"Kansas City" a Kansas City Travel Page by kucha

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A View of Downtown from the Union Station Area

The Heart of America

Kansas City is two cities in one name, two separate political entities situated on bluffs on opposite sides of the Kansas River where it joins the Missouri River.

One Kansas City, located in western Missouri, is often referred to as The Heart of America because it is the major city closest to the geographic center of the United States.

The area's notable points of interest are the Harry S. Truman Library, the simulated space flights at the Challenger Learning Center, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Linda Hall Library of Science and Technology, the national Agricultural Hall of Fame, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the Municipal Auditorium, the Broadway productions at the Starlight Theater, the Missouri Repertory Theater and the Midland Center for Performing Arts, the Philharmonic Orchestra, the Lyric Opera and the State Ballet of Missouri, and the Jazz Museum tracing the history of the area's greatest musicians, ranging from Scott Joplin to Count Basie to Charlie Parker.

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Dont' Miss the Food!

It sometimes surprises people how many excellent restaurants can be found in Kansas City.
Some of my personal favorites include: Arthur Bryant's BBQ; The Classic Cup Cafe; Genghis Khan Mongolian BBQ; The Savoy Grill; The Golden Ox; LaBodega; and Acapulco Mexican Restaurant.

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Nichols Fountain

The Country Club Plaza

When in Kansas City, don't miss the world famous Country Club Plaza.

The Plaza is basically an outdoor museum of romantic Spanish architecture and European art where people actually live and work every day amid its beauty!

It was designed in 1922 as the nation's first suburban shopping district. Since then, its open-air public art gallery has continuously added to its collection, with fountains, sculptures and murals.