Explore ancient Buffalo Tongue Rock, limestone chunks, an Indian stone circle and Medicine Wheel, nature trails, a granite chasm, waterfalls, and colorful carved cliffs.
The sixty-mile drive on U.S. 14 from Dayton to Shell takes approximately 2 hours. The highway is occasionally closed in the winter. Head west on U.S. 14 from Dayton and follow the Tongue River as it runs toward the Big Horn Mountains.
On your way to the Little Tongue River Canyon, pull over at the Sand Turn Pullout to watch Buffalo Tongue Rock. This is one of the rock layers that slanted as the Big Horn Mountains rose around 2.9 billion years ago. At the Little Tongue River Canyon, pull over at the Fallen City turnout to view huge limestone chunks that fell from the ridgeline along the canyon. To find the ancient Indian stone circle and Medicine Wheel, take the hour tour up U.S. 14A. Read more . . .
For a true glimpse of America’s Heartland, this 2-hour, 90-mile outing passes through the heart of the limestone Flint Hills and into the biggest remaining tracts of tallgrass prairie in the entire United States. The route sets off from Manhattan, home of Kansas State University, founded in 1855. Heading south on Route 177 through the rolling terrain, a quick detour right on Route 901 leads to the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area. Owned and operated jointly by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State, the area encompasses 8,616 acres of the country’s last remaining virgin tall prairie grass. Back on Route177, after crossing over I-70, the road cuts through pastures of wildflowers and grass. 
U.S. 50, in America, is known to “road warriors” as “the loneliest road”. This 3,200-mile ribbon of 2-lane blacktop connects both coasts, passing through a dozen states and four state capitals, traversing nearly a straight line from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco. Southern Indiana hosts 170 miles of U.S. 50 connecting the Wabash and Ohio Rivers, two natural features that form Indiana’s southern border. The hamlet of Vincennes begins the journey as you say goodbye to the Wabash and head east on your Southern Indiana journey.