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danika_ni_sidhe) wrote2009-06-19 10:06 am
danika_ni_sidhe) wrote2009-06-19 10:06 am
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[Error: unknown template qotd]I live in a suburb of Kansas City, MO. I know the perception of our town is that of a podunk one-horse-town but nothing could be more wrong. I'm not a native but I love it here because we have all the benefits of big city living, with few of the inconveniences. That said, if I had out-of-town guests, this is what I would do:
1. Take them to Weston to O'Malleys, the wine cellar turned bar, for an evening of Irish music and great drinks. If they came in October, we'd go to Irish Fest to hear Connie Dover.
2. Visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, one of the premier art museums in the country. The second floor is dedicated to Asian art.
3. Go to Vulcan's Forge/Aquarius in Westport, a New Age/Jewelry store. After that, we'd wander around Westport.
4. Visit metropolitan Kansas City: downtown has the River Market, The Steamship Arabia exhibit (a steamship crashed in the 1800s and when it was found years later, just about everything in it was perfectly preserved!) Liberty Memorial (for World War One) and Union Station/Science City.
5. Drive to Lawrence, the home of the University of Kansas. It's quirky large university town, with a small town feel. We'd wander up and down the main road, Massachusetts, called Mass Street, looking at the one-of-a-kind shops and restaurants.
6. Go to Indigo Wild in the Warehouse distict. They make and sell natural and organic soaps, make-up, oils and the like. I love their almond scented and frankencense and myrrh scented bath products.
7. Take a tour of FT Leavenworth. I lived on post for many years, off and on, and used to work for the Frontier Army Museum Gift Shop. We would take a picnic lunch and take a walking tour to see the Buffalo Soldier Memorial, the old historic homes - if they visit during the spring, we'd get tickets to the Tour of Homes- the Memorial Chapel, the Frontier Army Museum and the National Cemetary.
8. If they were here in the summer, we'd go the Kansas City Renaissance Festival in Bonner Springs.
I don't care for Kansas City- style barbecue so I wouldn't take them to Arthur Bryants or to Gates but I might take them to KC Masterpiece. If we felt particularly pretentious, I might take them to the Country Club Plaza for high-end shopping. I used to work here too; If nothing else, it has some great restaurants.
1. Take them to Weston to O'Malleys, the wine cellar turned bar, for an evening of Irish music and great drinks. If they came in October, we'd go to Irish Fest to hear Connie Dover.
2. Visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, one of the premier art museums in the country. The second floor is dedicated to Asian art.
3. Go to Vulcan's Forge/Aquarius in Westport, a New Age/Jewelry store. After that, we'd wander around Westport.
4. Visit metropolitan Kansas City: downtown has the River Market, The Steamship Arabia exhibit (a steamship crashed in the 1800s and when it was found years later, just about everything in it was perfectly preserved!) Liberty Memorial (for World War One) and Union Station/Science City.
5. Drive to Lawrence, the home of the University of Kansas. It's quirky large university town, with a small town feel. We'd wander up and down the main road, Massachusetts, called Mass Street, looking at the one-of-a-kind shops and restaurants.
6. Go to Indigo Wild in the Warehouse distict. They make and sell natural and organic soaps, make-up, oils and the like. I love their almond scented and frankencense and myrrh scented bath products.
7. Take a tour of FT Leavenworth. I lived on post for many years, off and on, and used to work for the Frontier Army Museum Gift Shop. We would take a picnic lunch and take a walking tour to see the Buffalo Soldier Memorial, the old historic homes - if they visit during the spring, we'd get tickets to the Tour of Homes- the Memorial Chapel, the Frontier Army Museum and the National Cemetary.
8. If they were here in the summer, we'd go the Kansas City Renaissance Festival in Bonner Springs.
I don't care for Kansas City- style barbecue so I wouldn't take them to Arthur Bryants or to Gates but I might take them to KC Masterpiece. If we felt particularly pretentious, I might take them to the Country Club Plaza for high-end shopping. I used to work here too; If nothing else, it has some great restaurants.