Going to Kansas City

U-- Today we have our final stops! What better place to finish at Union Station. Built in 1914, there is 84,000 square feet to the station. In it's heyday it brought 10's of thousands of people to town as a working train station. The Grand Hall is the "meeting place" at the station. When you were going to meet someone, you always said "meet me under the clock". The clock has always been the best "landmark" at the station. Closed in the 80's and on the block for demolition, a bistate tax was passed in 1992 to fund the rennovation of the station. These were complete in 1999. Today the station hosts a variety of special exhibits-ie: The Titanic. There are various reastaurants, theatres and shoppes to visit. Also for viewing are permanent colleations and archives of the station. AND you can always hop on the train-AMTRAK that is. www.unionstation.org V-- Moving on down the road to 18th and VINE. Here you will find all things JAZZ. KC is known for it's love of Jazz. The American Jazz Museum makes it home here. If you are a fan THIS is THE place to be! Check their web for special events if you are in town. www.americanjazzmuseum.com

W--

We are going to have fun now!

This is one of my favorite places.

Webster House. Built in 1885

as the Daniel Webster School.

The school closed in 1932. In

1992 the former schoolhouse

opened as a beautifully restored

store and restaurant. The rooms

on the first floor house the store

with many antiques, home decor

and gifts. The second floor houses

the restaurant. This was where we

celebrated our five year anniversary

(several years ago). The meals served

are soooooooooooo good, it would

be so hard to describe! Heaven!!!

Visitors can enjoy Happy Hour,

Dinner, Late Night and Brunch on

Sundays. What is nice for Webster

is that the Kauffman Center is just

North of them. A win-win for both.

Don't be surprised like I was when the

school bell rings!

www.websterhouse.com

On to World's of Fun! Opened in

1973 and offers 235 acres (which

I have walked MANY a time) of

rides and attractions. The park's

theme comes from Jules Verne's

book "Around the World in 80

Days."

World's of Fun offers visitor's

15 thrill rides- 7 of which are

roller coasters , 14 family rides,

Planet Snoopy for the little ones

and 7 venues of live entertainment.

If you are BRAVE, check out the

FUN if you are in town.

www.worldsoffun.com

Now moving on. The face

and mouse above are quite

recognizable. Yes, Walt Disney

has a KC connection. I'll be

honest--there is so much about

his time in KC that I couldn't

decide what to write about so

I hope you will take some time

to Google Walt Disney or go to

www.thankyouwaltdisney.org

Very intersting stuff here!

Well, folks we have reached

our last destination on our

tour. The Kansas City ZOO.

It was founded in 1909 and

covers 202 acres. I'm sure I

have walked them also. The

zoo shares it's parking lot

with Starlight Theatre

(yesterday's post). Lots to do

here. Sea lions Tigers and Polar

Bears OH MY!! These are some of the animals visitor's get to

see on a visit and there are

over 1,300 animals that make

their home here. You can

explore Africa, Austrailia and

a Farm while you are here too.

Stop in an check out what is

playing on the IMAX screen.

www.kansascityzoo.org

As I have said before, this has

been fun and eye opening for me.

I have lived in two KC suburbs

during my lifetime but like everyone

else vacation elsewhere. Why?

Cause home is there all the time.

Going out of town isn't always a

choice we get to make. Explore

YOUR town, find out things that

you didn't know about the place

you live. I guarantee it will be FUN!

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~Keep on Dreaming~