Guidebook for Kansas City

Alison
Guidebook for Kansas City

Dining

Located in Westport on Westport Rd. It stays open later than most restaurants and it has great French food. The best Pomme Frites in KC!
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Westport Cafe
419 Westport Rd
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Located in Westport on Westport Rd. It stays open later than most restaurants and it has great French food. The best Pomme Frites in KC!
Located close to the Plaza on Main st, a few minutes drive from my house. It offers 1/2 price wines on Tuesdays and has a great Happy Hour every day 4-6PM. It also has live music many days a week.
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Cafe Trio
4558 Main Street
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Located close to the Plaza on Main st, a few minutes drive from my house. It offers 1/2 price wines on Tuesdays and has a great Happy Hour every day 4-6PM. It also has live music many days a week.
Just a few blocks from my house on 39th street, this is the top BBQ place in KC as well as being the number one restaurant in KC for several years now. It is very popular, especially during the evenings. Reservations are recommended with larger groups in particular.
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Q39 - Midtown
1000 W 39th St
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Just a few blocks from my house on 39th street, this is the top BBQ place in KC as well as being the number one restaurant in KC for several years now. It is very popular, especially during the evenings. Reservations are recommended with larger groups in particular.
Great pizza place. It is a restaurant/bar which also does take-out. It's on 39th St, close to my house.
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Artego Pizza
900 W 39th St
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Great pizza place. It is a restaurant/bar which also does take-out. It's on 39th St, close to my house.
My favorite place to get breakfast or brunch in Kansas City. Situated in the Westside neighborhood. Chez Elle is a creperie that serves several dozen savory, sweet and breakfast crepes as well as a great coffee and tea and pastry selection and an awesome lobster bisque!
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Chez Elle Crêperie and Coffeehouse
1713 Summit St
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My favorite place to get breakfast or brunch in Kansas City. Situated in the Westside neighborhood. Chez Elle is a creperie that serves several dozen savory, sweet and breakfast crepes as well as a great coffee and tea and pastry selection and an awesome lobster bisque!
In an old Gas Station, this is one of Kansas City's iconic and famous BBQ spots! It's across the State Line in Mission.
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Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que
3002 W 47th Ave
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In an old Gas Station, this is one of Kansas City's iconic and famous BBQ spots! It's across the State Line in Mission.
Great locally sourced food in the Westside neighborhood.
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The Westside Local
1663 Summit St
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Great locally sourced food in the Westside neighborhood.
Its breakfast every day of the week! Just a few blocks from my house on Broadway.
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Snooze an A.M. Eatery
4144 Broadway Blvd
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Its breakfast every day of the week! Just a few blocks from my house on Broadway.
A great restaurant for a romantic night out! It is just East of the Crown Center.
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The Antler Room
2506 Holmes St
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A great restaurant for a romantic night out! It is just East of the Crown Center.
In the heart of Westport. Yummy food for any time. They have a good weekend brunch as well!
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Beer Kitchen
435 Westport Rd
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In the heart of Westport. Yummy food for any time. They have a good weekend brunch as well!
One of my favorite restaurants! Wonderful weekend brunch! Just a few blocks from my house on 39th Street.
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Room 39
1719 W 39th St
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One of my favorite restaurants! Wonderful weekend brunch! Just a few blocks from my house on 39th Street.
I adore this place! It's a good sized sushi restaurant with amazing ambiance and a large menu. They have a good happy hour with a limited menu. It is in the West Plaza area, just across the State Line.
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Blue Sushi Sake Grill
4705 Rainbow Blvd
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I adore this place! It's a good sized sushi restaurant with amazing ambiance and a large menu. They have a good happy hour with a limited menu. It is in the West Plaza area, just across the State Line.
A BBQ restaurant and bar with a bunch of games facilities in their large outdoor seating area. Great food and good for larger groups. It is in the heart of Westport.
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Char Bar
4050 Pennsylvania Ave
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A BBQ restaurant and bar with a bunch of games facilities in their large outdoor seating area. Great food and good for larger groups. It is in the heart of Westport.
A James Beard award restaurant that has a Mediterranean style menu with small plates or tapas, located in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District.
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Extra Virgin
1900 Main St
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A James Beard award restaurant that has a Mediterranean style menu with small plates or tapas, located in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District.
My favorite local street style taco restaurant just a few blocks from my house! They currently only do curb side pick up and deliveries.
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TikiTaco
1710 W 39th St
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My favorite local street style taco restaurant just a few blocks from my house! They currently only do curb side pick up and deliveries.
One of the original best BBQ restaurants in Kansas City. They serve large portions in a casual atmosphere. Located in Kansas City's Jazz district. All the politicians and celebrities who visit Kansas City drop by - their pictures are on the walls.
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Arthur Bryant's Barbeque
1727 Brooklyn Ave
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One of the original best BBQ restaurants in Kansas City. They serve large portions in a casual atmosphere. Located in Kansas City's Jazz district. All the politicians and celebrities who visit Kansas City drop by - their pictures are on the walls.
My favorite French restaurant in Kansas City. Situated in the Brookside area south of Country Club Plaza.
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Aixois
251 E 55th St
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My favorite French restaurant in Kansas City. Situated in the Brookside area south of Country Club Plaza.
New York style bagels in the heart of Kansas City on 39th street. They have many varieties of bagels as well as cream cheese schmear and coffee
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Meshuggah Bagels
1208 W 39th St
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New York style bagels in the heart of Kansas City on 39th street. They have many varieties of bagels as well as cream cheese schmear and coffee
Old style restaurant inside Kansas City's historic Union Station. They often times have live music!
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Pierpont's at Union Station
30 West Pershing Road
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Old style restaurant inside Kansas City's historic Union Station. They often times have live music!
An amazing Ethiopian restaurant located in Kansas City's River Market!
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Blue Nile Cafe
20 E 5th St
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An amazing Ethiopian restaurant located in Kansas City's River Market!
My favorite Thai restaurant in Kansas City located in the Crossroads Arts District
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Lulu's Thai Noodle Shop
2030 Central St
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My favorite Thai restaurant in Kansas City located in the Crossroads Arts District
This is a brand new Ethiopian and Caribbean cuisine restaurant and cocktail bar right around the corner from my house on Broadway!
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Mesob
3601 Broadway Blvd
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This is a brand new Ethiopian and Caribbean cuisine restaurant and cocktail bar right around the corner from my house on Broadway!
A great Italian restaurant just a couple of miles from my house, south of the Plaza. You can also get served a meal at the bar! Great specials and a good wine list. They don't take reservations for small parties but the food is worth it.
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Osteria Il Centro
5101 Main St
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A great Italian restaurant just a couple of miles from my house, south of the Plaza. You can also get served a meal at the bar! Great specials and a good wine list. They don't take reservations for small parties but the food is worth it.
When I'm downtown, this is my go to restaurant for great food and wine!
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Tannin Wine Bar & Kitchen
1526 Walnut St
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When I'm downtown, this is my go to restaurant for great food and wine!

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

The largest museum I've ever been to in a medium sized city, but this museum can compete with any of the big museums with it's phenomenal collection. It has the old building along with the new Bloch building addition as well as an amazing outdoor sculpture garden that it great to visit even on days when the museum is closed. As a bonus, does not charge an entry fee! Special exhibits that are usually in the Bloch building do have an entrance fee.
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Nelson-Atkins mākslas muzejs
4525 Oak St
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The largest museum I've ever been to in a medium sized city, but this museum can compete with any of the big museums with it's phenomenal collection. It has the old building along with the new Bloch building addition as well as an amazing outdoor sculpture garden that it great to visit even on days when the museum is closed. As a bonus, does not charge an entry fee! Special exhibits that are usually in the Bloch building do have an entrance fee.
Kansas Cities local Contemporary Art Museum. It is just a short walk from the Nelson Atkins and has no entrance fee.
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Kempera Mūsdienu Mākslas Muzejs
4420 Warwick Blvd
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Kansas Cities local Contemporary Art Museum. It is just a short walk from the Nelson Atkins and has no entrance fee.
This is a large exhibit and can take a day to get through. It is also a very sobering visit because of the subject matter.
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Pirmā pasaules kara nacionālais muzejs un piemineklis
2 Memorial Dr
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This is a large exhibit and can take a day to get through. It is also a very sobering visit because of the subject matter.
A stunning building located in downtown KC, just a few minutes drive from my house. They have shows ranging from the local symphony, to ballet, the Nutcracker, traveling shows as well as National Geographic Live!
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Kauffman izrādījumu mākslas centrs
1601 Broadway Blvd
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A stunning building located in downtown KC, just a few minutes drive from my house. They have shows ranging from the local symphony, to ballet, the Nutcracker, traveling shows as well as National Geographic Live!
This is a great small theater and is walking distance from my house.
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Uptown Teātris
3700 Broadway Blvd
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This is a great small theater and is walking distance from my house.
It is just a neat place and kids of all ages love it.
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Nacionālais rotaļlietu un miniatūru muzejs
5235 Oak St
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It is just a neat place and kids of all ages love it.
Located in Swope Park, this outdoor venue hosts many performances by visiting artists.
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Starlight teātris
4600 Starlight Rd
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Located in Swope Park, this outdoor venue hosts many performances by visiting artists.
Kansas City's largest indoor stadium and music venue located in downtown Kansas City a short drive from my house. It's now known as the T-Mobile Center, but people still call it the Sprint Center.
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Sprinta Centrs
1407 Grand Blvd
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Kansas City's largest indoor stadium and music venue located in downtown Kansas City a short drive from my house. It's now known as the T-Mobile Center, but people still call it the Sprint Center.
A historic museum located in Kansas CIty's Jazz District.
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
1616 E 18th St
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A historic museum located in Kansas CIty's Jazz District.
One of Kansas Cities premier Art Galleries located in Kansas Cities West Bottoms.
Haw Contemporary (Stockyards)
1600 Liberty St
One of Kansas Cities premier Art Galleries located in Kansas Cities West Bottoms.
One of my favorite Art Galleries located in Kansas Cities Crossroads District.
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art
2004 Baltimore Ave
One of my favorite Art Galleries located in Kansas Cities Crossroads District.
A very large local Art Gallery located in Kansas Cities Crossroads. There are several different spaces with multiple shows happening at the same time.
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Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
2012 Baltimore Ave
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A very large local Art Gallery located in Kansas Cities Crossroads. There are several different spaces with multiple shows happening at the same time.
Another one of my favorite Art Galleries located in Kansas City's Crossroads.
Blue Gallery
118 Southwest Blvd
Another one of my favorite Art Galleries located in Kansas City's Crossroads.
An event and theater space in downtown Kansas City with live shows.
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Arvest Bank Theatre Midlandā
1228 Main St
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An event and theater space in downtown Kansas City with live shows.
Kansas City's largest indoor stadium and music venue located in downtown Kansas City a short drive from my house. Now known is the T-Mobile Center it used to be called the Sprint Center.
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Sprinta Centrs
1407 Grand Blvd
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Kansas City's largest indoor stadium and music venue located in downtown Kansas City a short drive from my house. Now known is the T-Mobile Center it used to be called the Sprint Center.

Essentials

It has great selections of wine & beer and is just a few blocks from my house in Westport.
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Marsh's Sun Fresh Market
4001 Mill St
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It has great selections of wine & beer and is just a few blocks from my house in Westport.
This is a great place to buy wine since it has great selections from around the world. It also sells beer and liquor
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Gomer's Midtown
3838 Broadway Blvd
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This is a great place to buy wine since it has great selections from around the world. It also sells beer and liquor
Pharmacy & and convenience store located on the corner of broadway and 39th Street just a few blocks from my house.
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Walgreens
3845 Broadway St
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Pharmacy & and convenience store located on the corner of broadway and 39th Street just a few blocks from my house.
Located in the UMCK campus just South of the Plaza!
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Whole Foods Market
301 E 51st St
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Located in the UMCK campus just South of the Plaza!
It's a slight drive from my house, about 15 minutes or so, down Ward Parkway, but you get to see some of Kansas Cit's amazing mansions along the way! Longer term guest tend to go here.
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Trader Joe's
8600 Ward Pkwy
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It's a slight drive from my house, about 15 minutes or so, down Ward Parkway, but you get to see some of Kansas Cit's amazing mansions along the way! Longer term guest tend to go here.

Parks & Nature

Great place to picnic or go on a walk! There is a phenomenal rose garden with a giant round fountain in the center of all the roses. People regularly visit here for photo shoots.
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Džeikoba L. Lūza parks
5200 Wornall Rd
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Great place to picnic or go on a walk! There is a phenomenal rose garden with a giant round fountain in the center of all the roses. People regularly visit here for photo shoots.
It is right near the Nelson and has a great maze. The gardens are great also.
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Jūinga un Mūrijela Kaufmana piemiņas dārzs
4800 Rockhill Rd
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It is right near the Nelson and has a great maze. The gardens are great also.
One of the Largest municipal parks in the United States. There are lots of things to do including Starlight Theater for shows, the Kansas City Zoo, hiking trails, a lake and an adventure park!
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Swope Park
3999 E Meyer Blvd
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One of the Largest municipal parks in the United States. There are lots of things to do including Starlight Theater for shows, the Kansas City Zoo, hiking trails, a lake and an adventure park!
This historic spot is the point of meeting between the Missouri River and the Kansas (Kaw) River. The Lewis & Clark expedition camped here on their way west in 1806.
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Kaw Point Park
1403 Fairfax Trafficway
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This historic spot is the point of meeting between the Missouri River and the Kansas (Kaw) River. The Lewis & Clark expedition camped here on their way west in 1806.
I adore this place! I go here regularly to get my nature fix! It's just a short drive North of the River, about 15 minutes from my house.
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Parkvila Dabas Rezervāts
100 E 12 St
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I adore this place! I go here regularly to get my nature fix! It's just a short drive North of the River, about 15 minutes from my house.
My favorite lake in the area! It is surrounded by forest and has trails throughout. Small spots to park your car all around the lake. One side has a large water lily area.
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Wyandotte County Park
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My favorite lake in the area! It is surrounded by forest and has trails throughout. Small spots to park your car all around the lake. One side has a large water lily area.
Great disc golf course in a beautiful park just a few minute drive from my house!
Rosedale Disc Golf Courses
Rosedale Park Road
Great disc golf course in a beautiful park just a few minute drive from my house!
These farmers plant the sunflowers in July and they bloom for a few weeks in early September with their peak blooming around labor day. It's free, and about a 40 minute drive from my house, in Lawrence Kansas.
Grinter Sunflower Farms (Grinter Farms, Inc.)
24050 Stillwell Rd
These farmers plant the sunflowers in July and they bloom for a few weeks in early September with their peak blooming around labor day. It's free, and about a 40 minute drive from my house, in Lawrence Kansas.
Gorgeous sprawling outdoor Botanical Gardens with Greenhouses and a stunning E Fay Jones (apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright) chapel! The other main buildings in the gardens are also architecturally designed by Jones. During the Christmas season, the gardens have a magnificent light display that is up from Thanksgiving through mid January.
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Powell Gardens, Kanzasas pilsētas botāniskais dārzs
1609 NW US Hwy 50
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Gorgeous sprawling outdoor Botanical Gardens with Greenhouses and a stunning E Fay Jones (apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright) chapel! The other main buildings in the gardens are also architecturally designed by Jones. During the Christmas season, the gardens have a magnificent light display that is up from Thanksgiving through mid January.
Fantastic local Botanical Gardens that teams up with Quixitic (our local Cirque De Soleil-esque, imaginative, dance, acrobatic, aerial arts, singing, musical group based in KC)! Performances by Quixotic at the gardens are usually in the fall.
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Overland Park Arboretum un Botāniskie dārzi
8909 W 179th St
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Fantastic local Botanical Gardens that teams up with Quixitic (our local Cirque De Soleil-esque, imaginative, dance, acrobatic, aerial arts, singing, musical group based in KC)! Performances by Quixotic at the gardens are usually in the fall.

Sightseeing, Shopping & Other Activities

For kids & adults equally!
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LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
2475 Grand Blvd
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For kids & adults equally!
Down by the river front where there are also trails and parks to see the river, the River Market has lots to do including restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, antique shopping, the Steamboat Arabia Museum and of course, an amazing local farmers market on Saturday and Sundays during the growing seasons of spring, summer and fall.
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River Market
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Down by the river front where there are also trails and parks to see the river, the River Market has lots to do including restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, antique shopping, the Steamboat Arabia Museum and of course, an amazing local farmers market on Saturday and Sundays during the growing seasons of spring, summer and fall.
The first outdoor shopping center in the world made specifically for cars. It has beautiful architecture derived from Kansas City's sister city of Seville, Spain. Since 1925, the Plaza has hosted a grand annual tradition ushering in the holiday season, starting at Thanksgiving and running through mid-January - simply known as the Plaza Lights. Stunning in its volume. Dazzling in its beauty. Brilliant in its simplicity.
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Country Club Plaza
4706 Broadway Blvd
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The first outdoor shopping center in the world made specifically for cars. It has beautiful architecture derived from Kansas City's sister city of Seville, Spain. Since 1925, the Plaza has hosted a grand annual tradition ushering in the holiday season, starting at Thanksgiving and running through mid-January - simply known as the Plaza Lights. Stunning in its volume. Dazzling in its beauty. Brilliant in its simplicity.
Crown Center is a place for pure entertainment. With exciting events and unique attractions. The center is full of locally owned shops and restaurants.
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Crown Center
2450 Grand Blvd
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Crown Center is a place for pure entertainment. With exciting events and unique attractions. The center is full of locally owned shops and restaurants.
This is still a station but also has museums, exhibits and restaurants in it. An extensive model train collection is also housed here.
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Kansasas pilsētas Savienības stacija
30 W Pershing Rd
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This is still a station but also has museums, exhibits and restaurants in it. An extensive model train collection is also housed here.
The zoo is open all year round, but the Africa section is closed in the colder seasons. It is a good place to go to get your walking miles in!
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Kanzasas Sitijas zoodārzs
6800 Zoo Dr
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The zoo is open all year round, but the Africa section is closed in the colder seasons. It is a good place to go to get your walking miles in!
It is a great small aquarium with lots of exhibits just for kids!
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SEA LIFE Kansas City
2475 Grand Blvd
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It is a great small aquarium with lots of exhibits just for kids!
Where they hold the Conventions! Also a beautiful building to behold from the outside and inside!
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Kansasas Sitijas Kongresu centrs
301 W 13th St
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Where they hold the Conventions! Also a beautiful building to behold from the outside and inside!

Coffee Houses

Sandwiches & desserts and a black box theater below that features live acts.
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Westport Coffee House
4010 Pennsylvania Ave
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Sandwiches & desserts and a black box theater below that features live acts.
A great local coffee shop in the Westport neighborhood only a few blocks from my house.
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Broadway Cafe
4106 Broadway Blvd
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A great local coffee shop in the Westport neighborhood only a few blocks from my house.
A recent addition to my neighborhood with a lovely ambiance, this coffee house is right around the corner from my house on Broadway! They have great coffee and tea selections as well as tasty pastries!
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Monarch Coffee
3550 Broadway Blvd
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A recent addition to my neighborhood with a lovely ambiance, this coffee house is right around the corner from my house on Broadway! They have great coffee and tea selections as well as tasty pastries!
Need coffee quickly? This drive through coffee shop is just a few blocks from my house. They also have great pastries. The chocolate croissant and goat cheese bear claw are my personal favorites!
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Filling Station Coffee - Westport
1010 Westport Rd
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Need coffee quickly? This drive through coffee shop is just a few blocks from my house. They also have great pastries. The chocolate croissant and goat cheese bear claw are my personal favorites!
This adorable cat cafe is right around the corner from my house on Southwest Trafficway! I do have four kittens in my house, but if you feel the need to spend time with more cats and kittens while in Kansas City, these babies at this cafe would love your attention!
Whiskers Cat Cafe
3705-3707 SW Trafficway
This adorable cat cafe is right around the corner from my house on Southwest Trafficway! I do have four kittens in my house, but if you feel the need to spend time with more cats and kittens while in Kansas City, these babies at this cafe would love your attention!

Neighborhoods

The crossroads has a huge gallery scene where every first Friday is packed with people seeing the local art. Expect the streets to be filled with people and lots of food trucks as the restaurants in the area are usually filled with a long wait list.
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Crossroads
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The crossroads has a huge gallery scene where every first Friday is packed with people seeing the local art. Expect the streets to be filled with people and lots of food trucks as the restaurants in the area are usually filled with a long wait list.
My home is in Midtown and only a few blocks from Westport, i.e. the old "Port to the West" when the wagons would stock up on food and supplies. It is now a center with lots of restaurants, bars, coffee shops, breakfast and brunch places. and a grocery store.
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Midtown - Westport
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My home is in Midtown and only a few blocks from Westport, i.e. the old "Port to the West" when the wagons would stock up on food and supplies. It is now a center with lots of restaurants, bars, coffee shops, breakfast and brunch places. and a grocery store.
Lots of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, night clubs, music venues and more available in downtown Kansas City's Power and Light District.
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Power and Light District
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Lots of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, night clubs, music venues and more available in downtown Kansas City's Power and Light District.
Kansas City's Jazz District
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18th And Vine And Downtown East
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Kansas City's Jazz District