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Kansas City Travel Guide

Established as a trading post in 1821, Kansas City served as the starting point for wagon trains heading over the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon trails and later emerged as the nation's center for cattle stockyards and slaughterhouses. Today, greater Kansas City is a sprawling metropolis of 1.8 million straddling the Kansas-Missouri state line. Yet it retains something of a small-town atmosphere, with tree-lined boulevards, bubbling fountains, and a large number of parks spread over gently rolling hills. Need further incentive to visit? Kansas City is famous for its steaks, barbecue, jazz, rich frontier history, and unique attractions. Read More

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Hotels

from: $116

Hotel Phillips

106 West 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105 Map

Distance: 2.5 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended
5.0
from: $98

The Westin Crown Center, Kansas City

1 East Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108 Map

Distance: 3.1 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended
3.0
from: $170

Great Wolf Lodge-Kansas City

10401 Cabela Drive
Kansas City, KS 66111 Map

Distance: 10.2 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended
5.0

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Attractions

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

expert favorite attraction
500 W. U.S. Hwy. 24
Independence, Missouri 64050

Distance: 10.8 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The life of 33rd U.S. President Harry S. Truman was well documented in professional and personal... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
5_0

Science City

expert favorite attraction
Union Station
30 W. Pershing Rd.
Kansas City, Missouri 64108

Distance: 3.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Kids can do it all at Science City, where imagination meets technology. The science center is a... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0

American Jazz Museum

expert favorite attraction
1616 E. 18th St.
Kansas City, Missouri 64108

Distance: 3.8 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Honoring the jazz greats—Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and more—the... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0

Airports

Major Airports near Kansas City

Distance (mi.)
Kansas City International Airport 13.5 map
Omaha Eppley Airfield 165.5 map
Tulsa International Airport 213.0 map

Other Smaller Airports near Kansas City

Distance (mi.)
Manhattan Municipal Airport 109.5 map
Columbia Regional Airport 123.8 map
Kirksville Municipal Airport 130.0 map

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