Kansas city museums, parks, and history segway tour. Kansas city travel guide expert picks for your vacation. Uncover kansas city s charm by exploring its treasured attractions and institutions. Request a free printed guide by filling out the form below. To help you organize your kansas city trip ideas, this kansas city visitors guide provides travel information and trip tips about how to get there, where to stay, what to do, where to eat and more. The kansas city area has long been a place of intersection in american life. Kansas travel and tourism mustsee attractions and things to do. Community bookshelf showcases books suggested by kansas city. Featuring highquality merchandise from the heartland, including awardwinning titles from kansas city star books. Online shopping for kansas city travel guides in the books store.
Weve made preparing for your visit easy with the trip planner, which tracks your favorite destinations and stores your itinerary. The fountains of kc are awesome and while there are many in the plaza area, there are also many scattered through out the metro area, we are pretty proud of them all. Kansas city weather report, historic temperatures and climate info, searchable lists of kansas city tourism offices and other helpful government agencies. Addresses, phone numbers and contact information for visitor centers and other organizations that provide tourism information in the kansas city area are listed below. It includes the cabelas at the legends outlet, which for a while was the number one tourism attraction in the entire state of kansas, and since then has only added attractions such as sporting kcs. After 50 years of waiting, kansas city ready for super bowl.
Kansas city might seem a strange location for americas memorial to the dead of world war one, but this powerful museum grew out of the patriotism of the citys 1920s community, 83,000. The citys museums cover everything from the history of jazz music to a celebration of african american baseball players. The library district is an officially designated neighborhood in downtown kansas city, missouri, united states, roughly bounded by 9th and 11th streets on the north and south and main street and broadway on the east and west. Tucked away between two 19th century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre. Visitors come to experience kansas citys famous barbecue. When kansas city is not kansas city showme institute. Kansas city, missouri travel and vacation guide visitor. It is a really cool building and nicely conceived, i just wish i could actually have appreciated a little more of it. Explore your options, or let us suggest some ideas from our yellow brick road trips. To help you organise your kansas city trip ideas, this kansas city visitors guide provides travel information and trip tips about how to get there, where to stay, what to do, where to eat and more. Examine the great war at the national wwi museum and memorial, let curiosity guide you at union station and walk in the steps of americas 33rd president in independence. Kansas city tourism this beautiful city of fountains and boulevards lies on the borders of the state missouri and kansas and is also called as kc mo and ks. Kansas city missouri tourism tourist offices addresses.
Its certainly a dontmiss great plains highlight with worldclass museums and quirky artfilled neighborhoods that. Kansas citys past was shaped by native american culture, westward expansion and the civil war. Kansas city s main attractions are in the vibrant city center, and this is also where many of the best hotels are found. After all, denver only claims to have had 16 million visitors in 2015. Kansas citys best restaurants, bars, cocktails, breweries and other top drinking and dining favorites. Selections of engelhardts evocative drawings from the state historical society of missouris art collection are accompanied by narratives from art historian and. Allyoucanride coaster and buzzsaw or singledriver ride at the branson coaster up to 51% off. Kansas city public library 2020 all you need to know before.
Visitors come to experience kansas city s famous barbecue. Indoor locations include the rainforest building, new penguin exhibit and discovery barn if you need to warm up. Within 250 mi of both the geographic and population centers of the nation, the city is famous for its stockyards, saxophone player charlie bird. Use this information to plan your trip to kansas city. The chiefs will face the san francisco 49ers in the nfls super bowl 54 football game sunday in.
Home visit kansas city, ks convention and visitors bureau. The south part of downtown is known for its parks and historical monuments, including the national wwi museum at liberty memorial. About science city attractions science city store parking guest amenities public transportation building map. A few clicks and you can relax and enjoy your kansas adventure. Many buildings incorporate art deco details in a number of ways, as exhibited by the kansas city power and light building, municipal auditorium, and the bartle hall pylons. Request your free kansas city visitors guide kansas city. All of the locations provide great library services, but the real star is the central library, located in. Kansas city travel the great plains, usa lonely planet. Offbeat guide to kansas city, missouris weirdest stuff. Here where the missouri river turns east to start its run across missouri, european americans interacted with native americans, the populated east scattered to explore and inhabit the sparsely settled west, and north and south fought over the relationship between white. Contact us educators resources overnight camps summer. If youre looking for a great kansas road trip destination, you have come to the right place.
Kansas city is a friendly place, filled with saltoftheearth midwesterners who smile at strangers as they pass them on the streets. Located on a quiet street within walking distance of many of kansas citys downtown attractions, hotel phillips make a perfect place to crash while youre exploring kansas city weirdness. Kansas city missouri tourism tourist offices addresses phone. Your privacy is important to us and your information will never be sold or used for other purposes. This guidebook, the second edition, is an extensive amalgam of the architecture and history of kansas city, missouri.
All of the locations provide great library services, but the real star is the central library, located in downtown kansas city. Apr 14, 2019 kansas city has had some success in recent years. Kansas city travel guide view the kayak kansas city city guide for the best kansas city travel tips. The 15 best things to do in kansas city updated 2020. Jul 28, 2019 kansas city public library downtown okay, sure, almost every city has its own public library system, but when i tell you that kansas citys is actually worth visiting, i mean it.
Kansas city public library 2020 all you need to know. A couple of years ago we drove around kansas city taking pictures of all the cool fountains we have. Fried chicken sundays 1761 burlington north kansas city. The 1931 building and art deco lobby add to the unique vibes of this boutique hotel. The building stands approximately 25 feet tall and each book is 9. Read kansas city updates about downtown and airport development, new hotels, businesses and restaurants coming to missouri and kansas. The district contains a subdistrict named the west ninth streetbaltimore avenue historic district listed on the national register and which includes several buildings.
Kansas city is on the edge of the great plains americas cattle raising and agricultural heartland, and this is reflected in massive events like the american royal held every september and october which blends rodeos, horse riding competitions and the worlds largest bbq contest. Request the official kansas travel guide, kansas travel guide. The kansas city public library is at once noticeable due to the socalled community bookshelf outside the main library building. In light of the spread of the covid19 virus, all business journal events scheduled through april 17th have been postponed until further notice. The community bookshelf consists of model book spines, each measuring 25 feet, which depict certain books recommended by readers in the city.
Momentous events from the civil rights movement and the president kennedy assassination to 911 are distilled into elemental images in the work of tom engelhardt, longtime political cartoonist with the st. The staff is very knowledgeable about the area and the state. Discover classic, nostalgic family fun in kansas city, ks. Jun 14, 2017 this guidebook, the second edition, is an extensive amalgam of the architecture and history of kansas city, missouri. The kansas city, ks visitors guide is filled with information on things to do, dining and lodging options and a map to help you navigate through the city. Overlooking busy west 39 street, prosperos books specializes in used books, cds and vinyl, all packed into a cozy threestory building. Celebrating 100 years since prohibitionand kcs first. Take a tour of parking garage shaped like bookshelf kansas city public. Plan your trip to kansas city and unleash the variety of sights this city has to offer.
Kansas citys travel and tourism lists kansas city business. See how your tax money is being spent to improve the city. This is an official missouri welcome center where you will find tourism brochures, maps and highway information. Request the official kansas travel guide, kansas travel. Kansas city librarys giant bookshelf kansas city, missouri atlas. From live music at sprint center and dive bars on 39th street west to shopping at the country club plaza, theres never a dull moment in the paris of the plains. The 15 best things to do in kansas city updated 2020 must. Kansas city, missouri see all one of the most striking features of downtown kansas city, mo, is the facade of the parking garage for the central branch of the public library. Kansas city public library downtown okay, sure, almost every city has its own public library system, but when i tell you that kansas citys is actually worth visiting, i mean it. Kansas city s past was shaped by native american culture, westward expansion and the civil war.
Discover the best missouri travel guides in best sellers. Get yourself acquainted with kansas city and demographics of kansas city, culture, people in kansas city, currency, best attractions and more with this free travel guide. Uncover kansas citys charm by exploring its treasured attractions and institutions. Eyebrows were raised at the claim by kansas citys tourism board, visitkc, that kansas city has over 25 million visitors each year. Kansas city kids activities deals in kansas city, ks. Kansas city librarys giant bookshelf kansas city, missouri. Visit missouri things to do kansas city official missouri. Kansas city, mo entire city block of giant books roadside america. Discover kansas city librarys giant bookshelf in kansas city, missouri. In 2016, there were 279 conventions in kansas city, which grew to 290 in 2018, according to visit kcs annual report. Feel free to call any of them during normal business hours with your questions. List of tallest buildings in kansas city, missouri wikipedia. Louis and kansas city have distinct personalities and urban landscapes, but they also have an awful lot in common, both now and in the past. With its fiery barbecues 100plus joints smoke it up, bubbling fountains more than 200.
Today greater kansas city is a sprawling metropolis of 1. The kansas city public library system consists of a central library, nine physical branches, a digital branch, and an outreach services program serving a constituency of over 250,000 in kansas city, missouri. Wonderful classic library building, great architecture. Convention and visitors bureau of greater kansas city. Kansas city official missouri welcome center this is an official missouri welcome center where you will find tourism brochures, maps and highway information. Whether it is just a day trip, business trip, or full vacation, we have you covered. The metropolitan area is home to more than 2 million. From the bright lights of fullgaming casinos to the dimly lit jazz and blues clubs, kansas city offers endless entertainment options.
The city s museums cover everything from the history of jazz music to a celebration of african american baseball players. This means the 25 million visitors visited not only kansas city, missouri, but kansas city, kansas. View the web version of the printed guide below, or fill out the form and get the guides sent straight to your door. Excitement is building among chiefs fans as the team prepares to play in their first super bowl in 50 years. Discover the best parks, bounce houses and museums in kansas city with deals of 5090% off every day. Once a trading post for pioneers heading to the western united states, today kansas city is a burgeoning metropolis with activities and attractions for visitors of all ages and interests. Kansas city tourism, missouri kansas city trip planner. It is intended not merely to describe isolated structures of historic importance in kansas city, but also to chronicle the flow of time and people by what they left behind. The central library in downtown kansas city offers something for. Kansas city has a diverse variety of tall buildings. The historic building once housed a first national bank, and the. The side of the kansas city missouri library parking garage are library books.
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