Thanks for all the info and advice folks. I really appreciate it.
Unfortunately I got in so late and was so exhausted from the long drive from Denver, that I only had enough energy to go to a local bar and grab a bite before coming back to the hotel to pass out.
If I ever visit again, I'm definitely gonna fly.
Making my way through Iowa now. At a rest stop about 50 miles from Des Moines. Gonna stop by and eat lunch at that Zombie burger place someone posted about last page.