Kansas City Crossroads Arts District - There is so much to eat and do here that there is a website with all the best food, drink, etc! The hotels and wedding venue live in the heart of the Crossroads District. "Home to some of the region’s most innovative and acclaimed restaurants and chefs, the Crossroads is the place to be. Brimming with local cafés and breakfast spots, you can start your day with a perfect brew, talk business over lunch, dine before a performance or sip drinks in a hidden dive"(kccrossroads.org).
If you're looking for some Shumway family history, Morgan's Grandpa, Stan Shumway, contributed a book to the library here with information on his father, Lorin Leroy "Bunny" Shumway, from when he served in the Balloon Corps in WWI.
If you're into shipwrecks, this is a really fun place to visit!
"Built in 1914, Union Station opens her arms with 850,000 square feet of amazing space that originally featured 900 rooms. In her prime as a working train station, she accommodated hundreds of thousands of passengers each year. During WWII, an estimated one million travelers – many of those soldiers – passed through the Station. The North Waiting Room (now Grand Plaza) held 10,000 people and the complex included restaurants, a cigar store, barbershop, railroad offices, the nation's largest Railway Express Building (used for shipping freight and mail) as well as a powerhouse providing steam and power. Now you'll find a permanent rail exhibit called the KC RAIL EXPERIENCE, exhibit spaces for traveling exhibits produced by the Smithsonian, National Geographic and other international organizations, a PLANETARIUM, an interactive science center SCIENCE CITY and a vibrant Theater District featuring GIANT-SCREEN MOVIES, LIVE THEATER"(unionstation.org/about).
Science City lives inside Union Station. If you like interactive science and are interested in riding a bike across a wire, this is the place for you!
Morgan and her brother, Dylan, used to love visiting the marble factory! Watch marbles be made and build your collection of handmade marbles and glass figurines.
See up to 5,000 happy sea creatures and rescue turtles!
Another fun place Morgan used to visit as a kid!
"As Kansas City’s Botanical Garden, Powell Gardens plays a vital role in the community as a space for release, rejuvenation, and the celebration of the fleeting nature of nature itself. Visitors enjoy eight themed display gardens, a three-mile nature trail, seasonal festivals, rotating exhibitions, exceptional architecture, and dining options featuring ingredients grown in our Heartland Harvest Garden, one of the nation’s largest edible landscapes"(https://powellgardens.org/about).
If you enjoy German-Style Kansas City Brewed Beer, this is the place for you!
A stylish Gastropub close to the Guild, and both hotels! Bourbon, Craft beer and small bites can be found here.
Tri-level cafe, roasting facility & bakery offering baked goods & coffee, with a roof deck. Get your morning cup o' joe here!
Korean Style BBQ restaurant close to the Guild, and both hotels!
One of the top rated BBQ restaurants in Kansas City. You can't visit KC without having some BBQ! (Says Morgan, who's vegetarian/plant-based).
Another one of the top rated BBQ restaurants in Kansas City. You can't visit KC without having some BBQ! (Says Morgan, AGAIN, who's vegetarian/plant-based).