Seth Hays, great-grandson of Daniel Boone, opened this tavern along the Santa Fe Trail in 1857, and it has served travelers without interruption ever since — the oldest continuously operating restaurant west of the Mississippi. Original pine siding lines the walls, and a massive stone fireplace anchors the dining room where fried chicken and home-style pot roast have fed generations. The same floorboards that creaked under wagon drivers now welcome diners seeking a meal steeped in frontier history.
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