Hey Kansas City guys and gals. The family and I are in town for a week and are looking for car related things to see and do. Any suggestions for shops, shows or restaraunts etc. I appreciate the help.
Well, not car related, but the Arabia steamboat museum is pretty cool if you like history at all. Basically, it sank on the Missouri River, and then was dug up in a farmer's field (river changed course over the years). It was filled to overflowing with stuff for dry goods stores and a lot of it was recovered in good shape. http://www.1856.com/ The International Raceway (not to be confused with the more widely known Kansas Speedway) is having a few local races. http://www.kcir.net/~kcir/content/ Other than that, do a google search on Kansas City. Not a lot of car related stuff, but there are some other tourist type stuff to check out.
The steam ship would be #1 in my book! You can also jump on a tour bus and get a full guided trip of KC. I did that with my family. You can get off at any stop to check things out and get back on any other of the Grey line busses that come by because they all have the same route to get back where you started. There is also Words of Fun and the Casinos for you and mama.
The kids might have a good time at Union Station/Science City. If the T-Bones are in town, they put on a good baseball show, very family oriented, with cheap admission, and cheap food. Cabelas and the Bass Pro Shop are fun to browse if you have any interest at all in outdoor stuff.
First Friday at the Crossroads Gallery district on the 6th. Pete and Jakes is about fifteen minutes away in Peculiar, MO. Not sure how old your kids are but there is a lot of stuff to do around Crown Center, Union Station, and Science City. Power and Light District and the Country CLub Plaza would be a couple more places to go. Don't think there are any shows or cruises this weekend.
Crown center, Union Station, and <ST1, WW I museum and the steamboat museum are all real close to each other and would be a very full day. <O</O <O</O The Richard Petty driving experience will be at the race track this week. http://www.kansasspeedway.com/track_info/driving_schools/ The race track just happens to be where the T-Bones play and there are a ton of great restaurants and shopping right there as well. Id spend some time out there if you have a chance. Great Wolf lodge is fun if your kids are the right age. <O</O For shopping and fine dining, you cant beat the Plaza. There's also Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun if you like theme parks.
Best BBQ - world renowned http://www.arthurbryantsbbq.com/ all the other things to do that I know are bars so that won't help you w/ the kids. have fun
Definately go to the WWI museum! There's also Worlds of Fun, Union Station (don't waste your time with 'Science City') and sample as many different BBQ styles as you can. I'll PM you my number. r
And just north is Independence. Jesse James house, Pony express museum and in KC could do The Herford House for the best cut of beef ever. Mucho $$$$$$ though ..
If you're going to try the KC bbq you need to go out to Martin City to the Smokestack. Find the intersection of Holmes Road & I-435 (south central part of town) and go south on Holmes Road. The Smokestack is at the corner of Holmes & East 135th Street The Truman Library is in Independence and worth the trip; you can tour Harry's house, too. The old Independence jail is open to the public and you can view the cell where Frank James was incarcerated (not that big of a deal unless you're really into the James Gang history; and i'm not talking Joe Walsh & company).
Steamship Arabia is really cool. My Wife dragged me there, 3 hours later she had to drag me away , very interesting. Best BBQ for the money Zarda
Gates BBQ. I hit it every time I go through on my way to OK. from MN. The times I have tried a new joint, I am pissed I did not hit Gates. http://www.gatesbbq.com/
Here are a few local bands playing, Record Bar has FANTASTIC food, if you get tired of BBQ. There is a June 13th cruise in Belton, and one in old downtown Blue Springs, check this site, also there is one in Lee's Summit on the 7th I'll pm you my number too, just in case you don't have enough ideas. Tuesday 6/3 Rex Hobart and Friends at the Record Bar 7-9pm www.therecordbar.<WBR>com Wednesday 6/4 (& every Wednesday) Tater and the Gravy Train at Harry's Country Club 6:30pm Thursday 6/5 Sunshine's Birthday & Retro Red-Eye Express KKFI Benefit at The RecordBar featuring local bands Five Star Crush (myspace.com/<WBR>fivestarcrush) I Love You (myspace.com/<WBR>yahtibyahlablu) Post Orgasmic Trauma (myspace.com/<WBR>postorgasmictrau<WBR>ma) No gifts, please, just station donations! A portion of proceeds benefit 90.1 FM KKFI More info available at TheRecordBar.<WBR>com Thursday 6/5 Grand Marquis at Jazz Kitchen in Midtown 7-11 pm, 39th & State Line www.jazzkitchen.<WBR>com, all ages, no cover Next Friday 6/6 The Krazy Kats at the Camelot Inn, Higginsville MO I- 70 & HWY 13 (660-584-3646) 8:30-12 Next Saturday 6/7 The Slick Brothers, Rex Hobart at Mike's Tavern, 9 pm Next Saturday 6/7 Lonesome Hank & The Heartaches at Michael's Lakewood Pub, Lee's Summit, 9 pm – 1a 811 NE Lakewood Blvd, 816-350- 7300 Next Saturday 6/7 The Rumblejetts at Boomers, KC MO 9 pm Next Saturday 6/7 The Krazy Kats at the Lee's Summit Downtown Days Street Festival at 2pm, THEN LATER Next Saturday 6/7 The Krazy Kats mark their FOUR- THOUSANDTH PERFORMANCE at the American Legion on Highway 7 in Blue Springs, MO (816-229-4990) 8:30-12 Next Sunday 6/8 George Jones at the Ameristar Casino Next Sunday 6/8 The Krazy Kats at the Marriott Hotel in Overland Park , KS (813-254-1197) 7-10:30
Bates city BBQ is good, as well. Jack stack is ok, BB's Lawnside is good, shoot, there are so many....
while you're there drive through the plaza. or stop & shop/eat. anyone in KC can tell you how to get there. broadway & 47th is right on the edge.
Lakeside speedway, has the best dirt track racing around. Come to Lawrence and hang out with all the Hippies downtown, or not
You could stop by for a tour of our place, Hot Rod Express. Most alway's some cool non-HAMB type cars around, if you care to see that sort of stuff, and we're alway's happy to show folks around.
+1 For Lakeside. That's Friday night in Kansas City, KS. If, uh, you like cars, the KC Classic Auto Display in Lenexa, KS is OK. Wagner Auto Sales in Bonner Springs, KS sells some more high-end, top shelf old cars. Same neck of the woods as Lakeside. Cabelas (sporting good store) in KCK is neat because it has a huge collection of stuffed deer and wildlife, plus a big aquarium. It is really very impressive in there. World's of Fun is a big theme park that can eat up a day with the family. There are actually some pretty good rides in that place. The Hot Rod Power Tour is driving through Topeka on Monday, June 9. What do you like? It may just be here ...
Love the Plaza for people watching. You can see all the gold chainers driving through in their MB, Jags, BMW, Rolls and Bentleys. Usually some trophy wives shopping . Couple of good bars there and Westport is just up the road north. _________________________________________________________ Like I told the kid "Your music not too loud it just sucks!"
Hey - we've got more fountains than Rome, more blvds than Paris, and the 2nd largest city park in the US (a couple acres shy of Central Park in NYC). M&Ms were invented here. Walt Disney got his start here. Most ALL of the B-25s in WWII were made here. The "Plaza" (aka "Country Club Plaza") is the oldest shopping center in the United States... Lots of weird haunted shit here, too: http://kansascity.about.com/od/entertainmentattractions/a/HauntedKCMO.htm ~Jason
my 19 year old is in the SkillsUSA competition for auto body refinishing in Kansas city in late June, and we are looking forward to taking the Harley Davidson factory tour and going to Pete and Jakes. heres the link to the Harley plant tour. it is on the north end of town, close to the airport, just off interstate 29. easy to find http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/...75cLVgQbc4C!-653284669!994444386&locale=en_US and yes, there's the food...
Forget the Plaza, that bullshit's for yuppies! Go to Stroud's for chicken & ribs (T-shirt slogan- "we choke our own chickens") Garozzo's is the best italian, we call it the "Intl House of Garlic" Get a steak @ the Majestic Steakhouse & go upstairs to the cigar bar after. Take the Mrs to Weston for the day, just 20min north of the airport & hit the Irish bar 100' below ground or go antique shopping all around the town. Be sure to go listen to some KC blues or jazz! If you don't have a hotel, check out the Savoy on 9th St, it's 100yrs old & cool as hell! The seafood in the restraunt is fab too. Larry
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