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Nov 18th, 2009, 05:13 AM
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I highly recommend visiting the Country Club Plaza to see the Christmas lights. There are several great restaurants on the Plaza - it would be a fun place for dinner and an after dinner stroll around to see the lights. Visit the Oak Room across the street at the Intercontinental hotel for an after dinner drink and a great view.
Other ideas include visiting the Steamship Arabia, the College Basketball Experience at the new Sprint Center and the WW1 museum. Are you into shopping? We have lots of wonderful shopping areas (Plaza, Crestwood, Briarcliff. . .) If you are into home decor, you must visit Nell Hill's. She has two stores - one in Atchison and one in Briarcliff near the KCI airport.
Another idea is to take the KC Gangster Tour - "a 90 minute interactive tour into KC's old mob past" (www.kctg.com). Kansas City has a pretty rich history of gangsters and mob activity (the Union Station Massacre was a catalyst for the modern day FBI). I haven't done this tour but I think I'm going to book it for my husband as a Christmas present. We both read and enjoyed "Public Enemies" and this tour will tie in nicely.
Lawrence is another fun day trip. Mass Street is a wonderful stretch of funky shops and restaurants with a great college vibe.
Have a wonderful trip!
Other ideas include visiting the Steamship Arabia, the College Basketball Experience at the new Sprint Center and the WW1 museum. Are you into shopping? We have lots of wonderful shopping areas (Plaza, Crestwood, Briarcliff. . .) If you are into home decor, you must visit Nell Hill's. She has two stores - one in Atchison and one in Briarcliff near the KCI airport.
Another idea is to take the KC Gangster Tour - "a 90 minute interactive tour into KC's old mob past" (www.kctg.com). Kansas City has a pretty rich history of gangsters and mob activity (the Union Station Massacre was a catalyst for the modern day FBI). I haven't done this tour but I think I'm going to book it for my husband as a Christmas present. We both read and enjoyed "Public Enemies" and this tour will tie in nicely.
Lawrence is another fun day trip. Mass Street is a wonderful stretch of funky shops and restaurants with a great college vibe.
Have a wonderful trip!
Nov 20th, 2009, 11:29 AM
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70 is the interstate while 50 is more of a highway, at least in this part of the country.
If you are looking for the "off the beaten path" experience, then take 50 as it would likely go through more small towns, etc. but it would not be fast.
70 is the efficient, get you where you are going as efficiently as possible, route.
St. Louis has the arch, the Missouri History Museum, a good (and free) zoo, great Italian food (The Hill), the Anheuser-Busch brewery (you can take a tour-free beer!), Grant's Farm, National Transportation Museum.
There are some cute towns along I-70 in Missouri...in Fulton there is an English church (brought over in pieces and reconstructed) that is quite charming. Fulton is where Winston Churchill gave his famous iron curtain speech.
Just outside St. Louis you can visit Daniel Boone's farm
Hermann has some cute shops, wineries, etc.
Arrow Rock is a very old town; for years they have had a famous theater there, but I'm not sure of its current status.
If you are looking for the "off the beaten path" experience, then take 50 as it would likely go through more small towns, etc. but it would not be fast.
70 is the efficient, get you where you are going as efficiently as possible, route.
St. Louis has the arch, the Missouri History Museum, a good (and free) zoo, great Italian food (The Hill), the Anheuser-Busch brewery (you can take a tour-free beer!), Grant's Farm, National Transportation Museum.
There are some cute towns along I-70 in Missouri...in Fulton there is an English church (brought over in pieces and reconstructed) that is quite charming. Fulton is where Winston Churchill gave his famous iron curtain speech.
Just outside St. Louis you can visit Daniel Boone's farm
Hermann has some cute shops, wineries, etc.
Arrow Rock is a very old town; for years they have had a famous theater there, but I'm not sure of its current status.
Nov 20th, 2009, 06:28 PM
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Picking up on last comments, we just went to the Churchill Museum in Fulton and thought it well done. Hermann is a pleasant stop with wineries as is Arrow Rock which doesn't have much anymore (and Lyceum Theatre in a movie house is mostly summer). And all are only a very short detour off I-70...as is the Katy Trail in the Boonville area and the Truman Home and Library in Indedpendence which I recommend. There really are some nice places to see after all.
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Nov 22nd, 2009, 01:35 PM
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Here is a great article in Elle Decor about some of the highlights of Kansas City:
http://www.pointclickhome.com/travel...es_kansas_city
(by the way, we may cross paths during the holidays - we will be visiting PA from KC!)
http://www.pointclickhome.com/travel...es_kansas_city
(by the way, we may cross paths during the holidays - we will be visiting PA from KC!)
