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Things To Do in Kansas City: Byron Cohen Gallery #1 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Byron Cohen Gallery
2020 Baltimore Ave. Kansas City MO - 816-421-5665
~0.12 miles from Kansas City city center
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http://www.artnet.com/cohen.html
Things To Do in Kansas City: Belger Art Center #2 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Belger Art Center
Kansas City MO
~0.19 miles from Kansas City city center
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The Belger Arts Center (BAC) is a non-profit organization located in Kansas City, Missouri. It houses a fine art collection and also holds exhibitions of various art. The Center stages three exhibitions a year. Since 2000 the BAC has launched exhibitions of ceramics, painting, sculpture, digital photographic projections, black and white photography, and more. In addition to the exhibitions, the BAC houses the John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation collection, which includes more than 1,500 pieces of fine art, mainly from American artists of the late 20th century. Extensive holdings of works by Jasper Johns, William Christenberry, Renee Stout, Robert Stackhouse, Terry Winters, Terry Allen, and William Wiley allow the BAC to loan complete retrospectives of those artists to museums around the country. In the spring of 2006, complete exhibits from the BAC were seen at Texas Tech University, the Untitled [ArtSpace] in Oklahoma City, and the St. Petersburg Arts Center in Florida. In addition, two of the BAC's holdings by William Christenberry were loaned to the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a year-long survey of Mr. Christenberry's career.
Things To Do in Kansas City: Union Station #3 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Union Station
Kansas City KS
~0.45 miles from Kansas City city center
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Union Station Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri is one of many union stations in the United States. Around the turn of the 20th century, the Kansas City Terminal Railway, a company controlled by the 12 railroads serving Kansas City, decided that a new location was needed for the train depot. The location at the time was prone to flooding by the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. A new location was selected south of the central business district, above and away from the floodplain. The architect chosen to design the building was Jarvis Hunt, a proponent of the City Beautiful movement. The design was a main hall for ticketing, and a perpendicular hall extending out over the tracks for passenger waiting. The Beaux-Arts station opened on October 30, 1914 as the second-largest train station in the country. The building encompasses 850,000 square feet (79,000 m²), the ceiling in the Grand Hall is 95 feet (29 m) high, there are three chandeliers weighing 3,500 pounds (1600 kg) each, and the Grand Hall clock has a six-foot (1.8-m) diameter face. Due to its central location, Kansas City was a hub for both passenger and freight rail traffic. The scale of the building reflected this status. Union Station made headlines on June 17, 1933, as four unarmed FBI agents were gunned down by gang members attempting to free captured fugitive Frank Nash. Nash was also killed in the gun battle. The “Kansas City Massacre” highlighted the lawlessness of Kansas City under the Pendergast Machine and resulted in the arming of all FBI agents. In 1945, annual passenger traffic peaked at 678,363. As train travel declined beginning in the 1950s, the city had less and less need for a large train station. By 1973, only 32,842 passengers passed through the facility, all passenger train service was now run by Amtrak, and the building was beginning to deteriorate. The city government of Kansas City wished to preserve and redevelop the building. To facilitate this, they made a development deal with Trizec, a Canadian redevelopment firm. Included in the deal was an agreement that Trizec would redevelop the station. Between 1979 and 1986, Trizec constructed two office buildings on surrounding property, but did not redevelop the station. In 1985, Amtrak moved all passenger operations to a smaller facility. By this time, the station was essentially closed. In 1988, the city filed suit against Trizec for the failure to develop the station; the case was settled in 1994. For most of this time period, the building continued to decay.
Things To Do in Kansas City: Sprint Center #4 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Sprint Center
Kansas City MO
~0.51 miles from Kansas City city center
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Sprint Center is a large, multi-use indoor arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The building is located at 14th Street and Grand Boulevard, on the east side of the Power & Light District. The arena's naming rights partner is the telecommunications company Sprint, whose headquarters is in nearby Overland Park, Kansas. Sprint Center opened to the public on October 10, 2007, and a concert on October 13, 2007 by Elton John was the first event held at the arena. The arena seats over 19,000 people and has 72 suites. Sprint Center has effectively replaced Kemper Arena, which was built in 1974, just a few miles away in the southern portion of the West Bottoms. Additionally, the College Basketball Experience, which includes the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, is connected to and located directly north of Sprint Center. Sprint Center hosted the 2008 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, and in addition will host the first and second rounds of the 2009 NCAA Men's Tournament and the regional rounds of the 2010 NCAA Women's Tournament. Kansas City has also entered into discussions with the NHL and the NBA regarding possible expansion or relocation of a professional hockey and/or basketball franchise for the arena
Things To Do in Kansas City: Crown Center #5 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Crown Center
Kansas City KS
~0.54 miles from Kansas City city center
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Located in the heart of downtown Kansas City, Crown Center is often called a city within a city. Three levels of great shopping and dining complement two of the city’s most luxurious hotels, exquisite office buildings, a residential community and several entertainment attractions. It all surrounds the worldwide headquarters of Hallmark Cards, Inc. Bring your family and your imagination for an unforgettable visit to Crown Center.
#6 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium and Music Hall
201 West 13th Street Kansas City MO
~0.58 miles from Kansas City city center
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Municipal Auditorium is a large, multi-purpose facility in Kansas City, Missouri with three halls: The Arena, Music Hall, and Little Theatre. It opened in 1936 and features art deco architecture and architectural details. Municipal Auditorium was one of the buildings built in 1934 as part of a "Ten Year Plan" championed by various local politicians including Harry S Truman and Thomas Pendergast. Other buildings in the plan included the Kansas City City Hall and the Kansas City branch of the Jackson County Courthouse. It replaced Convention Hall which was directly across the street and was torn down for parking in what is now called the Barney Allis Plaza. The art deco architecture features were a characteristic design by Hoit Price & Barnes which also designed the Kansas City Power and Light Building at about the same time. The other architect firm in the design Gentry, Voskamp & Neville was to design the Truman Library. When the building opened in 1935, it was called by the Architectural Record "one of the 10 best buildings of the world that year" In 2000, the Princeton Architectural Press called it one of the 500 most important architectural works in the United States. Municipal Auditorium is connected to the H. Roe Bartle Convention Center by way of skywalks over 13th and Central streets. An underground walkway through a public parking garage provides access to the Kansas City Marriott Downtown, Holiday Inn Aladdin Hotel, and the Folly Theater.
Things To Do in Kansas City: Bartle Hall KC Convention Center #7 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Bartle Hall KC Convention Center
Kansas City MO
~0.59 miles from Kansas City city center
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Bartle Hall Convention Center is a major exposition hall in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. It is named for Harold Roe Bartle, a prominent, two-term mayor of Kansas City in the 1950s and early 1960s.
#8 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Kansas City Convention and Entertainment Facilities
301 W 13th St Kansas City MO - 816-513-5000
~0.62 miles from Kansas City city center
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http://www.kcconvention.com/CKCMO/Depts/ConventionandEntertainmentFacilities/index.htm
Things To Do in Kansas City: Hallmark Visitors Center #9 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Hallmark Visitors Center
Kansas City MO
~0.71 miles from Kansas City city center
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See everything behind the world's most popular greeting card at the company's factory headquarters. Familiar with Hallmark Visitors Center? Write your own description and share what you know with other travelers. Attraction type: Factory tour, Tourist/visitor center Activities: Leisure Education visitorscenter@hallmark.com Address: Crown Center Kansas City, MO 64108 Tel: 816 274 3613
Things To Do in Kansas City: Downtown Kansas City #10 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Downtown Kansas City (Neighborhood)
Kansas City MO
~0.73 miles from Kansas City city center
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Power and Light District (Neighborhood)
1100 Walnut Street Kansas City MO
~0.74 miles from Kansas City city center
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The Kansas City Power & Light District or Power & Light District is a shopping and entertainment district in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States, developed by the Cordish Company of Baltimore, Maryland and designed by 360 Architecture. The district comprises nine blocks on the south side of the downtown loop. It is located between Baltimore Avenue to the west, Grand Boulevard to the east, 12th Street to the north, and Interstate 670 to the south. The $850 million "mixed-use" district is one of the largest development projects in the Midwestern United States The Power & Light District is one of only a few places in the United States where possession and consumption of open containers of alcoholic beverages are allowed on the street, although they remain prohibited on the street throughout the rest of Kansas City.
http://www.powerandlightdistrict.com
Things To Do in Kansas City: National World War One Museum #12 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
National World War One Museum
Kansas City MO
~0.75 miles from Kansas City city center
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America's official museum dedicated to World War I, as designated by the United States Congress, opened December 2006. The new subterranean facility greatly expands the previous facilities that are still housed on the main deck of the Liberty Memorial. The National World War I Museum tells the story of the war and related global events from their origins before 1914 through the 1918 Armistice and 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Visitors enter the facility across a glass bridge above a field of 9,000 poppies, each one representing 1,000 war combatant deaths. The museum holds two theaters, exhibitions with period artifacts (including a tank, uniforms, guns, maps, photographs of major forces) in state-of-the-art interactive displays, a 20,000 sq. ft. research center and library, multi-purpose conference room, and museum store. The last group of museum galleries focuses on the United States' military and civilian involvement in the war and President Woodrow Wilson's efforts for peace. The museum also hosts eminent guest lecturers, authors, and films related to the events of World War I.
Things To Do in Kansas City: Liberty Memorial - WWI Museum #13 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Liberty Memorial - WWI Museum
Kansas City MO
~0.75 miles from Kansas City city center
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America's official museum dedicated to World War I, as designated by the United States Congress, opened December 2006. The new subterranean facility greatly expands the previous facilities that are still housed on the main deck of the Liberty Memorial. The National World War I Museum tells the story of the war and related global events from their origins before 1914 through the 1918 Armistice and 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Visitors enter the facility across a glass bridge above a field of 9,000 poppies, each one representing 1,000 war combatant deaths. The museum holds two theaters, exhibitions with period artifacts (including a tank, uniforms, guns, maps, photographs of major forces) in state-of-the-art interactive displays, a 20,000 sq. ft. research center and library, multi-purpose conference room, and museum store. The last group of museum galleries focuses on the United States' military and civilian involvement in the war and President Woodrow Wilson's efforts for peace. The museum also hosts eminent guest lecturers, authors, and films related to the events of World War I.
Things To Do in Kansas City: American Royal Museum #14 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
American Royal Museum
Kansas City MO
~1.09 miles from Kansas City city center
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Hands-on, interactive museum of agricultural history. The American Royal, is Kansas City's famed barbecue, rodeo, horse and livestock show venue. Open during most American Royal events and by appointment. Tours available.
Things To Do in Kansas City: Negro Leagues Museum   American Jazz Museum #15 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Negro Leagues Museum American Jazz Museum
Kansas City MO
~1.10 miles from Kansas City city center
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These two unique museums, housed under one roof, are in the historic 18th and Vine Jazz District. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum tells the compelling story of segregated baseball, from the founding of the Negro National League just a few blocks away in 1920, until Jackie Robinson, who played for the Kansas City Monarchs, signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. The Jazz Museum pays tribute to jazz greats ranging from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to Ella Fitzgerald and Charlie Parker, with listening stations throughout. Be sure to see the gallery with changing exhibits relating to jazz, baseball, and African-American life, as well as the film in the visitor center highlighting the golden days of the 1930s, when this very district boasted more than 60 jazz clubs and served as the commercial heart of Kansas City's African-American community. The Blue Room, attached to the complex, stages jazz concerts with local musicians 4 nights a week. Plan on 2 hours here.
Things To Do in Kansas City: 18th & Vine Jazz District #16 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
18th & Vine Jazz District (Neighborhood)
Kansas City Kansas City MO
~1.11 miles from Kansas City city center
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This historical attraction allows visitors to experience one of the birth places of jazz music. Jazz greats such as BB King, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and many others have walked these streets.
Things To Do in Kansas City: Kemper Arena #17 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Kemper Arena
Kansas City MO
~1.15 miles from Kansas City city center
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Kemper Arena American Royal Center is a 19,500 seat indoor arena in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, that has hosted NCAA Final Four basketball games, professional basketball and hockey teams, the 1976 Republican National Convention, a 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings concert, and is the ongoing host of the American Royal livestock show. It was also in this arena that wrestling superstar Owen Hart accidentally died. It is named for R. Crosby Kemper Sr., a member of the powerful Kemper financial clan and who donated $3.2 million from his estate for the arena.
Things To Do in Kansas City: Mutual Musicians Foundation #18 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Mutual Musicians Foundation
Kansas City MO
~1.15 miles from Kansas City city center
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Attraction type: Jazz bar Activities: Nightlife Address: 1823 Highland Ave Kansas City, MO 64112 Tel: 816 471 5212
Things To Do in Kansas City: American Royal Complex #19 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
American Royal Complex
Kansas City KS
~1.16 miles from Kansas City city center
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The American Royal Complex, including Hale Arena and the lower and upper Exhibition Halls, contains over 300,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space. The multi-purpose facility is home to the American Royal Livestock, Horse Show, Rodeo and Barbecue; The Western Farm Implement Show, as well as a variety of heavy equipment trade shows and industrial exhibits. The complex is fully heated and air-conditioned by a centralized HVAC plant and features exterior electrical outlets on the building at regular intervals for trailers and RVs. Full amenities include concession stands, public restrooms, box office, cafeteria, passenger elevators and banks of telephones.
Things To Do in Kansas City: City Market of Kansas City #20 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
City Market of Kansas City
Kansas City MO
~1.24 miles from Kansas City city center
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Over 150 years old, the City Market allows its citizens to purchase goods directly from merchants.
Things To Do in Kansas City: Arabia Steamboat Museum #21 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Arabia Steamboat Museum
Kansas City MO
~1.34 miles from Kansas City city center
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Things To Do in Kansas City: Airline History Museum #22 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Airline History Museum
201 NW Lou Holland Dr Kansas City MO - 816-421-3401
~1.72 miles from Kansas City city center
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http://www.airlinehistorymuseum.com
Things To Do in Kansas City: Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio #23 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio
Kansas City MO
~2.09 miles from Kansas City city center
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The Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site is located at 3616 Belleview, Kansas City, Missouri. The park was established in 1977 and preserves the house and studio of Missouri artist Thomas Hart Benton. Tours are provided that show the house and studio as he left it when he died on January 19, 1975.
Things To Do in Kansas City: Kansas City City Center #24 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Kansas City City Center
Kansas City KS
~2.43 miles from Kansas City city center
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Things To Do in Kansas City: Strawberry Hill Museum #25 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Strawberry Hill Museum
Kansas City KS
~2.43 miles from Kansas City city center
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The Strawberry Hill Ethnic Cultural Society was formed in 1988 to promote, sponsor and preserve the ethnic heritage prevalent in Kansas City, Kansas. The Cultural Center is housed in the Strawberry Hill Museum. Visit website at: www.strawberryhillsmuseum.org
Things To Do in Kansas City: St John the Baptist Catholic Church #26 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
St John the Baptist Catholic Church
Kansas City KS
~2.43 miles from Kansas City city center
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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is an ethnic Croatian parish established by immigrants residing in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas in 1900. The cornerstone of St. John the Baptist was blessed on May 15, 1904. Every pastor in the history of this congregation has been Croatian speaking. The altars and pulpit at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church were made in Austria. The original bell is still in the bell tower and is inscribed in Croatian with "The Living I Summon, the Dead I Mourn, the Thunder I Disperse." The stained glass windows were made at the Skarda factory in Berne, Switzerland. This beautiful church is only open during mass and other events, but arrangements to tour the building may be made through the nearby Strawberry Hill Museum and Culture Center. The Strawberry Hill Museum building served as the St. John the Baptist Children's Home until 1988.
Things To Do in Kansas City: Rosedale Memorial Arch #27 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Rosedale Memorial Arch
Kansas City KS
~2.47 miles from Kansas City city center
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The Rosedale Arch is dedicated to the men of Rosedale, a neighborhood district and former municipality on the southern edge of Kansas City, Kansas, who served in World War I. Inspired by the Arc de Triomphe, the Arch was designed by John LeRoy Marshall, a Rosedale resident, and dedicated in 1924. Located on Mount Marty, the flood-lighted arch is most easily visible at night from the intersection of Rainbow Boulevard and Southwest Boulevard. A historic marker was dedicated under the arch in 1993 to honor the soldiers of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War.
Things To Do in Kansas City: Kansas City Memorial Hall #28 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Kansas City Memorial Hall
Kansas City KS
~2.75 miles from Kansas City city center
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The Kansas City Memorial Hall is a 3,500-seat indoor arena/auditorium located in Kansas City, Kansas. The auditorium, which has a permanent stage, is used for public assemblies, concerts and sporting events. Many famous rock bands and musicians have performed at the venue, including Led Zeppelin, AC/DC (10 Aug. 1977), Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Journey, Styx, Slayer, U2, R.E.M., Coldplay, the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, Kid Rock, and Phish. Country music legend Patsy Cline performed her last concert at Memorial Hall on March 3, 1963; two days before her death in an airplane crash in Camden, Tennessee while enroute to Nashville from Kansas City. ShoMMA 5: Woodley vs. Bears took place at Memorial Hall on November 20, 2009.
Things To Do in Kansas City: City Hall #29 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
City Hall
Kansas City KS
~2.78 miles from Kansas City city center
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The City Hall of Kansas City, Missouri, is the official seat of government for the city of Kansas City, Missouri. It is a 29-story skyscraper located in downtown Kansas City, and has an observation deck on the top of it. It is the fourth tallest city hall in the world, and the seventh tallest building in Kansas City. The City Hall was built in 1937, under the influence of Tom Pendergast (who owned a concrete company that built the city hall), the "political boss" of Kansas City at the time. It was built to "counter" the effects of the great depression on Kansas City, and was part of a series of other government buildings, which include the Jackson County Courthouse. Both both buildings were designed by Wight and Wight. Upon completion, it was the tallest city hall in the United States. The mayor's office is on the 29th floor and the City Council chamber is on the 26th floor. The City Hall is considered a "Beaux-Arts" style building, but has Art Deco elements on the interior. The interior of the city hall is full of Italian gray, red, white, and green marble which lines the halls and the floors of the building. It was dedicated on October 25th, 1937 and required 20,000 cubic feet of concrete, 7,800 tons of stone, 6,800 tons of steel and, as one newspaper put it, "a lake of paint" to build. One Kansas City Place, the tallest building in Kansas City and the state of Missouri was built based as a tribute to the architectural style of City Hall. Sculptures on the exterior of the building include those by C. Paul Jennewein, Ulric Ellerhusen and Walker Hancock
Things To Do in Kansas City: Kansas City Museum #30 of 30 Things To Do in Kansas City
Kansas City Museum
Kansas City MO
~2.79 miles from Kansas City city center
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