Kansas Honors College

my-3-sons
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:57:53 +0000

We have a few Lawrence favorites that we always try to hit on our visits. Dinner at Free State Brewery and breakfast at Milton’s (both on Mass St) would give a great feel for the local flavor. Ingredient is a good place for fresh salads and Wheatfield’s is another local breakfast/lunch institution. We enjoyed a very nice upscale Italian dinner at Teller’s, which is located in an old converted 1800’s bank building (great atmosphere). The new Oread hotel on campus has several different levels of restaurants from pub-style to fine dining. There really is no end to the dining options in Lawrence.

If you will be staying overnight, I can recommend the higher-end Eldridge and Oread hotels, as well as the more standard Hampton Inn and Springhill Suites. I will warn you that there are some hotels in town that are very worn, which is why I mentioned a few where we have had good experiences.

Mass St. is really the center of life in Lawrence and offers lots of unique little shops, coffee houses and restaurants to explore. If you venture out on Iowa St. beyond the KU campus you will hit all the big box stores, chain restaurants and a 12 screen movie theater.

Lawrence is really the quintessential friendly midwestern college town. My northeastern born and raised son just loves it.