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8 FIRST LOOK 20 tIMe-honored 36 dining MUST-SEE ATTRACTIONS artifacts marvelous menus Kansas City puts its best ANTIQUES A discerning selection foot forward with these Treasure-hunting with some of of dining options outstanding places KC’s best antique dealers BY ROBIN WASHINGTON 42 museums & 12 ANIMALS IN STONE attractions carved creatures 22 neighborhoods take the tour A Kansas City menagerie in gran- start exploring here The region’s top cultural ite and limestone Kansas City’s most attractions Photography popular districts By steve mohlenkamp 46 ARt & antiques 28 shopping collector’s choice on the cover 16 KC BREWED spending time Kansas City’s dynamic Strange Strange Sam, DINING The best malls, stores gallery scene a granite sculpture by Andy Dufford at the Get your craft beer here, and pair and services Kansas City Zoo it with some of the most innova- 48 PARting shot ©Steve Mohlenkamp tive food in the city 34 entertainment Water Works Inside Front Cover by JEAN DUVALLE the night is young Testimony from a manhole Liberty Memorial A full spectrum, from cover frames the Kansas music to theater City skyline ©Steve Mohlenkamp

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KC-GB_130900_mastheads.indd 6 9/4/13 4:28:25 PM KC-GB_130900_FullPages.indd 7 9/3/13 2:22:50 PM What you’re about to discover, if you didn’t know already, is that Kansas City totally Rocks. Check out a few of the city’s high- firstlights right here, but be advised:look there’s more...Lots more.

KC-GB_130900_firstlook.indd 8 8/29/13 1:43:30 PM Union Station It’s the amazing, all-purpose visitor destination in the glo- riously repurposed rail center: Science City, the KC Rail Experience, the Planetarium, the 4-story-tall Extreme Screen theater, shops, restaurants and major traveling exhibits. And, oh yes, there’s an Amtrak station. 30 W. Pershing Rd., 816.460.2222, www.unionstation.org firstlook

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PREVIOUS PAGE ©STEVE MOHLENKAMP; FROM LEFT: D. LANCASTER; ©STEVE MOHLENKAMP J.C. Nichols Fountain In a city of fountains, this one is easily the most famous. Sitting prettily at the eastern entrance to Country Club Plaza, the fountain’s four equestrian figures were created by French sculptor Henri-Léon Gréber, and are widely believed to represent four great rivers of the world: Mississippi, Volga, Seine and Rhine. 47th Street and J.C. Nichols Parkway

National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial One of Kansas City’s premier architectural landmarks is the only public museum in the U.S. dedicated to the history of World War I, where state-of-the-art interactive technology brings history to life—a do-not- miss Kansas City experience. 100 W. 26th St. in Penn Valley Park, 816.888.8100, www.theworldwar.org.

Oceans of Fun That’s the watery half of Worlds of Fun, that together form a 235-acre amusement complex. Highlights include the Mamba, one of the tallest, longest and fastest roller coasters in the world, live entertainment and Hurricane Falls, a 680-foot-long super-slide. I-435 at Parvin Rd. (exit 54), 816.454.4545, www.world-

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PHOTO CREDIT GOTHAM BOOK 5.5/9PT KC-GB_130900_photoessay.indd 13 9/4/13 6:09:49 PM n any other midwestern city two stylized Chinese lions guarding the south entrance to City Hall might seem out of place, but the two in Kansas City, presented by the government of the Republic of China on the occasion of the Bicentennial of the Independence of the United States, are right at home in a city whose major art museum (Nelson- Atkins) houses one of the best collections of Asian art in the U.S. Elsewhere in KC, a roaring menagerie of stone animals (heavy on lions) flanks stairways, decorates buildings and greets visitors. Go ahead and pet them; they won’t bite.

PREVIOUS SPREAD: Lions keep watch at the entrance to Kansas City Life Insurance Company at Broadway and Armour/ Lions flank- ing the colonnaded memorial to Thomas H. Swope in the park that bears his name are by distinguished American sculptor Charles Keck. THis SPREAD from left: one of two chinese lions at city hall, 414 E. 12th St./Rhino, hippo and elephant at the Kansas City Zoo.

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Ale, Ale! The craft-beer tsunami sweeping across North America has spawned more than a few practitioners in Kansas City, where the full spectrum of beer styles awaits the aficionado and novice quaffer alike, from hoppy ales and crisp lagers to full-throated oatmeal stouts. KC’s proud brewing history includes such legendary names as Muehlebach, Schlitz, Heim, Lemp, Weiss, Rochester, Imperial, Hamm and Ute, but today’s suds flow from 75th Street, McCoy’s, Granite City, Gordon Biersch, Weston and Boulevard. All but Boulevard are brewpubs that craft their beer on-site and offer it along with tasty menus that feature some of the most inventive food in town. Grab a growler and make the rounds.

KC-GB_130900_f-beer.indd 16 9/4/13 6:04:44 PM The full roster of beers from Weston Brewing Company, located just outside time-capsule- quaint downtown Weston, Missouri.

KC-GB_130900_f-beer.indd 17 9/4/13 6:04:50 PM 75th Street Brewery opened its doors as Kansas City’s first brewpub in 1993, long list of lagers (beer that is fermented at lower temperatures with yeast and continues to wow locals and visitors alike with a roster of award-winning that falls to the bottom of the brewing tank and that generally use less hops beers (including a 1999 Gold Medal at the World Beer Cup for its Red-Eye than ale) and ales conjured by brewmaster Keith Thompson, paired with Rye) that lean heavily on ales and stouts. Ales, of course, are brewed from some of the best looking bar food you’ve ever seen. The beer repertoire is malted barley in a warm fermentation with a fast-acting brewer’s yeast that huge, ranging from straw-colored lagers through coppery ales to deep, dark usually rises to the top of the brewing tank. Ales often contain hops both as porters, although a limited selection (about eight, including “guest” beers) a preservative and as a bittering agent to balance the sweetness of the malt. is on tap at any given time. The menu leans toward updated comfort food, Stout is usually dark beer made from roasted highlighted by a sensationally popular mac ‘n’ malt or barley, hops, water and yeast and is gen- cheese. There are the usual suspects—buffalo erally considered the strongest style of porter. At The operational word here is wings, pretzels, half-pound burgers (cooked 75th Street, there’s an extra-hoppy I.PA., a malty over a hickory fire), two-fisted sandwiches, brown ale, an Irish-style stout, a raspberry wheat "Reinheitsgebot," the German fish and chips, pizzas, fried chicken—and the and seasonal specialties. They even brew a root purity law from the 1500s that unexpected—vegan masala, mushroom ravi- beer named for the legendary Monarchs Baseball oli, hummus, crab cakes, black bean burger, Team from birch bark and almond extract. The restricts beer ingredients to seafood cioppino. Bring your dog if it’s warm, contentedly casual décor places diners around they’ll bring water for Fido on the roomy patio. a central, glass-enclosed collection of brewing water, barley, hops and yeast. 4057 Pennsylvania, 816-960-0866, mccoyspub- tanks and features a fine old bar that could have lichouse.com. found its way from Dublin. The menu accommodates every level of hunger Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant takes its name from founders with “micro” plates like langostino/curried-risotto croquettes and smoked Dan Gordon and Dean Biersch, who opened the first of many brewery trout with pears to flatbreads, big sandwiches and major-league entrées like restaurants in Palo Alto, California, in 1988. The Kansas City GB is the a 12-ounce Kansas City strip steak or barbecued ribs. There’s live music, and beneficiary not only of the company’s many years of brewing expertise, kids eat free after Royals victories. What's not to like? 520 W 75th St., in the but also a killer location in the Power & Light District, opening out onto Waldo district, 816-523-4677, 75thstreet.com. the Kansas City Live! music and entertainment venue. The operational Since 1997, McCoy’s Public House has been a driving force in the word here is “Reinheitsgebot,” the German purity law from the 1500s that Westport district, drawing locals and visitors by the droves to sample the restricts beer ingredients to water, barley, hops and yeast. The focus is on

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lagers, and the beer roster includes the light Golden Export, auburn-colored former beer cellar—one of four, to be exact, that remain as vestiges of the Märzen, Hefeweizen, Czech Pilsner, Blonde Bock and dark, coffee-flavored original Weston Brewing Company from 1842, one of the first lager brew- Schwarzbier. The globe-trotting menu features Korean barbecue pork chop, eries in the U.S. (which is why they needed the cellars). Please try to make miso mahi, Woodford Reserve Bourbon salmon, Kobe black-and-bleu burg- it out to O'Malley's—the drive is beautiful and the venue is simply not to er, tacos, flatbreads, hummus, cajun pasta, creole chicken and lobster-and- be believed. The current iteration of Weston Brewing Company, revived in shrimp mac and cheese. The trademarked "Legendary Garlic Fries" live up 2005 just outside the time-capsule quaintness of downtown Weston (which to the hype. 100 East 14th St., 816-471-2340, http://www.gordonbiersch. richly deserves a visit all on its own), about 40 minutes from Kansas City, com/locations/kansas-city-mo brews both ales and lagers in Irish styles and sells them both bottled and Nestled on the southern entrance to Zona Rosa, the mixed-use devel- on-tap at the on-site American Bowman Restaurant. The restaurant’s menu opment whose walkable streetscape mimics town squares of yesteryear, pairs American pub fare with British Isles specialties like fish and chips, Granite City Food & Brewery is one of twenty-seven such establishments Scotch eggs and bangers and mash. The best-selling Reuben sandwich richly across the country that originated in St. Cloud, Minnesota, whose quarries deserves its immense popularity. 500 Welt St., Weston, MO, 816-640-5235, earned it the nickname “Granite City.” In the company’s trademarked brew- www.westonirish.com.

T I O N ing process, called “Fermentus Interruptus,” wort (that's the liquid extract- Boulevard Brewing Company, founded in 1989, is the largest spe- ed from the mashing process) is shipped from the central brewing facility to cialty brewer in the Midwest, but does not operate a restaurant, preferring,

O CIA ASS the individual brewpubs, where the fermentation process is continued and instead, to concentrate on beer. If you live in the Midwest, you may have completed. Beer styles range from light lagers and sturdy bocks to a hoppy tasted the flagship Boulevard Pale Ale or the Midwest’s best-selling craft India pale ale and a nearly black oatmeal stout. The something-for-everyone beer, Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat Beer. In Kansas City, the brand is ubiq- S VISI TOR menu borrows from a range of cuisines (heavy on Italian) for dishes that uitous and may reliably be found at nearly every eatery that serves beer. include prosciutto caprese, Tuscan pomodoro, French onion soup, barbecue And although they don’t serve food, you can still visit the brewery and take chicken, burgers, shrimp tacos and steaks. 8461 Northwest Prairie View the tour—book early; they fill up fast. Tickets for the 45-minute free tour

O NV E N T I & Rd., 816-587-3838, www.gcfb.net. A second location is at the Legends available only on the day of the tour beginning at 10am. There’s also an C Outlet Kansas City mall, 1701 Village West Parkway, 913.334.2255. Unfiltered Tour for $20, Sunday at noon and 3pm, but it must be booked in CI T Y Weston Brewing Company competes for attention in the increasingly advance. There’s also a full line of dry goods for sale, including totes, jew- crowded KC brew scene with a solid lineup of suds and a cavernous night- elry, clothing, glassware and more. 2501 Southwest Blvd, 816-474-7095, ANSAS

©K club, O’Malley’s Pub, that entertains on weekends 55 feet below grade in a www.boulevard.com.

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KC-GB_130900_f-beer.indd 19 9/5/13 11:36:12 AM Time-honored ARTIFACTS Fine things from yesteryear and the places that celebrate them BY ROBIN WASHINGTON | PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID LANCASTER

Age bestows a caché nothing else can quite approximate. a keen sense of design and unerring eye for blending old and new. Pear The best antiques speak to a twin longing for history and design. In the Tree’s near neighbor, Charlecote Antiques, focuses on museum-quality variegated Kansas City antiques scene, a handful of dealers have raised the 18th century English furniture, from Queen Anne to Regency, to the exclu- act of finding that extraordinary piece into a high art. sion of all else, and the two-level shop luxuriates in names like Sheraton, In the Westport entertainment district, Morning Glory Antiques fills a Hepplewhite and Chippendale. Webster House, a beloved Kansas City cavernous space with the most astonishing grab bag of treasures and oddi- institution ensconced in a former schoolhouse just steps from the new ties, a wild ride into history through some of its most intriguing objects Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, offers fine dining upstairs and from 18th-20th century Europe. Just west of Country Club Plaza, Linda antiques, gifts, jewelry and fashion downstairs in a series of elegant rooms Pearce Antiques occupies a rather spectacular private home, providing the outfitted with fine European, American and Asian furniture and decora- extraordinary, not-to-be-missed collection of European furniture and art a tive accessories. In beautiful Fairway, Kansas, just west of the state line, ANTIQUITIES residential context missing from most shops. In Kansas City’s oldest and Churchill stands as one of the area’s most iconoclastic retailers, combin- possibly most charming neighborhood shopping center, The Crestwood ing a grand flourish of extravagant fashion, jewelry and accessories along Shops, a pair of antique dealers take two very different approaches. Pear with a spacious back room filled with antiques and art from Europe, Asia, Tree Antiques & Decorative Arts owner Carol Dickey loves gardens and Africa, America and wherever owner Sally Hilkene finds something that sources furniture, objects and gifts directly from England and France with meets her lofty design standards.

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BROOKSIDE/CROSSROADS/P&L: D. Lancaster; RIVER MARKET/DT: ©STEVE MOHLENKAMP POWER AND LIGHT DISTRICT This powerhouse entertainment district spans seven downtown blocks with a permanent outdoor performance stage, heavy-hitters from the restaurant/bar worlds (Makers Mark Bourbon House & Lounge, Gordon Biersch Brewery, Lucky Strike Lanes, Famous Dave’s Barbecue, Cosentino’s Downtown Gourmet Market and others) and a flagship movie theater by AMC. The Kansas City Repertory Theater performs on the Copaken Stage. Anchoring the area is the new Sprint Center Arena at 1407 Grand Blvd., including an 18,500-seat venue and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

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MENU OPTIONS KC Tables Justifiably famous for barbecue and steaks, Kansas City nevertheless keeps its finger on the pulse of foodie trends. Besides smoke, sauce and sizzle, you’ll find globe- trotting menus and locavore stars galore, including James Beard Award-winners. Our picks here should get you started on a delicious gastronomic adventure. Enjoy.

All with capers, shallots and lemon juice. ning a visit to Arthur Bryant’s. If not, updated comfort foods like wood- 801 ChophouseCL0000059402 The wine list is simple but good. Bis- put it on the agenda. Yes, there will fired pizza, sandwiches and filet mi- * Steaks & Seafood. The leathery tro open for lunch and dinner M-Sa; be lines, but that’s what you get when gnon, plus fresh-baked treats. Open interior channels a 1920s NY City coffee bar open 7 am-10 pm M-Sa you visit a barbecue legend. for lunch and dinner daily. steak house, and the kitchen delivers and 7 am-4 pm Su. 1727 Brooklyn Ave.,18th and Vine 323 E. 55th St., 816.523.1212. the goods: USDA prime beef steaks, 251 E. 55th St., 816.333.3305. district, 816.231.1123. www.cafeeuropakc.com. chops, jet-fresh seafood, live Maine www.aixois.com. www.arthurbryantsbbq.com. lobsters, Alaskan king crab and Café ProvenceCL0000018403 made-from-scratch Grand Marnier The American RestaurantCL0000036846 Blue Bird BistroCL0000018399 French. Small but comfortable souffles. Wine Spectator Award of American. Wine Spectator Best Organic. Charming neighborhood room done up in traditional French Excellence. Open for dinner nightly of Award of Excellence. This peren- spot with a focus on fresh, local, or- bistro style, where chances of being beginning at 4pm. nial KC favorite dazzles with haute ganic foods: everything from meat- served onion soup, Niçoise salad or 71 East 14th St., in the Power & cuisine made from the freshest and loaf Benedict and French toast with Coquille Saint-Jacques by an actual Light District, 816.994.8800. best ingredients. The room offers fresh-baked ciabatta to wild caught française are quite high. Open for www.801chophouse.com. wide views of the downtown skyline. Sockeye salmon and turkey crostata. lunch and dinner M-Sa. Open 5:30 pm-10 pm M-Sa, and for Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner 3936 West 69th Terrace, Prairie Vil- AixoisCL0000036948 lunch from 11:30 am-2:30 pm first F M-Sa; Su brunch. lage, KS, 913.384.5998. French. French restaurant and cof- of the month. 1700 Summit St., Kansas City, www.kcconcept.com/cafeprovence. C K TO fee bar offer Gallic cuisine in a casual 200 E. 25th St., Ste. 400, Crown 816.221.7559. atmosphere. The dinner menu offers Center, 816.545.8001. www.bluebirdbistro.com. Café SebastienneCL0000018404 grilled wild king salmon drizzled with www.theamericankc.com. American. Inside Kemper Musem of basil oil and sautéed veal scallopini Café EuropaCL0000036932 Contemporary Art, great as a sight-

Arthur Bryant’sCL0000036852 * European. Restaurant, bar and bak- seeing oasis. The seasonally chang- HUTTER S G aak/S Barbecue. If you’re visiting Kansas ery in the Crestwood Shops serves ing menu, hailed as one of KC’s best,

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for lunch Tu-Sa, dinner F & Sa, and 913.385.7427. 5001 Town Center Dr., Leawood, Su brunch. 4747 Wyandotte St., in Country KS, 913.327.0800 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Club Plaza, 816.531.7427. 19721 E. Jackson Dr., Independence, 816.753.5784. www.jackstackbbq.com. MO, 816.795.9200. www.kemperart.org/cafe. 17244 Midland Dr., Shawnee, KS, FüdCL0000153323 913.268.8000. Café TrioCL0000036853 Vegetarian. Tiny vegan restaurant and Zona Rosa Center, 8661 American. Tuck in at this arty café in the Westside neighborhood uses N. Stoddard Ave., Kansas City, for offerings such as braised short locally sourced organic ingredients in 816.584.9000. ribs, seared ahi tuna, pulled pork and its inventive raw and cooked dishes. www.herefordhouse.com. seafood lasagna. Open for lunch and dinner Tu-Sa. 4558 Main St., 816.756.3227. 813 W. 17th St., 816.785.3454. Jazz, a Louisiana KitchenCL0000018411 www.cafetriokc.com. www.eatfud.com. * Cajun-Creole. Cajun and Creole BLUESTEM culinary favorites like seafood stuffed Eden AlleyCL0000018406 Gates Bar-B-QCL0000036997 zucchini, hot boiled crawfish, black- Fear not the completely unpre- Vegetarian. Vegetarian or vegan in Barbecue. This is one of Kansas ened chicken and Louisiana barbe- tentious facade on Westport the city that meat built? Fear not: just City’s best known barbecue joints. cued shrimp come with a healthy Rd., one of the least assertive hustle on over and order something Celebs stop in when they’re in town. dose of live New Orleans jazz at this you’ve ever seen. The food does tasty, like the falafel platter, sweet po- The chicken, ribs and turkey all get classic French Quarter café. Open ’til the talking here, and chef Colby tato burrito, or the sweet and savory high marks. And there’s a sauce bar midnight weeknights, 1:30 am week- cinnamon chocolate chip French with tons of variations. ends. Garrelts has a James Beard toast. Lots of fresh juices and vegan/ 3205 Main St., Midtown, 1823 W. 39th St., Kansas City, Award for Best Chef Midwest gluten-free baked goods, too. Open 816.753.0828 816.531.5556 to prove it, along with a Wine 11 am-2:30 pm M-Tu, 11 am-9 pm 1325 Emanuel Cleaver Blvd., and Legends Shopping Center, 1879 Spectator Award and truckloads W-Sa. 816.531.7522 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, of rave reviews. The food, by 707 West 47th St., Kansas City, 10440 East 40 Highway, Indepen- KS, 913.328.0003. Garrelts and his wife, Megan, is 816.561.5415. dence, 816.353.5880 www.jazzkitchens.com/wb/. www.edenalley.com. 103rd & State Line, Leawood, delicious, beautiful and unfailing- 913.383.1752 JulianCL0000153322 ly inventive. Settle in and let the Extra VirginCL0000146338 1026 State Ave., 913.621.1134. Various. The intimate Brookside adventure begin. Open for dinner Spanish/Tapas. Next door to (and 1221 Brooklyn, 816.483.3880. restaurant, owned and operated by Tu-Sa from 5:30 pm, plus brunch affiliated with) Michael Smith Res- www.gatesbbq.com. James Beard Award-winning chef (10:30 am-2:30 pm) Su. www. taurant, this colorful tapas bar serves Celina Tio, delights in a fresh, sur- up inventive small plates like snail GrunauerCL0000153318 prising and satisfying approach to bluestemkc.com. 900 Westport and proscuitto raviolis, crispy trotter European. Handsome, airy, brick- dining that updates old favorites like Rd., Kansas City, 816.561.1101. cakes and duck tongue tacos. Open and-timber restaurant serves classic fish n’ chips and hush puppies and for lunch M-F, for dinner M-Sa. German/Austrian fare, including a dazzles with inventions like sautéed 1900 Main St., in the Crossroads full line of sausages, in the Crosss- beef with gorgonzola polenta and Arts District, 816.842.2205. roads Arts District. Open for lunch agro-dolce mushrooms. Local ingre- www.extravirginkc.com. and dinner daily, Su brunch. dients abound. Open for lunch W-Sa, 101 West 22nd St., 816.283.3234. for dinner nightly, Su brunch. Fiorella’s Jack StackCL0000036910 www.grunauerkc.com. 6227 Brookside Plaza, Barbecue. Cited by many Kansas 816.214.8454. Citians as the city’s best barbecue, Hereford HouseCL0000018409 www.juliankc.com. Jack Stack offers a full selection of Steaks & Seafood. Fifty years of meats, including the ultimate rib din- tradition have kept this onetime Le Fou FrogCL0000036900 ner of four kinds of ribs, and four stockyard neighbor (and its family of French. The over-achieving menu sauces. Open for lunch and dinner newer locations) at the top of many reflects the French pedigree, but the daily. locals’ lists for years, for sirloin, KC atmosphere is relaxed. Highlights 9520 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, strip, filet mignon, lobster and more, include steak au poivre and filet mi- cooked over their signature hickory gnon with lobster. Fans like the mus- R STE charcoal. Check with individual loca- LAN C A .

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NaraCL0000036939 PiroposCL0000018421 Japanese/Sushi. Nara is one of the Argentinian. It’s an Argentinian most stylish rooms in Kansas City. twist on steakhouse, with specialties The minimalist look is punctuated by including bife de chorizo (grilled KC pots of orchids, handsome dishware strip), ruedas de polls (pan-seared, and sexy lighting at night. The smor- stuffed chicken breast) and pescado gasbord menu includes sushi, stir fry piropos (pan-seared blackened hali- and creative options like wasabi-soy but with lobster risotto). Salads, em- sausage and spicy seafood noodle panadas and other accompaniments. soup. Open for dinner nightly. 1617 Main St., Crossroads Arts 4141 N. Mulberry Dr., Briarcliff District, 816.221.6272. Village, 816.741.3600. www.narakc.com. www.piroposkc.com.

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African Plains exhibit, 35 feet above 1401 Grand Blvd., 816.949.7500. the ground. www.collegebasketballexperience. John Wornall House 6700 Zoo Dr. in Swope Park, com/. MuseumCL0000018479 816.513.5700. Restored 1858 Greek Revival plan- www.kansascityzoo.org. Crown CenterCL0000018467 tation house of farmer/banker/poli- THOMAS HART BENTON HOME The famous entertainment complex tician John Bristow Wornall, who Kansas SpeedwayCL0000037233 & STUDIO STATE HISTORIC SITE features hotels, dining, shopping, came to Kansas City from Kentucky, Built in 1996, the speedway is home cinemas and live theater at the Co- features period furnishings and herb to races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, The home and studio of terie Theatre, Off Center Theatre and perennial gardens. The house Nationwide and Craftsman Truck renowned Missouri artist Thomas and American Heartland Theatre. that once sat on the Missouri frontier series. There’s a shopping area near Hart Benton (born in 1889), now Kaleidoscope offers a free, hands- is now comfortably surrounded by the track. And check the website for a state historic site, remains as he on art experience for kids. Visit the the Brookside neighborhood. Guided information about driving schools. left it when he died in his studio Hallmark Visitors Center and Crown tours allow visitors to experience the 400 Speedway Blvd., Kansas City, Center Ice Terrace and enjoy a full daily life of a prosperous, pre-Civil KS, 866.460.7223. in 1975. The home, a two-and- calendar of concerts, festivals and War family. www.kansasspeedway.com. a-half-story Victorian limestone other family-friendly events. Lego- 6115 and Wornall Rd., structure in the elegant Roanoke land Discovery Center offers a 2-3- 816.444.1858. Kemper Museum of Con- district, includes several of the temporary ArtCL0000018470 hour indoor experience for kids 3-10 www.wornallhouse.org. artist’s paintings and sculptures. years old. The Sea Life Aquarium The permanent collection of Mis- Benton, whose fluid, muscular lets visitors explore the amazing un- Kansas City MuseumCL0000018468 souri’s first modern art museum in- derwater world of sharks, starfish, Regional history displays, a 50-seat cludes work by Georgia O’Keeffe, paintings and murals adorn the seahorses and more—over 5,000 sea planetarium and natural history di- Dale Chihuly, Arthur Dove, Romaire walls of museums and govern- creatures. oramas are located in Corinthian Bearden, Robert Mapplethorpe, ment buildings around the world, 2450 Grand Blvd., 816.274.8444. Hall, a beautiful 1910 mansion Wayne Thiebaud, Polly Apfelbaum, taught at the Kansas City Art www.crowncenter.com. built for lumber baron Robert A. Damien Hirst, Lesley Dill, Tom Ot- Institute and the Art Students Long and donated to the city by his terness, Andrew Wyeth, Petah Coyne, League of New York, where his Fountain of BacchusCL0000403832 daughters. Exhibits tell how Kansas Matthew Ritchie, Fairfield Porter and Prominently located in Country Club City evolved from a cluster of trad- Louise Bourgeois. The museum also most famous pupil was Jackson Plaza, this fountain’s statuary group ing posts on the nation’s frontier to maintains an ambitious schedule of Pollock. depicting Bacchus surrounded by the modern metropolis that today exhibits in a wide variety of media. www.mostateparks.com/ben- nymphs and satyrs is composed of straddles the Missouri River and the 4420 Warwick Blvd., 816.561.3737. ton.htm. 3616 Belleview Ave., 10,000 pounds of lead. The work, Missouri/Kansas border. www.kemperart.org. 816.931.5722. created in 1911 by the Bromsgrove 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Guild of Worcestershire, England, 816.483.8300. 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www.lakesidenaturecenter.org. that includes the Lockheed L1049 for its collection of Impression- “Super G” Constellation, a Martin ist paintings and Asian art, but the Legoland Discovery Cen- 404, a Lockheed L-1011, a KC Ea- comprehensive holdings allow visi- terCL0000402064 glet and a Douglas DC-3. Open W-Sa tors to peruse the panorama of art It’s a Lego-lover’s paradise where kids 10am-4pm. from nearly every culture and epoch. can build, play and immerse them- Kansas City Downtown Air- The new Steven Holl-designed Bloch selves in all things Lego, including port 201 NW Lou Holland Dr., Building addition for contemporary the Lego Factory, Lego 4D Cinema, 816.421.3401. art that sprawls alongside the mu- Lego Racers, Lego Master Builder www.airlinehistory.org. seum’s expansive front lawn in a Academy, Lego City Play Zone and series of glowing, glass encased gal- much more. Admission $19 adults The National World War I leries, has been hailed as a modernist over 13, $15 kids 3-12, free kids un- * Museum at Liberty Memori- triumph. der 3, online discounts. alCL0000018471 4525 Oak St., 816.751.1278. TOY AND MINIATURE 2475 Grand Blvd., in Crown Center, The only public museum in the U.S. www.nelson-atkins.org. 816.471-4FUN.. dedicated exclusively to World War I MUSEUM OF KANSAS CITY www.legolanddiscoverycenter. features state-of-the-art, interactive Powell GardensCL0000146388 The Midwest’s largest collec- com/kansascity. technology to bring history to life, The 915-acre garden set on lush, roll- tion of nostalgic toys and fine- and to foster timely discussions of ing hills includes an Island Garden, scale miniatures is housed in Muse of the Missouri ethics, values, decision-making and Perennial Garden, Wildflower Mead- FountainCL0000403834 a 38-room house built in 1911, conflict resolution. In the permanent ow, Old Missouri Garden, Heartland Wheeler Williams’ monumental exhibition, The World War, 1914- Harvest Garden, Kitchen Garden, located on the UMKC campus. bronze figure looming over Main 1919, original objects and documents Rock & Waterfall Garden, interest- The collection offers not just a Street in downtown Kansas City de- from all the belligerent nations, vid- ing architecture, a nature trail, and journey through the evolution picts a goddess bestowing her interest eo, recreated trenches and interactive a calendar of events and special ex- of childhood, but a glimpse into and guidance on the Missouri River. tables present a comprehensive his- hibits. the values and virtues of various The nine fish netted by the Muse tory of this cataclysmic event of the 1609 NW Highway 50, Kingsville, cannot be found in nature, they are a 20th century. MO, 816.697.2600. cultures and time periods. The Williams invention utilizing the body 100 W. 26th St., 816.888.8100. www.powellgardens.org. Marble Games and Gallery Room of a carp and the head of a bluefish. www.theworldwar.org. houses one of the largest and The fountain was created in 1963 Schlitterbahn Kansas widest-ranging marble collections and conserved extensively in 2005. Negro Leagues Baseball City WaterparkCL0000146395 in the world, a gift of Cathy and 8th and Main Street,. MuseumCL0000018472 A seemingly endless variety of H2O Larry Svacina, that includes some www.kcfountains.com. Dedicated to the preservation of attractions at this enormous water- African American baseball history, park includes Raging River Chute one million marbles. Visitors can National Agricultural the museum features displays, pho- Tube, Kristak Beach, Torrent River, try the game in a real marble ring Center and Hall of FameCL0000037235 tographs, and artifacts from the Bahnzai Pipeline Tube Slide, Storm or watch as colorful marbles loop Visitors here learn about agricultural late 1800s through the 1960s. The Blaster, Boogie Bahn Surf Ride and and wind their way through the practices and leaders in the field. The museum steadfastly insists it is not many more. Picnics welcome. intricate marble maze stationed center offers educational programs a hall of fame, and instead tells the 9400 State Ave., Kansas City, KS, for kids and group tours. There’s also complete story of the Negro Leagues, 913.312.3110. in the middle of the room. www. a gallery displaying rural art. which existed in the face of segrega- www.schlitterbahn.com/kc. toyandminiaturemuseum.org. 630 Hall of Fame Dr., Bonner tion, from the average players to the 5235 Oak St. on the UMKC cam- Springs, 913.721.1075. superstars. The ScoutCL0000403838 pus, 816.235.8000. www.aghalloffame.com. 1616 E. 18th St., 816.221.1920. One of Kansas City’s most popular www.nlbm.com. landmarks overlooks the downtown National Airline History skyline from its perch in Penn Valley MuseumCL0000018462 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Park. The 1915 statue of a Sioux In- Return to the graceful era of pro- * ArtCL0000018473 dian on horseback by Cyrus E. 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