Headed for the Hills in Lawton, Oklahoma

Kids love hamburgers, trying Kincaid's of Fort Worth as we pass through.

Today is one of my favorite days of the year, the carful of kids are hitting the road on another road trip. A few more bags to wrestle into place in the back of the SUV; we're just a few minutes behind our targeted departure time.

Kisses to Spencer, aka Dad, before we pull out making it all the way to the edge of town before I realize we forgot something. Within minutes we're on our way again, then I realize I need a chai latte real bad. It takes a while to get into the road tripping groove.

I merge the RAV4 onto I-35 and say goodbye to Central Texas as I head north. This year the carful of kids are heading back to Canada, making it to the Canadian Rockies and Jasper National Park about 2,400 miles away.

First things first we have to get out of Texas and that seems to take the longest. The miles start to roll on by thanks to the 75 mph speed limit.

The kids are restless so I have a stop in mind, I've been checking out burger joints across Texas and there's one that I want to try in Forth Worth, Kincaid’s Hamburgers.

It started as a grocery store back in 1946, the shelves are still stocked.

This is the original location at 4901 Camp Bowie that started in 1946 as a grocery store and has kept its great character. It is open Monday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In 1964, the meat cutter, O. R. Genry began grilling burgers on a used $ 25 grill. Word spread and 50 years later Kincaid’s Hamburgers has six locations throughout the Fort Worth area.

We love all the memorabilia hanging on the walls of the original location off Cape Bowie.

We walk up to the counter in the back of jadeite green grocery store with cans of vegetables still sitting on the wood shelves and place our order. I order the quarter pound burgers, a good size for the kids, then take a seat next to the big picture window in front.

Kincaid's has half-pound and quarter-pound burgers made with Black Angus beef that is ground in-house; all burgers come with mustard, lettuce, tomato, pickles and onions. If you have a picky eater, the kids' menu includes chicken strips, hotdogs, corndogs and grilled cheese--they also have shakes and malts.

Lunch Break! Black Angus Burgers with fries and onion rings, Yum.

After grabbing our bags, we unwrap the paper and take that first bite. The toasty bun gives way to a juicy patty even in the smaller burger, most places overcooked them—not at Kincaids. Good stuff.

I love onion rings and these are good onion rings. They are crunchy, crispy and the perfect shade of toasty brown and when you bite through the onion is tender on the inside. So simple yet so hard to find—perfect onion rings.

The carful of kids finish up our satisfying bag of burgers and load back into the SUV to catch US 287. Once we pass the construction in Fort Worth, the driving is easy along US 287 to Wichita Falls heading towards Oklahoma.

We get into Lawton a little late to visit any of the museums so we head over to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, 20 miles northwest of Lawton. It is free to enter and open sunrise to sunset seven days a week, there is 30 miles of hiking trails or you can drive through looking for wildlife like we do.

Outside of the World Chapel in the Holy City of the Wichitas,

The next stop is the Holy City of the Wichitas, open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to sunset and free to enter though they take donations. It is located at 262 Holy City Road inside the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.

In 1926, the late Reverend Anthony Mark Wallock started the annual Easter Pageant. The 66-acre site got a federal grant in 1934 and the Federal Works Progress Administration built many of the building that are still there.

The Holy City has the feel of the Holy Land and it's a popular stop year-round.

The annual Easter Pageant, the Prince of Peace is the nation's longest running passion play. The carful of kid run around to explore before calling it a day and heading back the room in Lawton for a swim.

Up Next: The Comanche Museum, Fort Sill Cemetery and Dodge City.