Natural Home Goes to Kansas City

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The Kansas City Convention Center is topped with four sculptures titled “Sky Stations/Pylon Caps.”
The Kansas City Convention Center is topped with four sculptures titled “Sky Stations/Pylon Caps.”
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The Phoenix Piano Bar is one of dozens of clubs offering world-famous Kansas City jazz.
The Phoenix Piano Bar is one of dozens of clubs offering world-famous Kansas City jazz.
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European architecture accents the Country Club Plaza shopping district.
European architecture accents the Country Club Plaza shopping district.

Kansas City, which straddles two states and the “Big Muddy” Missouri River, was once the last stop before heading west on the Overland, Santa Fe, Mormon and Oregon Trails. Today’s Kansas City melds the best of old frontier with blossoming cultural amenities.

Exploring

Arabia Steamboat Museum
Still an archeological work in progress, this museum displays many artifacts–including a six-ton paddlewheel and 10,000 calico buttons–from the Arabia after it sank into the Missouri’s mud in 1856.
400 Grand Blvd. (816) 471-1856; www.1856.com

Discovery Center
Ten acres of wetlands and gardens surround a green-built center for urban conservation and education.

  • Published on Mar 1, 2005
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