weekends. Super inconvenient from a "hospitality" standpoint. So, if you're familiar with Wright's design sensibilities, you'll recall that he never had much use for bathrooms and elevators - both of which are super small by modern standards and current building codes. Don't expect the spa level experience you may have enjoyed at other boutique hotels - they 'aint there, lol! If you go into the Inn at Price Tower experience with a "Wright state of mind", you'll enjoy your stay and be able to forgive the limitations of the design. The tour is well worth the price, and I highly recommend participating. Our group consisted of only me and my wife, so it was basically a private tour. It was advertised as a 60-minute tour, but our Dosen gave us nearly 2 hours! Really interesting. Take-a-ways: Bring you own coffee maker and breakfast items. Be prepared for the seasonal interior heating or cooling situation and be sure to have reasonable expectations for living in a Wright-designed building for a night or two. If you have these, your experience will be a lot of fun. Enjoy!

The Dewlen-Spohnhauer Bridge east of Independence has that quiet, time-capsule feel that you only…read moreget on an old Kansas back road, the four graceful marsh rainbow arches rising over the Verdigris River just as they have since 1928. Standing here this afternoon with no other traffic in sign, the narrow deck didn't feel like a worry so much as a reminder of the era it came from, when J.B. Marsh's reinforced concrete rainbow design was modern engineering and rural crossings were built for slower, lighter vehicles. The bridge carries the name of two local servicemen who died overseas in the Argonne Forest during World War I, O. Glenn Dewlen and Harry F. Spohnhauer, a memorial folded into the everyday fabric of Montgomery County's roads. [Review 708 of 2026 - 59 in Kansas - 25889 overall]

Heading west on US-160, the sign pointed me off the main road to a historical marker. It is next to…read morea very old bridge that was the original route here before it was updated and modernized with a wider road and bridge. Have we lost something for that speed and efficiency? Progress. The large marker is in very good condition at the side of the road and is easily readable. "During the Civil War, militias from both the Union and Confederate sides were stealing the Osages' cattle, harassing their villages, and blaming the Indians for raids actually committed by Americans. Osage leader Charles Mongrain cautioned everyone to leave his people alone: "I most earnestly warn all intruders, trespassers, and others not citizens of the Osage nation to leave the nation immediately." It continues, "In May 1863, a few miles east of here, an Osage hunting party confronted about 20 strangers riding through their territory. A shot was fired, and one of the Osage went down. His comrades chased the trespassers about 15 miles and finally overtook them near Drum Creek, killing all but two (who escaped). The strangers turned out to have been Confederate officers, marching west with orders to recruit volunteers and encourage rebellion in New Mexico & Colorado. The Osage has foiled the plot." It is marker number 56 and it was erected in 2012 by the State of Kansas. There is room to stop and then continue across the old bridge, thinking about how things used to be. [Review 707 of 2026 - 58 in Kansas - 25888 overall]

You have to make a appointment but you can't make an appointment they are all taken up to October!…read morewhat the heck do you do if you need your card and schooling depends on it? screwed I guess

Exception services ! Helped my father throughly and with care and understanding! The lady who's…read morename I don't remember was wondering!

The miniature Statue of Liberty on the steps of Independence Memorial Hall in Independence, Kansas…read moreis one of those small-town civic touches that ends up feeling more meaningful the longer you stand in front of it. It is one of roughly one hundred small scale replicas placed across the country by the Boy Scouts of America in the 1950s, part of a nationwide patriotic campaign that produced what came to be known as the Little Sisters of Liberty. Independence received its statue in 1952, and it still occupies a prominent position n front of Memorial Hall and the Civic Center. As roadside monuments go, this one carries some documented history. Roadside America notes its original 1952 dedication and its later 1984 rededication by President Gerald Ford, a detail that gives this statue a surprising brush with national political history. The Smithsonian's art inventory further confirms its place within the broader portfolio of mid-century Liberty replicas distributed across the United States, tying the Independence figure into a larger cultural moment when communities embraced these small symbols of civic pride. As a visitor experience, the statue reads as modest but sincere. It stands directly in front of the imposing facade of Memorial Hall and the contrast between the building's mass and the statue's small scale actually works in its favor. The figure appears to be in good condition as statues go, with the sort of weathering you expect from a mid-century outdoor casting but nothing that detracts from its presence. Asit from the patriotic message it carries, it is simply a pleasant civic ornament. A small well-kept reminder of a mid-century community effort that still holds its ground on the steps of one of Independence's most recognizable public buildings. [Review 711 of 2026 - 62 in Kansas - 25892 overall]

Independence is the county seat of Montgomery County, which is named for Richard Montgomery, a…read moreUnited States general killed in the American Revolutionary War. The building is in the Classical Revival style and was completed in 1887. It is built of gray Bedford stone with a raised basement and a prominent porch on the south side supported by two large two-story columns. The symmetrical facade, recessed stone-framed entrance and vertical windows give it a highly formal look that is typical of late nineteenth-century civic architecture. The 1931 north addition shows that the courthouse has grown with the county rather than standing still. The entire landscaped grounds are slightly raised which gives it an even more impressive stance. There is parking on all sides and I had no troubles walking the grounds this afternoon. [Review 709 of 2026 - 60 in Kansas - 25890 overall]