The Brickyard Barn Inn offers a romantic spot for a wedding, a cozy spot to get-away or a quiet space for a corporate lunch. This charming dairy barn was designed by Kansas State architecture students and built in 1927 with unusual large red, glazed brick on the exterior.

It has survived floods – in 1951 and again in 2005 when it came back from substantial damage. Efforts to remodel the barn into a home began in 1976, and it got its start as a bed and breakfast in the 1990s.

Owners Scott and Truanna Nickel will do what it takes to please guests and catering customers.

“Nobody in town is as full service as we are,” Scott says confidently. “If someone wants a mariachi band, we’ll find it.”

Same goes for food. Nickel will go out of his way to make sure the food is just right for events, inventing new delicious dishes for brides and grooms and their families. Weddings of about 80 people can be accommodated inside, although much larger affairs can be held outside on the Brickyard Barn Inn’s three and a half acres.

Beyond weddings and corporate events, some people come to the inn to spend a night away from the kids. Often, husbands and wives or boyfriends and girlfriends go there to reconnect after the end of a military deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. (Ask about special discounts for service members.)

The bed and breakfast is open seven days a week and serves a full breakfast sure to fill you up every morning. (Updated 4/5/10)