Kansas City
Kansas City Missouri MO
- Country Code
- USA
- State Code
- MO
- Day Trips
- Parkville, MO
- For a change of pace that's just a short drive away, head north to the beautiful little turn-of-the-century town of Parkville. Here, on the Missouri River, amidst an abundance of trees, you will find a slower pace, some great restaurants, shops, and a wonderful farmer's market.
- Local Food
- Merging savory influences from the South and Texas, Kansas City is called the melting pot of barbecue. Even if you miss the annual American Royal Barbecue contest in October, your urge for 'cue can be satisfied at one of the more than 70 barbecue joints in town.
- Gay Info
- Gay/Lesbian Community Center 816/931-4420, www.lgcc-kc.org.
- Aids Group
- 816/931-0959.
- Gay Aa
- AA Central Office 816/471-7229.
- Live & Let Live AA 816/531-9668.
- Gay Pride
- June. www.gaypridekc.com.
- Annual Events
- April - AIDS Walk 816/931-0959, www.aidswalkkansascity.org.
- Airport
- Kansas City International. To get downtown, take I-29 approximately 20 miles south.
- Taxi
- Yellow Cab 816/471-5000.
- Super Shuttle
- KCI Shuttle 816/ 243-5000.
- Public Transport
- Metro 816/221-0660, www.kcata.org.
- Tourist Attraction
- American Jazz Museum 816/474-8463, www.americanjazzmuseum.com.
- Black Archives of Mid-America 816/701-3590, www.blackarchives.org.
- Harry S Truman Nat'l Historical Site (in Independence, MO) 816/254-9929, www.nps.gov/hstr.
- Historic 18th & Vine District (includes Kansas City Jazz Museum & the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum).
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 816/751-1278, www.nelson-atkins.org.
- Thomas Hart Benton Home & Studio 816/931-5722, www.mostateparks.com/benton.htm.
- Visitors Bureau
- Convention & Visitors Bureau 816/221-5242, www.visitkc.com.