A large Midwest city located on the border of Missouri and Kansas, the hospitable and attractive Kansas City is famous for its delicious barbecue and jazz. Kansas City is a beautiful city, because there are more boulevards here than in Paris, and fountains - than in any other city in the world (except Rome). In addition, Kansas City is unique because it is divided in two by the border of the two states.
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How to get here
Kansas City International Airport is located 16 miles northwest of the city center. From the airport to the city center can be reached by bus "I-29 Express" (cost 1.25 dollars), shuttle KCI ($ 17) or taxi ($ 40). Kansas City is the main stop on the Southwest Chief line, connecting Chicago and Los Angeles, and the last stop of the Missouri River Runner, providing a link to St. Louis, where you can take a train to Chicago.
Buses "Megabus" arrive in Kansas City from St. Louis and Chicago: the rates start at $ 1
By car
Kansas City encircles the I-435 motorway, and through the city passes I-70, connecting St. Louis to the east and Denver to the west. Motorway I-35 is the main "corridor" leading from the north-east and south-west.
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Transportation Kansas City
The Metro buses run along the central part of the city, where most tourist attractions are concentrated. MAX buses and buses # 57 connect the central area of the city, Downtown, with the Crown Center, Westport, Plaza, Brookside and others. There are other lines connecting Kansas City with remote suburbs, such as Kansas City, Kansas
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Entertainment, Excursions and Landmarks Kansas City
In the central business district of Downtown there are many beautiful buildings in the Art Deco style, several examples of architecture of the middle of the last century, as well as modern glass skyscrapers.
Also in Downtown is the Museum of American Jazz and the Museum of the Negro Baseball League. Museums are open: Tues.-Sat. 09: 00-18: 00; Sun. 12: 00-18: 00, the cost of admission to each is 6 EUR, a complex ticket for visiting both museums will cost 8 EUR. In addition, in Downtown, the historical district of City Market with a lot of shops and restaurants is of interest. And here the farm market is opened.
In the area of the railway station Union Station - the second largest in the country with a ceiling reaching 31 meters - there are theaters, restaurants and shops, there is a tourist center .Among the attractions are the City of Science, the Planetarium and the permanent exposition Union Station, dedicated to the history of railway transport through the eyes of man and represented by old rolling stock, locomotive simulators, and a number of interactive exhibits .The cost of visiting all three facilities is 8, 95 dollars .
Here you should look at the National Museum of the First World War, located in the Memorial of Liberty ($ 8) and climb the 62-meter observation deck of the memorial ($ 4) with a spectacular view of the city. A complex ticket for visiting the museum and observation platform will cost $ 10.
In the Plaza area is the Country Club Plaza - the country's first shopping district, specially designed for customers arriving by car .The quarter is designed after the model of the Spanish Seville, and on its huge square there is even a copy of the Giralda tower .In addition, in the area of the Plaza is a toy museum (Wed .-sb .10: 00-16: 00, Sun .13: 00-16: 00), the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Fine Arts with a sculpture garden (Tues .-ch .10: 00-16: 00, Fri .10: 00-21: 00, Sat .10: 00-17: 00, Sun .12: 00-17: 00) and the Museum of Modern Art (Tues .-ch .10: 00-16: 00, Sat .10: 00-21: 00, Sun .11: 00-17: 00) .The entrance fee for the first museum is $ 5, the last two museums are free .
The prices are indicated as of August 2012.